If it were my computer, I would run the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostics and check the S.M.A.R.T. stats to verify that there are no hardware issues. Just a thought.
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If it were my computer, I would run the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostics and check the S.M.A.R.T. stats to verify that there are no hardware issues. Just a thought.
It's a Toshiba, are those under start or control panel? it's 8.1Quote:
Originally Posted by jdc2000
tks
Neither.Quote:
Originally Posted by egdufwollamhsram1851
Get and run Seatools For Dos
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/
Tutorial
http://www.seagate.com/files/staticf...-dos-guide.pdf
Had the Seatools for Windows goof a couple time so I DO NOT trust it.
Toshiba does not have a tool, but seagate's does work.
As for SMART
http://www.howtogeek.com/134735/how-...rive-is-dying/
They do have a Checking S.M.A.R.T. Without Third-Party Tools
Toshiba does not have their own diagnostics, but you can use SeaTools. The Ultimate Boot CD has this on it.
http://discussions.virtualdr.com/sho...oot-CD-5-Guide
Is the DOWNLOAD button the one to use?Quote:
Originally Posted by Train
http://crystalmark.info/software/Cry...o/index-e.html
there are other links there besides---------------i have backups, flash drives etc
http://crystalmark.info/download/index-e.html
however, be sure to uncheck the browser widget when installing it.
Or, you could use SpeedFan - it has S.M.A.R.T. stats also.
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Originally Posted by Train
I've never run one of these except the windows chkdsk or the error scanning i used, what does this one do different?
Windows chkdsk checks the Windows-specific file system info. It does NOT check the drive hardware itself or test the sector read/write capabilities. For a Toshiba drive, SeaTools may find errors that would indicate the drive, while still presently usable, is failing. For example, it may find that several retries are needed to read a sector, or that some sectors are not readable. An unreadable sector is not necessarily a problem unless it contains part of a file you need, especially a Windows system file. If sectors are starting to go bad, more will likely follow and the drive may need to be replaced. It would be better to find out that a drive may be failing sooner rather than later, when it fails to boot or dies completely.
Fired up Win 10 and run the code.Code:Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.14393]
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C:\WINDOWS\system32>wmic
wmic:root\cli>diskdrive get status
Status
OK
OK
wmic:root\cli>
Toshiba does have one some products.
http://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/u...tml#diagnostic
Not running 10,, 8.1 and 7,, 8.1 was acting up until the scan i did , fine now, microsoft support/remote/ fixed the errors on 7 caused by some info given here for win updates,, BE CAREFUL WHAT YO READQuote:
Originally Posted by Train
Tks
That code applies to 7, 8 and 10.
Have to change my signature as 7 is gone.
so msft is not in your future ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Train
Eventually i would like to try a few distos, i just never seem to get to it