Hi, I am in a fix right now. My system is showing an error, dell error code 79 .I have no technical knowledge about computers. I am in quite a fix. What should I do now? Please reply ASAP. Thanks in advance.
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Learn To Solve Dell Error Code 79 Issue.
Dell Hard Drive Error 79 is usually caused by windows system files damage and can mean that the hard drive has failed. The corrupted system files entries will often pose a threat to your computer.
To learn how to solve dell error code 79, follow the steps given below:
1. Firstly, download the repair utility from this link .
2. Once downloaded, click the ‘Scan’ button.
3. Ensure that the scan is complete and when done, click on ‘Fix Errors’ button.
4. Now restart your computer.
This tool can also be used in case of a system freezing and rebooting issues. Or you can also use the following method. Download and install RegCure Pro.
After downloading, click on ‘Run’ or ‘Yes’ to install the program.
Open RegCure Pro and click on the ‘System Scan’ tab
Having done this,ensure that the scan is fully complete and then choose ‘Fix All’.
Learn To Solve Dell Error Code 79 Issue.
In Dell, error code 79 indicates the hard drive has failed normally due to bad sectors. If you ran the hard drive diagnostics in the BIOS and it displayed error code 79 that means your drive is failing and needs to be replaced. But even if it generated a code 79, it doesn’t mean your hard drive is already broken. See if the BIOS can still detect your drive.
If it can’t, try formatting it. This happened to one user and he formatted his drive when BIOS failed to detect it. After it was formatted, BIOS was able to detect it again. The bad sector the code is referring to is probably the boot sector of the drive that’s why it can’t be detected. This will prevent the drive from booting up an operating system.
Once a drive starts to have bad sectors, you can be assured that more will follow until the drive is no longer usable. Formatting a drive will mark the bad sectors as bad and this prevents any data from getting into it. Don’t worry, even if a hard drive starts to have bad sectors, it will take time before it totally fails.
