hi guys i have 500gb hard disk seagate barracuda and last week while im installing windows 7 the installer refused to install on my hard disk because it says the disk may fail soon blah bla blah and etc and one thing more the smart on bios warns me about my hard disk is in bad shape. Is there a way that i can possibly fix my hard disk because its more than a year now after i bought it so the warranty expired. any help will be appreciated God bless us All


sorry for my english its not my native tounge.

YES but not by you . Either you find a pro in your area that do the job for you or buy a new drive. No other way.

YES but not by you . Either you find a pro in your area that do the job for you or buy a new drive. No other way.

I thought Barracudas have more than one year warranty. Have you checked if the warranty expired or are you guessing? If you are unsure, PM me the serial number of your drive and i can check for you if the drive is under warranty.

I am saying this, cause as stated by BlackST, there is no cheap way to repair your drive. So if it is under warranty you can replace it for free.

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The usual reason for a SMART failure is bad sectors.

Try a comprehensive SMART diagnostic. Look for reallocated, pending, or uncorrectable sectors.

HD Sentinel (DOS / Windows / Linux):
http://www.hdsentinel.com/

HDDScan for Windows:
http://hddscan.com/

You can check your warranty status here:
http://support.seagate.com/customer/war ... dation.jsp

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This may be a first for Microsoft- they are RIGHT FOR ONCE! The simple answer is buy a drive- they are cheap. Drives that aquire more bad sectors after leaving factory are going downhill. Yes sectors can be marked out- but there is a reason something is developing problems. Way to much time/labor campared to the $50.00 or so for a drive!