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CatWoman

(80,065 posts) Thu Sep 7, 2017, 10:19 PM Sep 2017

Can someone please help me in disabling this notice I receive before booting into Windows? [View all]

The notice reads: Hard Drive Self Monitoring System has reported that a parameter has exceeded it's normal operating range. Dell recommends that you backup your data regularly. Press F2 to continue." I found no options to turn this off. After I press F1 and exit the warning, I am booted into Windows 10 normally.

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Can someone please help me in disabling this notice I receive before booting into Windows? [View all] CatWoman Sep 2017 OP

Sounds like your hard drive might be going bad. Afromania Sep 2017 #1

Not sure how to disable it, but it may be a warning that your drive is failing. cos dem Sep 2017 #2

this desktop is just over 5 years old CatWoman Sep 2017 #10

agree with afro exfthings Sep 2017 #3

yup, you can get a solid 1TB drive for roughly that. Afromania Sep 2017 #6

unless a certain OP would want to upgrade to SSD? exfthings Sep 2017 #7

Yeesssss, so much goodness in SSD. Afromania Sep 2017 #8

Do you have any kind of disk repair utility? lastlib Sep 2017 #4

That is an indication your hard drive is starting to fail. Egnever Sep 2017 #5

you guys have been extremely helpful CatWoman Sep 2017 #9

Dell has its own suite of system checking utilities. Denzil_DC Sep 2017 #11

thank you so very much Denzil CatWoman Sep 2017 #12