Hard Disk & Chkdsk

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I had a hard disk that was getting funky. Ran chkdsk /f 3 or 4 times and each time it came up with some orphaned files. I backed up what I wanted from the disk and repartioned and formated and restored the files. It seems to have fixed the problem. What is chkdsk not checking (or can't handle)?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
BGC (Bob's Garage Crew)
OS
win 7 X64 Ultimate SP1
CPU
I3770K
Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
Memory
G Skill F3-14900CL9-4GBXL x 4
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX670 + Intel 4000
Sound Card
Realtek HD 5.1 (MOB)
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VW224T (1)
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
SATA Corsair Force GT 2.5" 180GB (System) Sata 3
OCZ Vertex3 120GB
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB 2.5" SATA II
ST31000524AS 1000.2GB
WD15EARS (External)
PSU
CoolerMaster 1000 Watt
Case
CoolerMaster HAF X
Cooling
CPU -- CoolerMaster 520N
Keyboard
MS Wireless 3000 V2
Mouse
MS Wireless 3000 V2
Internet Speed
Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security
Browser
IE9
Other Info
AMI Bios 1805
OC'd 3%
You may need to run chkdsk/r to repair.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire 5532
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit SP1
CPU
AMD Athlon 64 processor TF-20 1.6 GHz. 1 Core
Motherboard
MB.PGY02.001/MBPGY02001
Memory
3 GB (2.75 available)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radion HD 3200
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
Generic PnP 15.6"
Screen Resolution
1366 x 768
Hard Drives
250 GB HDD (220 available)
PSU
?
Case
?
Cooling
Single cycling fan, on cooling stand
Keyboard
PNP Device ID ACPI\PNP0303\4&12734F14&0
Mouse
Microsoft Laser 7000
Internet Speed
Ultra high speed download 2500 kb/s upload 720 kb/s
Other Info
Norton Internet Security 2011
Sorry but this is the best I could do.
I used the tutorial for finding the missing info but still could not find it. Special Thanks to PooMan UK and DocBrown for their help in filling out these specs.
Chkdsk /R

The disk seems allright now. If it acts up again I'll try the /r. I think that gets the bad clusters. Right?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
BGC (Bob's Garage Crew)
OS
win 7 X64 Ultimate SP1
CPU
I3770K
Motherboard
Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe
Memory
G Skill F3-14900CL9-4GBXL x 4
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX670 + Intel 4000
Sound Card
Realtek HD 5.1 (MOB)
Monitor(s) Displays
Asus VW224T (1)
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080
Hard Drives
SATA Corsair Force GT 2.5" 180GB (System) Sata 3
OCZ Vertex3 120GB
OCZ Vertex 2 120GB 2.5" SATA II
ST31000524AS 1000.2GB
WD15EARS (External)
PSU
CoolerMaster 1000 Watt
Case
CoolerMaster HAF X
Cooling
CPU -- CoolerMaster 520N
Keyboard
MS Wireless 3000 V2
Mouse
MS Wireless 3000 V2
Internet Speed
Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security
Browser
IE9
Other Info
AMI Bios 1805
OC'd 3%
/F fixes errors on the disk. /R locates bad sectors and recovers readable information (implies /F).

"CHKDSK x: /F /R" would perform a full scan (including bad sectors) and attempt to fix them.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Too many to describe...
OS
Windows 7 x64 pro/ Windows 7 x86 Pro/ XP SP3 x86
For future refrences, you can always type the command along with a space followed by /?. It'll tell you about the command and it's parameters in detail.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HCL
OS
Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS
CPU
Core 2 Duo e7400 @ 2.90GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte G31M-ES2L
Memory
3GB DDR2
Graphics Card(s)
Asus Nvidia GTX 560Ti 1GB
Sound Card
On-board
Monitor(s) Displays
HCL eZeeBee 18.5" LCD
Screen Resolution
1366x768 @ 60Hz
Hard Drives
Western Digital 320GB
PSU
Corsair CX500 V2 500W
Cooling
Stock
Keyboard
Stock
Mouse
Stock
Internet Speed
15-25kBps D/L | 10kBps U/L | Hey Don't laugh
You might also want to consider replacing the serial ata cable. Mine got me HD and booting problems when my PC's serial ata cable is failing. .
 

My Computer

OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 (desktop) / x64 (laptop)
CPU
AMD Phenom 2 X3 720 2.8 GHz (desktop) / AMD Dual-Core E-350
Motherboard
ASRock N68-VS3 UCC / Acer Aspire 5253
Memory
4 Gb DDR3 / 4Gb DD3
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 2048 Mb / AMD Radeon HD 6310
Sound Card
High Definition Audio Device
Monitor(s) Displays
ViewSonic
Screen Resolution
1024 x 768 / 1366 x 768
Hard Drives
313GB Seagate ST332041 8AS SCSI Disk Device (ATA) / 500 Gb HDD
PSU
Electron ATX-600W
Case
Some Case
Cooling
AMD built-in cooling fan
Keyboard
Logitech Keyboard
Mouse
A4tech Infrared Mouse / Philips Infrared Mouse
Internet Speed
1 Mbps
Other Info
Information of the PC's specs courtesy of Speccy freeware. Lol.
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