Is there any way to search for bad blocks in my Macintoshi HD without formating it? I'm experiencing too much I/O problems...

Check the drive health with the free demo of SMART Utility.
http://www.volitans-software.com/smart_utility.php
Reformatting and zeroing out might keep a drive going a bit longer, but once bad blocks become noticeable, it's not a drive you should trust any longer.

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