Failed hard disk check

[SherylAnn]

Failure hard disk check.
I have the failure ID but what do I do now??

Thanks in advance.

[GBL84]

Hello @SherylAnn

Sorry to know !!

Whenever the Hard Disk Short/Long DST test fails that indicates that the Hard Disk Drive has failed and that requires a replacement to resolve the issue

HP will provide a replacement Hard Disk Drive if the Notebook warranty is Active, If not you need buy a SATA Hard Disk Drive from a retail shop nearby

Please Contact HP if your HP Notebook is under warranty, HP would replace the Hard Disk Drive and provide you a Recovery media to restore factory operating system after replacement (if you've not yet created Recovery Discs/USB Media)

Note: Back up all the personal data to an external drive if it's possible. Otherwise you could connect the failed HDD via SATA to USB adapter with another PC or same PC after replacement of HDD & re-installation of OS and try copying /recovering the files. You can also refer to the below shown link for further support

http://www.wikihow.com/Recover-Data-from-the-Hard-Drive-of-a-Dead-Laptop

Please click on the link In order to Identify, Prevent, Diagnose & Recover from Drive Failures on HP Notebook Hard Drives & Solid State Drives :

http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02876562.pdf

You can Check your warranty Here to verify the status and Click Here to order a new Hard Drive

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[SherylAnn · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the response. Appreciated 👍.
I have my stuff backed up on an external HD. Apparently the HD in my HP notebook is a Toshiba?? I find that strange. Will check the warranty but not much hope there ( bought it 4 years ago).

Looks like I'm sunk if I can't find a replacement . It puzzles me that the hard drive crash is 'imminent'. One would think it would just 'happen' ?

[GBL84]

Hello @SherylAnn,

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