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• Start up and boot problem. Hard drive error. HP pavilion laptop Home Premium. Windows Vista preinstalled. No cd came with it.

  Nothing new added to comp. Got the hard drive error message and followed the instructions to fix/repair. All translations tried (almost every test suggested/memory/hard drive, etc.) could find NO problem with the memory or hard drive.  Once I have pass the problem to boot/start the computer works fine!   Crazy!  Any sugg. would be appreciated.

  Hello

  ·        Since when are you facing this problem?

  ·        What are the fix and repair that you tried to solve this problem?

  ·        Outside this disk verification error, do you get any other error message?

  Method 1:

  I suggest you to do a scan of the SFC. File system (CFS) Auditor verifies that all Windows 7 system files are where they should be as they are by default and not corrupted, changed or damaged.

  ·        Click Start, click principally made programs, accessories, right-click on command prompt and select run as administrator.

  ·        Click on continue or provide administrator credentials if prompted.

  ·        In the command prompt window, type the following text, and then press ENTER:

  ·        sfc/scannow

  ·        You should see the following message on the screen:

  § Begin the analysis of the system. This process will take time.

  § Beginning verification phase of system scan.

  ·        % Of verification complete.

  ·        Once the scan is complete, a test to see if the problem you are experiencing is resolved or not.

  For more information, see the article mentioned below.

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929833

   

  Method 2:

  I suggest you to set Chkdsk to run when the system restarts the next time. Follow the steps mentioned below to set Chkdsk to run when Windows Vista reboots the next time.

  a. click on start, then run.

  b. in open, type cmd, and then press ENTER.

  c. use one of the following procedures:

  Procedure 1: To run Chkdsk in read-only, at the command prompt, type chkdsk, and then press ENTER.

  Procedure 2: To repair errors without scanning the volume for bad sectors, at the command prompt, type chkdsk volume: / f, and then press ENTER.

  Procedure 1: To run Chkdsk in read-only, at the command prompt, type chkdsk, and then press ENTER.

  Note: If one or more files on the hard disk are open, you will receive the following message is displayed:

  a. Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. You want to schedule this volume to check the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)

  b. Type O, and then press ENTER to schedule the disk check, and then restart your computer to start the disk check.

  Procedure 2: To repair errors, locate bad sectors and recover readable information, at the command prompt, type chkdsk volume: / r, and then press ENTER.

  Note: If one or more files on the hard disk are open, you will receive the following message is displayed:

  a. Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. You want to schedule this volume to check the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)

  b. Type O, and then press ENTER to schedule the disk check, and then restart your computer to start the disk check.

  You can see the article mentioned below for assistance.

  Check your hard drive for errors

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/check-your-hard-disk-for-errors

  Method 3:

  I suggest you to do a system restore. Follow the steps mentioned in the article below.

  What is system restore?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/what-is-system-restore

  System Restore: frequently asked questions

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/system-restore-frequently-asked-questions

  Thanks and regards.

  Thahaseena M
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer.
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• Satellite L350 - persistent master hard drive errors

  I've known persistent main hard disk errors. Errors, in their first incarnation, were windows freeze at loading screens and screensavers, and then developed by stopping Windows to boot at all. It certainly would not start normally and sometimes would not start in safe mode. I used the recovery partition to restore the computer to its factory settings. A day or two later, the same symptoms began to manifest again, although not as severely. The hard drive errors, freeze on screens and loading screen savers.

  My question is: if I re - format the hard drive master, thus destroying the recovery partition, I could then just restore windows from a newly formed recovery CD? And, in addition, what is the probability that reformatting the drive hard completely would have an effect on the frequency of errors?
  If the hard drive is simply borked, format or not? And if yes, what is the next step?
  Could I restore windows on my drive hard slave and give up on the master?

  Thanks in advance.
  Mike

  Hey Buddy,

  Are you sure that all these problems related to the HARD drive at 100%? How did you check that?

  I don t mean it s not the HARD drive, theoretically, you could be right but before you think to change the HARD drive please use a diagnostic tool special for HDD as Drive Fitness Test:
  http://www.HitachiGST.com/support/downloads/#DFT

  This tool can check your HARD drive for bad sectors.

  If the HARD features of bad sectors disk, formatting will not help you because the sectors are physically damaged. With other words, the only chance is to exchange it.

