Limit on bad sectors in USB drive?
I recently ran on a USB drive the f3write, f3read, and f3probe tests. The size of the drive is legitimate, but there are some corrupted sectors indicated in f3read:
Data OK: 7.49 GB (15697680 sectors)
Data LOST: 124.00 KB (248 sectors)
Corrupted: 124.00 KB (248 sectors)
Slightly changed: 0.00 Byte (0 sectors)
Overwritten: 0.00 Byte (0 sectors)
The f3probe run shows the proper size of the drive:
Device geometry:
*Usable* size: 7.50 GB (15728640 blocks)
Announced size: 7.50 GB (15728640 blocks)
Module: 8.00 GB (2^33 Bytes)
Approximate cache size: 0.00 Byte (0 blocks), need-reset=no
Physical block size: 512.00 Byte (2^9 Bytes)
Am I correct in thinking that any bad sectors mean return this drive to the seller? Or do all USBs have a certain number of bad sectors?
usb-drive hardware-test
asked Sep 14 '18 at 23:55
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I recently ran on a USB drive the f3write, f3read, and f3probe tests. The size of the drive is legitimate, but there are some corrupted sectors indicated in f3read:
Data OK: 7.49 GB (15697680 sectors)
Data LOST: 124.00 KB (248 sectors)
Corrupted: 124.00 KB (248 sectors)
Slightly changed: 0.00 Byte (0 sectors)
Overwritten: 0.00 Byte (0 sectors)
The f3probe run shows the proper size of the drive:
Device geometry:
*Usable* size: 7.50 GB (15728640 blocks)
Announced size: 7.50 GB (15728640 blocks)
Module: 8.00 GB (2^33 Bytes)
Approximate cache size: 0.00 Byte (0 blocks), need-reset=no
Physical block size: 512.00 Byte (2^9 Bytes)
Am I correct in thinking that any bad sectors mean return this drive to the seller? Or do all USBs have a certain number of bad sectors?
usb-drive hardware-test
asked Sep 14 '18 at 23:55
JWNWSAJWNWSA
689
I returned the USB drive to the seller, who exchanged it. I did take evidence of the bad sectors, which may have smoothed things. New USB tests fine.
– JWNWSA
Sep 15 '18 at 18:33
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I recently ran on a USB drive the f3write, f3read, and f3probe tests. The size of the drive is legitimate, but there are some corrupted sectors indicated in f3read:
Data OK: 7.49 GB (15697680 sectors)
Data LOST: 124.00 KB (248 sectors)
Corrupted: 124.00 KB (248 sectors)
Slightly changed: 0.00 Byte (0 sectors)
Overwritten: 0.00 Byte (0 sectors)
The f3probe run shows the proper size of the drive:
Device geometry:
*Usable* size: 7.50 GB (15728640 blocks)
Announced size: 7.50 GB (15728640 blocks)
Module: 8.00 GB (2^33 Bytes)
Approximate cache size: 0.00 Byte (0 blocks), need-reset=no
Physical block size: 512.00 Byte (2^9 Bytes)
Am I correct in thinking that any bad sectors mean return this drive to the seller? Or do all USBs have a certain number of bad sectors?
usb-drive hardware-test
asked Sep 14 '18 at 23:55
JWNWSAJWNWSA
689
I recently ran on a USB drive the f3write, f3read, and f3probe tests. The size of the drive is legitimate, but there are some corrupted sectors indicated in f3read:
Data OK: 7.49 GB (15697680 sectors)
Data LOST: 124.00 KB (248 sectors)
Corrupted: 124.00 KB (248 sectors)
Slightly changed: 0.00 Byte (0 sectors)
Overwritten: 0.00 Byte (0 sectors)
The f3probe run shows the proper size of the drive:
Device geometry:
*Usable* size: 7.50 GB (15728640 blocks)
Announced size: 7.50 GB (15728640 blocks)
Module: 8.00 GB (2^33 Bytes)
Approximate cache size: 0.00 Byte (0 blocks), need-reset=no
Physical block size: 512.00 Byte (2^9 Bytes)
Am I correct in thinking that any bad sectors mean return this drive to the seller? Or do all USBs have a certain number of bad sectors?
usb-drive hardware-test
usb-drive hardware-test
asked Sep 14 '18 at 23:55
JWNWSAJWNWSA
689
asked Sep 14 '18 at 23:55
JWNWSAJWNWSA
689
edited Sep 15 '18 at 13:36
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asked Sep 14 '18 at 23:55
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asked Sep 14 '18 at 23:55
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asked Sep 14 '18 at 23:55
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I returned the USB drive to the seller, who exchanged it. I did take evidence of the bad sectors, which may have smoothed things. New USB tests fine.
