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| Answer» <html><body><p>When <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/running-1192206" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about RUNNING">RUNNING</a> scandisk, <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/using-1441597" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about USING">USING</a> /all /autofix, scandisk runs thru ‘checking file system’. It<br/>goes all the way to “157% complete” in the checking file system and locks up the<br/>computer.<br/><br/>If I run set up bypassing scandisk, set up locks up at 22% in the window which states<br/>”Windows 98 Setup” “Setup is preparing the Windows 98 Setup Wizard which will<br/>guide-----------”. Computer is locked at this point, however, control alt delete will restart<br/>it.<br/>Have you scanned for viruses and Spyware? Have you kept up with your Windows Updates?<br/><br/>[glb]Flame[/glb]I have not. The computer has never been connected to the <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/internet-14325" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about INTERNET">INTERNET</a> although I guess it could have gotten a virus from someones floppy. The hard drive has been repartitioned and reformatted.I suspect a bad hard drive. Test it with free software from the manufacturer's website.I have to call the manufacturer. Their website lists this hard drive as obsolete. I know<br/>that this computer has been shut down improperly way too many times. Does that<br/>physically damage the hard drive or the info on the drive. I don’t see how it can do<br/>physical damage. Quote</p><blockquote><a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/1-236780" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about 1">1</a>. I have to call the manufacturer. Their website lists this hard drive as obsolete. <br/>2. I know that this computer has been shut down improperly way too many times. Does that<br/>physically damage the hard drive or the info on the drive. I don’t see how it can do physical damage.</blockquote> <br/>1. Who is manufacturer of hard drive?<br/>2. No physical damage, but data can be damaged.<br/>It is a Western Digital hard drive.Western Digital’s website has a down load for older drives with a certain prefix in their<br/>model number. I have down loaded and run it. This tool found no errors. I am running<br/>scandisk again to see if it does anything different. It will take a while.<br/>109% complete and counting. I <a href="https://interviewquestions.tuteehub.com/tag/wish-1457925" style="font-weight:bold;" target="_blank" title="Click to know more about WISH">WISH</a> I were that efficient. Where is scandisk? In DOS? <br/>On the boot disk? ??<br/> Quote<blockquote>It is a Western Digital hard drive.</blockquote> <br/>This is the diagnostic you want. It will create a boot diskette.<br/><br/>Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for DOS (Floppy)<br/><a href="http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?cxml=n&pid=999&swid=2">http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp?cxml=n&pid=999&swid=2</a><br/></body></html> | |