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Solving Hard Drive Problems, Table 8-3
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Solving Hard Drive Problems Table 8-3 Solving Hard Drive Problems Hard drive error occurs. Cause Hard disk has bad sectors or has failed. Solution 1. In Windows 7, right-click Start, click Explore, and rightclick on a drive. Select Properties then select the Tools tab. Under Error-checking click Check Now. 2. Use a utility to locate and block usage of bad sectors. If necessary, reformat the hard disk. Disk transaction problem. Cause Solution Either the directory structure is bad or there is a problem with In Windows 7, right-click Start, click Explore, and right-click a file. on a drive. Select Properties then select the Tools tab. Under Error-checking click Check Now. Drive not found (identified). Cause Solution Cable could be loose. Check cable connections. The system may not have automatically recognized a newly installed device. See reconfiguration directions in the Solving Hardware Installation Problems on page 159 section. If the system still does not recognize the new device, check to see if the device is listed within Computer Setup. If it is listed, the probable cause is a driver problem. If it is not listed, the probable cause is a hardware problem. If this is a newly installed drive, run the Computer Setup utility and try adding a POST delay under Advanced > Power-On. The device is attached to a SATA port that has been hidden in Computer Setup. Run the Computer Setup utility and ensure Device Available is selected for the device's SATA port in Security > Device Security. Drive responds slowly immediately after power-up. Run Computer Setup and increase the POST Delay in Advanced > Power-On Options. Nonsystem disk/NTLDR missing message. Cause Solution The system is trying to start from the hard drive but the hard 1. Check the hard drive format using fdisk: If NTFS drive may have been damaged. formatting, use a third party reader to evaluate the drive. If FAT32 formatting, the hard drive cannot be accessed. Solving Hard Drive Problems 145