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Samsung Hard Drive Failure

  • 26-09-2011 11:41AM
    #1
    Renn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭


    Well I'm not actually sure it's failed just yet but this morning a message popped up on the screen (after an incredibly long startup) stating that my hard drive was not in the best shape and that I should back it up and start repairing it. Are these error messages usually on the ball? I mean, if I restart the computer now how likely is everything to be all dandy?

    Got about 500gb of important stuff on that hard drive and can do with not losing it.


    Thanks.


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  • #2
    yeppydeppy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,167 ✭✭✭yeppydeppy


    Even if the message isn't correct, do you want to risk loosing 500GB of stuff? Take a back up immediately and then run a check disk, you'll then need to reboot.


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    It's likely to be a SMART failure - in which case the electronics on the drive have measured that the drive is out of tolerance

    the long delay is also a sure sign that something is very wrong

    ie the drive is a dead man walking , backup up whatever you need while you still can

    ignore anything you can download, backup stuff photos and camcorder stuff that no one else can replace , then worry about the rest


  • #4
    Firblog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,253 ✭✭✭Firblog


    Yup, have to agree.. save the stuff that you cannot get from anywhere else first; drive is failing and you may lose access to it at anytime.


  • #5
    Renn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    Thanks guys. Everything that needs to be backed up has been backed up.

    So since this is my C drive, with Windows/Office/etc installed on it - can this stuff be backed up onto an external hard drive or do I have to install everything again from scratch? Can I just use an external hard drive instead of an internal one?

    Probably a stupid question!


  • #6
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 94,366 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    since you didn't say which version of windows you are using and since the backup program presence and functionality varies wildly between then you should consider a clonezilla CD

    boot off it and do a disk to image to a large external drive , it needs to have the same amount of free space as the size of your drive.


    you can then restore later to a new hdd in your machine


    drivers and program install disks would be needed otherwise and you may not have them , check if there any disk making utils still working on your laptop


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  • #7
    Renn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    Using Windows 7 if that's of any use!


  • #8
    Renn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,255 ✭✭✭Renn


    Ok, looking to sort this out today - from what I've read I can just select what I want to keep with Windows 7 - is this right? I've got a 500gb hard drive but I've only got 250gb free on it - can I still use this for the backup and restore?


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