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Default HDD 'died' cyclic redundancy error

Clint Sharp wrote:

In message , Eeyore
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I've never previously 'lost' or needed to 're-install' an installation of
Windows you see. Short of total mechanical/electrical failure I'd like to
maintain that record.

Get a copy of Spinrite. It works for errors like the one you have. There
are other tools which are for filesystem corruption and lost
files/partitions but it sounds like you have something a little 'lower
level' than that.


Graham




The problem with that idea is that you can't get to that lower level any
more. That door closed with the introduction of IDE / ATA drives many
years ago.

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