Laptop message on start up
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Hi
I have a Samsung laptop running windows 7.
For about two weeks I get this error message every time I start up
"Checking file system on C:
The type of the files system is NTFS
One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You may cancel the disc check, but it is strongly recommended that you continue.
Disk checking has been cancelled"
I will start the laptop, it will load, come up with this message, I wont press anything it will go away a couple of seconds then carry on and boot up as normal, my laptop has performed the same ever since I got this message.
Is it anything to worry about?
Thanks
I have a Samsung laptop running windows 7.
For about two weeks I get this error message every time I start up
"Checking file system on C:
The type of the files system is NTFS
One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency. You may cancel the disc check, but it is strongly recommended that you continue.
Disk checking has been cancelled"
I will start the laptop, it will load, come up with this message, I wont press anything it will go away a couple of seconds then carry on and boot up as normal, my laptop has performed the same ever since I got this message.
Is it anything to worry about?
Thanks
marshalla said:
Yes. Windows thinks there may be damage to the filesystem or disc. Let the check run, make backups and be ready to replace the drive.
How do I let the check run? As when I get that error message it says the disc check had all ready been canceled and it wont give me any options to check it. Well its not my main computer as I have all my documents and pics on my desktop and my laptop is just a spare computer with limited stuff on it anyway.
The check that ran the first time will have written an event to the event log, detailing what it found.
This article explains what events are written to the log, and how to access the logs in Windows 7.
If you're not being prompted following successive reboots, then it's probably nothing to worry about.
If you want to force a check, you can go to a DOS prompt, and type chkdsk c: /f (assuming your main drive is c
.
Note: It won't perform that chkdsk until the next reboot (and it will notify you of this).
This article explains what events are written to the log, and how to access the logs in Windows 7.
If you're not being prompted following successive reboots, then it's probably nothing to worry about.
If you want to force a check, you can go to a DOS prompt, and type chkdsk c: /f (assuming your main drive is c
.Note: It won't perform that chkdsk until the next reboot (and it will notify you of this).
TonyRPH said:
The check that ran the first time will have written an event to the event log, detailing what it found.
This article explains what events are written to the log, and how to access the logs in Windows 7.
If you're not being prompted following successive reboots, then it's probably nothing to worry about.
If you want to force a check, you can go to a DOS prompt, and type chkdsk c: /f (assuming your main drive is c.
Note: It won't perform that chkdsk until the next reboot (and it will notify you of this).
Thanks a lot, I will have a look tonight, but it seems to be ok. This article explains what events are written to the log, and how to access the logs in Windows 7.
If you're not being prompted following successive reboots, then it's probably nothing to worry about.
If you want to force a check, you can go to a DOS prompt, and type chkdsk c: /f (assuming your main drive is c
.Note: It won't perform that chkdsk until the next reboot (and it will notify you of this).
This works for windows XP I don,t know if it's the same for windows 7 ??
Consistency" check or chk dsk
what you're experiencing is what Windows refers to as "setting the dirty bit" and what you have to do is unset that bit. Every time Windows XP starts, autochk.exe is called by the kernel to scan all volumes to check if the volume dirty bit is set. If the dirty bit is set, autochk performs an immediate chkdsk /f on that volume. Chkdsk /f verifies file system integrity and attempts to fix any problems with the volume. It is usually caused by a hard shut down or a power loss during a read-right operation on that particular drive.
How do I fix it, you ask?
Well, that's easy. First click Start> Run> bring up a command prompt by typing in "CMD" and type " fsutil dirty query d: ". This queries the drive, and more than likely it will tell you that it is dirty. Next, type "CHKNTFS /X D:". The X tells Windows to NOT check that particular drive on the next reboot. At this time, manually reboot your computer, it should not do a Chkdsk and take you directly to Windows.
Once Windows has fully loaded, bring up another CMD prompt and type and now you want to do a Chkdsk manually by typing "Chkdsk /f /r d:". This should take you through 5 stages of the scan and will unset that dirty bit. Finally, type "fsutil dirty query d:" and Windows will confirm that the dirty bit is not set on that drive. Good luck!
http://www.troublefixers.com/how-to-avoid-chkdsk-d...
Just follow the procedure given below:
You need to do a manual chkdsk on all the partitions or physical hard drives.
1. Open start>>run and type “cmd”(without double quotes)
2. Type “chkntfs /x <drive letter>”(without double quotes) For example: chkntfs /x d:
3. Run this command for all the partitions of your hard drive.
4. Reboot your computer properly it will not do a disk scan again.
Consistency" check or chk dsk
what you're experiencing is what Windows refers to as "setting the dirty bit" and what you have to do is unset that bit. Every time Windows XP starts, autochk.exe is called by the kernel to scan all volumes to check if the volume dirty bit is set. If the dirty bit is set, autochk performs an immediate chkdsk /f on that volume. Chkdsk /f verifies file system integrity and attempts to fix any problems with the volume. It is usually caused by a hard shut down or a power loss during a read-right operation on that particular drive.
How do I fix it, you ask?
Well, that's easy. First click Start> Run> bring up a command prompt by typing in "CMD" and type " fsutil dirty query d: ". This queries the drive, and more than likely it will tell you that it is dirty. Next, type "CHKNTFS /X D:". The X tells Windows to NOT check that particular drive on the next reboot. At this time, manually reboot your computer, it should not do a Chkdsk and take you directly to Windows.
Once Windows has fully loaded, bring up another CMD prompt and type and now you want to do a Chkdsk manually by typing "Chkdsk /f /r d:". This should take you through 5 stages of the scan and will unset that dirty bit. Finally, type "fsutil dirty query d:" and Windows will confirm that the dirty bit is not set on that drive. Good luck!
http://www.troublefixers.com/how-to-avoid-chkdsk-d...
Just follow the procedure given below:
You need to do a manual chkdsk on all the partitions or physical hard drives.
1. Open start>>run and type “cmd”(without double quotes)
2. Type “chkntfs /x <drive letter>”(without double quotes) For example: chkntfs /x d:
3. Run this command for all the partitions of your hard drive.
4. Reboot your computer properly it will not do a disk scan again.
Install SeaTools - http://www.seagate.com/gb/en/support/downloads/sea...
Let that scan the drive, there are a number of different test, run each one in turn...
Let that scan the drive, there are a number of different test, run each one in turn...
If I remember correctly, the HD has an area set aside to re-map blocks that are physically bad.
When this area has been fully used, there are no more places that chkdsk can re-map the faulty blocks, hence the chkdsk is always running.
I would recommend backing the disk up as an image using acronis true image backup to an external USB disk.
Buying a replacement HDD and restoring the image backup to that.
Then run the chkdsk on the new disk to be sure
When this area has been fully used, there are no more places that chkdsk can re-map the faulty blocks, hence the chkdsk is always running.
I would recommend backing the disk up as an image using acronis true image backup to an external USB disk.
Buying a replacement HDD and restoring the image backup to that.
Then run the chkdsk on the new disk to be sure
At the risk of repeating myself - download and install HD Tune and have a look at the S.M.A.R.T diagnostics section - you should be able to copy and paste the data here.
IME repeated running of chkdsk suggests impending failure.
On some PCs / Laptops, you can actually enable SMART checks in the BIOS - and then the BIOS will issue a warning of any failures.
IME repeated running of chkdsk suggests impending failure.
On some PCs / Laptops, you can actually enable SMART checks in the BIOS - and then the BIOS will issue a warning of any failures.
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