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Offline shay114

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i just ran the fast scan and came up with
sector block (217604322 to 217604322) failed verification
disk 0 random verify failed

can some one help me out? my computer was fine until it restarted for an update now i get the blue screen of death and it will not even let me into safe mode to get rid of the update.

also if it is doa can i get my info off the laptop or am i done?

thanks for any advise on this
« Last Edit: June 15, 2010, 07:41:32 pm by shay114 »

Offline fwilson

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shay114,

I would attempt to start in safe mode command prompt and run chkdsk /f to see if you can remap the bad sectors on the disk.  You may be able to boot into windows then.

If chkdsk does not work, windows repair/recovery may help, if all else fails you can remove the hard disk and mount it on another computer to retrieve the data.

-Fred
“Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.”  ~ J.C. Watts

Offline shay114

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it wont let me go into safe mode any way i try... and i didnt get a disk with my laptop so i am lost. also i guess you could say i dont know what i am doing. thanks for the advise.

Offline shay114

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i found and downloaded the fix disk but it didnt help either

Offline fwilson

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shay114,

I would mount up the drive in another computer and backup your data before you do anything else.  If you don't feel comfortable doing this, take it to a qualifies repair center.

-Fred
“Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.”  ~ J.C. Watts

Offline shay114

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will do thanks

Offline fwilson

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shay114,

Good luck.

-Fred
“Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.”  ~ J.C. Watts