Problems recovering Vista (L300 Notebook)

Last March my original 250 GB drive failed, and I replaced it with a new 320 GB Seagate drive. This latest drive has begun giving errors, and after running CHKDSK twice it no longer boots normally. Yes, I was able to use BootRec with /FixMBR, /FixBoot, and /RebuildBCD in order. Now, when I run CHKDSK it completes steps 1 and 2 (Checking files and checking index entries) without indicating any errors. But in step 3 it checks the "security descriptors" (my translation of the French "descripteurs de securite"), and then seems frozen in trying to repair them. How long should this repair process take for a 320 GB drive?
Also, when I use F8, I no longer get the Repair Disk option. The first item on the list is to boot in Safe Mode, but when I try that it seems frozen.
Thanks,
Maurice
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Last March I bought the 320 GB drive..
So it's not a brand new drive.
If chkdsk won't fix it, the drive is probably failing. My best guess is that you'll have the same trouble restoring it.
See what Seagate's software has to say.
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