CHKDSK locks-up while verifying indexes

[Pipeliner 54]

At start-up my computer displays the following message - System
Root/Windows/System32. autocheck not found skipping DSKCHK. After reading
some posts on this forum I thought it might be a good idea to force a CHKDSK.
At the command prompt I typed chkdsk C: /r to run the chkdsk at the next
start-up. After I prompted a reboot, my computer started the process.

The computer completed Stage 1, which is File Verification. The problem
occurred during Stage 2 which is Verifying Indexes. After showing 3%
complete my computer locked-up. After re-starting I had to go into the
set-up screen to reset my computer to the last known good configuration,
otherwise I was locked in a continuous cycle of the computer locking-up at
restart.

With chkdsk locking up, does that mean my hard drive has a bad sector, does
it mean my hard drive is about to crash, or is it all related to the error
message shown above that I get at start-up.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

[philo]

At start-up my computer displays the following message - System
Root/Windows/System32. autocheck not found skipping DSKCHK. After reading
some posts on this forum I thought it might be a good idea to force a CHKDSK.
At the command prompt I typed chkdsk C: /r to run the chkdsk at the next
start-up. After I prompted a reboot, my computer started the process.

The computer completed Stage 1, which is File Verification. The problem
occurred during Stage 2 which is Verifying Indexes. After showing 3%
complete my computer locked-up. After re-starting I had to go into the
set-up screen to reset my computer to the last known good configuration,
otherwise I was locked in a continuous cycle of the computer locking-up at
restart.

With chkdsk locking up, does that mean my hard drive has a bad sector, does
it mean my hard drive is about to crash, or is it all related to the error
message shown above that I get at start-up.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

It certainly could mean your drive is failing.

Go the the website of your harddrive's manufacturer and get their diagnostic
utility.

If the drive is bad...back it up at once and replace it.

I'd probably at least back up your data now, just as a precaution.