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10th September 2006, 19:29 | #1 |
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| potential harddisk failure? I got a harddisk that produced errors booting windows and needed several restarts to boot properly. It passed regular scandisk abut it hung itslef up defragmenting the C: drive at 23%, however it could defrag E:. Now the install is FUBAR. I tried changing the SATA port and checked that the cable is not bendt. Could the Harddisk be faulty or is it just the install (Seagate HD, 2.5 years old)? |
10th September 2006, 19:52 | #2 |
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| Have you run Chkdsk /f?
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10th September 2006, 21:59 | #3 |
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| try seagate's own diagnostic tools from their website; best way to check a disk
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