What to Do If Your HD is in fact failing after trying the other fixes
- From: "Chad Harris" <Win7@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:16:03 -0400
For this particular OP, r3, his issue was that he didn't want to lose his school related docs and files which he apparently hadn't backed up (or he wouldn't be worried about losing them). If the OP were someone who didn't care what was on the HD, then I'd be a lot quicker to say go out and buy a SATA or two HD with as much storage space as you can afford, which are always on sale rather drastically reduced.
If you find yourself trying to recover files from a HD, then you've screwed up and haven't heeded the warning to Backup, Backup, Backup regularly.
None of the points below was made by the brilliant posts to sack the HD based on a test that has limited accuracy and that's unfortunte.
1) If and when the F8 options recovery the OS via Sys Restore or LKG, run the HD diagnostics again. They are rough guides at best, and if they say "failed" the HD may be "failing" and it could go the next minute or it could go many months from now. Back up your important files, docs, folders, pics, and music to DVD or to a working hard drive.
2) Often an increased load on the power supply can cause apparent HD failure, although this isn't well known and appreciated. An example would be a hot new vid/graphics card that demanded more power. If you had it available, you could try adding a new PSU, but most people won't and most times they are proprietary although HPs aren't as a rule, so you could remove components that might be placing demand on the power.
3) If the temp is fine, and the PSU is not the problem, cables can be the problem and the HD can be fine. Simply replacing the cables with a known good cable, including the power cable before you give up on the HD makes sense. It costs pennies,and takes all of about 20 minutes tops. Power cables rarely fail, but they do fail.
4) Try connecting the HD to a different interface with a different MOBO. Try installing the HD in another system that is working, and see what happens. If it works, it gives you time to recover what you don't want to lose and back it up. Then replacing the HD is no big deal.
5) As loopy as this sounds, this is recommended by all the O'Reilly HD experts and rarely they work. These are hail marys: a) You have nothing whatsoever to lose by taking the HD out and giving it a thump against a padded surface, and if it starts up hit it with a rubber mallot. Sure, there will always be a brain surgeon that will post that anyone suggesting it needs a padded cell, but no less than Thompson and Thompson recommend this in every one of their excellent books on repairing boxes.
b) You can try to restore electromagnetism to the HD by placing it plastic protected in a freezer for an hour, taking it out and hooking up.
CH
"r3n3r4d3" <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:b2240bc63d2b38dbdc7a3baec0eca66c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
i did that already. and it came out as Test Status: #10009- Replace Hard
Disk
But it doesnt say Pass/Fail
Chad Harris;1017900 Wrote:r3--
This is one test to see if an HP Pavillion HD is damaged.
Restart PC>tap F10 when you see the HP or Compaq logo screen>when you
reach
bios setup use the keys to select the diagnostics tab>select "hard
drive
self test" and press enter>find something entertaining to do for 40
minutes>the grading system is pass/fail here.
Good luck,
CH
'HP PAVILION BIOS hard drive test new - Test, New, and Drive'
(http://www.scribd.com/doc/3520188/HP-PAVILION-BIOS-hard-drive-test-new)
"r3n3r4d3" <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:a813d4aaf9b45fedef3ee591196c8a1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > >
> >
> > i did the startup repair, which didnt work. I also did the cmd prompt
> > thing and enter those 3 commands. but it doesnt work.
> >
> > Both resulted in 5 mins wait of the Vista Loading Bar Screen. Then
> the
> > Blue screen comes out. then restarts my computer.
> >
> > So i guess my only chance is to take it to a professional right?
> >
> >
> > --
> > r3n3r4d3 > >
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r3n3r4d3
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