Hard Drive Issue?

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Winger

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Hey,
Here's my dilemma. I have a two year old HP notebook. Everything worked fine for the first two years, but lately my virus scan wouldn't update or my ad aware. Internet explorer and firefox would both just randomly shut down. Then I started getting blue screen errors. I've since re-formatted three times. The most recent I started getting notifications that files were corrupt or missing. I think this is why my computer has gone so crazy. The computer runs fine for a few days but then goes back to those same issues as before. What could the problem be? All I can think of is it's time for a new hard drive, but I don't want to shell out the cash for a new HD only to find out it's something else.
Thanks in advance!
Winger
 
Download the Ultimate Boot CD, boot from it and run the hard drive diagnostics appropriate for your brand of hard drive.

My guess is you're spot on; sounds like the drive is going south.
 
Alright, I did the test, and it said I didn't have a hard drive attached? Seems like a good indication that it's about to go. What do you think?
 
Drive tests are manufacturer specific. Pull the drive out (or look in the BIOS) and see what brand of drive you have. Make sure you're running the diagnostics appropriate for your drive.

If the correct diagnostics can't find a drive, I think there's your answer. From what you've said I'd bet money on the drive being a goner, but it's worthwhile to run the hardware tests anyway.
 
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