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Smart Failure
Name: Buddy Date: September 4, 2003 at 13:56:07 Pacific OS: 850 CPU/Ram: 128
Comment:
Does any1 know if thers a free program that I can check my HD. Whenver I start my computer a smart failure appears at beginning of starting up. Thanx Buddy
Name: SkipCox Date: September 4, 2003 at 15:05:47 Pacific
Reply:
Yes, the hard drive manufacturer. That should be your first stop.
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Response Number 2
Name: TheKid Date: September 4, 2003 at 15:19:26 Pacific
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Then,start backing things up.
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Response Number 3
Name: buddy Date: September 4, 2003 at 15:51:26 Pacific
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Thanx, but neither of you were any help. Thers a free Program that will check my HD, if i knew where to download it from. Buddy
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Response Number 4
Name: Dog Date: September 4, 2003 at 17:52:24 Pacific
Reply:
Do a 'thorough' scandisk. It should tell you if problems are about to happen or if they are happening now.
HTH Dog
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Response Number 5
Name: JackG Date: September 5, 2003 at 09:36:24 Pacific
Reply:
Make your Windows ME boot diskette and boot the system with it, then run SCANDISK C: from the boot diskette.
What drive manufacture and model number is you disk drive? Most vendors have a Disk Quality check program that you can download free for their drives that do a better job than any free program. And they can check the Smart Failure LOGS in the drive.
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Response Number 6
Name: Kim Date: September 5, 2003 at 16:22:51 Pacific
Reply:
Hi Buddy
There's a free program you can download to test your hard drive
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