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09-20-2008, 02:02 PM
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possible bad harddrive?
hello.my son has a hp laptop.when you power up he gets a ( 1720-smart harddrive detects imminent failure(failing attr: 05), then says to backup contents on harddrive and run hdd self test in f10 setup. we run self test and get (error: read failure.does this mean the harddrive is bad? not sure what to do at this point. any help is appreciated.
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09-20-2008, 02:21 PM
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I would believe it. Back up your data NOW and install a replacement drive before it fails
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09-20-2008, 02:30 PM
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Thanks For Responding Tworails.my Next Question Is How Can I Save This To My External Harddrive?i Cant Seem To Get Past This Fail Info.
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09-20-2008, 08:35 PM
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Remove the drive and put it in a USB adapter and connect it to a working computer. That may not work, but it's your only chance. Here's an adapter:
http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...20-OTB&cat=HDD |
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09-20-2008, 09:08 PM
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okay glc.thankyou. i will give this a try.
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02-07-2009, 11:02 AM
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thanks again GLC, TWO RAILS.ended up bying a NEXSTAR hdd enclosure.GLC i forgot to mention that the hard drive was ide.hooked this up and was able to transfer the data.thanks again and as always,much appreciated.
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