hard drive problem

grahamspostbag@ · 07-27-2008, 04:13 AM

windows wont start up,this problem is on and off,won,t let me start fromwindows xp disc so i can repair mbr or bad sectors,because the pc was slow on startup was advised to put more mem in which we have dun
(john the pilot,chaffeur,innes),have nuked and booted but still having probs starting some times,haven,t partitioned harddrive culd this be prob? graham and carol
sorry eneles not innes

Tumbleweed36 · 07-28-2008, 08:58 PM

You should partition the hard drive after you boot and nuke it. Do that and you might be good to go, but if not, let us know.

grahamspostbag@ · 07-29-2008, 12:06 PM

thanks for that, have partitioned in half,boot and nuke said there were some bad sectors do you thing we could repair with install disc(xp) thanks graham

Tumbleweed36 · 07-29-2008, 05:17 PM

Graham, download and run the hard drive diagnostic from your hard drive manufacturer and see if that can repair the errors. The download would be free. I would do that first and then let it partition and format the drive for usage. That is what I would do if it were mine.

07-27-2008, 04:13 AM	#1 (permalink)
grahamspostbag@ Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 293 OS: xp	hard drive problem windows wont start up,this problem is on and off,won,t let me start fromwindows xp disc so i can repair mbr or bad sectors,because the pc was slow on startup was advised to put more mem in which we have dun (john the pilot,chaffeur,innes),have nuked and booted but still having probs starting some times,haven,t partitioned harddrive culd this be prob? graham and carol sorry eneles not innes Last edited by grahamspostbag@; 07-27-2008 at 04:18 AM.

07-28-2008, 08:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,691 OS: XP Professional	Re: hard drive problem You should partition the hard drive after you boot and nuke it. Do that and you might be good to go, but if not, let us know. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread. Last edited by Tumbleweed36; 07-28-2008 at 09:00 PM.

07-29-2008, 12:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
grahamspostbag@ Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 293 OS: xp	Re: hard drive problem thanks for that, have partitioned in half,boot and nuke said there were some bad sectors do you thing we could repair with install disc(xp) thanks graham

07-29-2008, 05:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 19,691 OS: XP Professional	Re: hard drive problem Graham, download and run the hard drive diagnostic from your hard drive manufacturer and see if that can repair the errors. The download would be free. I would do that first and then let it partition and format the drive for usage. That is what I would do if it were mine. __________________ ---------- I don't receive email notifications of replies to subscribed threads. (Internet provider policy) Therefore, if I don't respond to your post within 24 hours, please send me a reminder PM and include the link to your thread.