Hard drive dead?

Tomdarkness · 05-14-2007, 01:52 PM

Hey,

Windows will not start complaining about a missing or corrupt file. I booted from the xp cd and ran chkdsk and it said that it found one or more unrecoverable errors.

I guess this means my hard drive is.. dead?

How can I get the data off the hard drive and will I need to buy a new hard drive (If so, could you recommend me a good hard drive that won't fail after just over a year!)

Thanks,

Tom

DrCuddles · 05-14-2007, 01:56 PM

I got that problem a while back when my Memory was playing up, you would have to plug the HDD into another computer with a Hard Drve already in so you can copy your files off it, but other tha that try memtest86, it will test to see if your memory has a fault.

**The_Other_One** · 05-14-2007, 03:17 PM

This isn't a sure sign your drive is bad, but it is possible. If you purchase another HD, most manufacturers offer software that will copy one drive to another. Alternately, if you can simply back everything up, a low-level format will sometimes fix problems such as bad sectors. I'm assuming this is what chkdsk came across...

Tomdarkness · 05-14-2007, 06:14 PM

Well I have had problems with the hard drive before (Same thing about windows cannot start) but chkdsk fixed it... also it keeps saying my registry has been restored by using a log or alternate copy, so I assume this is because it was corrupt or damaged.

**The_Other_One** · 05-14-2007, 06:20 PM

If it's talking about the registry or something, it sounds almost like a software rather than hardware problem. Have you tried other hard drive scanners? Perhaps from from the HD manufacturer?

Tomdarkness · 05-15-2007, 09:09 AM

When I boot up now I get (From the BIOS):

3rd Master Hard Disk:S.M.A.R.T. Status BAD, Backup and Replace.

Ill scan with some hard drive tools from my manufacturer.

[-0MEGA-] · 05-15-2007, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tomdarkness

When I boot up now I get (From the BIOS):

3rd Master Hard Disk:S.M.A.R.T. Status BAD, Backup and Replace.

Ill scan with some hard drive tools from my manufacturer.

Download SpeedFan, go into the S.M.A.R.T. tab, and it will tell you what aspects of your hard drive are bad.

Tomdarkness · 05-15-2007, 07:21 PM

Err, I can't boot into windows.

Quote:

Originally Posted by [-0MEGA-]

Download SpeedFan, go into the S.M.A.R.T. tab, and it will tell you what aspects of your hard drive are bad.

**oscaryu1** · 05-15-2007, 01:48 PM

I had that prroblem before.. something like "c:windows/ntfs" or seomthing, it was the RAM, the RAM wasbad, and if SMART says that then its probably right... but 3rd? arent you supposed to boot from the 1st HDD?

Tomdarkness · 05-15-2007, 05:16 PM

It counts my floppy disk drive & DVD-RAM drive as bootable devices.

Plus its:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\config\system

That its complaining about.

Quote:

Originally Posted by oscaryu1

I had that prroblem before.. something like "c:windows/ntfs" or seomthing, it was the RAM, the RAM wasbad, and if SMART says that then its probably right... but 3rd? arent you supposed to boot from the 1st HDD?

05-14-2007, 01:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
Tomdarkness Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 118	Hard drive dead? Hey, Windows will not start complaining about a missing or corrupt file. I booted from the xp cd and ran chkdsk and it said that it found one or more unrecoverable errors. I guess this means my hard drive is.. dead? How can I get the data off the hard drive and will I need to buy a new hard drive (If so, could you recommend me a good hard drive that won't fail after just over a year!) Thanks, Tom

05-14-2007, 01:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrCuddles Platinum Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Liverpool, UK Age: 20 Posts: 707	I got that problem a while back when my Memory was playing up, you would have to plug the HDD into another computer with a Hard Drve already in so you can copy your files off it, but other tha that try memtest86, it will test to see if your memory has a fault. __________________ OS: Windows XP DISP: 2 Dell Monitors 19" and 17" MOBO: Nvidia 650 SLI Chipset ATX CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 4MB Cache Dual Core x64 Processor RAM: 5GB DDR2 800MHz Ram GFX: Dual nVidia 8600GT 512MB PCI-E Graphics Running In SLI Mode DRIVE: 18x Dual Layer +R/-R/RW DVD burner

05-14-2007, 03:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,409	This isn't a sure sign your drive is bad, but it is possible. If you purchase another HD, most manufacturers offer software that will copy one drive to another. Alternately, if you can simply back everything up, a low-level format will sometimes fix problems such as bad sectors. I'm assuming this is what chkdsk came across... __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

05-14-2007, 06:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,409	If it's talking about the registry or something, it sounds almost like a software rather than hardware problem. Have you tried other hard drive scanners? Perhaps from from the HD manufacturer? __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

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oscaryu1 Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 14 Posts: 10,640	I had that prroblem before.. something like "c:windows/ntfs" or seomthing, it was the RAM, the RAM wasbad, and if SMART says that then its probably right... but 3rd? arent you supposed to boot from the 1st HDD? __________________ Q6600 P45-DS3R 2x 2GB AMPx DDR2-1066 CL5 Western Digital Caviar 8MB 160GB SATAII HIS Radeon HD4870 512MB PCI-E 2.0 w/ Zalman ZF1000 DVD Burner SATAII hec 600W Dual Rail PSU Gigabyte ATX Case

05-14-2007, 06:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tomdarkness Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 118	Well I have had problems with the hard drive before (Same thing about windows cannot start) but chkdsk fixed it... also it keeps saying my registry has been restored by using a log or alternate copy, so I assume this is because it was corrupt or damaged.

05-15-2007, 09:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tomdarkness Silver Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 118	When I boot up now I get (From the BIOS): 3rd Master Hard Disk:S.M.A.R.T. Status BAD, Backup and Replace. Ill scan with some hard drive tools from my manufacturer.

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