My Windows XP doesn't load good all the time. I may have to do it two or
three times. The little blocks freeze at some point during loading.
Sometimes, BIOS stops with disk failure. However, it seems to run fine once
I get Windows loaded. I restored back to a point where it seems to run
better.
I'm wondering if there is a software problem, or am I seeing the beginning
of hard disk failure?
Is there any way of finding out if it's a hard disk failure?
rb wrote:
> My Windows XP doesn't load good all the time. I may have to do it
> two or three times. The little blocks freeze at some point during
> loading. Sometimes, BIOS stops with disk failure. However, it
> seems to run fine once I get Windows loaded. I restored back to a
> point where it seems to run better.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a software problem, or am I seeing the
> beginning of hard disk failure?
>
> Is there any way of finding out if it's a hard disk failure?
Download the hard disk drive manufacturer's diagnostics utility (from the
hard disk drive manufacturer's web page) and after making a backup of the
contents of your hard drive in whatever way you normally backup your stuff -
run the full diagnostics on the drive.
"rb" <rbig@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> My Windows XP doesn't load good all the time. I may have to do it two or
> three times. The little blocks freeze at some point during loading.
> Sometimes, BIOS stops with disk failure. However, it seems to run fine
once
> I get Windows loaded. I restored back to a point where it seems to run
> better.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a software problem, or am I seeing the beginning
> of hard disk failure?
>
> Is there any way of finding out if it's a hard disk failure?
Yes -- identify maker of the drive and run the maker's
diagnostics.
If you need further guidance repost with full details e.g.
your firewall and antivirus settings.
--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)
I had a problem like this about a month ago, bought a new hard drive and
then found out that it was the power unit that was failing. If you can
borrow a hard drive from someone put it in and try it or buy a power unit
(they are not expensive) and try that.
"rb" <rbig@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> My Windows XP doesn't load good all the time. I may have to do it two or
> three times. The little blocks freeze at some point during loading.
> Sometimes, BIOS stops with disk failure. However, it seems to run fine
> once I get Windows loaded. I restored back to a point where it seems to
> run better.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a software problem, or am I seeing the beginning
> of hard disk failure?
>
> Is there any way of finding out if it's a hard disk failure?
>
>
Trying a new hard drive is not the first logical step, the first step should
be, as Shenan and Don pointed out, testing the current drive to see if it's
failing. Why waste an hour or so installing a new drive and a fresh load of
Windows, and still not know if the original hard drive is defective or not?
"Stewart" <him@invalid.supanet.co.uk> wrote in message
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>I had a problem like this about a month ago, bought a new hard drive and
>then found out that it was the power unit that was failing. If you can
>borrow a hard drive from someone put it in and try it or buy a power unit
>(they are not expensive) and try that.
>
>
> "rb" <rbig@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:OC3cUYYCJHA.412@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> My Windows XP doesn't load good all the time. I may have to do it two or
>> three times. The little blocks freeze at some point during loading.
>> Sometimes, BIOS stops with disk failure. However, it seems to run fine
>> once I get Windows loaded. I restored back to a point where it seems to
>> run better.
>>
>> I'm wondering if there is a software problem, or am I seeing the
>> beginning of hard disk failure?
>>
>> Is there any way of finding out if it's a hard disk failure?
>>
>>
>
>
I could not have run the program you mention as my computer did not stay
active long enough.
"David B." <mail@nomail.net> wrote in message
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> Trying a new hard drive is not the first logical step, the first step
> should be, as Shenan and Don pointed out, testing the current drive to see
> if it's failing. Why waste an hour or so installing a new drive and a
> fresh load of Windows, and still not know if the original hard drive is
> defective or not?
>
> --
>
> ----
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> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
> Help Us Help You http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
>
>
>
> "Stewart" <him@invalid.supanet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:OrehlUdCJHA.2480@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I had a problem like this about a month ago, bought a new hard drive and
>>then found out that it was the power unit that was failing. If you can
>>borrow a hard drive from someone put it in and try it or buy a power unit
>>(they are not expensive) and try that.
>>
>>
>> "rb" <rbig@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>> news:OC3cUYYCJHA.412@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> My Windows XP doesn't load good all the time. I may have to do it two
>>> or three times. The little blocks freeze at some point during loading.
>>> Sometimes, BIOS stops with disk failure. However, it seems to run fine
>>> once I get Windows loaded. I restored back to a point where it seems to
>>> run better.
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if there is a software problem, or am I seeing the
>>> beginning of hard disk failure?
>>>
>>> Is there any way of finding out if it's a hard disk failure?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
welll you can eliminate one possibilty of it being a bad sector or sectors on
the HD with a Windows tool. Go to start, my computer right click on the C
drive select properties and then tools, error checking, check both boxes. it
will tell you it will schedule it for the next time you start the computer so
ok on that then power down your computer and turn it on and Windows will scan
the drive, detect any bad sectors, and fix them. Hopefully this may help.
Let me know.
Best regards,
Kaja Sanvean
"rb" wrote:
> My Windows XP doesn't load good all the time. I may have to do it two or
> three times. The little blocks freeze at some point during loading.
> Sometimes, BIOS stops with disk failure. However, it seems to run fine once
> I get Windows loaded. I restored back to a point where it seems to run
> better.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a software problem, or am I seeing the beginning
> of hard disk failure?
>
> Is there any way of finding out if it's a hard disk failure?
>
>
>
"Stewart" <him@invalid.supanet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:uBV$JdpCJHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>I could not have run the program you mention as my computer did not stay
>active long enough.
>
>
> "David B." <mail@nomail.net> wrote in message
> news:%23oX%237ahCJHA.3496@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Trying a new hard drive is not the first logical step, the first step
>> should be, as Shenan and Don pointed out, testing the current drive to
>> see if it's failing. Why waste an hour or so installing a new drive and a
>> fresh load of Windows, and still not know if the original hard drive is
>> defective or not?
>>
>> --
>>
>> ----
>> Crosspost, do not multipost http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm
>> How to ask a question http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375
>> Help Us Help You http://dts-l.net/goodpost.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> "Stewart" <him@invalid.supanet.co.uk> wrote in message
>> news:OrehlUdCJHA.2480@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I had a problem like this about a month ago, bought a new hard drive and
>>>then found out that it was the power unit that was failing. If you can
>>>borrow a hard drive from someone put it in and try it or buy a power unit
>>>(they are not expensive) and try that.
>>>
>>>
>>> "rb" <rbig@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
>>> news:OC3cUYYCJHA.412@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> My Windows XP doesn't load good all the time. I may have to do it two
>>>> or three times. The little blocks freeze at some point during
>>>> loading. Sometimes, BIOS stops with disk failure. However, it seems to
>>>> run fine once I get Windows loaded. I restored back to a point where
>>>> it seems to run better.
>>>>
>>>> I'm wondering if there is a software problem, or am I seeing the
>>>> beginning of hard disk failure?
>>>>
>>>> Is there any way of finding out if it's a hard disk failure?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
my pc hard drive 
Linear Mode