  But if you have already used the recovery feature of HARD Toshiba drive to reinstall Windows you can say s that no problem of software and it must be hardware related. ;)

• Laptop HP 2000: hard drive error

  Hello
  I have upgraded to Windows 10 one a few days ago and then yesterday when I went to turn on my computer it says this.

  Hard drive error
  Please run the hard drive Test in the diagnostic system
  Hard disk 3 (3F1)

  I ran the test drive and that's what he said

  Smart check: PAST
  DST short: FAILURE

  Help, please!

  You will need to replace the hard drive. Update to Windows 10 had nothing to do with it. After the back if you want to help find a car and its installation and reinstallation of Windows. If your Windows 10 appeared as it is activated, you can do a clean reinstall of Windows 10.

• Dell Studio 1737 running the Windows Vista operating system. Hard drive errors

  My laptop Dell Studio 1737 running windows vista reports error code 2000-0146 since the PSA Diagnostics. I made diagnostics from the Dell Web site, and it reported targeted read Test failure WHD20 - 4 2 and Smart short self-test 4FH WHD16. My computer seems to work very well and boots from the hard drive normally with no problems. What patches or software downloads are what can I do to solve my problems?

  My laptop Dell Studio 1737 running windows vista reports 2000-0146 error code since the PSA Diagnostics. I made diagnostics from the Dell Web site, and it reported targeted read Test failure WHD20 - 4 2 and Smart short self-test 4FH WHD16. My computer seems to work very well and boots from the hard drive normally with no problems. What patches or software downloads are what can I do to solve my problems?

  Hello

  This Dell 2000-0146 error code is for a failed hard drive / failed.

  You will need to replace and reinstall the operating system.

  Save your data as soon as POSSIBLE.

  See you soon.

• Hard drive error, but passes diagnostic

  I have a vostro 320 all in one computer. Yesterday he left initializing with a hard drive error, but when I run the hardware diagnostics all past. When I go into the installer the Bious does not see the hard drive. Current Bious is 1.2.0 and current is 1.4.0.

  If the BIOS does not see the hard drive, no - you will need to replace the disk.

  You can take a chance on the resettlement of the player (unplug the system and disconnect and reconnect the hard drive), but if so, it is not detected by the system, it is toast and needs to be replaced.

• hard drive error message 1

  Whenever I turn on my laptop, a message appears that there is a problem with my hard drive.  I have prees F2 to get the Diagnostics utility and run the hard drive test. When I do I get this message

  hard drive error

  Failure ID: 90 c 633-6am70r-mfgk0k - 60 c 203

  Product ID: c2n26ua #aba

  Hello

  Error code 24 characters will be a Smart failure or disk Self Test - in both cases, this would indicate that hard is defective and must be replaced.

  If your laptop is still under warranty, contact HP and arrange for the disk replaced - you can check the status of your warranty here.

  If you live in the United States, contact HP here.

  If you are in another part of the world, begin here.

  If you are out of warranty and would like a guide to replacing the hard drive yourself, let me know.

  Kind regards

  DP - K

• Hard drive error, does not start.

  Computer does not start. I get this failure code:
  Rw1xtw-7ax87b-mfpv6k-619403
  
  Can't find any information on this subject, can someone shed some light on this subject for me?

  Hello

  It decodes for hard drive error 305 or the hard drive has failed, you will need to get the replaced hard drive and reinstall the OS and have a Fresh start, note that all your data is saved on the hard drive will be lost.

• I just had a new hard drive installed (with XP), and no matter where I set the resolution, everything seems to be stretched horizontally

  I just had a new hard drive installed with XP, and no matter what I set the resolution to, everything now looks stretched horizontally.  I don't have this problem with the old hard drive containing XP

  If you did a clean installation of XP, then you must install the hardware drivers for your components. Go to the website of the manufacturer of your PC, then download and install the latest Windows XP drivers for your model.

  SC Tom

• I need a driver for a Maxtor 3200 external hard drive compatible with windows 7

  I need a driver for a Maxtor 3200 external hard drive compatible with windows 7

  I just got a chat session with a Seagate tech (formerly Maxtor).  He said that the Maxtor 3200 s/n I made in 2006 don't is NOT supported by Win7 and never will be.  I just bought the year last from Radio Shack for about $80,00.  If anyone has any ideas, I'm open to try.  I read a blog by which this guy has followed this procedure and it worked, said: let HD; Start Win7; Turn on HD; restart the pc (NOT reboot).  Who has not worked for me.

