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Dell Warning - Advice Please
wackojackouk
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Hi guys
Been having probs with my Advent PC and now my m8 has got probs with his Dell (am I jinxed or something).
He gets this error
dells disk monitoring system has detected that drive o on the primary EIDE controller is operating outside of normal specifications. it is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard disk drive
Is this just Dell rubbish or should he replace it - if so any suggestions, price etc?
Been having probs with my Advent PC and now my m8 has got probs with his Dell (am I jinxed or something).
He gets this error
dells disk monitoring system has detected that drive o on the primary EIDE controller is operating outside of normal specifications. it is advisable to immediately back up your data and replace your hard disk drive
Is this just Dell rubbish or should he replace it - if so any suggestions, price etc?
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sounds like it's using the SMART monitoring which virtually all IDE hard drives have in. It could simply be temperature. There are tools which will decode the SMART information but I can't think of one off-hand (Sandra Lite maybe?)Hug provider for depression thread :grouphug:
"I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell.." - Unwell by Matchbox Twenty0 -
Try running the Dell Diagnostics disk and see what errors it comes up with.. If you don't have it on disk, go to the dell support website, give them your tag number and you can download the correct version.
Run it before windows loads, there should be instructions on the site.. just a matter of tappin F12 or something when the pc loads to boot into it.Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication - Leonardo Da Vinci0 -
Best software to check it easily quickly and freely for general computer users is this HDD Life it will tell you all you need to know... You can get it here at HDD Life
Let me know how you get on...0
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