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Just Formatted HD - Should I Run ChkDsk

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Hi all, just a quick question.

I am rebuilding system and my secondary boot drive (D) is a 1 TB HD. I just fully formatted it last night. I have heard this checks for bad sectors. Should I still run a Check Disk on it or has the full format taken care of all of the checking?

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Run HDTune error scan
Or use the WD Diagnostics Tool.
 
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A full format is sufficient. If you are really concerned you could run chkdsk after install to verify the file system stuff.
I usually don't on a clean install.
I do usually defrag once all the apps and stuff are loaded though. Just habit I guess. :)
 
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Okay, I'll run ChkDsk after I install the OS. I was getting some unknown BSOD's a long time ago with it, when it was my primary boot drive, so I would just like to make sure there's no dead sectors. And if so make sure they are isolated. If a full format did check for it I'm not too concerned.
 
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Full format effectively performs chkdsk as well. There's no reason to run chkdsk after a full format. Quick format, yes. On NTFS, there's really no reason to run chkdsk unless there's problems with file integrity. NTFS keeps track of it automatically.
 
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Excellent, thanks for the clarification. Just out of curiosity (my first time formatting a HD), should a warning window pop up after the format if it found anything bad? Or do I need to manually check it in the manager somewhere? It reads as "Healthy, Active, 100% free"
 
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No, full format/chkdsk mark off sectors of the hard drive that are bad (won't read and/or write) so the drive simply doesn't use them.

The best way to determine the health of a drive is to look at the S.M.A.R.T. data (I believe "healthy" reflects that).

If you are seriously concerned that the drive is dead/failing, you should download the tool suite from the manufacturer (e.g. SeaTools for Seagate drives) and run the battery of tests it has. Those tools are the final-authority on the hardware integrity of a drive. If they determine the drive is bad, it will give you a code to relay to the manufacturer to open up an RMA.
 
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Great info, thanks a lot! I'm not too concerned really, but I may run those just to double check since it'll be my only HDD - no backup.
 
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