meedo

hi all ..
i have a core 2 duo 2.66ghz processor
a 2 gb ddr2 ram 800 mhz
a sparkle 9600 gt gpu
a 320 gb seagate hdd

and xp sp3
the problem is i dont have the normal disk check when the system restarts due to freezing or the power failure
i installed a program called hard disk health and it shows that the health of my sata hdd is 60%
its hardly 2 weeks i bought my system and i am worried about the hdd since it has all the imp data...
can you recommend me a better program to check the hdd health??
and please help me out in the checkdisk case
thnx in advance

mike2020learnin

Hello ,

now there is no better program to use to check the health of you har drive then the tool created by the company that makes the hard drive

follow link

http://www.majorgeeks.com/Seagate_Se...ows_d2858.html

now what are you meaning with scan disk

is it not working when you tell it to at the next boot

you may need to do this

do you have a Windows Xp cd, not the restore cd's that come with some systems, the cd will have the Windows logo & 3D hollowgram/image on it

if you do not maybe you can barrow one from a friend/family member/co-worker as long as it is the same version that is on your system

if you have (Windows XP Home Ed. sp2 ) then the cd will have to be that / if you have a cd with (Windows XP Home Ed. )you will have to slipstream (SP2 ) onto a disk that you create

this also applies to (Windows XP Professsional )

http://www.helpwithwindows.com/Windo...p2-bootcd.html

now if you do have the Windows XP cd with sp2 please follow these steps

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performing a (sfc) system file checker

It is a scan that checks the core files & dlls of the (os) operating system and replaces them if they are corrupt or missing with the correct original version

start

#1 then select (run) , then press enter
a window will open
#2 type in ( cmd ) then press enter
another window will open
#3 type in ( sfc )then press enter
another window will open
#4 type in (sfc /purgecache) then enter / your pc will work like crazy / this helps in rebuiding the cache file (notice the space between (sfc & /)
#5 type in (sfc /scannow ) then press enter ( notice the space between the (sfc & / )

now a scan will start , have your (Windows XP software disk ready ) your pc may ask for this disc when it starts or during the scan( so you must sit with the pc while this scan functions ) , if it does then incert the cd into one of your cd/rom/player's , your pc will then reconnize it and continue , you will then have to minimize the splash screen for the cd to see the scan , when the scan is finished you will need to close the cd and all open windows , then remove the cd

you will then need to do a ( Disk Cleanup ) , then empty the caches & temp files thru the (Internet Options) , then do a defrag

restart your pc

then do a defrag again after the reboot

then get back to us

meedo

thanx a ton mike...
i hope this will solve the problem...
but is the scan disk necessary??
or can it be avoided?

mike2020learnin

Hello ,

i run a scan disk on my system every 3 mnths just to make suer that all is good

it gives you info that lets you know the condition of your hard drive & dose repairs if possible

it can be a very useful tool

mike2020learnin

Hello ,

i do my scandisk manually

if need be i can give you the steps to do this / its easy & takes about an hr depending on the size of your harddrive

mike2020learnin

hello ,


But the issue is what is causing the freezing

do you know what is causing this ??

or is this what you need help with

meedo

thanks mike,
i had the problem of freezing, but it's solved now i ve upgraded to a new psu and ram
i wanted to know about the manual scandisk that you were talking about.
please let me know the procedure.

mike2020learnin

Hello ,

okay here are the steps

select (start

select (run

then type in ( CHKDSK /r

notice the space between ( CHKDSK & / ) very important

then sleck okay or hit the enter key

now your system will do this scan disk on the next reboot / it may even ask if you want to schedual this function to happen on the next boot

now when you reboot this scan will happen for it works befor the user profile get loaded & before the desktop loads

when it is done to wich it may take a while / depending on the size of your harddrive it will tell you if it found any errors & repaired them

this will check the disk and repair any bad sectors

there is another way to run this function also / if you would like to know them steps let me know

meedo

thanx mike i will do this today...
i would like to know about the other method also ..in case this does'nt work out..

mike2020learnin

Hello ,


okay , here we go with the steps

select (start

then select (My Computer

now you will see the Icons for you (local disk) dependeing on the volume that you hace your operating system on (which is normally on C) you need to right click it

then select (Properties

then select (Tools

then select in the (Error checking) section of the next window (Check Now)

then in the next window select both boxs

a message will appear asking if you want to schedual thie ation to be performed at the next reboot

select (yes

then select (okay

then close out all windows & reboot

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there is another way also

meedo

ok..thanks!