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Originally Posted by CHiLL
I have ran disc checks from a resource disc I have, and that found bad sectors on both drives. Though it said it had repaired all of the bad sectors.
I have used virtual machines before, but I have limited experience and knowledge in that area.
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I don't believe that you can 'repair' bad sectors. The terminology that the tools use is misleading you a bit. Modern drives replace bad sectors with a spare mapped in from a reserved area then block the bad one.
Unfortunately the pool of spare sectors is limited and once you run out of spares your drive is toast.
Personally I retire a drive as soon as it shows any bad sectors. In my experience it's usually the start of a downward spiral.