'Windows detected a hard disk problem' message; multiple drive failure?!

3t3P · 15 Sep 2014 at 16:35

Literally not changed anything on my PC.

I just had trouble getting it to recognise an SD card via USB then get this message on restart:

Never seen this before and how can I have coinicidentally multiple disk failure?!

Is this actually windows or a virus?

Double-U-Tee-efff

bledd · 15 Sep 2014 at 18:47

Can't see screenshot, what is volume E?

Surveyor · 15 Sep 2014 at 18:58

Are volumes E, H, I and J partitions on the Seagate HDD (ST31000528AS) or are they separate HDDs?

If they're partitions then you may just be looking at problems with a single HDD.

bledd · 16 Sep 2014 at 00:00

Ah, I see now, was on my phone earlier.

+1 to Surveyor's question.

3t3P · 16 Sep 2014 at 03:59

yeh they're all partitions on the seagate I just realised!

hardware manager says disk is healthy.

what else should I do to check it?

It's just games on there nothing super critical but if it's on its way out I need to sort it.

Rroff · 16 Sep 2014 at 04:13

Check the SMART data, possible something specific is failing.

3t3P · 16 Sep 2014 at 04:15

god I used to know how to do SMART data and it's completely escaping me

bloody night shifts

On Holiday · 16 Sep 2014 at 04:18

3t3P said:
god I used to know how to do SMART data and it's completely escaping me

bloody night shifts

CrystalDiskInfo

Lee · 16 Sep 2014 at 08:41

Try ruinning Seagates own tool, "Seatools".

spoffle · 16 Sep 2014 at 08:46

I've had similar issues that turned out to be a dodgy power cable

3t3P · 17 Sep 2014 at 03:47

Failed SMART test in seatools.

I will check power cable

On Holiday · 17 Sep 2014 at 04:12

3t3P said:
Failed SMART test in seatools.

I will check power cable

Use something like CrystalDiskInfo and it'll actually show you what it failed on..
Direct download link

3t3P · 17 Sep 2014 at 04:28

cheers it has failed on

'reallocated sectors count'

On Holiday · 17 Sep 2014 at 10:32

3t3P said:
cheers it has failed on

'reallocated sectors count'

Probably knackered then.. Run the "Long Test" on SeaTools and see how it fares.
If it's in Warranty then return it, sell the replacement and get a WD/Toshiba

3t3P · 18 Sep 2014 at 05:01

Cheers I'll give it a go.

First drive I've had fail in ten years.

Unlucky for Seagate but could have been anyone