I don't know why my Windows began to make a scandisk on my 2nd hdd every time I boot it! Doesn't matter if I cancel it or complete the scandisk. It happens every time
View 2 RepliesEvery time I restart the PC, scandisk starts running, inspite of a proper shutdown. I have a 200GB HDD which is partitioned into 2. Its the D drive (175 GB) which undergoes a scan everytime.
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2. ethical?
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1100MHZ
256RAM
It takes 2mins 20secs to load up which is really annoying.
I need to know a good software o something i can do with my computer so my boot time reduces.
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