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  • 23-01-2009 6:13pm
    #1
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,314 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm not sure this is the right place for this but my computer has failed to start up. The following thing appeared.
    Checking file system on C:
    The type of the file system is NTFS.
    The volume is dirty.

    CHKDSK is verifying files (stage 1of 3)...
    File verification completed.
    CHKDSK is verifying indexes (stage 2 of 3)...
    0 percent completed

    Its been like that an hour now. Any suggestions??


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  • #2
    Keano
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 12,808 Mod ✭✭✭✭Keano


    Did you try booting up in safe mode?


  • #3
    Myxomatosis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭Myxomatosis


    Is it a Seagate(DiamondMax 22 or Barracuda) by any change?


  • #4
    CutzEr
    Closed Accounts Posts: 837 ✭✭✭CutzEr


    How big is your HDD?


  • #5
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,314 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Keano A Legend wrote: »
    Did you try booting up in safe mode?

    I did but it won't. When I enter set-up(F2) it just opens up something I've never seen before, a kind of filing system that has all the options and info it and no way to select safe mode or anything of the sort.
    Myxomatosis wrote: »
    Is it a Seagate(DiamondMax 22 or Barracuda) by any change?

    Not a clue:confused:. I probably should've added that I have no clue about most things techno.
    CutzEr wrote: »
    How big is your HDD?

    see above:mad:




    Anyone any ideas. If I need to get someone to look at it and fix it where do I go. Im work we just call the IT guy, Whats the non-work paid equivalent of the IT guy. Can ya just call someone out like a plumber/electrician etc.


  • #6
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,314 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    Anybody?


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  • #7
    keen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 987 ✭✭✭keen


    Has the CHKDSK gotten to 100% at all?

    How hold is the PC in question?


  • #8
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,314 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    100% on verifying files but won't go past 0% on verifying indexes. its just over 2 years old. I'm due an upgrade but i'm more worried about losing files I haven't backed up.


  • #9
    keen
    Closed Accounts Posts: 987 ✭✭✭keen


    Quazzie2002 wrote: »
    100% on verifying files but won't go past 0% on verifying indexes. its just over 2 years old. I'm due an upgrade but i'm more worried about losing files I haven't backed up.

    I'd take the hard drive out of the case and use a different machine to back up your files to be safe.

    If you have a Windows disc you could then try booting to it and entering the recovery console and enter chkdsk /r to try repair any errors that the file system may have.

    A lot of the time when CHKDSK starts to appear randomly it means the Hard Drive is on it's way out. Do you hear a ticking or any other noise coming from the PC that you haven't heard before?


  • #10
    Quazzie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,314 ✭✭✭✭Quazzie


    keen wrote: »
    I'd take the hard drive out of the case and use a different machine to back up your files to be safe.

    If you have a Windows disc you could then try booting to it and entering the recovery console and enter chkdsk /r to try repair any errors that the file system may have.

    A lot of the time when CHKDSK starts to appear randomly it means the Hard Drive is on it's way out. Do you hear a ticking or any other noise coming from the PC that you haven't heard before?

    I'd honestly be happy to get the files off it and **** it in the bin then. I think I'll just ask the IT guy in work to do it as a nixer for me. I'm clueless about anything hardware related.


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