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    HDD Broken?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cmanns, Jul 16, 2008.

  1. cmanns

    cmanns Notebook Enthusiast

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    Stuff has been corrupting and now I can't install any os even using the oem discs

    Can I just take the drive out and put it in my desktop (its sata)

    If so what should I test it with :)

    If this is the prob ill take the laptop back and get a new 1 and replace the drive after...i'd like two but this one is broken i think
     
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  2. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    The first test should be to see if the HDD manufacturer has an ISO image of a diagnostic CD. You then burn that to CD, boot from the CD and it will do the tests. The diagnostic output will be good evidence for a warranty claim (you will need to photograph the screen).

    You could also see whether a Linux live CD can read the HDD. The Ubuntu live CD includes memtest86 for testing RAM but I don't know if it includes any HDD utilities.

    John
     
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  3. Shyster1

    Shyster1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The UltimateBootCD, which can be downloaded for free and burned onto a CD, contains a number of hdd diagnostic tools. The original ultimate boot CD is dos-based; however, there is also a windows-based version called the UltimateBootCD for Windows that can also be downloaded and used for free for personal use.
     
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  4. cmanns

    cmanns Notebook Enthusiast

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    I used IBM Drive fitness test (works for toshiba drives) also WD's test that works on other drives failed too

    thx
     
    cmanns, Jul 16, 2008
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    kevinscotland Notebook Consultant

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    you can get cheap sata to USB devices on ebay. just hook it up to a desktop and see if that changes anything.
     
    kevinscotland, Jul 16, 2008
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