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Hard drive problem

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by comesoon2, May 26, 2004.

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  1. comesoon2 Newcomer, in training

    When I boot up my computer I get the following message


    Pri Master Hard disk; S.M.A.R.T. Status BAD, back up and replace

    Press F10 to resume


    The 1st time this occured was after a virus attempted to invade my PC. I have done a virus check with no apparent viruses?

    My questions are;

    1) Is this a result of the virus?

    or

    2) Do I need a new Hard drive?


    any ideas/advice?

    Thanks
    comesoon2, May 26, 2004
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  2. StormBringer Newcomer, in training

    No, a virus did not do this. Yes, it does look like the drive is bad.
    StormBringer, May 26, 2004
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  3. BrownPaper Newcomer, in training

    do what the instructions tell you to do. when S.M.A.R.T. tells you the hard drive is bad, your hard drive is probably going to die really soon. backup your important data quickly.
    BrownPaper, May 26, 2004
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