10-30-2008, 06:34 PM
RAMd®d wrote: It might run flawlessly for that time, then fail on the next startup or restart.
That was my gut reaction as well, and I was just curious if there was any widespread use of these practices that I wasn't aware of...
I guess it boils down to this question: what's the simplest, most efficient way to map out bad blocks, both on a new drive, and over time? DiskWarrior should do this, right?