Hard Drive Failure after a Year

[Harry S]

Hello from a Newcomer Harry S. My Acer Asprire M3802/Windows 7 with a WD HDD has just failed after a years use. At boot up, a flash of a blue screen and then Windows trying to repair the Hard Drive. This lasts about 7 minutes and then everything shuts down. Attempts at all other boot options leads back to the attempt to repair the HDD. I took the Hard Drive out of the circuit and some form of normality returned but of course no method of booting. I have ordered an identical Hard Drive replacement but all I have to help is two 'home made' Recovery Disks.

I would appreciate any advice on how to go about getting back to normal after I have installed the new Hard Drive. Thank you from rural France.

Harry S

[Jelly Bean]

Hello there.

 

Here is Installing Windows 7 help:

 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Installing-and-reinstalling-Windows-7

 

However if ypour home made recovery disks are not full install disks you cannot install Windows 7,do you know if they are full backup/recovery disks?

[Harry S]

Thank you Jelly Bean: I have the two DVD's marked Recovery Disks and the total contents comes to 7.78 GB's using udf file system. I have had a quick look at the contents, which looks like my complete computer contents when made, hopefully including Windows 7. I appreciate I will have to format my new hard drive when it arrives (another computer ?) before I can try out the Recovery Disks on the Acer Aspire.

 

Harry S 17.38/15th June 2011

[RandyL]

Those should be all you need. Have a look at this article.

How can I restore my computer with the backup discs I created?

 

The built in eRecovery won't be installed on the new drive however.

When replacing a hard drive is there anyway to keep the built-in eRecovery functions?

 

You won't need to format the new drive. Just insert disk 1 as per the instructions.

[Harry S]

Thank you for the advice Randy L. I will let you know how I get on..................Harry S

[Harry S]

New WD Hard disk now installed and things back to normal with help of Recovery Disks and various articles. Thank you to all who pointed me in the right direction My next task is to try and find out why the original WD HDD failed so early in it's life and to try and retreive the data from it...........................Harry S

[KenB]

try and retreive the data from it

 

Hi,

You should be able to get hold of a hard drive to usb connector:

See here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/IOMAX-SATA-Adapter-Power-Drive/dp/B001A5SK56/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308917653&sr=8-1

( there are cheaper ones about )

 

If your Acer is a desktop it will have a 3.5 inch hard drive.

 

There are 2 types. If you have only had this machine for a year or so it is probably SATA ( as opposed to IDE )

Take a look here to be sure:

http://kenspchelp.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=75

 

The adapter will allow your drive to be viewed just as you would a flash (pen ) drive.