Hard disc optimized dst check not available

[Diosfa]

Performed a hard drive test on my hp envy 17t-j000 quad edition notebook with windows 8 OS (out of warranty) and the result says hard drive optimized dts check - not available. What does it mean and how can I resolve this? 

[DavidSMP]

Hi @Diosfa,

Thanks for reaching out!  A very good day to you. 🙂 This is a great location to get resolutions and interact with experts from the community. I understand that you have issues with the computer giving you a message “Hard disc optimized DST check not available” I will be a delight to assist you. 🙂

A commendable job was done by attempting it before posting your question in the HP forums. It is always a great pleasure to work with technically competent customers like you. Kudos to you for that. 🙂 Superb and stupendous troubleshooting as well. Brilliant effort. 🙂

We definitely value your relationship with HP tremendously. We appreciate you greatly for doing business with HP and I take it as a privilege to share this platform with you. 🙂

For better clarity and to assist you better, I would require more information regarding this.

• Did this happen after a windows or software update?
• Was there a power outage before this occurred?

To put it simply the hard drive seems to be on its last legs and may have run its course.

For further assistance, please visit this link and it will answer all your questions: http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/Hard-drive-optimized-dts-check-...

Hope this helps. Let me know how this goes. I genuinely hope the issue gets resolved without hassles and the unit works great. Please reach out for any issues and I'll be there to assist you. 🙂

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