Errors and bad sectors in hard drive.??

Hi everyone, My PC hard drive is not working properly. I think it has bad sectors. Please tell the best method to check hard drive for errors and bad sectors. I’m also looking for the best way to fix bad sectors on my hard drive.

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Hi everyone,
My PC hard drive is not working properly. I think it has bad sectors.
Please tell the best method to check hard drive for errors and bad sectors. I’m also looking for the best way to fix bad sectors on my hard drive.
 
Thanks in Advance.

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You don't say how the hard drive is not working properly, but if you are sure that it is not related to a virus (you have a good quality antivirus program and spyware checker) see this article. It also has links to other troubleshooting methods.
 
Also see the wikipedia document here.