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[matach]

I have a Dell Laptop and I am getting these errors
Targeted Read Test FAIL WHD20-956

Smart short self test FAIL   WD16-TNO

Whay is that and how can I fix?  PLEASE help

[James_PCD]

Hello Matach,

The targeted read test failure, indicates that you have bad sectors on the hard drive.  Normally these can be ignored, as Windows will map around the bad sectors.

The SMART test failure can be cause for concern that your HDD is on it way to failing.  I cannot say that you drive is "bad" but I would take precautions and back up and data that you don't wish to lose.

I have included a link to the SMART wiki page, so you can read up on it if you wish to do so. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T..

[matach]

thanks