CHKDSK when bootup

mallard32 · 09-12-2009, 05:41 PM

Everytime i bootup my computer it has this CHKDSK that always freezes on 58 percent and it happens every single time. How do i fix it from appearing?

I am running Windows Vista 64bit

I went into CMD and ran chkdsk as an administrator and this error appears.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

**simpswr** · 09-12-2009, 05:44 PM

If you have any data on that drive that you cherish, back it up now!

Then run diagnostics on the hard drive ( click here ) to rule out failure

mallard32 · 09-12-2009, 06:02 PM

Its on a new laptop not even 3 months old why is it happening?

**simpswr** · 09-12-2009, 06:25 PM

Who knows . . but if it has data you cherish, get it backed up now. Then run the diagnostics. If it reports the drive as ok, we need to figure why the errors.

Has it been turned off unexpectedly? . . witout being shut down?

**jenae** · 09-12-2009, 10:16 PM

Hi, chkdsk is a powerful utility and can cause data loss so I agree with Simpswr, back up. I do not think the diagnostics needs to be run just yet, do this first. You are running chkdsk in "read only" mode without the parameters, it cannot complete it's task as the volume is still in use. To remedy this :-

Start, all programs, accessories and right click on command prompt select "run as administrator" type:-

Code:

fsutil dirty query c:

. Press enter

This queries the drive, and more than likely it will tell you that it is dirty. Next, type:-

Code:

CHKNTFS /X c:

. Press enter

The X tells Windows to NOT check that particular drive (c) on the next reboot. At this time, manually reboot your computer, it should not do a Chkdsk and take you directly to Windows.

Once Windows has fully loaded, bring up another CMD prompt (Admin) and now you want to do a Chkdsk manually by typing:-

Code:

Chkdsk /f /r c:

This should take you through 5 stages of the scan and will unset that dirty bit. Windows should now start normally.

mallard32 · 09-13-2009, 12:34 AM

Ok, thanks everyone for your quick responses. My Asus laptop came with two harddrives but each partitioned twice, therefore i have C,D,E,F drives. Can i backup the files on the C: and other partition that corresponds to that HDD to the other one? If i would like to do this, how would i, what software should i use? Im in college and it would be tragic if i lost any data.

Thanks Again

**simpswr** · 09-13-2009, 05:55 AM

The safest way is to backup to external media . . CD, DVD or an external drive. You can juat drag and drop the files from the drive to the backup media

mallard32 · 09-13-2009, 11:00 AM

Alright Thank You

mallard32 · 09-14-2009, 02:15 PM

Well, i just got off the phone with my computer manufacturer ASUS and they said that the only thing i could do was basically backup and restore my computer to the default factory settings. Then i called Microsoft but since my computer was preinstalled with vista 64 from asus they want to charge me $60 for tech support. Is there an efficient removable HD that is 640Gb fast enough to backup my data effectively without a loss or corruption?

Also when i have my HD to backup my data to, how can i backup it? On the phone they mentioned a utility in vista for it. Could somebody please elaborate?

To clarify things, i should backup before i run the Seagate Diagnostics, correct?

**simpswr** · 09-14-2009, 03:08 PM

You can drag and drop the files you waht to keep . . no use backing up any applications.

Any external drive that is large eonugh to hold the files will work.

I would backup before doing anything else if I cherished the files

mallard32 · 09-14-2009, 09:52 PM

If i drag and drop the applications they wont work?

**simpswr** · 09-15-2009, 07:59 AM

No they will not . . applicatons will have to be installed so thatthe right system files and Registry entries are created

mallard32 · 11-03-2009, 10:23 PM

Well i still have this issue and was wondering. If i upgrade my Windows Home Premium 64 bit to Windows 7 Ultimate, will that get rid of this issue i am having since the chkdsk occurs at the C:/ Vista drive?

**simpswr** · 11-04-2009, 07:29 AM

Hard to say . . If you have the files all backed up. I would run diagnostics on the hard drive ( click here )

See this for how to make a bootable cd

09-12-2009, 05:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
mallard32 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 116 OS: Windows Vista My System	CHKDSK when bootup Everytime i bootup my computer it has this CHKDSK that always freezes on 58 percent and it happens every single time. How do i fix it from appearing? I am running Windows Vista 64bit I went into CMD and ran chkdsk as an administrator and this error appears. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

09-12-2009, 05:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: CHKDSK when bootup If you have any data on that drive that you cherish, back it up now! Then run diagnostics on the hard drive ( click here ) to rule out failure __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

09-12-2009, 06:02 PM	#3 (permalink)
mallard32 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 116 OS: Windows Vista My System	Re: CHKDSK when bootup Its on a new laptop not even 3 months old why is it happening?

