Windows won't boot and a failed chkdks - Error 303

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I got a HP-G42-303DX Notebook (with a fresh copy of Win 7) and it wouldn't boot. I chkdsk from a flash drive with a bootable win 7 and at 4% it said there's a failure and that it "failed to transfer logged messages to the event log with status 50". I entered the bios and did a check again - at $% it gave me a 303 error.

I formated C and tried to reinstall windows and i got the message "windows cannot be installed to this disk. this computer's hardware may not support booting".

I realise now the drive is busted, but is it fixable? It's not my computer, all i know is that the HDD is a SATA 320GB (5400RPM).

Also, in your opinion - do i have a chance with data recovery?
 
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SuperSoph_WD
Hey there, Boris!

Unfortunately, it really seems that you have a failed HDD.
Basically, it is possible to recover the data but you have to use a professional data recovery company. I'd recommend it if's truly irreplaceable data that you want to retrieve. But again as @ohyes247 mentioned, it depends on the amount of damage done to the drive.
I'd like to add some info to those HDD suggestions:
WD Blue 2.5" is an HDD recommended for everyday computing and you get solid performance and reliability with 5400 RPM and capacity up to 1 TB max
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=800
WD Black 2.5" is more about performance and demanding applications. So if you are into gaming or any heavy software, this drive is as fast as it can...
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Hey there, Boris!

Unfortunately, it really seems that you have a failed HDD.
Basically, it is possible to recover the data but you have to use a professional data recovery company. I'd recommend it if's truly irreplaceable data that you want to retrieve. But again as @ohyes247 mentioned, it depends on the amount of damage done to the drive.
I'd like to add some info to those HDD suggestions:
WD Blue 2.5" is an HDD recommended for everyday computing and you get solid performance and reliability with 5400 RPM and capacity up to 1 TB max
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=800
WD Black 2.5" is more about performance and demanding applications. So if you are into gaming or any heavy software, this drive is as fast as it can get to deliver the experience with 7200 RPM and 16 MB cache.
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=790

Hope this helps. :)
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Hi again, Boris!

No, unfortunately HDDs are so delicate that it's almost impossible to fix a physical damage on a drive.
You may have a chance at data recovery, you just need to use a professional data recovery company for it.
The good news is that you have a chance to get your files back, depending on the damage itself.
The bad news is that you can never be certain, if they will be able to retrieve anything from the HDD. :(

A fix would be from now on to always back up your most important data. This way you will be able to prevent such unpleasant situations from happening and you will be sure that you have your data secured on 2 different storage locations.

Hope I helped you somehow! Good luck!
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I didn't use a professional - i did it myself and it works fine now. The drive isn't in good health but it's working now. Anyway i'll just get a second hand drive for 5$ if this one fails.
 
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Awesome!
Glad to hear you resolved your problem.
Since you can access it now, just make sure you back it up!
If it's not in good health, you can never be sure when it's going to fail, so I'd use the time to save the data.

Best of luck! :)
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This isn't the best solution.

 
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