Why my computer says "Windows has detected a hard disk problem", even though it says that the drive works fine in the properties?

Hello

I was doing some courses on my computer until this window came on my screen and playback;
"Windows detected a hard disk problem. I immediately went and checked in the properties to see the current status of the disk, and it says "this device is working properly" I am confused and decided to restart my computer. Again, read the error message and it says that the disc was allowed in properties. Every 15 minutes or so, the same error message. I'm running on Windows Vista Edition Home Premium and have had the computer since 2008. Is this a virus? Or - is this just the computer falsely detect a problem?
Can anyone help please?

Thank you very much

Liam

What you see in the drive properties in Device Manager has to do with drivers and the drive configuration, not the real state 'physical' the reader.

First of all, I error side of caution and if sure you have a backup of all your personal files, data, music, photos, contacts, movies, etc., external media (favorite external hard drive).

Run the check disk (chkdsk); I suggest to run with two checked options, difficulty of file system errors and scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors.

How to run the check disk at startup in Vista or Windows 7
 http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/67612-check-disk-Chkdsk.html

Many manufacturers of computers and most hard disk manufacturers have diagnostic tools free you can download and run to check the status of your drive. Check on the web sites of their respective support.

Hardware and software vendor contact information
 http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/vendors

Computer manufacturers
 http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/help/contact-support/computer-manufacturers

Kind regards

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