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Hard Drive Error
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05) Reallocated Sector Count - Status: This drive has damaged sectors
(C4) Reallocated Event Count - Status: ok
(C5) Current Pending Sector - Status : The drive has unstable sectors
Phone its relatives its on its last legs ..
But copy all your data off asap if you can .
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New hard disk is about £35, usb hard disk caddy, £4, disk image/clone software to transfer operating system and data is free, do it yourself if you want it fixed!!
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Although you can repair the sectors, I've found that it will come back to haunt you in a few months to a year.
I've found that in 99% of repaired Hard Drive sectors, the problem just returns as the HDD is already a bit "dodgy".0
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