On Mon, 18 May 2009 00:35:04 +0000 (UTC), wrat@xxxxxx (the wharf
rat) wrote:
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>In article <4dc015pdg7kto3jtp63eu0qjnmalfl3iuh@xxxxxx>,
>Alfred Kaufmann <al_kaufmann@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote:
>>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. I have no idea what type of hard drive he has in his little HP tower -
I did not build it or recommend it.
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> Quote:
>>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). U so funny!
Al