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Acer 6930g, think my hdd is dying

  • 29-01-2012 3:00pm
    #1
    Wilko121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭


    Hey all.
    I have been getting random BSOD´s. Also sometimes explorer.exe will freeze, i cant open new apps, programs stop responding and ctrl+alt+del either does nothing or brings me to a black screen and some error (seurity setting could not be shown...cant recall the exact one, il update when it happens next). i chkdsk, that helped for a while but the problem is back.

    Option 1
    Im thinking of using a Hitachi diagnostic utility but I have never done it before. Risky? What does "However, Drive Fitness Test is bundled with some restoration utilities that will overwrite data" mean?.

    Option 2
    Reformat

    Option 3
    I think I have a spare Hdd bay. Maybe buy a new Hdd and use that as a main?

    Ideas? plz and thanks:)


Comments

  • #2
    mp22
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 6,854 Mod ✭✭✭✭mp22


    Backup your data then run tests.


  • #3
    Wilko121
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 183 ✭✭Wilko121


    ok, iv created a boot cd image of the hitachi dft file i need. in bios i selected to boot from cd. it brought me to "pc doc 7.0" and was asking me about "ata" and "sata" support. im not sure what to do here, ideas?


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