Hard Drive Failing?

TekkyNASekky · 09-23-2009, 06:51 PM

Have you tried the ScanDisk option on your Windows OS:

How to Run Scan Disk in Windows 2000 and Windows XP
•Press the <Start> button.
•Click <My Computer>.
•Highlight the disk which you want to scan for bad sector on the list of Hard Disk Drives.
•Open the <File> menu and select <Properties>
•Select the <Tools> tab.
•Click the <Check Now...> button.

How to Run Scan Disk in Windows Vista
•Click the "Computer" icon.
•Right click the drive you want to scan with Scandisk and select Properties.
•Click on the "Tools" tab. Under the "Error-checking" section, click the "Check Now" button.
•A window named "Check Local Disk" will appear. If you want to attempt to correct errors, check the "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" checkbox.
•Click start. In Vista, it is required to schedule the Scandisk to make it run at boot time, as Vista has mechanisms which do not allow it to run while the system is operating.

G25r8cer · 09-23-2009, 08:55 PM

Dang seagate hdd's

Hp is known to throw crappy hdds in

**Cromewell** · 09-23-2009, 10:44 PM

There's nothing wrong with Seagate or WD or Maxtor or Samsung or anything else now. Some percentage of drives fail, and you can get stories about x brand being the best or worst. I've had seagate drives for a long time without failure.

**johnb35** · 09-24-2009, 12:23 AM

In my opinion, Seagate has the best drives out there now. I just bought 2 WD caviar black 500gb drives to put in a raid 0 and 1 is bad. I only bought WD cause it was cheaper, I should've stayed with Seagate cause thats all I buy.

kimsland · 09-24-2009, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jamesreeves_2007

one question, if its still in warranty can I send it off to HP for replacement?

HP Warranty check: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...antyLookup.jsp

09-23-2009, 06:51 PM	#11 (permalink)
TekkyNASekky Bronze Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bradenton, Florida Posts: 40	Have you tried the ScanDisk option on your Windows OS: How to Run Scan Disk in Windows 2000 and Windows XP •Press the <Start> button. •Click <My Computer>. •Highlight the disk which you want to scan for bad sector on the list of Hard Disk Drives. •Open the <File> menu and select <Properties> •Select the <Tools> tab. •Click the <Check Now...> button. How to Run Scan Disk in Windows Vista •Click the "Computer" icon. •Right click the drive you want to scan with Scandisk and select Properties. •Click on the "Tools" tab. Under the "Error-checking" section, click the "Check Now" button. •A window named "Check Local Disk" will appear. If you want to attempt to correct errors, check the "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors" checkbox. •Click start. In Vista, it is required to schedule the Scandisk to make it run at boot time, as Vista has mechanisms which do not allow it to run while the system is operating. __________________ If you need a "tech in a sec" contact me at www.tekkynasekky.webs.com or check out my blogs at www.tekkynasekky.wordpress.com

09-23-2009, 08:55 PM	#12 (permalink)
G25r8cer Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 4,803	Dang seagate hdd's Hp is known to throw crappy hdds in __________________ My Rig Antec 300 w/Scyth Kaze Master Asus M4A785TD-V EVO Phenom II 955BE w/ CoolerMaster V8 2 x 2gb Gskill DDR3 1600mhz Ultra X-Finity 600watt psu Samsung F3 500gb and F1 750gb XFX 8600gt XXX will be 5850 soon Logitech G25, Illuminated, and MX Revo Team Stats FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND F@H Team 44358

09-23-2009, 10:44 PM	#13 (permalink)
Cromewell Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Age: 26 Posts: 11,802	There's nothing wrong with Seagate or WD or Maxtor or Samsung or anything else now. Some percentage of drives fail, and you can get stories about x brand being the best or worst. I've had seagate drives for a long time without failure. __________________ You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til ya understand who's in command here. www.userfriendly.org

09-24-2009, 12:23 AM	#14 (permalink)
johnb35 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Near Joliet Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 3,630	In my opinion, Seagate has the best drives out there now. I just bought 2 WD caviar black 500gb drives to put in a raid 0 and 1 is bad. I only bought WD cause it was cheaper, I should've stayed with Seagate cause thats all I buy. __________________ Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R CPU - E8400 Memory - 2GB Corsair XMS2 (2x 1gb) Graphics - ATI HD3870 Hard Drives - 250GB Seagate DVD Drive - Lite-On DVD Burner - Lite-On Power Supply - Rosewill RP600V2-S-SL 600W 22" Acer widescreen AL2216WBD

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