[FDE] Check Disk for Bad Sectors Before Install FDE Software?

[Robin Stubbs]

When I've encountered that, chkdsk (XP) then announced I had the opportunity to 
reboot and do the chkdsk when the computer rebooted. I don't know what
determines if chkdsk makes this offer or not. Something in the registry no doubt.

----- Original Message -----
From: Stu Packett <spackett at gmail.com>
Date: Monday, August 13, 2007 11:19 am
Subject: [FDE] Check Disk for Bad Sectors Before Install FDE Software?
To: fde at www.xml-dev.com


> My team has been evaluating several Full Disk Encryption products.  All
> vendors have told them to check the disk for bad sectors before installing
> the FDE software.  However, when my team does a "chkdsk 'f" on the C: 
> drive
> (only drive on our laptops), they get a message back from chkdsk that 
> says
> the "volume is in use by another process".  The other alternative is 
> to use
> the diagnostic CD that came with our laptops, but that would take 
> hours per
> laptop to complete.  To do a mass FDE rollout with the diagnostic CD is
> unrealistic.
> 
> My question is - what do you recommend for my team to check if the 
> disk has
> bad sectors before we install the FDE software?  Because we plan to do 
> a
> rollout, we obviously need a method that can be automated.  Thanks in
> advance.
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