Do I need a new hard drive?

[Terry7]

Hi, my HP SMART monitor keeps tell me I need to install a new hard drive when I boot up, but I have ran Scandisc and defrag and my hard drive and Scan says it has no errors on it. I think there is most likely a problem, but where???

Help needed by a very untechnical Terry.

[rockshalton]

Terry,

I've never seen a message on the monitor saying I need a new hard drive. What does the message say excactly?

[Terry7]

Hi Rock, I will send you the exact text tomorrow, I am still trying to find my way around this site.

Regards Terry7

[redwench]

if you want to be safe, yes, replace the hard drive. the smart diagnostics are usually, although not always, fairly accurate. consider making it just a storage or backup drive that wont get you too excited if it dies.

[Terry7]

Hi Red, you are most likely right and it is better to be safe rather than sorry.

Regards Terry7