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    Hp Pavilion dv1000 HDD problem

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mikehende, Jul 2, 2008.

  1. mikehende

    mikehende Notebook Consultant

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    when you try to boot it gets stuck on the pre-window's Welcome screen and you continuously hear a scratching noise and a recurring beep, I loaded Knoppix and it works fine so I am sure it's a HDD issue? What can I do from here, can i run a CHKDSK anyhow? Or what else can I try please?
     
    mikehende, Jul 2, 2008
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    There should be a HD test option in the BIOS. You could use Spinrite to diagnose and attempt to repair the HD long enough to backup your data but it's $90 last I checked.
     
    brianstretch, Jul 3, 2008
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    Have you tried booting into Safemode yet (start hitting F8 when the computer boots and it will bring up the safemode options)? If not give that a try and run checkdisk, there might be some problems with either the filesystem or the registry. Let me know what happens.
     
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    Yes, the HDD passed the test, I did a repair install, all seems back to normal now, thanks!
     
    mikehende, Jul 3, 2008
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