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joelorenz40

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    scandsk from command prompt? or?>
    « on: January 30, 2008, 07:39:33 AM »
    i need to check if my harddrive is bad. it wont take a windows install. i get constant reboots.

    how can i check if its gone bad, or can i run scandisk from command prompt?

    thanks
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    Re: scandsk from command prompt? or?>
    « Reply #1 on: January 30, 2008, 08:47:10 AM »
    I recommend bootdisk.com

    They've got a bunch of boot disks you can download, boot off of, and then use to run scandisk.
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      Re: scandsk from command prompt? or?>
      « Reply #2 on: January 30, 2008, 08:53:32 AM »
      thanks. will try
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      Re: scandsk from command prompt? or?>
      « Reply #3 on: January 30, 2008, 08:54:50 AM »
      No problem.  :)
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      Re: scandsk from command prompt? or?>
      « Reply #4 on: January 30, 2008, 09:02:37 AM »
      Also the most efficient HDD tests are available as drive diagnostics Free from the drive manuf. website.
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