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"D Walford" <dwalford@internode.on.net> wrote in message 
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> On 27/12/2015 7:30 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "D Walford" <dwalford@internode.on.net> wrote in message
>> news:567f8e73$0$11102$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>> On 27/12/2015 3:41 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "D Walford" <dwalford@internode.on.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:567f4a13$0$1515$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>> On 27/12/2015 9:29 AM, Clocky wrote:
>>>>>> On 22/12/2015 1:17 PM, D Walford wrote:
>>>>>>> On 22/12/2015 4:02 PM, XR8 Sprintless wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 22/12/2015 2:56 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 22-December-2015 3:20 PM, XR8 Sprintless wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So far I am yet to be convinced that Windows 10 is any better 
>>>>>>>>>> than
>>>>>>>>>> Windows 7.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> It's more complicated (difficult to use) and designed to encourage
>>>>>>>>> ppl
>>>>>>>>> to buy from the 'store'. I don't know why M$ never seem to
>>>>>>>>> appreciate
>>>>>>>>> that simpler is better.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have the benefit of industry specific training packages,
>>>>>>>> however in
>>>>>>>> saying that I still find that the interface is clunky and
>>>>>>>> sometimes it
>>>>>>>> does not take you where you actually want to go.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> For example settings on the start menu gives you limited access to
>>>>>>>> certain settings, however to do anything you have to still go into
>>>>>>>> control panel which can be accessed at least by right clicking on
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> start menu icon as well as computer management which is one I use
>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>> the time.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> After my recent crash recovery I reinstalled Win7 because I had the
>>>>>>> disc, now I keep getting messages to "upgrade" to 10.
>>>>>>> Good idea or not?
>>>>>>> I didn't mind 10 before the crash and I don't think it was the 
>>>>>>> reason
>>>>>>> the computer crashed because it was locking it before I installed 
>>>>>>> 10.
>>>>>>> For some reason the computer is a lot more stable now so I'm
>>>>>>> thinking I
>>>>>>> should leave it alone despite it telling me that there is a hard
>>>>>>> drive
>>>>>>> error.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As Rod suggested you should post you SMART data as it will tell you
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> condition of your drive and why you are receiving the error. The 
>>>>>> drive
>>>>>> might have developed bad sectors and if it runs out of reserve 
>>>>>> sectors
>>>>>> you will likely lose data so back-up anything important.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are any number of SMART drive monitors that are free to 
>>>>>> download
>>>>>> and use but you can try this first:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Click Start and in the search box type CMD and press Enter (open the
>>>>>> Command Prompt)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Type
>>>>>> wmic
>>>>>> and press Enter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then type
>>>>>> diskdrive get status
>>>>>> and press Enter
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The returned status should say
>>>>>> Status
>>>>>> OK
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What are you getting?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Its says OK.
>>>>> A Google search suggests that the problem might be the cable or where
>>>>> its plugged into the mother board,
>>>>
>>>> That’s quite unlikely than the SMART report will tell me
>>>> if that is the problem even if you don’t understand it.
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I've checked the connection and it looks OK.
>>>>> When I get time I will see if I have another cable.
>>>>
>>>> Makes more sense to get the SMART report first.
>>>
>>> 'ID' 'Description' 'Raw' 'Normalized' 'Threshold' 'Action'
>>> 5 Re-allocated Sector Count 3 100 0 Ready for use.
>>> 9 Power-On Hours Count 12257 100 0 Ready for use.
>>> 0C Power Cycle Count 1869 100 0 Ready for use.
>>> C0 Unsafe Shutdown Count 170 100 0 Ready for use.
>>> E1 Host Writes 5.62 TB 100 0 Ready for use.
>>> E8 Available Reserved Space 0 100 10 Ready for use.
>>> E9 Media Wearout Indicator 0 100 0 Ready for use.
>>> F1 Total LBAs Written 5.62 TB 100 0 Ready for use.
>>> F2 Total LBAs Read 4.72 TB 100 0 Ready for use.
>>> F9 Total NAND Writes 6712 100 0 Ready for use.
>> etc
>>
>> That's not the Everest SMART report.
>> http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/everest_free_edition.html
>>
>>
>
> OK, downloaded the program, opened "storage" then SMART then quick report?
> Is that what you need?

No, that isn't the SMART report.

It has roughly the same format as the bit of the other one I left in the 
quoting.
 

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