Solve : Limp hard drive.?

1.	Solve : Limp hard drive.?
Answer» The hard drive (30G, 5v/.7amp) on my toshiba satelite appears to have gone south. It fails to boot by stalling at a SCREEN that has a horizontal band of blue/white GIBBERISH COVERING about 1/3 of the screen. How do I test the hd? MS-DOS debug? I know how to remove/REPLACE the hd. Should I?You can test the drive with free diagnostics from the appropriate drive maker's site. If unsure, use SeaTools from www.seagate.com This RUNS before Windows loads so it removes that variable. If it fails the fitness test, then it is time to replace.

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