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Harddrive, h/w or windows issue?

  • 23-04-2012 6:58pm
    #1
    Darith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 324 ✭✭


    Xp home will not reinstall on my computer. Ubuntu will but will only after a two to three reboots. Hardrive issue? or something else?


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  • #2
    cookie1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    Possibly a hard drive issue. Have you tried completely deleting all partitions and formating the entire drive and then cleanly installing windows xp?


  • #3
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    if ubuntu is on the drive then

    sudo apt-get install smartmontools (if it tries to set up email - choose no configuration , don't ask)

    sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda
    sudo smartctl -l error /dev/sda


    Or use the BIOS HDD diag utility, if you don't have a HDD diag utility use Parted Magic, http://partedmagic.com/doku.php?id=start
    it's got a GUI that will allow you to run SMART tests on the Drive,
    - check if already errors , if so backup data and buy new drive
    if not then do short test, conveyance, long tests in that order , to verify drive is OK





    Without error messages it could just as easily be a RAM problem (if you ubunt has memtest then run that overnight if you find no other problem) or a mother board problem, - way too little info to go on


    XP reinstall , means you are inheriting stuff, a previous config problem could still exist ,


    OR


    you could post the XP error messages ...


  • #4
    Darith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 324 ✭✭Darith


    cookie1977 wrote: »
    Possibly a hard drive issue. Have you tried completely deleting all partitions and formating the entire drive and then cleanly installing windows xp?

    I did a full format of the drive and tried to install windows. The strange thing is that the cd works ok when insatlled as a virtual on ubuntu which should mean the cd is ok.


  • #5
    Darith
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 324 ✭✭Darith


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    if ubuntu is on the drive then

    sudo apt-get install smartmontools (if it tries to set up email - choose no configuration , don't ask)

    sudo smartctl -a /dev/sda
    sudo smartctl -l error /dev/sda


    Or use the BIOS HDD diag utility, if you don't have a HDD diag utility use Parted Magic, http://partedmagic.com/doku.php?id=start
    it's got a GUI that will allow you to run SMART tests on the Drive,
    - check if already errors , if so backup data and buy new drive
    if not then do short test, conveyance, long tests in that order , to verify drive is OK





    Without error messages it could just as easily be a RAM problem (if you ubunt has memtest then run that overnight if you find no other problem) or a mother board problem, - way too little info to go on


    XP reinstall , means you are inheriting stuff, a previous config problem could still exist ,


    OR


    you could post the XP error messages ...

    Funny you should mention ram as i starte dto have problems when i upgraded to full 4gb ram although bios show ok when i boot up when ram passing at 4gb nominal.I will try those ubuntu commands to see if it works. I also have memtest cd so i will check ram again. At the start of my issues around xmas i installed avg as my norton ran out. Of course i uninstalled norton security, howevere i think the wrong decision in leaving norton utilities installed. Thne again the hard drive is around four years old and does not sound healty when it boots up.


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