Thread: Just installed Ubuntu, getting hard drive failure message
i installed ubuntu in dual-boot vista. upon starting ubuntu first time, received warning hard drive has many bad sectors (232 exact). had created separate partition in vista , created virtual partitions of space using ubuntu installer make swap , root partitions. device in question 320 gb 10 gb vista recovery, 120 gb ubuntu partition , remainder given vista. booting in vista, no warnings or messages, ubuntu recommends backing data , replacing drive. advice? you have reinstall , see if working second time. thing might have gone wrong in installation process. or help, im attaching link ubuntu installation manual. https://help.ubuntu.com/9.04/installation-guide/i386/ https://help.ubuntu.com/9.10/install...ide/index.html stick it. hit if there problem after install per manual. Forum The Ubuntu Forum Community Ubuntu Official Flavours Support New to Ubuntu ...