Hello everyone, a few days ago I turned on my laptop HP Compaq 615 with Windows 7 as usual and was shocked to see this on the screen: 1720 - SMART Hard Drive detects Imminent Failure (failing attribute: C8) Please back up the contents of the hard drive and run HD Self Test in F10 Setup Underneath in the corner, it says: F1: Continue F10: BIOS setup As the fool I was, I ignored this the first couple of days and played Half-Life 2, surfed on the net etc., but today when I started, Windows 7 was not operating, I tried opening a game or internet explorer, but then Windows immediately crashed with a small error box. I also tried running the tests in the F10 Setup, but to no use, it just says SMART Test Failure, so it isn't working either. I guess if I should have any luck solving this mayhem, it should be in the BIOS setup, because IE is crashing every single time. Oh, and I ran a virus scan yesterday when Windows was still working and deleted an Exploit virus. Oh, and would I be able to get my money back or a new laptop? Please help, Bearprint
Welcome to HWF You should replace your hard drive. If the laptop is still under warranty, it should be possible to have it repaired for free.
