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disks needs to be checked fo consistency

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by jennie

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I am running xp professional and have suddenly started getting this message. "One of your disks needs to be checked for consistency" I allow the scan and the computer reboots, but now is running so slowly I am dead in the water. There are no viruses present and everything else seems to be in working order. What could be causing this slow down? Thanks, Jennie

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by machinegun_kelly

Goto computer management in the control panel, then try to run defrag on the drive. It sounds like the drive may be going out on you. It could be slow loading information into the ram. Like when you first use the start menu pull up's and they take a second the first time to load, then do it again and then its fast because it has been loaded to local memory. This is how you can tell if your hard drive is slowing down or your lacking RAM. I suggest you back up any thing you need, and then try a RMA request for a new hard drive. Or just buy a new one for now. Try and get one with a 7200 RPM / with a 8MB buffer. You might try to format and re-install XP on it. But first download sisoft sandra here http://downloads.guru3d.com/download.php?det=177 and check the hard drive with the tools available in the program. It can check your file system and has added defrag support. Try it out. If all else fails, when in doubt swap it out!

by wcp

This is most likely due to failing (or failed) HD or motherboard.

HD: The best way to check is to boot the computer with a Windows 98 Startup disk. If the booting from A: drive is crawling, the HD needs to be replaced. Another way to test it is to clean install Windows in a known good HD (if you have one). If there is no slowness, the original HD is bad.
Also do a HD diagnostic test. The HD may have developed bad sectors. The diagnostic utility program is downloadable from the manufacturer?s website.

Motherboard: Clean install Windows in a known good HD. If it still runs slow, the motherboard needs to be replaced.

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