On Tue, 09 Nov 2004 12:07:02 +0800, you wrote: >> It seems that the option of check bad sector is removed from >Fedora. Yes, because it was causing far more problems than it was helping. >> What should i do if i need one? Prior to installation, boot from CD and enter rescue, where it can be ran from the shell prompt as "badblocks". It has been months since I did that, so please reference the manual for more info, unless someone else is willing to contribute here. Dennis C.