Bad Sector Fix using GParted [XP Pro SP3]

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benbrockn

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I have an old laptop whose hard drive has a bad sector on it (it's been on there for years and has shown no sign of further deterioration). I am able to resize/move partitions as I like and I'm going to use the bad sector as unallocated space and partition around it. I was using GParted on Ubuntu and when I check my drive it gives me this:

GParted 0.5.1

Libparted 2.2
Check and repair file system (ntfs) on /dev/sda1 00:00:01 ( ERROR )

calibrate /dev/sda1 00:00:00 ( SUCCESS )

path: /dev/sda1
start: 63
end: 40960079
size: 40960017 (19.53 GiB)
check file system on /dev/sda1 for errors and (if possible) fix them 00:00:01 ( ERROR )

ntfsresize -P -i -f -v /dev/sda1

ntfsresize v2.0.0 (libntfs 10:0:0)
Device name : /dev/sda1
NTFS volume version: 3.1
Cluster size : 4096 bytes
Current volume size: 20971528704 bytes (20972 MB)
Current device size: 20971528704 bytes (20972 MB)
Checking for bad sectors ...
Bad cluster: 0x1627bb - 0x1627bb (1)
ERROR: This software has detected that the disk has at least 1 bad sector.
****************************************************************************
* WARNING: The disk has bad sector. This means physical damage on the disk *
* surface caused by deterioration, manufacturing faults or other reason. *
* The reliability of the disk may stay stable or degrade fast. We suggest *
* making a full backup urgently by running 'ntfsclone --rescue ...' then *
* run 'chkdsk /f /r' on Windows and rebooot it TWICE! Then you can resize *
* NTFS safely by additionally using the --bad-sectors option of ntfsresize.*
****************************************************************************
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I was wondering if the error code 0x1627bb gave any details to where I can move/resize my hard drive (maybe 1627 is the 1627th byte on the disk?).

Here are my computer's basic spec's:

Windows XP Professional 32-bit (SP3)
2GB RAM
Intel Pentium M Processor 2GHz
160GB HDD

HP Compaq tc4200 tablet pc
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Thanks!
 
Solution
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Bad sectors are marked by the drive firmware and never used. There is no reason or way to partition "around" them as bad sectors are not used.
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