How to know if i have bad sectors

install hd tune and scan ur hdd.

windows can detect too...

open up the command promt, type, chkdsk x: where x is the driver later the result will contain the amount of Bad sector your Partition has

^^^ but hd tune scans ur whole hdd in one go.

Hey thnxx choto and ass=a-sin.but when i tried chot's method it says

"Access denied as you don't have sufficient privileges.
You have to invoke this utility running in elevated mode"

i'm in vista and admin too

hav u turned off UAC?

whats UAC?

UAC = User Account Control