Help!

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I am using my tablet to write this because my desktop pc has been out of commision b/c apparently windows 10 has been scanning and repairing my disc errors and c drive. This has been going on since yesterday afternoon. What should I do? This is getting ridiculous!
Thanks
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[DaveLembke]

Press power button and see if it will shutdown after a few minutes. If this doesnt work then hold in power button until computer turns off, wait 15 seconds and turn it back on. It will either fix this or you will have it start up with problems. Do you have the system recovery media available if it boots with further problems?

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I did  what you advised and it starts doing the same thing as soon as it powers back on! It continues to say scaning and repairing drive (C):
I also unplugged the pc and tried to restart it that way and the same problem persists!
Thanks for any more advice you may have.
BC

[patio]

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I am afraid that I know nothing about how to do special operations on the pc. I am ignorant to the last degree! I was told to press F8 when the pc loads up and I did that and a message came up saying I could skip the disk scan. So I did and the pc acted like it was trying to normalize, but then it was sooooo slow and it would not bring up my printer icon. I tried to go online but it was too slow and wouldn;t do anything more than halfway load up. I guess I will have to pay a pc tech to get it going again!
Thanks everyone for trying to help me!
BC

[Geek-9pm]

First of all, you med to provide some special details.
When did you buy this computer?
What is the brand?
Is it a desktop or laptop?
Can you find the model number?
Do you have anybody nearby that can help you?

[breadcrumb]

My desktop pc is a Dell optiplex 755. I bought it as a refurbished computer a few years ago from walmart.com. It has been a good pc for me as I ddo not do much but email, FB, and ebay online. I have a friendly acquaintance whois a tech, but he still charges me, although he is reasonable as techs go. he won;t be available until Thursday. In the meantime, I am missing my pc a lot! Thanks for the inquiry. It means a lot!
BC
PS-I do not want to sound like my friend should service my pc for free. i would pay him anyway.

[BC_Programmer]

From your descriptions (it hangs while doing a disk check, slow while using it) it sounds to me like the Hard Disk is failing.

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Is a hard  disk expensive to fix?
Thanks,
BC

[Geek-9pm]

Here s a you tube video of interest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNGeNeUDtpw
You might be able to do it yourself.

[breadcrumb]

Thank you so much, but I do not trust myself to do it right! I'll leave it to you experts!
Where is the place you buy hard drives? Best Buy? I don't know.
BC

[soybean]

Where is the place you buy hard drives? Best Buy? I don't know.

Yes, Best Buy and numerous other places such as OfficeMax/Office Depot, Staples, and Target.  They can also be purchased from numerous online sellers; I doubt you buy things online, so I won't list them.  Let us know if you want to know some online sources.

[breadcrumb]

Thanks so much! I do shop online, but will be in a hurry to get it fixed ASAP, so will hopefully buy locally.
BC

[Geek-9pm]

The Dell 755 s an older machine tghat has a limit on the drive capoacity. So don't let a salesman talk yu into buying a hughe hard drive with a huge,  huge ammount  stgapce.
Presently I am using a 745, the prior model, and I am very happy with a 500 GB drive.  The 755 takes a internal tandard SATA hard drive.
You can also find them at some Wlamart stores.
Look here:
https://www.walmart.com/search/?query=750%20GB%20seagatre
I prefere Seagate. You can save some money by getting a refurbished hard drive with warrenty.

This Certified Refurbished product is tested & certified by Seagate to work like-new. The product includes all original accessories, and is backed by a 90 day warranty.
Price: $38.94 - List price $79.99   750 GB formatted

I think that would be nice ina 755 desktop.
Buteven if the HDD was not the real problem, having a spare is a good idea. I keep extra hard drivces on hard tohelp me  isolate some kinds of problems.

[BC_Programmer]

As stated you can get HDDs in a variety of places. But of course if you don't trust yourself to install it, well then it's not going to be much use in it's box

Forums are great but for those that require more "hands on" help- eg installing a drive- It's probably a good idea to look around for a small repair business which is friendly and reputable, the sort you can trust for advice and recommendations who isn't out to boost their commission or make a bigger sale.

Actually installing the hardware is probably the easiest part of replacing the Hard Drive, but of course a new hard drive has no Operating System (Which means of course you won't boot into anything- it will just complain and you can't even use the system) so for those who don't feel they are capable or are concerned they might not be able to, it is usually worth the peace of mind to have somebody else perform the installation.