Error in Hard Drive

[Guest]

I own a Compaq 2215 AP Laptop. As soon as I boot my laptop, it gives the
error " Smart Drive Failure, please replace your hard disk. Press F1 to
continue". This error started coming after "Physical memory dump" error came
2-3 times. What could be the reason and what should I do now.

 

[Richard Urban]

That error message states just what it says. Your hard drive has been
detected as having faults that can cause catastrophic failure. Replace it.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Mistoffolees]

I own a Compaq 2215 AP Laptop. As soon as I boot my laptop, it gives the
error " Smart Drive Failure, please replace your hard disk. Press F1 to
continue". This error started coming after "Physical memory dump" error came
2-3 times. What could be the reason and what should I do now.

In addition to Richard's reply, do not forget to back up
vital data and information files on the hard drive on a
regular basis while waiting for the replacement hard drive
to arrive.