Windows 10: Hard drive failing?

Discus and support Hard drive failing? in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Recently I’ve tried to acess my HP laptop running windows 10 on it after a hard restart, but when it attempts to boot from hard drive it gove me the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by Leaffall03, Aug 15, 2018.

  1. Hard drive failing?


    Recently I’ve tried to acess my HP laptop running windows 10 on it after a hard restart, but when it attempts to boot from hard drive it gove me the auto repair startup. Almost immediately after it attempts to start up, it goes to black screen. I have run tests on my hard drive, and it says the short and long DST have failed. Although Windows refuses to startup, I have a partition which can run linux on the same hard drive, without it failing to boot. I attempted to see what was wrong on the linux, but cannot access the windows folder due to an error with windows explorer. I do not wish to have to purchase an new hard drive so please help.

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    Leaffall03, Aug 15, 2018
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  2. Recovery from failed hard drive

    Hi,

    To assist you better, please answer the following questions;


    • What is the make and model of the hard drive?

    • Did you get any error messages while using the failed hard drive?

    • When you say failed hard drive, are you referring to external hard drive or internal hard drive?



    I suggest you to refer to the below Microsoft help article, which explains about the recovery option in Windows 10 and check if it help.

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/windows-10-recovery-options

    Get back to us for further assistance, we will be glad to help you.
     
    Rishad K T, Sep 25, 2018
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  3. Overclock your hard drive!!!

    Heres a much easier hack that I realized quite a few years ago that really does work!

    REQUIREMENTS:
    • Hard drive with molex power connection.
    • PSU with more than 1 strand that has molex plugs on it.
    • Wire strippers, soldering iron if you're fancy, electrical tape if you're not.
    STEPS:
    • Take the strand of connectors from your PSU, and decide which one will be the donator for this overclocking adventure.
    • Cut the yellow and orange cables, then twist them together.
    • Find the power connector you've chosen as the overclocking connector, and release the orange cable from the connector. Now use your preferred method to bind them together, then place it back together.
    • Plug in a drive and feel the speed!
    Congratulations! You've just overclocked your hard drive!
     
    Sir B. Fannybottom, Sep 25, 2018
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  4. Hard drive failing?

    Mechanical Hard Drive A:\

    Proceed with the steps I gave you to test the hard drive to know for sure it's condition.

    If it passes wipe it and try formatting as suggested. If it fails initializing as MBR then try GPT (for data).
     
    Greg Carmack - Windows MVP, Sep 25, 2018
    #4
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