What Makes a HDD go bad??

[opticalzoom74]

I have a samsung 250gb HDD for a laptop i believe it has gone bad, I am trying to re-install the OS on it but it is not working, I have re-formatted it and started running the OS install but keep coming up with different errors upon start up i get boot manager error clfs.sys Status: 0xc00000e9 file is either missing or corrupt so i try and re-install it by re-formatting it again and then install and then i get errors at boot manager windows\system32\ntkrnlpa status: 0xc00000e9 file is missing or corrupt not sure what is going on with this install.If any of you got any ideas or suggestions for trying to figure out what is wrong please help

Also i have popped in the OS CD and used command prompt for chkdsk found some indexing errors so i ran a chkdsk/r and it ran through and yet i am still coming up with the missing or corrupt files, kinda weird i think i also ran the windows CD hardware diagnostic software and it is coming back with bad HDD but i would also care for input on the subject besides mine and googles

[theguyofdoom]

Appearantly your hard drive is busted ...

Hard drives are very sensitive for heat, 10 degrees Celcius above normal operating temp means half the lifespan

[VB_OnDaLine]

Method 1: Use the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) to run System Restore

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1. Insert the Windows Vista installation disc into the disc drive, and then start the computer.

2. Press a key when the message indicating "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD …". appears.

3. Select a language, a time and currency, and a keyboard or input method, and then click Next.

4. Click Repair your computer.

5. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, choose the drive of your Windows installation and click Next

6. At the System Recovery Options Dialog Box, click on System Restore.

7. Follow the System Restore Wizard instruction as usual and choose the appropriate restore point.

8. Click Finish to restore the system.



Method 2: Startup Repair from the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE)

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1. Insert the Windows Vista installation disc into the disc drive, and then start the computer.

2. Press a key when the message indicating "Press any key to boot from CD or DVD …". appears.

3. Select a language, a time and currency, and a keyboard or input method, and then click Next.

4. Click Repair your computer.

5. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, choose the drive of your Windows installation and click Next.

6. At the System Recovery Options Dialog Box, click on Repair your computer.

7. (Click the operating system that you want to repair), and then click Next.

8. In the System Recovery Options dialog box, click Startup Repair.

[insomaniacal]

Most likely it's due to a corrupt install if the same file gives you the same error constantly. Especially if it's a formatted disk.

[DamegedSpy]

1) The HD is damaged.
To understand how it works look at this.

2) Your CD/DVD is damage. Get other copy.

[insomaniacal]

It may not totally be the case...

What OS are you trying to install? I had some weird, albeit similar things happen when I was installing my current Windows 7.