– JWNWSA
Sep 15 '18 at 18:33
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I returned the USB drive to the seller, who exchanged it. I did take evidence of the bad sectors, which may have smoothed things. New USB tests fine.
– JWNWSA
Sep 15 '18 at 18:33
I returned the USB drive to the seller, who exchanged it. I did take evidence of the bad sectors, which may have smoothed things. New USB tests fine.
– JWNWSA
Sep 15 '18 at 18:33
I returned the USB drive to the seller, who exchanged it. I did take evidence of the bad sectors, which may have smoothed things. New USB tests fine.
– JWNWSA
Sep 15 '18 at 18:33
add a comment |
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No, it's not normal, it shouldn't have any bad sectors.
If the drive is new then returning it to the seller makes sense.
If the drive has been around awhile then repairing it is worth a try using fsck.
edited Mar 18 at 23:36
Pablo Bianchi
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answered Sep 18 '18 at 12:37
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See also this an this posts for more tools to check integrity of the drive.
– Pablo Bianchi
Mar 18 at 23:38
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No, it's not normal, it shouldn't have any bad sectors.
If the drive is new then returning it to the seller makes sense.
If the drive has been around awhile then repairing it is worth a try using fsck.
edited Mar 18 at 23:36
Pablo Bianchi
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answered Sep 18 '18 at 12:37
JWNWSAJWNWSA
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See also this an this posts for more tools to check integrity of the drive.
– Pablo Bianchi
Mar 18 at 23:38
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No, it's not normal, it shouldn't have any bad sectors.
If the drive is new then returning it to the seller makes sense.
If the drive has been around awhile then repairing it is worth a try using fsck.
edited Mar 18 at 23:36
Pablo Bianchi
3,03521536
answered Sep 18 '18 at 12:37
JWNWSAJWNWSA
689
See also this an this posts for more tools to check integrity of the drive.
– Pablo Bianchi
Mar 18 at 23:38
add a comment |
No, it's not normal, it shouldn't have any bad sectors.
If the drive is new then returning it to the seller makes sense.
If the drive has been around awhile then repairing it is worth a try using fsck.
edited Mar 18 at 23:36
Pablo Bianchi
3,03521536
answered Sep 18 '18 at 12:37
JWNWSAJWNWSA
689
No, it's not normal, it shouldn't have any bad sectors.
If the drive is new then returning it to the seller makes sense.
If the drive has been around awhile then repairing it is worth a try using fsck.
edited Mar 18 at 23:36
Pablo Bianchi
3,03521536
answered Sep 18 '18 at 12:37
JWNWSAJWNWSA
689
edited Mar 18 at 23:36
Pablo Bianchi
3,03521536
edited Mar 18 at 23:36
Pablo Bianchi
3,03521536
edited Mar 18 at 23:36
Pablo Bianchi
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answered Sep 18 '18 at 12:37
JWNWSAJWNWSA
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answered Sep 18 '18 at 12:37
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answered Sep 18 '18 at 12:37
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See also this an this posts for more tools to check integrity of the drive.
– Pablo Bianchi
Mar 18 at 23:38
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See also this an this posts for more tools to check integrity of the drive.
– Pablo Bianchi
Mar 18 at 23:38
See also this an this posts for more tools to check integrity of the drive.
– Pablo Bianchi
Mar 18 at 23:38
See also this an this posts for more tools to check integrity of the drive.
– Pablo Bianchi
Mar 18 at 23:38
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I returned the USB drive to the seller, who exchanged it. I did take evidence of the bad sectors, which may have smoothed things. New USB tests fine.
– JWNWSA
Sep 15 '18 at 18:33