Dad's computer won't start

[xxdanielxx]

did you run DFT

 

[Habylab]

did you run DFT

Website was down, Downloading now...
EDIT: The file isn't on the server!

 

[kimsland]

Website was down

Yes I noticed that too

It's still down for my side at the moment

 

[xxdanielxx]

hey try again it looks like it is up now if not I can upload it to a site and then give you the link

 

[Habylab]

I have done it now, don't worry!
It took ages, so i had to quit.
But i am going to leave it on while at school, so if you could tell me if it has some finish screen that will be there still when i get back? Or will it restart without me knowing the results?

 

[kimsland]

Here's that link again DFT (original link not exactly right)

Also here's the guide for that Drive Fitness Test ISO
And some important info from it:
Running the Erase Disk, Erase MBR or Sector Repair functions on non-Hitachi/IBM disk drives is not supported by DFT.
This program is only designed to work with HGST hard drives

For that reason, here are some more Drive Diagnostic test disks: https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic7602.html

 

[xxdanielxx]

dont worry about that I use it on any hdd it is my #1 tool for HDD Diagnostic. Yes it will have a finish screen just post the code it give you here

 

[Habylab]

It found an error:
Disposition code: 0x72
How do i fix this?

 

[xxdanielxx]

0x72
Device S.M.A.R.T. Error.
The Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) has detected a drive problem. The
drive may fail soon and should be replaced as soon as possible.

 

[Habylab]

0x72
Device S.M.A.R.T. Error.
The Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) has detected a drive problem. The
drive may fail soon and should be replaced as soon as possible.

Can't log-on to windows without freezing! Arggh.
I'll try to buy a new one.
My parents think it is my fault! My dad has been away, and my mum is saying "Your the one who has been using it"!
I try to tell them about the bootable cd's but they won't listen...

 

[Habylab]

How? Help me! Please

 

[xxdanielxx]

can you log onto safe mode with out it crashing. Or you can also get a boot cd such as UBCD4WIN

 

[Habylab]

I think he might have a memory leak, because of the high memory usage.
In answer to your question, Yes but nothing runs.
Also, my Dad is back from work after a week and he is blaming me, and wants me to phone up this tech guy. I've tried to fix it! Why is he blaming me?
Should i ask him if i can get a hijackthis log?

 

[Habylab]

I have just downloaded UBCD4 and running setup now! It has loads of tools!!!!!!
Does it run all of them at once?

 

[xxdanielxx]

no you need an xp sp2 cd so you can create a bootable cd this will only help you recover data you will not be able to fix a bad hard drive you need to buy a new one

 

[Habylab]

Ok.... My dad is really angry!

 

[xxdanielxx]

all you can do is backup the documents, music, pictures and get a new hard drive

 

[Habylab]

all you can do is backup the documents, music, pictures and get a new hard drive

How if i can't get into the computer?

 

[kimsland]

Just to be very clear here

You have purchased a new internal HardDrive. Yes/No
You have installed Windows again Yes/No
Your old faulty HardDrive is sitting on the desk Yes/No
You still want to try to backup your old drive Yes/No
Have you tried backing it up using an external USB HardDrive connection Yes/No
Is there anything else I've not covered Yes/No
Also I can't even remember if this is a Desktop or Laptop! This thread is very long