Repairing HP G7000 notebook PC

[Halyn]

I'm supposed to fix an HP G7000, and if possible to save data. The pc starts looping, just before having to put the password it crashes. I obviously tried to go through the safe mode without success. I tested the RAM, it is correct and as I assumed it was the hard drive kidding. I'm doing a reading test with PC-Check and all 30 seconds it says "Read sector failure at XXX".

I then ask myself a question, the message happens when you turn on the PC saying that there was a problem and that it may be related to a hardware change or that kind of thing. Returning to the last known configuration and operational does not work either. In short, the message has to boot the cd Winnoob and "repair".

Can I take the laptop's hard drive, to put it on a floppy disk and make copies of all important data? Or is it that I would not like to read this? Otherwise do a "repair" holding everything you need to be able to backup and reformat itself after?

I do not feel that the hard drive is completely dead, otherwise it will not start until the splash screen virtually.

Can I download from the Microsoft website the Vista Basic, and after entering the cd key of the computer? Because I have no boot disk.

[Mindstorm]

Probably bad sectors on the HDD. In this case, it would definitely be HS. Test with the HDD manufacturer's test software (not HP). To save data, it would be best to disassemble and put in another PC, internal or USB. With any luck, you can save all user data.

[samar69]

Boot with a Linux live cd (the cd starts on the ram and not on the HDD) so you can access your hdd if it is not completely dead to retrieve the necessary data

[Halyn]

Probably bad sectors on the HDD. In this case, it would definitely be HS. Test with the HDD manufacturer's test software (not HP). To save data, it would be best to disassemble and put in another PC, internal or USB. With any luck, you can save all user data.

At first glance your thinking is same as that of mine, but I do not want to remove a disk from my laptop since I turned on a raid. I'll test my hard drive anyway so it does not work like that, it will not work better if it is plugged into the tower.

But for Linux I am not at all know since I never used it and have no idea which version to download. I will first test as explained above and if it does not work I would ask for additional information.

[samar69]

A "LiveCD" is more than a Windows boot CD, however, because you not only install Ubuntu from it but can also run a normal desktop environment (with all the default programs).

LiveCD sessions are good for:

• a quick 'demo' on a machine before installing/upgrading Ubuntu
  
  • checking if the hardware works as expected
  • seeing if you like the look & feel of the distro
  • preparing yourself and your unique hardware if required
• repair tasks such as
  
  • repairing grub perhaps after (re)installing Windows
  • fixing Windows problems on a machine that doesn't have a dual-boot
  • anti-virus issues
  • data recovery
  • resizing partitions to give Ubuntu more (or less) room
  • adding a new partition(s) to your hard-drive for other distros
• using on a random computer where access is limited
• safely using a computer which you don't trust the security of.

[Halyn]

Luckily I managed to save the data.

Regarding the test program using the manufacturer's (Seagate):
- Generic short test = OK
- Generic Long Test = Failed
- Hard Drive Self Test = Failed
- Autotest long hard disk = Failed

Can not read the info from the disk and the SMART info ...

I can therefore conclude that the disk is dead?

O&O Defrag does not panic but when I copied the data to make a 25GB it took an interminable time.