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chkdsk fails
Name: homer Date: January 29, 2008 at 17:46:59 Pacific OS: XP Home CPU/Ram: Core Duo 1.6
Comment:
Hi My computer crashed on me, so I booted from the Window XP disk....then I ran CHKDSK /R and it goes to 25% then it says..."The volume appears to contain one or more unrecoverable problems".
I was just wondering if this would just likely be a Windows problem that could be fixed by reinstalling or if it's more likely to be a hard drive problem. Or can you tell at all from a message like this?
Name: aegis Date: January 29, 2008 at 19:09:16 Pacific
Reply:
It's probably a hard drive problem. However you can download a diagnostic from the hard drive manufacturer's web site to make another check. The manufacturer would probably ask you to do that anyway, if the drive is still under warranty.
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Response Number 2
Name: OtheHill Date: January 29, 2008 at 20:32:05 Pacific
Reply:
I have found when there are CRC errors on a drive chkdsk/r may not be able to fix the errors but a full refomat may correct things. Run the diagnostics from the drive manufacturer first.
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Response Number 3
Name: homer Date: January 30, 2008 at 07:27:20 Pacific
Reply:
Thanks for the advice...I'll run the check on the drive. Thanks!
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