Unexpected Shutdowns

CliffyBiro · 7 Jun 2008 at 14:58

Hi I have a question.

It used to be that turning of your PC without going through Windows shutdown procedure put your data at risk.

Is this still an issue with Vista?

Cheers.

Dappy · 7 Jun 2008 at 14:59

Yes, it's the actual hard drive itself which can get damaged regardless of OS.

CliffyBiro · 7 Jun 2008 at 15:07

Okiedoke. Thanks.

ns400r · 7 Jun 2008 at 15:41

You mean by just turn the power off at the wall or by pressing the power button on the front of your case?

AbsenceJam · 7 Jun 2008 at 15:43

What can happen is the HDD may mark off some sectors as bad if power is cut unexpectedly. The manufacturers tools and some other applications can sort this out but as I recall it's a destructive process as they test every single sector by writing to it.

CliffyBiro · 7 Jun 2008 at 15:43

ns400r said:
You mean by just turn the power off at the wall or by pressing the power button on the front of your case?

More like power cuts and the like.

ns400r · 7 Jun 2008 at 16:15

skippi90 said:
More like power cuts and the like.

Yep, not good at all.