file allocation bad drive C

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Ellen - 19 Mar 2004 15:42 GMT

I had a new hard disc put in and a few days later on boot
up, got a black screen with a scrolling message, file
allocation bad drive C.

Scandisc (thorough) found nothing. Neither did SFC.

How significant is the message? The computer has been fine
since. Do I need to reload my software asap or can I adopt
a wait and see approach?

Otherwise enjoying windows 98se.

Scared of London

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Jeff Richards - 19 Mar 2004 22:40 GMT

If Scandisk now reports the file system as OK then you can assume that the
message was a one-time problem, perhaps due to the disk being a bit slower
to start up than usual.

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> I had a new hard disc put in and a few days later on boot
> up, got a black screen with a scrolling message, file
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> Scared of London

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Lil' Dave - 19 Mar 2004 23:52 GMT

If it continues, intermittently, then works again maybe try putting a delay
at bootup like counting down the RAM more than once or similar. Perhaps
check the ide ribbon cable for seating on both ends or get a new 80 wire
version.

> If Scandisk now reports the file system as OK then you can assume that the
> message was a one-time problem, perhaps due to the disk being a bit slower
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> > Scared of London

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