Checking an HPFS/NTFS file system

[ronnie gauthier]

Gtt the model # and go to the manufacturers website. Somewhere in the downloads
you will find utilities for checking HD's. Just put it on a floppy and boot to
it. Be careful, some tests are destructive, but any I've seen clearly tell you
what tests are destructive.

On Fri, 4 Jul 2003 00:01:12 -0400 - Joel Hammer <Joel at HammersHome.com> wrote the
following
Re: Checking an  HPFS/NTFS file system

>I dual boot a lindows computer and XP Pro.
>
>Suddenly (in fact, after running the lindows 4.0 demo cdrom), XP pro loads
>and runs VERY slowly. The only other symptom is the fact the hard drive
>light, instead of flickering when it starts up, stays continuously red.
>
>XP has the HPFS/NTFS file system.
>
>My suspicion is that the hard drive, which is an old cast off, is
>the problem.  Are there any tools in linux  I could use to check out
>this drive?
>
>Are there any easy ways just to clone the "failing" hard drive.  
>
>Thanks,
>
>Joel
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