• try to reinstall CS on my MacPro which is not online. It runs OS 10.5.1.  He is a dedicated computer for printing on an Epson 7900 and I intentionally keep the older CS3 for this purpose. My hard drive crashed with all my software on it, then

  Hello - I'm trying to reinstall CS3 on my MacPro which is not online. It runs OS 10.5.1.  He is a dedicated computer for printing on an Epson 7900 and I intentionally keep the older CS3 for this purpose. (compatibility).  My hard drive crashed with all my top software, so I replaced the drive and now trying to reinstall my CS3. How can I do this without an internet connection? It will not take my initial activation codes, and this computer is not online. pointers out there?

  Contact support Adobe by clicking here and, when available, click on "still need help," https://helpx.adobe.com/contact.html

• Dell Hard Drive Diagnostics fix hard drive errors

  My computer would stop working and say that I had a software problem.

  When restarting it would run for about 15 minutes and the cessation of work and

  show the same error.

  I have run the Dell diagnostic program and it showed that I have several

  Hard drive errors.

  After the diagnosis my computer now works fine.

  The diagnostic programs to correct the mistakes of hard dirve when he finds them.

  My computer is a Dimension 4700 running windows XP Professional

  Service Pack 3

  
  

• Wiping Hard Drive, Reinstalled with Windows 7 with upgrade disk product key error

  My computer has been acting upward, so I back up hard drive and erased the hard drive with the BACK CLEAN ALL command. I then reinstalled windows 7 from my Windows 7 Upgrade disk and restore my files on hard disk. The computer works fantastic and returned half of the memory of the hard drive. A few days later, I get a message on the screen that I have 30 days left until I can produce a product key from the original Windows installation, does not accept the upgrade product key.

  I tried the product key located on the bottom of my laptop for Windows Vista comes with the HP computer. It does not work and it gave me no disk backup for Windows Vista from HP.

  I called Microsoft and they told me to contact HP for the product key. I see on this forum that someone else has written a similar plea, because it is a plea, and HP said to contact Microsoft. In other words, Microsoft says to contact HP and HP says to contact Microsoft.

  I use Microsoft since Windows 3.2 operating systems and have bought a lot of products of them. It's my 3rd HP laptop, my wife is on her 2nd HP laptop. Well you know what? If I don't get this resolved quickly by one of your companies, and I'm not remember Microsoft, I'm through the two of you.

  I don't see where Microsoft is not being fooled off but when it's to the detriment of a loyal customer, so don't worry. HP is also responsible for this. An upgraded version of Windows 7 (to upgrade from Vista or XP) should be smart enough (and I thought it was) to remember that I had the original version and its product key should be enough. Also I don't never told me that I had to keep the old product keys, and it doesn't matter anyway because the product key is always available in my laptop HP, but it does not work.

  I'm not buying another HP without your help and actually buying an Apple Mac for my wife and my next computer if it is not resolved. I think that HP is probably as bad as Microsoft so that it will not be solved and I'm not shelling out more money for something I already own.

  System information:

  Other OS Description not available OS manufacturer Microsoft Corporation system name MADRONA system manufacturer Hewlett-Packard model system HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook PC OS name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Version 6.1.7600 X 86 - based PC processor Intel (r) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU P7450 2.13 GHz, 2133 MHz, 2 Lossnay Build 7600 system type, 2 logic or the BIOS Version/Date Hewlett-Packard F.24 processors , 12/06/2009 \Device\HarddiskVolume1 SMBIOS Version 2.4 Windows directory C:\Windows directory C:\Windows\system32 peripheral initialization system local United the States Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7600.16385" username madrona\majoraward Pacific Daylight Time zone installed physical memory (RAM) 3.00 GB Total physical memory 3.00 GB available physical memory 1.74 GB memory virtual 5.99 Total available virtual memory 4.66 GB Page file space 3.00 GB Page file C:\pagefile.sys

  I used here from method 3 with success. Basically just throw the disc to upgrade from in Windows and make install an inplace upgrade.

  http://www.winsupersite.com/article/Windows-7/clean-install-Windows-7-with-upgrade-media-128512

• Dual Boot with windows XP Pro with 2 HARD drive, error on secondary windows install: "Windows did not start because of a configuration of the disk of the computer problem. Could not read the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware... »

