Hard drive errors

[KenJ29]

I have used chkdsk, chkdsk/f, and chkdsk/r on my hard drive, and I still have
a few index errors. Does this mean that my system is corrupted or my hard
drive is failing?

 

[Malke]

I have used chkdsk, chkdsk/f, and chkdsk/r on my hard drive, and I still
have
a few index errors. Does this mean that my system is corrupted or my hard
drive is failing?

It would be wise to run a diagnostic utility downloaded from the hard drive
mftr. You will create a bootable CD with the file you download. You will
need third-party burning software to do this such as Roxio, Nero, or the
free ImgBurn. Burn as an image, not as data.

http://www.imgburn.com

Boot with the CD you made and do a thorough test of the drive. If it fails
any physical tests, replace it.

You've already backed up your data to external media, yes?

Malke

 

[Andrew E.]

You dont need to perform any of the areas pointed out in the 1st post
response..
Index errors are software issues,bad sectors would be hd problems.
Also,the cmds you made are invalid to run in windows,or on boot up..Try run,
type:cmd In cmd type: CHKDSK C: /F or /R Agree to restart,type:EXIT
Go to run,type: services.msc In msc,locate "Indexing service",start the
service,
let the pc repair indexing,the hd LED light should show it use.Once its thru,
restart pc...Also,the hard drive MS-DOS check utility from the hd mfg,simply
gets installed to a MS-DOS formatted floppy,then boot pc to floppy,all the BS
pointed out before isnt needed..

 

[Malke]

You dont need to perform any of the areas pointed out in the 1st post
response..
Index errors are software issues,bad sectors would be hd problems.
Also,the cmds you made are invalid to run in windows,or on boot up..Try
run,
type:cmd In cmd type: CHKDSK C: /F or /R Agree to restart,type:EXIT
Go to run,type: services.msc In msc,locate "Indexing service",start the
service,
let the pc repair indexing,the hd LED light should show it use.Once its
thru, restart pc...Also,the hard drive MS-DOS check utility from the hd
mfg,simply gets installed to a MS-DOS formatted floppy,then boot pc to
floppy,all the BS pointed out before isnt needed..

Wow, Andrew. This is a first! You actually responded/acknowledged that
someone else in the world exists! Of course the information you gave the OP
is wrong as usual, but congratulations on your progress.

Malke

 

[KenJ29]

I had run chkdsk in cmd before, but I did it again, ran services.msc and
restarted and ran chkdsk in cmd again and it shows several index errors
still. The machine is an HP laptop Pavilion dv1000. The hard drive
manufacturer is listed as "standard disk drive", but HP has a diagnostic
drive utility accessed by running the BIOS setup utility. I ran that and the
drive passed. So I assume it is a software system problem, and the only way
to fix it is to do a clean reinstall, which I am loathe to do at this point.
Maybe I can live with it.