In article <4dc015pdg7kto3jtp63eu0qjnmalfl3iuh@xxxxxx>,
Alfred Kaufmann <al_kaufmann@xxxxxx> wrote:
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>The Event Viewer of my friend's computer shows a lot of errors saying
>that his hard drive is corrupt and unusable. On every re-boot the
You should never buy a hard drive in Washington DC. Make sure
the next one is shipped from someplace like Utah.
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>shop to be checked out be a Certified Technician and they told him
>that everything was OK. At least they did not charge him for the
It could be that the disc drive is itself is fine but the
file system data structures have been damaged. One way to fix this is
to boot a windows CD/ROM and follow the path to "recovery console". When
it finishes booting type chkdisk /r and come back later. Much later.
If that doesn't work I'd suggest a format and reinstall before you
give up on the drive.
Of course, the results from these kind of procedures depend a lot
on using the proper load. For a typical home desktop I prefer Winchester
high brass in #4, but if it's a server size system you might want to go
to BB shot. You ARE using a 12 gauge, aren't you? Only an inexperienced
tech would use a 20 on Windows. If you think the shop he took it to used
a 20 then take a few extra minutes and reseat the cables that attach the
drive ot the motherboard, and make sure the system BIOS properly recognizes
the drive. Do the first thing by opening the case and finding the cables
then pull the end out of the connector it's plugged in to and put them back
ALL THE WAY. Do the second by hotting the key that it says when you
boot (you know, hit DEL for setup or whatever).