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Solving Hard Drive Problems
Table 7-3 Solving Hard Drive Problems
Hard drive error occurs.
Cause | Solution |
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Hard disk has bad sectors or has failed. | 1. In Windows 7, click Start, click Computer, and right- |
| click on a drive. Select Properties, and then select the |
| Tools tab. Under |
| In Windows 8, on the Start screen type e, and then |
| select File Explorer from the list of applications. In the |
| left column, expand Computer, |
| select Properties, and then select the Tools tab. Under |
| Error checking click Check. |
| 2. Use a utility to locate and block usage of bad sectors. If |
| necessary, reformat the hard disk. |
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Disk transaction problem. |
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Cause | Solution |
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Either the directory structure is bad or there is a problem with | In Windows 7, click Start, expand Computer, and |
a file. | on a drive. Select Properties, and then select the Tools tab. |
| Under |
| In Windows 8, on the Start screen type e, and then click File |
| Explorer from the list of applications. In the left column, |
| expand Computer, |
| and then select the Tools tab. Under Error checking click |
| Check. |
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Drive not found (identified). |
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Cause | Solution |
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Cable could be loose. | Check cable connections. |
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The system may not have automatically recognized a newly | See reconfiguration directions in the Solving Hardware |
installed device. | Installation Problems on page 116 section. If the system still |
| does not recognize the new device, check to see if the |
| device is listed within Computer Setup. If it is listed, the |
| probable cause is a driver problem. If it is not listed, the |
| probable cause is a hardware problem. |
| If this is a newly installed drive, run the Computer Setup |
| utility and try adding a POST delay under Advanced > |
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The device is attached to a SATA port that has been hidden | Run the Computer Setup utility and ensure Device Available |
in Computer Setup. | is selected for the device's SATA port in Security > Device |
| Security. |
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Drive responds slowly immediately after | Run Computer Setup and increase the POST Delay in |
| Advanced > |
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