Failing HDD?
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Bought new computer, installed win7, everything was ok for a couple of days. Until one day after I restarted it, it didn't boot up. I got BSOD "unmountable_boot_volume" right after startup screen.
Formatted and installed linux mint. EWverything was ok for a couple of weeks. One day file system became "read only" - I couldn't download or modify files, and it couldn't open external drives. After restart it worked for maybe 10min until became read only gain.
What is the problem, is my HDD failing?
Pls help, I don't know where else to ask questions like this.
Can I install windows on external hdd or sd?
If HDD is failing, how come OS is working alright for a couple of days or weeks?
It's an HP computer, isn't it?
They are horrible about hard drive failures.
>>55423684
Blue screens can be caused by various things. Chances are your drives fine.
>>55423716
Yeah, HP. Good that I still have warranty.
But how do I prove them that HDD is failing? I already took it once to the company, but they said they won't help me, because I had pirated OS. Now I will delete the OS.
There is a hdd test built in, when I run it, it fails. If I show it to them, would that be enough to change my HDD?
>>55423735
It happened 2 times with windows. Internet says, that this error happens if HDD is failing.
>>55423760
Just try. Worst case scenario would be buying a new 50$ HDD and replacing it yourself, which is easy
