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A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
in a prolonged boot up time.
This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
exhibiting this fault....
May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
Roy
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Unnecessary Disk check during boot up
#2 Craig Coope
Posted 19 May 2009 - 05:12 PM
On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
wrote:
>A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
>Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
>in a prolonged boot up time.
>This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
>about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
>exhibiting this fault....
>May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
>cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
>Roy
Do you mean a scan for errors?
If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
failing hard drive.
--
The Zero ST
wrote:
>A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
>Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
>in a prolonged boot up time.
>This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
>about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
>exhibiting this fault....
>May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
>cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
>Roy
Do you mean a scan for errors?
If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
failing hard drive.
--
The Zero ST
#3 Roy
Posted 19 May 2009 - 05:15 PM
On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope wrote:
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> wrote:
>
> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >in a prolonged boot up time.
> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >exhibiting this fault....
> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
> >Roy
>
> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>
> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
> failing hard drive.
>
> --
> The Zero ST
Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
checking still persist..
So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
replaced..?
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> wrote:
>
> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >in a prolonged boot up time.
> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >exhibiting this fault....
> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
> >Roy
>
> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>
> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
> failing hard drive.
>
> --
> The Zero ST
Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
checking still persist..
So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
replaced..?
#4 Craig Coope
Posted 19 May 2009 - 05:18 PM
On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:08 -0700 (PDT), Roy
wrote:
>On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
>> wrote:
>>
>> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
>> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
>> >in a prolonged boot up time.
>> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
>> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
>> >exhibiting this fault....
>> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
>> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
>> >Roy
>>
>> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>>
>> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
>> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
>> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
>> failing hard drive.
>>
>> --
>> The Zero ST
>
>Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
>checking still persist..
>So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
>replaced..?
Does it find errors or state that certain parts of the drive are
unreadable....or does it find no errors at all?
--
The Zero ST
wrote:
>On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope
>> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
>> wrote:
>>
>> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
>> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
>> >in a prolonged boot up time.
>> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
>> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
>> >exhibiting this fault....
>> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
>> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
>> >Roy
>>
>> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>>
>> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
>> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
>> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
>> failing hard drive.
>>
>> --
>> The Zero ST
>
>Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
>checking still persist..
>So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
>replaced..?
Does it find errors or state that certain parts of the drive are
unreadable....or does it find no errors at all?
--
The Zero ST
#5 Tim Meddick
Posted 19 May 2009 - 05:26 PM
It could, either that or some software is causing data corruption. A pen
drive attached at boot can cause the system to start a disk check (know this
from experience and not why this is).
For your added information. The way windows decides if a disk check is
needed is by the autorun command:
autocheck autochk *
...located in the registry within the key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager]
and the value 'BootExecute'. This command is run at every boot and if error
flags are detected then it performs a scan on that drive.
==
Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
"Roy" wrote in message
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On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope wrote:
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> wrote:
>
> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >in a prolonged boot up time.
> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >exhibiting this fault....
> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
> >Roy
>
> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>
> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
> failing hard drive.
>
> --
> The Zero ST
Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
checking still persist..
So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
replaced..?
drive attached at boot can cause the system to start a disk check (know this
from experience and not why this is).
For your added information. The way windows decides if a disk check is
needed is by the autorun command:
autocheck autochk *
...located in the registry within the key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager]
and the value 'BootExecute'. This command is run at every boot and if error
flags are detected then it performs a scan on that drive.
==
Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)
"Roy"
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On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> wrote:
>
> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >in a prolonged boot up time.
> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >exhibiting this fault....
> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
> >Roy
>
> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>
> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
> failing hard drive.
>
> --
> The Zero ST
Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
checking still persist..
So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
replaced..?
#6 Roy
Posted 19 May 2009 - 05:25 PM
On May 20, 7:18 am, Craig Coope wrote:
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:08 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope wrote:
> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >> >in a prolonged boot up time.
> >> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >> >exhibiting this fault....
> >> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
> >> >Roy
>
> >> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>
> >> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
> >> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
> >> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
> >> failing hard drive.
>
> >> --
> >> The Zero ST
>
> >Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
> >checking still persist..
> >So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
> >replaced..?
>
> Does it find errors or state that certain parts of the drive are
> unreadable....or does it find no errors at all?
>
> --
> The Zero ST- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
From what I know, it does not....but that PC habitually check disk
during every boot up
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:08 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope
> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >> >in a prolonged boot up time.
> >> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >> >exhibiting this fault....
> >> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
> >> >Roy
>
> >> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>
> >> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
> >> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
> >> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
> >> failing hard drive.
>
> >> --
> >> The Zero ST
>
> >Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
> >checking still persist..
> >So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
> >replaced..?
