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Okay, now that everything is backed up, let's first check smart status of the problematic Windows 8 HDD.

GSmartControl
Follow the instructions below to test your hard drive health with GSmartControl:

Download GSmartControl and save it on your Desktop;
Execute gsmartcontrol.exe; Let the install complete and launch the programme.
Identify your drive in the list, and double-click on it to bring up it's window (usually you'll find your drive by it's size or it's brand name);
Go in the Perform Tests tab, then select Extended Self-test in the Test type drop-down list and click on Execute (this test can take a few hours to complete);
Once the test is over, the results will be displayed at the bottom of the window. Please copy and paste these results in your next reply;
Also, go in the Attributes tab and if you have any entries highlighted in red or pink, take a screenshot of the GSmartControl window and attach it in your next reply;

<blockquote data-quote="Sysnative Windows Update" data-source="post: 230019" data-attributes="member: 7009">Okay, now that everything is backed up, let&#039;s first check smart status of the problematic Windows 8 HDD.GSmartControlFollow the instructions below to test your hard drive health with GSmartControl:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Download <a href="https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gsmartcontrol/1.1.1/gsmartcontrol-1.1.1-win32.exe?r=https%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fgsmartcontrol%2F&amp;ts=1509486458&amp;use_mirror=kent" target="_blank">GSmartControl</a> and save it on your Desktop;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Execute gsmartcontrol.exe; Let the install complete and launch the programme.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Identify&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; your drive in the list, and double-click on it to bring up it&#039;s&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; window&nbsp;&nbsp; (usually you&#039;ll find your drive by it&#039;s size or it&#039;s brand&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; name);</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Go in the Perform Tests tab, then select Extended Self-test in the Test type drop-down list and click on Execute (this test can take a few hours to complete);</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Once&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; the test is over, the results will be displayed at the bottom of&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; the&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; window. Please copy and paste these results in your next&nbsp;&nbsp; reply;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Also, go in the Attributes tab and if you have any entries highlighted in red or pink, take a screenshot of&nbsp; &nbsp; the GSmartControl window and attach it in your next reply; 
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[QUOTE="Sysnative Windows Update, post: 230019, member: 7009"] Okay, now that everything is backed up, let's first check smart status of the problematic Windows 8 HDD. [B][COLOR=blue]GSmartControl[/COLOR][/B] Follow the instructions below to test your hard drive health with GSmartControl: [LIST] [*]Download [URL="https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/gsmartcontrol/1.1.1/gsmartcontrol-1.1.1-win32.exe?r=https%3A%2F%2Fsourceforge.net%2Fprojects%2Fgsmartcontrol%2F&ts=1509486458&use_mirror=kent"][B]GSmartControl[/B][/URL] and save it on your [B]Desktop[/B]; [*]Execute [B]gsmartcontrol.exe[/B]; Let the install complete and launch the programme. [*]Identify your drive in the list, and double-click on it to bring up it's window (usually you'll find your drive by it's size or it's brand name); [*]Go in the [B]Perform Tests[/B] tab, then select [B]Extended Self-test[/B] in the [B]Test type[/B] drop-down list and click on [B]Execute[/B] (this test can take a few hours to complete); [*]Once the test is over, the results will be displayed at the bottom of the window. Please copy and paste these results in your next reply; [*]Also, go in the [B]Attributes[/B] tab and if you have any entries highlighted in [B][COLOR=red]red[/COLOR][/B] or [B][COLOR=red]pink[/COLOR][/B], take a screenshot of the GSmartControl window and attach it in your next reply; [IMG]http://a.fsdn.com/con/app/proj/gsmartcontrol/screenshots/info_failing.png[/IMG] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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