Scandisk tells me there are system errors which it can't fix but I don't get error messages or blue screens. Is my HD on the way out? I don't have much space left on it. Could this be a factor?

Are your errors Bad sectors? If so , Yes you should back up your files and plan on getting a new hard drive soon! Have you tried booting into safe mode by tapping the F8 key at boot up then run scan disc? Or run scandisc in dos mode " It'll Get Ya When You Aint Lookin " Please Post back to let us know if we helped

Don't know if they're bad sectors as it freezes when I do a thorough scandisk - guess i'll have to do it in safe mode ( it scares me !). Standard scandisk says they're errors on the System file - are they lethal if they're not bad sectors or just fairly normal? Thanks for your help.

When you run scandisc in safe mode , make sure you have fix errors checked If you have no bad sectors you should be able to repair what is needed Post back with your results " It'll Get Ya When You Aint Lookin " Please Post back to let us know if we helped

In safe mode I got a message saying it found errors, the disk is badly damaged and i may start to lose data & said to do a thorough test but when I did that, it said it found errors which it would sort later but when it resumed scanning the same message came up so I can't get to do a test. I'm assuming the disk is on the way out, if so - can I plug in another hard drive I have as a secondary one & transfer files from the old one to the new one? If so - anything I need to do to ensure both hard drives work? Thanks for your help