Windows damn checkdisk keeps running at every boot..

For some reason windows feels the need to check one of my drives for consistency on every boot. I've pretty much attributed this to overclocking, but i could be wrong. There never seems to be any problems with D: but at every boot i get "checking file system on D:"

any ideas how i can stop this happening?

thanks.

 

Ay, the O/C could be the problem. It depends on what version of Windows you're running.

Usually if Windows doesn't shut down properly the previous session Scandisk or Checkdisk can start on next boot to find out why.

Sometimes an overclocked PC doesn't turn off automatically and so confuses the system.

Sounds obvious I know, but if you can reset the speeds etc and try again - see if it still occurs, If it still persists then suspect a potentially failing HD

 

This can happen if there's a problem with the drive but Windows can't recognise the drive geometry properly during it's boot process. You'll get Windows checking the disk every boot but throwing out a message along the lines of "Unable to lock the disk for exlusive access".

Because it can't check the disk, it doesn't set the bit in the file table that says the volume is clean and so tries to do the check the next time the system boots.

If running a checkdisk within Windows doesn't fix the problem, boot off your XP/2k CD and select "repair an existing Windows installation" when asked. Select the "recovery console" and it'll drop you to a DOS-like prompt and ask you to login. Once logged in, run chkdsk D: and see if it can complete the checkdisk.

It goes without saying that you ought to back up any data before running the repair utility from the CD.

HTH
Kata

 

thanks for the info. Chkdsk does complete the check every time and says that everything is fine.
I've managed to stop it happening by doing this. This hasn't fixed the cause but it's prevented the effects. good enough for now

cheers