  Hi, I recently bought a new Hitachi 1 TB internal hard drive. I wanted to do a clean install on the new drive (d), be able to dual boot my computer and leave my old 300 GB disk (C :) as the primary windows installation. After physically installing the new HARD drive, I noticed that "new hardware found" and the the brand name flashed in the bottom right corner. I thought I'd see the new hard drive in my computer, but I did not. I initialized the new HARD drive with the computer management window (right click on my computer - manage) and I also formatted in NTFS (I had to change my printer hard drive letter to assign the new HARD drive with the letter D, but I've made other changes after this step). Now, I could see and use in my main windows on the C: installation. I then installed a windows new copy XP pro with the installation CD I got for my C: but on the D: (Note: I have a Dell computer (and the Dell reinstallation CD) and my current version of windows has SP3 while the installation CD is only SP2) (I also reformatted my HARD drive during the installation of windows to NTFS)

  Now when I try to start on installing the new on my D: I get "Windows did not start because of a configuration of the disk of the computer problem. Could not read the selected boot disk. Check startup disk and hardware access path. "and another line saying to refer to manuals HARD drive and windows.

  My Boot.ini file at this time was:

  [boot loader]
  Timeout = 5
  default = multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS
  [operating systems]
  "multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect
  "signature (ac516a5c) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (1) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional own "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect

  I looked towards the top of this help page, but for now I'm unlucky:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/314477

  (The next steps I took by throwing from the Windows CD and go into the repair console)

  I tried to use the bootcfg /rebuild but the line to boot.ini for my secondary HARD drive still does not work.

  He gave me something like:

  [boot loader]
  Timeout = 5
  default = multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS
  [operating systems]
  "multi (0) disk (0) rdisk (0) partition (2) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect
  "signature (ac516a5c) disk (0) rdisk (1) partition (1) \WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Professional own "/ noexecute = optin/fastdetect

  I also tried to change the signature() to multi (0), but it did not work. (or try almost all possible permutations of disk() and rdisk() partition() 0 to 2).

  I also tried to use expand F(dvd-drive):\i386\ntkrnlmp(I_have_a_duo-core).ex_ D:\windows\system32\ntoskrnl.exe and a few other combinations, but I when I login as D:\windows simply, it fails to extend with a message like "could not develop" or C:\windows I get "restricted access".

  I have not yet tried CHKDSK/r, but since I did a clean install on a newly formatted drive... I don't think it would work.

  I've also marked the partition on the D: as active (in computer management), but it did not help me.

  I've done a first installation of windows repair, strangely, I couldn't fix this one... Still does not work...

  My default windows installation yet works very well & I see that windows has been installed on the D: but I'm ideas from how to operate the dual-boot, can someone throw me a BONE on what to do?

  Maybe try to do something with the Boot Manager (whatever it is?) Create a new partition and use it as a boot manager? I don't really want to do this, because if I made a mistake I will be unable to use my computer and dual boot should work without going through all this trouble... But I found this page: http://technet.microsoft.com/fr-fr/library/ee829686%28WS.10%29.aspx

  Could a clean install two HDD help? I hope I won't have to do...

  Someone has an idea?

  PS: I'm not such an advanced user so I need a solution step by step, thanks!

  Edit: I also noted that I can't see my new HARD drive in my BIOS... weird... SATA-0 is my old drive HARD 1 and 2 are my dvd 3-5 readers are 'off' and it doesn't seem to be anything that it is plugged in. I also have 4 bays for internal HARD disks. Now, 2 are busy.

  Edit2: I looked inside my case and enabled the good Sata in the Bios after a reboot it detected the drive correctly. Dual boot doesn't always work well... The fact that it was disable in the BIOS while I was installing the new HARD drive could change anything? Hmm...

  In case I wasn't clear enough: I had a windows XP Pro installed on my C:, bought a new hard drive and installed the same copy of windows on it (d). I think that should allow me to double boot between the two installs different. Even if for some reason I can't boot from one on my D:. Andrew, I do not understand why you so far physically disconnect the other drive, the point of the whole operation is to build a boot.ini file so that the BIOS knows that it y facilities 2 windows and you allow to choose (and not have conflicting problems between the 2 systems), someone correct me if I'm wrong? "Expand" the part of my first post made reference to one of the solutions provided by Microsoft in the first link that I have included in my previous post (but I can't seem to work).

  In addition, it is the procedure that I followed: http://www.ehow.com/how_5950826_boot-two-different-hard-drives.html

  (except I've had the first installation already done).