>
> Does it find errors or state that certain parts of the drive are
> unreadable....or does it find no errors at all?
>
> --
> The Zero ST- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
From what I know, it does not....but that PC habitually check disk
during every boot up
#7 Gerry
Posted 19 May 2009 - 05:35 PM
http://forums.techgu...lume-dirty.html
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roy wrote:
> On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
>>> Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
>>> in a prolonged boot up time.
>>> This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
>>> about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
>>> exhibiting this fault....
>>> May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
>>> cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
>>> Roy
>>
>> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>>
>> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
>> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's
>> not a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
>> failing hard drive.
>>
>> --
>> The Zero ST
>
> Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
> checking still persist..
> So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
> replaced..?
--
Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Roy wrote:
> On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope
>> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
>> wrote:
>>
>>> A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
>>> Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
>>> in a prolonged boot up time.
>>> This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
>>> about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
>>> exhibiting this fault....
>>> May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
>>> cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
>>> Roy
>>
>> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>>
>> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
>> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's
>> not a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
>> failing hard drive.
>>
>> --
>> The Zero ST
>
> Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
> checking still persist..
> So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
> replaced..?
#8 Craig Coope
Posted 19 May 2009 - 05:31 PM
On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:25:22 -0700 (PDT), Roy
wrote:
>On May 20, 7:18 am, Craig Coope wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:08 -0700 (PDT), Roy
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope wrote:
>> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
>> >> wrote:
>>
>> >> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
>> >> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
>> >> >in a prolonged boot up time.
>> >> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
>> >> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
>> >> >exhibiting this fault....
>> >> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
>> >> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
>> >> >Roy
>>
>> >> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>>
>> >> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
>> >> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
>> >> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
>> >> failing hard drive.
>>
>> >> --
>> >> The Zero ST
>>
>> >Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
>> >checking still persist..
>> >So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
>> >replaced..?
>>
>> Does it find errors or state that certain parts of the drive are
>> unreadable....or does it find no errors at all?
>>
>> --
>> The Zero ST- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>From what I know, it does not....but that PC habitually check disk
>during every boot up
Have a read of this:
http://ask-leo.com/h...y_start_up.html
Be careful of editing the registry as it's important not to delete an
entry you're not supposed to.
Just make sure that the check isn't coming up with errors. If it is
it's probably time to back up all the data that he/she wants to keep
and buy a new hard drive. (You'll have to install Windows again
though.)
--
The Zero ST
wrote:
>On May 20, 7:18 am, Craig Coope
>> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:08 -0700 (PDT), Roy
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope
>> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
>> >> wrote:
>>
>> >> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
>> >> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
>> >> >in a prolonged boot up time.
>> >> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
>> >> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
>> >> >exhibiting this fault....
>> >> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
>> >> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
>> >> >Roy
>>
>> >> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>>
>> >> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
>> >> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
>> >> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
>> >> failing hard drive.
>>
>> >> --
>> >> The Zero ST
>>
>> >Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
>> >checking still persist..
>> >So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
>> >replaced..?
>>
>> Does it find errors or state that certain parts of the drive are
>> unreadable....or does it find no errors at all?
>>
>> --
>> The Zero ST- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
>From what I know, it does not....but that PC habitually check disk
>during every boot up
Have a read of this:
http://ask-leo.com/h...y_start_up.html
Be careful of editing the registry as it's important not to delete an
entry you're not supposed to.
Just make sure that the check isn't coming up with errors. If it is
it's probably time to back up all the data that he/she wants to keep
and buy a new hard drive. (You'll have to install Windows again
though.)
--
The Zero ST
#9 Roy
Posted 19 May 2009 - 08:54 PM
On May 20, 7:31 am, Craig Coope wrote:
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:25:22 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >On May 20, 7:18 am, Craig Coope wrote:
> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:08 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope wrote:
> >> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> >> >> wrote:
>
> >> >> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >> >> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >> >> >in a prolonged boot up time.
> >> >> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >> >> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >> >> >exhibiting this fault....
> >> >> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >> >> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem.....?
> >> >> >Roy
>
> >> >> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>
> >> >> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
> >> >> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
> >> >> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
> >> >> failing hard drive.
>
> >> >> --
> >> >> The Zero ST
>
> >> >Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
> >> >checking still persist..
> >> >So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
> >> >replaced..?
>
> >> Does it find errors or state that certain parts of the drive are
> >> unreadable....or does it find no errors at all?
>
> >> --
> >> The Zero ST- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> >From what I know, it does not....but that PC habitually check disk
> >during every boot up
>
> Have a read of this:
>
> http://ask-leo.com/h...n_every_start_u...
>
> Be careful of editing the registry as it's important not to delete an
> entry you're not supposed to.
