Junior Member
everytime i boot up the laptop, theres this message that says imaniate things HDD failiure, n it tells me to do a hardware test, i did it and it failed no #1-4
it says ignore by f1 bt it gets me angry and paranoid so i want help to get rid of this
D-A-L Team Member (UK)
I would say your hard drive is about to stop working all together
have you got all your data backed up?
have you got all the system discs?
Junior Member
ive got everything backed up and i have the system discs but i am not gonna format the computer cuz the last time i did i didnt kno wut to do then and i tryed to put the recovery disc and didnt happen, i want a way without formatting the computer
D-A-L Team Member (UK)
if your hard drive fails you'll have to start afresh.
if your hard drive is failing formatting wont help much.
what make machine is it, how old is ist?
Junior Member
its new and i didnt format it and i dunno how to afresh it and i dont really want to format it, if i did, usualy i dont do it that good
D-A-L Team Member (UK)
is it the laptop or the hard drive that's new?
what make and model is the laptop?
Junior Member
the computer itself is like 6 months old, and its HP pavillion dv 2000Originally Posted by brain_damage
D-A-L Team Member (UK)
if the machine is only 6 months old I'd get in touch with the supplier as it's bound to have a warranty of at least 12 months
Junior Member
i wudve done that b4 but i got this laptop as a present family n he doesnt live near here so i tried callin him he dunno wats its supplier, when he gave it to me, it had the bag, charger, laptop, system discs, and accessories eg mic
D-A-L Team Member (UK)
was it brand new when it was purchased?
