[Cataephract]

Ok, I run WinXP, and I've been getting Event 9 and 51 disk errors when I check my event viewer log, and though I've run chkdsk /f /r several times, I still consistently lose 12KB a day in bad sectors. Is this indicative of anything besides basic hardware failure, and does it have a solution? How long will my drive likely last? If the drive fails, I'm going to get a new drive and install Win98, but I've never done that before, and I was wondering if I could get some tips. I know it is connected through IDE, and that it would need to be FAT32, but what else should I know? Will the BIOS recognize the drive, will Win98 have trouble detecting any hardware, etc. Please, any help would be appreciated, I could use any tips, since this isn't my forte.