Fallout4 and Deadspace3 will not start

axe0 · 19 Aug 2016

Very good :)

Don't forget the other tests :)

tybee · 19 Aug 2016

Hey axe0 I'm running chkdsk now. If I remember correctly it should complete by next Tuesday.

axe0 · 19 Aug 2016

What is the RPM of the hard drive?

tybee · 19 Aug 2016

The HDD is a WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 which Western Digital says runs at 7200rpn. However, Speccy reports it at 10000rpm???
Also, CHKDSK finished:
chkdsk1.txt

axe0 · 20 Aug 2016

I don't know if this may help, but please update the BIOS to the newest version
M5A99FX PRO R2.0 | Motherboards | ASUS Global

tybee · 20 Aug 2016

Should I finish the other tests before updating or do it now?

axe0 · 20 Aug 2016

I let that up to you :)

tybee · 21 Aug 2016

Updated bios and now running HD Tune.

tybee · 21 Aug 2016

HDTune just finished. I ran 'error scan', 'benchmark scan', but saw no action to perform for 'health'. All screenshots attached:

Fallout4 and Deadspace3 will not start-hdtune_benchmark_wdc_wd1002faex-00z3a0.png

Fallout4 and Deadspace3 will not start-hdtune_error_scan_wdc_wd1002faex-00z3a0.png

Fallout4 and Deadspace3 will not start-hdtune_health_wdc_wd1002faex-00z3a0.png

axe0 · 21 Aug 2016

Try Crystal Disk Info for the health please.

but saw no action to perform for 'health'

That is correct, the health is in other words the S.M.A.R.T.ng Technology) of a hard drive. With S.M.A.R.T. you could find out if possible problems may be present in the mechanism of the drive. You check how high or low an attribute is and keep an eye on it, through this way it is possible to tell when a drive could fail.