What to do with Smart status bad backup and replace error? How to fix SMART hard drive error or SSD Error 303 hard drive hp.

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What may cause this error?

Hard disk 1 quick 303 is a system diagnostics error given by HP System Diagnostics. This error was generally found after an accident with your HP laptop or notebook, like falling to the ground or being heavily hit by something. When you start your HP computer, it cannot boot successfully and redirect you to the System Diagnostics. After running the Primary Hard Disk Self Test, it gave you the hard disk quick 303 error. Sometimes, you may also see the hard disk 1 full 305 error.

What does it mean?

According to HP, the hard disk 1 301 error indicates that the hard drive may have failed. Therefore, you need to replace the hard drive. If your computer is covered under warranty, then you should contact HP support and let them replace it for you. If otherwise, you should backup the important data on the hard drive before it gets any worse with HP recovery disc, and then buy a HDD to replace the hard drive yourself. If you do not have a recovery disc, you can use a free backup software to backup hard drive.

How to backup data on a failing hard drive?

To backup failed drive, you can use free backup and restore software AOMEI Backupper. You can either installed the failed hard drive in another computer or use a bootable rescue media created by AOMEI Backupper to boot your computer that has the HP hard drive failure and then start to backup. You can download the freeware to create a bootable media on a random computer no matter whether it is 32 bit or 64 bit. After creating the bootable media, you can follow the steps below to backup broken hard drive:

1. Connect the bootable media you created to the broken laptop and start your laptop.

2. Press a specified key (in most of the case F10) to select the bootable media as the first boot device.

3. Connect an external hard drive to store the backup image while your laptop reboots into AOMEI Backupper’s screen.

4. Click “Disk Backup” under Backup tab.

5. Click “Add Disk” to choose the laptop hard drive as backup source and select the external hard drive as the backup destination disk.

6. Click “Start Backup” to start the backup.

After the backup is done, you can shut down the computer and replace the failed drive with a new one. Then use the same bootable media to boot the computer and start to restore the backup to the new disk . After that, you should be able to load Windows without receiving the hard disk 1 quick 303 error. Additionally, if you buy a new computer, you can also

Some users of personal computers or laptops, when turning on their computer, may observe the message smart status bad backup and replace. In HP laptops, the same message has a slightly different look - smart hard disk error 301, but has the same meaning.

The reason for its appearance is a combination of two circumstances:

1. S.M.A.R.T check included. hard drive;
2. The S.M.A.R.T. hard drive has error messages.

What does Smart status bad backup and replace mean?

If you see this message on your computer or laptop, this means only one thing - the hard drive (hard drive) will most likely require replacement in the very near future.

The first thing to do in this case it is to copy all the data that is important to you from the hard drive to any other medium, such as a flash drive, cloud or external hard drive.

The next step is to check that same S.M.A.R.T. which is a kind of information system of any hard drive that displays all the errors and problems that occur.

Most often, positional errors occur. The number of remapped sectors has exceeded the allowable value. In other words, a lot of bad blocks appeared on the hard disk.

Of course, you can continue to use the hard drive with such a S.M.A.R.T message. but storing important data on it is highly discouraged, since at any time it can completely fail, which threatens to lose all data or their costly recovery procedure.

How to remove Smart status bad backup and replace?

If you are not going to change the hard drive and continue to use it, then you can try to disable this message in the BIOS settings.

Often setting S.M.A.R.T. located on the initial BIOS screen, which shows all connected IDE and SATA devices.

How to remove Smart status bad backup and replace

Here you need to select your hard drive with the "Enter" key and turn off the S.M.A.R.T. check, putting it in the Disabled state.

Disable Smart status bad backup and replace in BIOS settings

Also, this setting can be located in the "advanced" tab

As you know, the hard drive in a laptop is quite vulnerable, because even with careful handling it is subjected to microshocks. This is one of the specifics of modern mobile gadgets. However, the problems that have arisen with him may not necessarily be related to mechanical damage or influences. Therefore, when alerts from the system about the occurrence of hard drive errors, you should not immediately panic, but you should pay attention to the error code in order to take appropriate measures.

HP laptop owners are sometimes faced with the question: what to do if the system notifies you of a Hard Disk 3F0 error? This message clearly indicates a problem with the hard drive. The nuance lies in the fact that it is impossible to immediately say how serious the breakdown will be. The solution can be either extremely simple, and the fix will take a minimum of time, or not very pleasant and costly, i.e. you may need to purchase a new hard drive. But before heading to the store, you should try to take some "rescue" measures. By the way, quite often they give absolutely positive results.

What to do if a Hard Disk 3F0 error appears on an HP laptop?

So, when you rebooted, you saw the Hard Disk 3F0 error message on the screen. What could be the cause and what actions should be taken?

Let's start in order.

