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Here is my current situation: I have 2 hard drives in my computer, my main win8 C:, and a win7/game/data drive, the second of which is failing. reports show it is failing a smart short test, and although it has been running fine for months, i figured i would replace it with my tax return. my...

do you have any USB storage devices plugged in? you may need to run a FIXMBR. boot up using the windows 8 disk, go to repair, and it is somewhere in the boot setting to repair boot options. i have only done it once on 8 but it is pretty self explanatory where to go to fix it once you boot...

thanks for the response, unfortunately, this did not resolve the issue. both problems still persist. thanks though. can anyone else shed some light on a possible solution or what other info may be required of me?

hello all. this is my first post here but i tried looking for solutions before spamming. i installed win 8 pro a few weeks ago and have been experiencing some issues which could be all related. 1) when going to sleep, sometimes the pc will stay on full power it looks like and not shut off...