eMachines netbook 250-1162 HDD failing

Grego86

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A friend gave me a netbook the one in title and I believe the sata hdd is failing, I just need some reassurance. The computer is just majorly slow, done some researching on the board and found out if the drive fails to spin up so many times it will put it in POI-I mode or something like and cause the data transfer to be extremely slow. When the computer FINALLY does turn on takes an hour sometimes no joke nothing will load. Acts like its frozen, after a while of letting it sit and do its thing I can slowly start opening stuff and it starts to speed up. I've defragged, ran chkdsk, and startup repair and everything I could think of and no luck. Is the drive failing ?
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1DualCore Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz4.00Intel(R) HD Graphics
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUSTeK Computer/ ASUS Notebook U52F Series
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU
DualCore Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz
Memory
4.00
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6"
Screen Resolution
1360x768
Hard Drives
596 GB, IDE
Internet Speed
2.5MB
Other Info
Wireless LAN adapter: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN
Ethernet adapter: Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Do you know what company makes the hdd in question?
They all have their own drive checking tools.

I would also suggest opening task manager while it's being slow and under processes see if anything is eating up all your cpu time.
 

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Windows 7 x64Intel i7 2600kG.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Insane hobo technologies. ;-)
OS
Windows 7 x64
CPU
Intel i7 2600k
Motherboard
Asrock z68 extreme 4 gen 3
Memory
G.skill Ripjaw 16gigs @ 1866
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia gtx580 (evga)
Sound Card
Integrated HD audio + hdmi
Monitor(s) Displays
24" ASUS widescreen + 42" insignia
Screen Resolution
1080p (1920x1080)
Hard Drives
128 Samsung 830
256 Samsung 840
3 x 1tb storage drive (various)
1 western digital 1tb (eSATA)
1 Seagate 1tb (eSATA)
PSU
1 kilowatt SLI/Crossfire rated Silverstone modular
Case
NZXT Phantom + additional 220 fan
Cooling
Zalmann
Keyboard
Microsoft wireless 3000 (v2)
Mouse
MS - wireless 5000 (bluetrack)
Internet Speed
depends on if you ask me or my provider.
Other Info
The above information is provided as is, and the author assumes no responsibility for issues it may cause with your sanity or fanboyism.
I forgot to mention I had to reinstall windows 7. It originally had windows 7 starter and I put home premium on it. Took me forever to get it to install. I had to run clean in cmd from the RE and finally got it to let me install. Can't get it to accept the original key I'm assuming cause I didn't do the upgrade. I'll check real quick the version of the hdd.
 

My Computer My Computer

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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1DualCore Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz4.00Intel(R) HD Graphics
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUSTeK Computer/ ASUS Notebook U52F Series
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU
DualCore Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz
Memory
4.00
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6"
Screen Resolution
1360x768
Hard Drives
596 GB, IDE
Internet Speed
2.5MB
Other Info
Wireless LAN adapter: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN
Ethernet adapter: Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Grego86 said:
It originally had windows 7 starter and I put home premium on it...................Can't get it to accept the original key
Click to expand...

Hi,

The original key will only activate Starter - if you want to run Home premium on it, you will need to purchase a new key.

Regards,
Golden
 

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Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Cha...EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Golden Mk. I.4
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
CPU
Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory
16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card
Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Hard Drives
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Ah gotcha, Ty Golden. The hdd is a Western Digital Scorpio Blue sata model WD2500BEVT-22A23T0. I have no clue if the previous owner ever dropped it or not.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1DualCore Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz4.00Intel(R) HD Graphics
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUSTeK Computer/ ASUS Notebook U52F Series
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU
DualCore Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz
Memory
4.00
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6"
Screen Resolution
1360x768
Hard Drives
596 GB, IDE
Internet Speed
2.5MB
Other Info
Wireless LAN adapter: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN
Ethernet adapter: Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Now got something new when I was tryin to do startup repair. "the instruction at 0x743F8F18 referenced memory at 0x00000004. The memory could not be read. What's this problem related to?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1DualCore Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz4.00Intel(R) HD Graphics
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
ASUSTeK Computer/ ASUS Notebook U52F Series
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 SP1
CPU
DualCore Intel Core i3-380M 2.53GHz
Memory
4.00
Graphics Card(s)
Intel(R) HD Graphics
Monitor(s) Displays
15.6"
Screen Resolution
1360x768
Hard Drives
596 GB, IDE
Internet Speed
2.5MB
Other Info
Wireless LAN adapter: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Advanced-N 6250 AGN
Ethernet adapter: Atheros AR8131 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
I doubt this would be much use to you, but I have googled the errors, and 0x00000004 memory error is usually related to damaged or corrupted system files, therefore you may want to check the Event Viewer for any additional information.

Hope this helps kinda (:
 

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My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Cha...EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Golden Mk. I.4
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
CPU
Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
Memory
16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
Sound Card
Realtek Integrated
Monitor(s) Displays
Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
Screen Resolution
1920*1080 and 1920*1080
Hard Drives
1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
Case
Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
Cooling
Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
Keyboard
Logitech G110
Mouse
Logitech MX518
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