Harddrive Probl

Right,I have a 30 GB Creative Zen Vision M,and recently it froze while in use after resetting the unit it automatically booted in recovery mode. After trying the clean up function it where it stopped on scanning disk I tried formatting where all I got was a Harddisk Problem, any idea what might be causing the issue

Hi DonN,
I would vote against using Rescue and Recovery as it's very unreliable backup software in my stance, however I'll recommend using cloning solutions such as Acronis etc. Here is a nice guide on cloning your HDD on thinkpads:- http://www.andyp.me/blog1.php/2010/04/24/hard-drive-clonewars-klonkrieg-der-festplatten
Hope this helps.
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Last edited by ramboman (2011-01-29 21:45:50)

I found a working solution, but better solution are also welcome
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