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sounds like a bad hd. Try to format and reinstall OS. If you cannot format, you
have a bad drive.

Flyfshmn

try disabling the chkdsk.
if it does not work you have to format the drive

You may not have to trash that old hard drive. If you can find a low-level formatting program, you may be able to restore the drive to its "prime" condition. Seagate has a low-level format utility that will work on most any drive as long as you know the Cylinders, Heads and Sector counts. A low level format will wipe everything off the drive and take as little as 2 hours to process (notice i say "as little'). Once you have done this, you will need to run FDISK and format and reinstall Windows.

Good Luck!
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