Windows HDD Failure

Jake_42

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Feb 3, 2016
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After having installed windows 10 on a Dell T3600 two weeks ago, the computer suddenly crashed today. The computer will no longer boot to the login in screen and upon checking the issue further I found the the system no longer recognizes the internal hard drive. I cannot boot the computer in safe mode and attempts to restore the system to a previous date have all failed; either leading to the computer crashing again or an error message due to CRC (error message 0x0800700170). Any ideas on how to solve this issue?
 
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As stated, your only option is replacement. Disks fail, and if you had important data that you didn't back up, you know know how important it is to back up data. I would highly recommend getting ALL of the following:
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As stated, your only option is replacement. Disks fail, and if you had important data that you didn't back up, you know know how important it is to back up data. I would highly recommend getting ALL of the following:
1) Samsung 850 EVO 256GB as your OS/program disk. ~$90 on sale
2) An HDD the size of your current HDD (or larger if you want). ~$70-200 depending on size
3) An external disk of the size of the disk in 2)

Once a week or so, make sure all the data is backed up, and hide the external disk in a fireproof safe somewhere.
 
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