About 3 weeks ago I ran into a strange issue with my computer. While downloading a video game, I was also browsing through the web. Suddenly, everything froze and I couldn't do anything. Eventually my computer forced a shutdown with an error. I tried to reboot, but continuously got "error 0xc00000e9". Eventually, my computer did a repair and I was able to get back in and just paid it as a possible one-time issue and I was only going to begin to worry if it happened again.
It happened again today
. Similar issue. Tried to open Microsoft Word. Windows Froze. Eventually I receive a message saying Windows ran into an issue. I did a forced reset and everything loaded up just fine. I'm typing this from the very computer experiencing the issues.
I've done some research, especially for the previous error 0xc00000e9 and seen that it could possibly be linked to a dying hard drive. Additionally, I've been experiencing a strange issue in a video game I play where character models and even terrain will suddenly disappear or turn completely yellow. I similarly looked up this same issue and found some who suggest it might be due to a failing hard drive.
So here I am. I hope this is enough to go off of. Are these symptoms of a failing hard drive or do you think there might be another culprit at play here? If it is a failing hard drive, do you have any recommendations on my next steps to take?
It happened again today
. Similar issue. Tried to open Microsoft Word. Windows Froze. Eventually I receive a message saying Windows ran into an issue. I did a forced reset and everything loaded up just fine. I'm typing this from the very computer experiencing the issues.I've done some research, especially for the previous error 0xc00000e9 and seen that it could possibly be linked to a dying hard drive. Additionally, I've been experiencing a strange issue in a video game I play where character models and even terrain will suddenly disappear or turn completely yellow. I similarly looked up this same issue and found some who suggest it might be due to a failing hard drive.
So here I am. I hope this is enough to go off of. Are these symptoms of a failing hard drive or do you think there might be another culprit at play here? If it is a failing hard drive, do you have any recommendations on my next steps to take?
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