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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: kurama on November 24, 2007, 09:50:46 PM

Title: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: kurama on November 24, 2007, 09:50:46 PM

I try to run the error check for C drive which requires computer restart. But somehow when I start my computer I get this message that

cannot access the volume for error check.

Since than everytime I start my computer, the computer attempts to to the disk check and gives me this message and than starts.

Is there any setting I messed up which needs to be fixed?

Title: Re: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: kurama on November 26, 2007, 09:26:30 PM

anyone have any idea which setting I need to set so my computer can access the volume C to run a check disk for volume for errors when I restart my computer?

Title: Re: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: nickc1976 on November 27, 2007, 02:27:35 AM

Open the command prompt and type "chkdsk /f"

You will get an message which states:

Chldsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)

Select Y and restart your machine

Title: Re: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: kurama on November 27, 2007, 09:07:33 AM

tried, same thing, when I restart my comp it says cannot access volume on drive ??? dont know why it cannot access

Title: Re: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: nickc1976 on November 27, 2007, 09:59:37 AM

Do you have more than one drive?

Title: Re: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: kurama on November 27, 2007, 10:06:45 AM

no, only 1, C drive

Title: Re: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: patio on November 27, 2007, 10:11:08 AM

Find out who made that drive.
Then travel to the manuf. site and DLoad the free diagnostics to create a bootable floppy/CD and run them...
This will tell you if you can trust that drive with your data or not.
The manuf. diagnostics are usually way more thorough than chkdsk.

Title: Re: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: kurama on November 30, 2007, 10:49:38 PM

surprisingly I was running some system scans for other problems and when I restarted my computer, it started working  ??? but atleast its working.

Thanks

Title: Re: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: patio on December 01, 2007, 08:01:50 AM

Quote from: patio on November 27, 2007, 10:11:08 AM

Find out who made that drive.
Then travel to the manuf. site and DLoad the free diagnostics to create a bootable floppy/CD and run them...
This will tell you if you can trust that drive with your data or not.
The manuf. diagnostics are usually way more thorough than chkdsk.

You should still do this...

Title: Re: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: GX1_Man on December 01, 2007, 01:19:00 PM

And soon!

Title: Re: C drive Error check doesnt work
Post by: kurama on December 02, 2007, 10:03:00 PM

ammm,
sorry I am not so good in this stuff.

I right click on the C drive in my computer
under hardware tab under device properties it says
Manufacturer :(Standard disk drives)\

Is that what I am suppose to look for???????