Old Dell computer – hard disk problems

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I converted this old laptop to ChromeOS, originally with Neverware now ChromeOS Flex.

The hard disk is having problems. I booted with WinPE to try and fix the disk but it doesn’t show up at all – no drive letter assigned.

Crosh storage_test_1 is running more than 24 hrs without completing.

What tool can I use (or boot from) to repair the hard disk and mark sectors bad?

thanks

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Problematic disks (bad sectors etc) mean the disk is about to die and needs to be replaced.

The most likely reason you can’t see the disk from WinPE is a lack of disk controller drivers.

Try booting from a Linux disk. If you can see the disk and files you can copy them to an external USB hard disk as a simple backup, then work on the problem disk.

cheers, Paul

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