Jamesreeves_2007
Member
Can someone help me, I just ran PC Diagnostics. It tested the CPU, Ram and then the Hard Drive. Ram and CPU passed but the HD failed the test. Here is a picture below of the result. What does it mean
Hard Drive Failing?
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Jamesreeves_2007
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does that mean its going to fail?
kimsland
New Member
It is not fully conclusive if it will fail
The best test would be to format the drive, remove all partitions, then test again
But best to backup whilst you're not sure if it will fail at the moment or not
Jamesreeves_2007
Member
what should I do??? im a bit worried
TekkyNASekky
New Member
Can you actually use the hard drive? Does it show up on "My Computer"? Also, if this is all true, have you checked how much space is left. You can do that by going to "My Computer"/right click - properties/and you'll see how much space is available.
ganzey
banned
buy a new hard drive, back up all your stuff, and use the current one until it blows.
Jamesreeves_2007
Member
yeah it does display in my computer, it has 90GB free of 287GB
Jamesreeves_2007
Member
one question, if its still in warranty can I send it off to HP for replacement?
That's what I would do as well.
Possibly, you could call them and find out.
TekkyNASekky
New Member
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.
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.