  Andrew "also, once a new hd is plugged on the pc & running, most of the BIOS will place (them) as 1st priority hd, set the BIOS to do this", you mean that by installing separately from windows on each unit when the other is not plugged in, I could choose what disk to start from defining their priority in the BIOS once they are all plugged back? It's too tedious (as I intend to move frequently between the 2 installs) and requires a computer to other users of the lack of computer knowledge. Unfortunately, it is not a viable option.

  EDIT: I DID IT! Hmmm... Well, I double checked in the recovery console, the path of the new HARD drive with the arc command Scan. Tried to start again with the MULTI (0) in my boot.ini and it worked... I also had my windows install CD in. Maybe that is why I could not start, windows needs the CD to complete the installation? Weird, I don't know what I did to the difficulty it... but hey, it works! Thanks for your ideas guys!

• Hard drive error (03F1)

  Hello, thank you for your time. During recent months, I was faced with a serious problem: I get a message "HDD error (03F1)" on my HP Pavilion 1d72nr g6, but only in special cases. Special cases that I mentioned are the moments where he decides to stop reading my HARD drive. There is no obvious motive for the failure messages, and if I leave it alone, it tends to function again after a while. If I need it immediately, removing and reinstalling the internal components sometimes make the tour, giving me anywhere from 20 seconds to a few hours. After the randomly generated time it stops, usually flashes a BSoD and fails to initialize the disk to write the memory dump. Disk booting does not is expected if there is trouble reading from the disk. Sometimes when it crashes it will start IO throwinf errors. These usually just indicate that there was a problem while reading from the HARD drive and store it in memory.

  The first thing I thought was that I had to replace my hard drive, as it was the most obvious first step, and it worked. For a period of time. I upgraded to a 640 GB 5400 RPM for a 1 to 7200 RPM. It took about a month so he can restart from scratch on the same page.

  I can say with confidence that this is not a failure of hard drive for two reasons: first, there is no damage to subsequently file system; Second, while it is plugged somewhere else, it works as it should.

  Here, that's what I've troubleshooted so if you ask, I'll describe how I troubleshooted each component:

  1. HARD DRIVE
  2. HARD drive connection map (not to be confused with the PCB of HARD drive)
  3. Power brick & battery
  4. RAM memory modules
  5. BIOS

  That leaves what follows, at least from what I can deduce:

  • Components of the motherboard
  • Processor

  And because a dying CPU seems to be fairly binary (it works or it doesn't), rather strongly, I can exclude that he is the culprit.

  This leaves the motherboard. But my personal thought was that a motherboard was also a binary component, then why should it work if sporadically?

  Any help in this would be surprising, as the replacement of the laptop is currently not in the budget.

  Thank you for your time,

  Max.

  Your logic is flawless until the last hypothesis. Indeed, central units are "binary" (works or it does not work) but not motherboards. They are fickle demons and a bad capacitor can drive a technician crazy trying to track down the problem. Suffice it to say that a seasoned technician could not do more to diagnose the problem that you have, and the answer is... bad mother.

  If it's 'the Answer' please click on 'Accept as Solution' to help others find it.

• Pass water damaged hard drive Macbook Pro (mid-2010) to another Macbook Pro (mid-2010)?

  Someone accidentally spilled water on my MacBook Pro 'Core i7' 2.66 GHz 15 "mid-2010 and after trying to dry out for a few days, I'm sure that the keyboard is in ruins, and it may be worse (I suspect the logic board like most people), but I need to (would really) keep my documents etc. However, we happen to have an another i7 2.66 GHz 15 "mid 2010 Macbook Pro lying around not being used. I'm a student in computer engineering and I'm pretty good with electronics and figure, that I can use the practice, so I was planning on trying to replace the keyboard myself, but I plan on getting a new MBP in the next few months, so I'd rather do less work if possible. MY MAIN QUESTION IS: since I'm very lucky and I have two little nearly exact same model MBP can put the hard drive of the damaged water MBP (also long the HDD no is not damaged by water) in the MBP running? And if so, what would be my challenges and if it works well enough to use for a month or two? Thank you!

  TLDR: I can take a HDD on a MBP and put it in a similar model without too much difficulty?

  Yes, but you're probably better to put in an envelope instead. If you start another Mac, or in an enclosure closed or internally, a very small number of parameters will not be postponed, and some commercial programs may refuse to run.

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