>
> Just make sure that the check isn't coming up with errors. If it is
> it's probably time to back up all the data that he/she wants to keep
> and buy a new hard drive. (You'll have to install Windows again
> though.)
>
> --
> The Zero ST- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Thats an interesting piece of information...I will relay that to my
friend...
Thanks for it!
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:25:22 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> >On May 20, 7:18 am, Craig Coope
> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:15:08 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> >> wrote:
>
> >> >On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope
> >> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> >> >> wrote:
>
> >> >> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >> >> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >> >> >in a prolonged boot up time.
> >> >> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >> >> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >> >> >exhibiting this fault....
> >> >> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >> >> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem.....?
> >> >> >Roy
>
> >> >> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>
> >> >> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
> >> >> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's not
> >> >> a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
> >> >> failing hard drive.
>
> >> >> --
> >> >> The Zero ST
>
> >> >Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
> >> >checking still persist..
> >> >So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
> >> >replaced..?
>
> >> Does it find errors or state that certain parts of the drive are
> >> unreadable....or does it find no errors at all?
>
> >> --
> >> The Zero ST- Hide quoted text -
>
> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> >From what I know, it does not....but that PC habitually check disk
> >during every boot up
>
> Have a read of this:
>
> http://ask-leo.com/h...n_every_start_u...
>
> Be careful of editing the registry as it's important not to delete an
> entry you're not supposed to.
>
> Just make sure that the check isn't coming up with errors. If it is
> it's probably time to back up all the data that he/she wants to keep
> and buy a new hard drive. (You'll have to install Windows again
> though.)
>
> --
> The Zero ST- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Thats an interesting piece of information...I will relay that to my
friend...
Thanks for it!
#10 Roy
Posted 19 May 2009 - 08:58 PM
On May 20, 7:35 am, "Gerry" wrote:
> http://forums.techgu...sk-volume-dirty....
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
> Roy wrote:
> > On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope wrote:
> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> >> wrote:
>
> >>> A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >>> Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >>> in a prolonged boot up time.
> >>> This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >>> about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >>> exhibiting this fault....
> >>> May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >>> cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
> >>> Roy
>
> >> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>
> >> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
> >> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's
> >> not a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
> >> failing hard drive.
>
> >> --
> >> The Zero ST
>
> > Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
> > checking still persist..
> > So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
> > replaced..?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Thanks for that ,, have relayed that link to my friend......
> http://forums.techgu...sk-volume-dirty....
>
> --
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
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>
>
> Roy wrote:
> > On May 20, 7:12 am, Craig Coope
> >> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> >> wrote:
>
> >>> A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >>> Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >>> in a prolonged boot up time.
> >>> This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >>> about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >>> exhibiting this fault....
> >>> May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >>> cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
> >>> Roy
>
> >> Do you mean a scan for errors?
>
> >> If this is the case them make sure th PC is shut down properly each
> >> time it is used. You can prevent the check from happening but it's
> >> not a good idea. Does the check find any errors? Could be a sign of a
> >> failing hard drive.
>
> >> --
> >> The Zero ST
>
> > Hmm...yes..The PC is shut down properly everytime but the disk
> > checking still persist..
> > So does it imply that the hard drive is faulty and needs to be
> > replaced..?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Thanks for that ,, have relayed that link to my friend......
#11 Jim
Posted 20 May 2009 - 09:47 AM
On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
wrote:
>A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
>Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
>in a prolonged boot up time.
>This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
>about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
>exhibiting this fault....
>May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
>cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
>Roy
Is it doing a disk check or boot scan ?
wrote:
>A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
>Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
>in a prolonged boot up time.
>This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
>about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
>exhibiting this fault....
>May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
>cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
>Roy
Is it doing a disk check or boot scan ?
#12 Roy
Posted 20 May 2009 - 05:00 PM
On May 20, 11:47 pm, Jim wrote:
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> wrote:
>
> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >in a prolonged boot up time.
> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >exhibiting this fault....
> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
> >Roy
>
> Is it doing a disk check or boot scan ?
IIRC from what he told me it was a disk check....
Why?
BTW, have not heard from him yet since I sent the links posted in this
thread....
> On Tue, 19 May 2009 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT), Roy
> wrote:
>
> >A friend of mine noticed that his pc had this peculiarity...
> >Every time he boots up the PC, it does a disk check that will result
> >in a prolonged boot up time.
> >This had been going for several months now that is why he told me
> >about it as its becoming unbearable for him as his other PCs are not
> >exhibiting this fault....
> >May I know what is the reason for this peculiarity, is there a known
> >cause for this ,and what are the means to sort out this problem....?
> >Roy
>
> Is it doing a disk check or boot scan ?
IIRC from what he told me it was a disk check....
Why?
BTW, have not heard from him yet since I sent the links posted in this
thread....
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