I received a toshiba update. I did a diagnostic check. It states hard drive fail. Sometimes my laptop fans make a noice. What can I do?

From your description the hard drive has failed, have it tested before it is replaced. One tip remove hardware and reseat it back in place, sometimes this get it working.

Crackling or clacking? If it is continuous loud clacking, it might be your hard drive.

Sometimes you can hear the drive making noise which is normal because an update or something might be running in the background.

Try to change your hardisk drive.

Try using Seatools, a free diagnostic and repair utility which can be downloaded from Seagate. If the disc fails the tests it may also be able to automatically check your warranty and advise on return

Please remove and reseat the hard drive and also check if the hard drive has not failed, sometime the hard drive connector also fail..

how old is the laptop
if it has a disc hard drive it could be that the motor in the hard drive is failing
go into device manager and do a systems check

hi there i have the dv8000 i put a 500 gig ide drive in mine and never got any problems you say that you have several (9) issues most of them stated Failed Devices do you mean drivers for laptop as thats all i think you need.

also any 2.5 hd should work..

if its drivers you can go to hp site

The first step is to check the BIOS to see if your hard drive is listed. If so, is it set to be the first boot device. To enter the BIOS, use the F2 option when prompted.

If the hard drive is not present, it's either come loose, or the drive's controller has failed.

Also, if you can use the F12 option to boot to a CD/DVD drive, use another computer to download the Ultimate Boot CD iso from http://ultimatebootcd.com, and then burn it to a CD. This will create a bootable diagnostic CD that you can use to run diagnostics of your hard drive.

Let me know how this works for you.

Sincerely,
James O'Brien

If you hav ethe Toshiba reinstall disc, check to see if it has any kind of diagnostics loaded with it. Try starting the computer, and keep tapping the F2 key, this should load the setup BIOS screen. Go to the section in setup where you can change which boots first. Set it for the CDROM to boot first. Save the settings, and restart. Once the computer loads the disc first, look for hard drive diagnostic tools. run the diagnostics to check the hardware on the computer, it should tell you what is good, and what is not. If it is the hard drive that has failed, than that is an easy fix. The only hard part is having to shell out the cash for the new drive. Hard drives on laptops are easy to get to. They are under a door on the underside of the computer. There is probably a couple screws, and the hard drive compartment will open up. Just remove the old one, and plug in the new one. Hope this helps!

have you tried taking the new battery out and then booting it up? if it does boot up the new battery is not compatibly with the laptop.