The simplest cause of failure could be a displacement of the hard drive, disconnection of the connector, which led to the fact that the BIOS simply does not see the drive. It should be noted that this option can be called the simplest and even preferable, since the elimination of the problem is the most elementary - you need to remove the protective cover and carefully check the connection of the hard drive connector.

Quite often, a similar error appears after installing or reinstalling the OS.

In such a case, the following steps must be taken:

• go to BIOS
• select the System Configuration tab, and then Boot Options
• enable Legacy Support
• Set the first item in the Legacy Boot Order section to Notebook Hard Drive
• press F10 and you can exit, be sure to save the settings
• a window with a code for entering will appear in front of you, enter this code and press Enter
• the computer should boot up. If everything went well, then the next time you turn on the errors will not occur, and the device will start working correctly.

If the manipulations suggested above did not lead to the desired result, then the problem may be in the disk itself. To test it, install it on another laptop. If another device does not see the storage medium, then this is at least a reason to contact the workshop.

In the section on the question hard drive error 303 given by the author Dmitry Y. Semenov the best answer is That is the problem. To understand, you just need to imagine a hard disk device. There are vnutki disks (they are also plates, pancakes), hard actually, which rotate at high speed ... but there are heads that write and read. Upon impact, if the heads did not have time to park (and in such cases they do not have time), they mechanically simply damage the surface of the plates ... with all the consequences, then how lucky ... (I think the consequences are pretty clear)
In general, the easiest option now is to attribute HDD in a service where data is restored, there are quite a few of them. Let everything be pulled out of it as much as possible. Install a new hard drive in the laptop.

Answer from 22 answers[guru]

Hello! Here is a selection of topics with answers to your question: hard drive error 303

Answer from hawk-eye[guru]
There are so-called disk resuscitators that have all the utilities for disk control. If the clusters are damaged, the test program will mark them as not working. You can also boot from a licensed disk in recovery console mode and from there check the disk with the CHKDSK utility. You can also restore the master boot record from the Recovery Console if it is corrupted.

Answer from Master[guru]
try to restore from using HDD Regenerator * a. It is just in the resuscitator kit.

Answer from Vladimir Putin[newbie]
NMH Guru, hawk-eye Sage, Viktor Belousov You really drive the guru, and even more simply, you lie!
Error 303 or 305 is not a hard disk error, but an IP code blocking with redirection of the initiator's source!
Hitting the keyboard is not able to stop the hard drive, otherwise it could be called a factory defect!
A blow or several blows on the keyboard is not capable of blocking the hard disk function!
Error 303 or 305 is a consequence of the actions of the controller moderator and a similar so-called error is caused by typing HTTP algorithmic text!!
After the occurrence of error 303, the computer does not need to be taken to the workshop !!
And the fact that you send a computer user to the workshop speaks of your interest, and apparently your consultations here have a logistically explicable connection with referrals to the workshop!
You are either contractors or downs!!

Manually editing the Windows registry to remove invalid Error 303 keys is not recommended unless you are PC service professional. Mistakes made while editing the registry can render your PC unusable and cause irreparable damage to your operating system. In fact, even a single comma in the wrong place can prevent your computer from booting up!

Because of this risk, we highly recommend using a trusted registry cleaner such as WinThruster [Download] (Developed by Microsoft Gold Certified Partner) to scan for and repair any Error 303 related issues. By using the [Download] Registry Cleaner, you can automate the process of looking for broken registry entries, missing file references (such as those causing the %%error_name%% error), and broken links within the registry. A backup copy is automatically created before each scan, allowing you to undo any changes with a single click and protecting you from possible damage to your computer. The best part is that fixing [Download] registry errors can drastically improve system speed and performance.

Warning: Unless you are an advanced PC user, we do NOT recommend manually editing the Windows Registry. Incorrect use of the Registry Editor can lead to serious problems and require you to reinstall Windows. We do not guarantee that problems resulting from misuse of Registry Editor can be resolved. You use the Registry Editor at your own risk.

Before manually repairing the Windows registry, you need to create a backup by exporting part of the registry related to Error 303 (eg. Windows 7):

1. Click on the button To begin.
2. Enter " command" in search bar... DO NOT PRESS YET ENTER!
3. Holding keys CTRL-Shift on the keyboard, press ENTER.
4. An access dialog will be displayed.
5. Click Yes.
6. The black box opens with a blinking cursor.
7. Enter " regedit" and press ENTER.
8. In the Registry Editor, select the Error 303-related key (eg. Windows 7) you want to back up.
9. On the menu File select Export.
10. Listed Save to select the folder where you want to save the Windows 7 key backup.
11. In field File name enter a name for the backup file, such as "Windows 7 Backup".
12. Make sure the field Export Range value selected Selected branch.
13. Click Save.
14. The file will be saved with .reg extension.
15. You now have a backup of your Windows 7-related registry entry.

The next steps for manually editing the registry will not be covered in this article, as they are likely to damage your system. If you would like more information on editing the registry manually, please see the links below.