"Windows has detected a hard disc problem" ??

ThePhail

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"Windows has detected a hard disc problem"

Alright, so my computer has started telling me that windows has detected a problem with my hard disc. It has done this ever since i got a new motherboard and graphics card. Everything worked as it should before I got a new one. But now it does this. I know I could ofcourse back up the things I got, BUT the problem is that I've got about 1000gb of stuff on it, and I've got nowhere to back it up. Also, I know I could go into computer and examine the whole drive etc. But since it's this huge it takes a lot of time. Is it worth doing that? If that's what it takes then I'll have to do it ofcourse.. I just dont want to lose my files.

Another thing to know is that the drive was once an external drive that where the plug was failing, so I removed it from it's casing and used it as a drive. But as I said, there had been no problems with the old motherboard. Oh and last thing, it's not my main drive (C:) drive.

To summarize real quick

  • Hard drive is failing
    Dont want to lose my 1000gb files
    No where to back up
    Was once external drive

I would love to have this fixed as soon as possible, dont want to lose files :(
 
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Hey ThePhail. I think that you should definitely test the drive so that you know what's going on with it. You can do it with DLG (Data Lifeguard Diagnostic software). I'd recommend that you run both tests (regardless of the time they take to complete) - Quick and Extended and see what's happening exactly.
You could also try the drive with another computer to see if you'll have the same problem. If the drive is indeed failing, you should do your best to backup your important data or at least stop using the drive until you are able to get an external one for backup or figure out something else. Because when a drive starts to act up and it starts to fail it could be days or weeks or months before it completely gives up, but you never know...
Hey ThePhail. I think that you should definitely test the drive so that you know what's going on with it. You can do it with DLG (Data Lifeguard Diagnostic software). I'd recommend that you run both tests (regardless of the time they take to complete) - Quick and Extended and see what's happening exactly.
You could also try the drive with another computer to see if you'll have the same problem. If the drive is indeed failing, you should do your best to backup your important data or at least stop using the drive until you are able to get an external one for backup or figure out something else. Because when a drive starts to act up and it starts to fail it could be days or weeks or months before it completely gives up, but you never know exactly how long it's gonna be. Also does the drive make any kind of unusual sounds/noises when it spins?
You can download DLG from here: http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=810

Good luck with your drive. Let me know what the tests show.
Boogieman_WD
 
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