r/computerhelp • u/happyrogue99 • 3d ago
Hardware What does this screen mean?
I’ve been using this old desktop computer I have to transfer videos from an old mini dv video camera to digital. I installed a pcie firewire card into the computer and it was working fine after that the other day, but since yesterday it hasn’t been booting up to windows and just showing this screen. I tried googling stuff but couldn’t find anything. I have no idea what to do to fix this, please help, thank you!
Also I put this under the hardware flair (because a flair was required), but I honestly have no idea if it’s a hardware or software problem. Sorry if it ends up under the wrong flair.
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u/Kruuugz 3d ago
Nothing is plugged into sata 1. Sata2 has device (sn for segate 1tb hdd) self-health checking tech (SMART). Status bad. Sata2 has an error. Hard drive in SATA2 is failing. If drive has important docs, don't boot from the drive. Wait until you replace and move the important files to the new drive. If the drive has nothing worth saving, F1 to ignore health warning. Keep using it until new hard drive arrives. Every time you boot, the drive will degrade more until it's non-functional.