« Reply #9 on: June 15, 2014, 08:59:27 PM »
To say your HDD is on it's way out is a little extreme. Try running chkdsk /f in elevated command prompt.
That is why RejZor suggested the OP run those two tests.
The tests RejZor suggested will help to determine the cause of the issues.

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