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| Thread ID: 122350 | 2011-12-16 21:14:00 | Chkdisk crashing = HDD error?!!? | kjvchris (16658) | Press F1 |
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| 1248985 | 2011-12-16 21:14:00 | Hey there folks, My PC suddenly decided to crash so, after much hassle, decided to do a clean reinstallation of windows 7 premium 64bit . However, on a CLEAN installation, it just locked up on me! Oh the frustration . I then attempted to run Chkdisk upon booting, but twice now Chkdisk has froze on me . Am I correct in assuming that my Hard Drive is on the blink? Or is there another possible reason? I think this because it's not running anything but chkdisk - it's not even in windows safe mode . Is there a more robust tool I can run to accomplish the same thing as chckdisk? Something on the ultimate boot cd for example, that will hopefully fix any bad sectors and/or file errors . The ironic thing is, the PC was crashing not too long ago and it turned out to be a faulty motherboard, which has now been replaced . Everything worked fine for about 2 months until now . Help! |
kjvchris (16658) | ||
| 1248986 | 2011-12-16 21:19:00 | If its SATA, check the cables in the case. Or try putting the hdd on another SATA port. Then try again | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1248987 | 2011-12-16 21:25:00 | Speedy, you are a legend. Thanks for your help - again. :) I have tried it and it is booting now. Will let you know if (hopefully not when) it does or does not crash. |
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| 1248988 | 2011-12-16 21:29:00 | Sweet, hmm, if changing ports works, it sounds like a stuffed SATA port (or the one it was on maybe for optical devices), not hdd's. Some mobos do have ports for hdds and cd's/dvds. And they do have to be plugged into the right port, to work | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
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