Computer hard drive swap question

zman · Oct 6, 2014

[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=133028#p133028:3i7ldv9v said:
stanlw » Mon Oct 06, 2014 10:15 am[/url]":3i7ldv9v]
The imminent hard drive failure comes from the POST (power on self test). I runs from the Bios when the computer is booted up. Unfortunately it can fail within a couple of days, til when ever. The easiest way to get your operating system and everything else on your computer is to make an Image disk. To make the image go into All Programs / Maintenance / Backup and Restore. The select Create a system image. This will take any where from one to whole bunch of Blank DVD's or you can do it on an external hard drive. It will also ask you if you want to create a system repair disk, you need to do this because it will be your boot disk to re-install you image on the new hard drive. Once all of your disk are complete put in the new hard drive, put the system repair disk in the dvd drive and turn the laptop on. From the menu it brings up select the image restore feature and follow the on screen directions. You will need to put in the last disk of the image disk and and select the image on that disk. Just follow the on screen directions and it should make a duplicate of your old hard drive on the new one. No need to worry about drivers and all of you programs and files will be on the new hard drive. Be sure to number all of the image disks. They have to be in the correct order.

Good info Stan, thanks...Just in case anyone is wondering I did do the scan disk to check the hard drive for bad sectors and attempt repairs but nothing came up as bad. Been looking on google and found a reference to a system called S.M.A.R.T in the Bios that gives false warnings, they say you need to re set the bios when you get this warning but that is beyond my abilities. The way it freezes really makes me think it is the actual drive, but like I said I am not a computer guy.
It is still working though.

mcgovern61 · Oct 6, 2014

Hey Jeff, does it run slow and freeze, but then move again?

If so, it could be an indication that the processor is overheating from being dirty (dust in the fan).

zman · Oct 6, 2014

[url=https://www.classicgoldwings.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=133037#p133037:1o30kqs9 said:
mcgovern61 » Mon Oct 06, 2014 2:14 pm[/url]":1o30kqs9]
Hey Jeff, does it run slow and freeze, but then move again?

If so, it could be an indication that the processor is overheating from being dirty (dust in the fan).

Thanks for reminding me, I do blow out my desktop once a year or so but my lap top sits in a case mostly so I didn't think it would be dirty, I just cracked it open and although the inside looked clean I have this radiator looking thing that had a blanket of dust, I didn't see a way to get to the radiator part but I used a dental pick to lift the blanket of dust up then a vacuum cleaner to suck it back through the fan blades. Seems to run a little faster, It is more quiet.. so?? I Still get the HD error message.