09-12-2009, 06:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: CHKDSK when bootup Who knows . . but if it has data you cherish, get it backed up now. Then run the diagnostics. If it reports the drive as ok, we need to figure why the errors. Has it been turned off unexpectedly? . . witout being shut down? __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

09-12-2009, 10:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
jenae Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,312 OS: XP & Vista	Re: CHKDSK when bootup Hi, chkdsk is a powerful utility and can cause data loss so I agree with Simpswr, back up. I do not think the diagnostics needs to be run just yet, do this first. You are running chkdsk in "read only" mode without the parameters, it cannot complete it's task as the volume is still in use. To remedy this :- Start, all programs, accessories and right click on command prompt select "run as administrator" type:- Code: fsutil dirty query c: . Press enter This queries the drive, and more than likely it will tell you that it is dirty. Next, type:- Code: CHKNTFS /X c: . Press enter The X tells Windows to NOT check that particular drive (c) on the next reboot. At this time, manually reboot your computer, it should not do a Chkdsk and take you directly to Windows. Once Windows has fully loaded, bring up another CMD prompt (Admin) and now you want to do a Chkdsk manually by typing:- Code: Chkdsk /f /r c: This should take you through 5 stages of the scan and will unset that dirty bit. Windows should now start normally. __________________

09-13-2009, 12:34 AM	#6 (permalink)
mallard32 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 116 OS: Windows Vista My System	Re: CHKDSK when bootup Ok, thanks everyone for your quick responses. My Asus laptop came with two harddrives but each partitioned twice, therefore i have C,D,E,F drives. Can i backup the files on the C: and other partition that corresponds to that HDD to the other one? If i would like to do this, how would i, what software should i use? Im in college and it would be tragic if i lost any data. Thanks Again

09-13-2009, 05:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: CHKDSK when bootup The safest way is to backup to external media . . CD, DVD or an external drive. You can juat drag and drop the files from the drive to the backup media __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

09-13-2009, 11:00 AM	#8 (permalink)
mallard32 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 116 OS: Windows Vista My System	Re: CHKDSK when bootup Alright Thank You

09-14-2009, 02:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
mallard32 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 116 OS: Windows Vista My System	Re: CHKDSK when bootup Well, i just got off the phone with my computer manufacturer ASUS and they said that the only thing i could do was basically backup and restore my computer to the default factory settings. Then i called Microsoft but since my computer was preinstalled with vista 64 from asus they want to charge me $60 for tech support. Is there an efficient removable HD that is 640Gb fast enough to backup my data effectively without a loss or corruption? Also when i have my HD to backup my data to, how can i backup it? On the phone they mentioned a utility in vista for it. Could somebody please elaborate? To clarify things, i should backup before i run the Seagate Diagnostics, correct?

09-14-2009, 03:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: CHKDSK when bootup You can drag and drop the files you waht to keep . . no use backing up any applications. Any external drive that is large eonugh to hold the files will work. I would backup before doing anything else if I cherished the files __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

09-14-2009, 09:52 PM	#11 (permalink)
mallard32 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 116 OS: Windows Vista My System	Re: CHKDSK when bootup If i drag and drop the applications they wont work?

09-15-2009, 07:59 AM	#12 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: CHKDSK when bootup No they will not . . applicatons will have to be installed so thatthe right system files and Registry entries are created __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?

11-03-2009, 10:23 PM	#13 (permalink)
mallard32 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 116 OS: Windows Vista My System	Re: CHKDSK when bootup Well i still have this issue and was wondering. If i upgrade my Windows Home Premium 64 bit to Windows 7 Ultimate, will that get rid of this issue i am having since the chkdsk occurs at the C:/ Vista drive?

11-04-2009, 07:29 AM	#14 (permalink)
simpswr Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: May 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 12,325 OS: XP, Vista, Win 7	Re: CHKDSK when bootup Hard to say . . If you have the files all backed up. I would run diagnostics on the hard drive ( click here ) See this for how to make a bootable cd __________________ Rich MemTest86 \| BenchTest \| Virus/Trojan/Spyware Help How to post a Screen Shot \| PC running slow?