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Laptop harrddrive problem
I have a HP laptop. Earlier today when I was using my Hp laptop there are some sudden error boxes pops up and my windows freezed. I have to force restart by pressing the power button. Upon restart I run a test with the Seagate test tool. It failed the Long generic test but SMART and short tests.
I further tried to run the chkdsk tool in the windows system, It seemingly much slower than before and halt at certain places while hearing clicking sound from the hdd. I am unable to complete the check procedure so I stopped it. I am trying to backup everything I can now.
This laptop has been used for more than 6 years, so I guess the drive is failing. However, is there a certain way to pin point which part of hdd is failing?