Windows 10: Bad blocks on Toshiba HDD & Win10 OS probs

My 2 year old Toshiba notebook started taking 5 - 10 minutes to boot last week. The Windows 10 system log file reports dozens of Harddisk0\DR0 bad blocks. After the system boots the Windows menu doesn't open, though its context menu does. Programs launch from the taskbar, though the icon for Edge is gone. I'm able to run other programs pretty successfully by navigating to their executables.

I ran the copy of Data Lifeguard Diagnostic that came installed, but in less than an hour it aborted complaining it found too many bad sectors. I tried booting the most recent Ultimate Boot CD and running the utility from there, but maybe because I have to change UEFI boot to CSM boot in bios/setup in order to boot from an optical disk, the utility didn't find any compatible drives.

At this point I have a couple questions I'm hoping the good people here might be able to answer.

* Is anyone aware of a utility I can boot off of that might be able to scan and repair this Toshiba MQ01ABD100:TI1071800E HDD?

* And my hopes are not high for this one: Do you think there is any chance the OS can be repaired. I ran sfc /scannow, but it failed after 5 - 10 minutes,

After backing up some data, I now find Windows 10 wants to update on shutdown. I'm afraid that could make matters worse. I've googled for ways to shut down without applying the updates. The basic option "Shut down" isn't there on the Alt + F4 menu. And I'm not comfortable with deleting C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution. I'll just leave the system running and check back to see if anyone has a suggestion on this too.

Thanks for any feedback on all this.
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WIN 10 reports hard disk error drive C

That's bad enough to prepare for an HDD crash.

(1) Make a system image backup onto an external HDD.

(2) Separately backup everything important onto the external HDD.

(3) Download & backup all the drivers for your Satellite from Toshiba, if they've got Win 10 drivers.

In case the system image fails to restore onto a replacement HDD (when the time comes), you'll be able to fresh install. In case the fresh install doesn't, itself, fetch Toshiba drivers, you'll have them at hand.

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This forum should be interesting reading

Edit 8/2/16: I don't see the SATELLITE L655 mentioned at...

Toshiba : Model List

Toshiba models supported for upgrade to Windows 10

It's possible Win 10 is very bad for that machine, & you must revert. That, then, hopefully effects a cure. But prepare nevertheless for an HHD crash. Poke around at the Toshiba site/user group for someone in a similar circumstance.

 

Failed to create a System Image Backup in windows 10 ( Error Code: 0x807800A1 & 0X800423F3 )

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I changed my original HDD due to too many bad sector with a new SSD. Before changing HDD to SSD, I restore the System Image backup (The 1st one I created after purchasing the laptop) to the HDD. Then I clone it to SSD. Then I swapped the HDD to SSD. After
that I install all the windows updates & ESET antivirus. Then I tried to create a System Image Backup to a USB HDD but it failed. It showed the below error message.....





I disabled the antivirus & it's firewall, but failed.

I tried the Volume shadow copy [ running & automatic (delayed) ] but still it failed.

Any help regarding this matter will be highly appreciated.



""" My System""""

Machine- Toshiba satellite Radius P55W

OS- Windows 10 - Version 1607 - OS Build 14393.479

 

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This is one site that repairs HD. Nowadays though with the lower cost of drives why not get a new one and not worry about the next corruption?
HDD Regenerator - Dmitriy Primochenko Online

There could be operating system partition files or important registry files that could get impacted by the bad blocks and make it an un-bootable drive. So hopefully you have all of the files backed up to another drive or to the cloud.

To reconfirm the drive problems you can use Sea tools for windows which has 3 types of tests: SMART, short, and long generic.
How to use SeaTools for Windows
http://www.seagate.com/support/downl...ls-win-master/
How to use SeaTools for Windows
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/



In case you have not yet backed up your files you can use this link which has a rescue method to boot the computer and allow you to save files to another drive:
Windows 10 Recovery Tools - Bootable Rescue Disk - Windows 10 Forums
It will also allow you to run software to evaluate the drive. At this point though it seems you time and effort would be best with a new drive. Consider switching from a HD to a SSD.

The OS may be able to be repaired with administrative command prompt: dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth or using the information in this link: Use DISM to Repair Windows 10 Image Windows 10 Performance Maintenance Tutorials

To repair the drive so that the operating system is not on a bad block you can run chkdsk /x /f /r
Most of the time that improves the drive but very rarely it can make a drive un-bootable..

Each time you boot windows may attempt to repair the drive with a chkdsk scan.

Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste: fsutil dirty query C:

If there is scanning after boot which delays the use of the computer you can turn the scanning off on future boots by opening administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste: fsutil dirty set C:

 

@ohante, you need to face the fact that the hard drive is failing fast. The longer you use it, the more data you are going to lose. I hope you have nothing important/sentimental on that drive.

 

Bad blocks can't be repaired so there is no point in testing your only option is to get a new drive and do a clean install don't even try to clone the disk it will either fail or copy bad blocks to new drive you also don't know what files have been corrupted

 

In the past year I have seen 3 Toshiba drives fail catastrophically, two without any warning at all, one with symptoms such as yours. The Windows Update will probably put the final nail in the coffin. Save yourself time and aggravation and replace it.

 

Thanks so very much for everyone's feedback on this. This is about what I was expecting. The notebook is becoming more and more unusable... no surprise to anyone. There's no data on the drive that's of any real importance. I've backed up the few files and folders I do want to save.

So new HDD it is. Only problems there now will be:

1. Reinstalling Windows 10 if it requires a signature fro the existing HDD.
2. Reinstalling all the original driver & software that came with the notebook.

On the 2nd point, I'm guessing that's not going to be possible. The last Toshiba I bought back in 2006 had a system restore disk. This Toshiba didn't come with one. But I found the system restore disk for the old Tosh to be pretty useless when I did eventually have to use it.

So... I'll google it... but since there's so many very friendly and helpful folks hanging out here... maybe someone can point me to a URL with instructions on how to install a certified copy of Windows 10.

I did get the system to shut down without installing the updates from the ctrl-alt-delete > Shutdown menu.

Was up all night with this, so I'll be checking in later in the day for any further input from you kind folks.
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You should be ok just replacing a hard drive, if you choose i dont have the key, it should automatically activate.

Depending on the make of your notebook, the manufacturer should have all the drivers you need on their website.

 

Thanks for that swarfega. I have downloaded drivers from the Toshiba support site to re-install Windows Vista *Eek in the past and was pretty successful. My faith in Toshiba isn't what it was back in 1998 though.

 

If they have something like a driver downloader program, install that too as it'l prompt you to update them.

 

Another good idea. Thanks

 

You can try backing up the existing drivers (not sure how well this will work though).

dism /online /export-driver /destination:E:\DriversW10

The path in red is to a folder you create to hold the exported drivers.

Getting everything from the Toshiba web site is probably your best bet.
Clean Install Windows 10 Windows 10 Installation Upgrade Tutorials
When installing W10 on a new drive, don't enter a key, and it should activate once it gets online.

 

And replace the old HDD with an SSD! Make sure you set the disk controller to AHCI mode in the BIOS regardless if you get an SSD or just another HDD.

 

1. That won't be a problem a new HDD is an allowed change. MS will have IDed your hardware.
2. You should have already done this.

You should have 2 Recovery drives one manufacturers one for the original OS and Toshiba stuff, and another Recovery drive you have made since, more up to date.....

You can also download Toshiba stuff and possibly drivers from Toshiba support, though they might not be all on there, most of my Toshiba stuff including drivers now comes via Windows updates.

You should also have Windows 10 install media from MS.