Reading informations

Win9x:NO 64Bit:NO GiveIO:YES SpeedFan:YES
I/O properly initialized
Linked ISA BUS at $0290
Linked VIA VT8237 SMBUS at $5000
Scanning ISA BUS at $0290...
Winbond W83697HF (ID=$60) found on ISA at $290
SuperIO Chip=Winbond W83697HF
Scanning VIA SMBus at $5000...
SMART Enabled for drive 0
Found ST380011A (80.0GB)
Found ACPI temperature (48.0C)
End of detection

Hi schwetlav,

Your temperatures are all ok. The noise you describe in your first post sounds like your Hard Drive may be failing.

Please download and install ASTRA from the link below to check:

ASTRA32 - Advanced System Information Tool - Free Download

After you have run it - please click Diagnostics on the bottom left > then click HDD Diagnostics. You will see HDD Health Status on the right. If it says Bad then you should backup your data as soon as possible as the hard drive could fail completely at any time. If it says poor - I still recommend backing up your data. Then do a defrag and either do chkdsk or run diagnostics tools from the drive manufacturer. Please post back if you would like help with this.

Hello DIIRE,
Thanks for helping me out , i have downloaded that software and it shows HDD Health Status - Poor
You want me to save my files?
and how can i install new hard drive?
why is this happened? Is something we have done wrong or the lifetime of that hard drive is over?
thanks dear

Some times hard drives fail for many reasons.

To fit a new hard drive would depend on what type you have already installed.The types are usaly IDE and SATA.Both have 2 cables to be plugged into them.One power and one data.

If IDE drives it has a plastic jumper located neaer the power supply it would be set to master.You would have to have the operating install disk also to reinstall windows.

You could then fit this failing hard drive as a slave and access it via new hard drive and remove all the files before this hard drive fails.

Check wich type hard drive your computer has installed and buy same type.

thanks Jelly Bean your information was usefull.
do you think i should take help from pro. becoz we don't know very much about hardware?

Well you could pay someone but it would be expencive.Or you could ask a friend or neigbour who is good with a computer or you can ask here and we can explain it all on how to do it.

Do you have the operating system install disk?If yes then all you need to do is buy a hard drive.

I think it will be good if you guyes tell me step by step procredure for how to install hard drive.
you know what in my computer on C: drive the whole files and folders are stored and in the other drive i.e. D: drive on that whole HP-Recovery is stored.
Can i write that recovery materials in the CD-ROM?