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Computer keeps crashing - keep getting dreaded "Blue Screen"
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-TangleFoot- wrote: »Give one of these a whirl. I suggest HD Tune, because that's the only one I've used before.
Will give HD Tune a try.
How long does the test take roughly?0 -
The quick test should take a few minutes at most. The full test takes much, much longer. Can you look under the Health tab first?0
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do it again now - especially if your event viewer logs look exactly the same as this (apart from the time/date):supersaver09 wrote: »Yes, i backed up a few weeks ago.
Thanks.
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-TangleFoot- wrote: »The quick test should take a few minutes at most. The full test takes much, much longer. Can you look under the Health tab first?
OK, ......will do the quick test.0 -
gaming_guy wrote: »do it again now - especially if your event viewer logs look exactly the same as this (apart from the time/date):
Luckily, ..........it looks nothing like that!
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-TangleFoot- wrote: »The quick test should take a few minutes at most. The full test takes much, much longer. Can you look under the Health tab first?
Under the Health tab it's saying: Health Status OK0 -
Are any of the items above that highlighted?supersaver09 wrote: »Under the Health tab it's saying: Health Status OK0 -
-TangleFoot- wrote: »Are any of the items above that highlighted?
Yes, highlighted in Yellow is "(05) Reallocated Sector Count".0 -
check the S.M.A.R.T. data on the hard drive as if it is over the threshold (140 i think it is on western digital drives) it could be a sign of a defective hard disk.supersaver09 wrote: »Yes, highlighted in Yellow is "(05) Reallocated Sector Count".
my old drive had over 200 bad sectors (flooding event viewer with errors) and i sent it back under warranty and got the drive replaced.0
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