How to Solve Hard Disk Error 303 and 305
What does hard disk error 303 and 305 Mean
Hard drive disk error 303 and 305 are diagnostic error codes. Hard disk 1 quick 303, sometimes hard disk 1 full 305 are the specific error messages that indicate the hard drive failed, dead, and needs to be replacing immediately.
So, if you're seeing such errors on your PC with the exact information in the following displayed on the machine's screen, go to back up the failing hard drive immediately and opt for the best solution to upgrade the hard disk with a new HDD or SSD.
"Start up test failed
Hard disk smart 301
Hard disk 1 Quick 303"
How to back up data on hard disk with 303 or 305 error
Again, when a hard drive is given 303 or 305 error, its life is coming to an end, only a brand new hard drive will solve the problem. The question is, most of the time you need to use a recovery disc to boot into the computer in order to use the backup and recovery software to create a backup image of files, photos, videos, and more data on the hard drive because when a hard drive failed with 303 or 305 error had the system on it, it can hardly boot.
What if you don't have a recovery CD at hand? How can you troubleshoot the issue in an emergency? Don't be afraid, here, the Qiling Backup utility can reduce your worry. Simply take out the failed hard drive and connect it to another normal computer, download Qiling data backup software, and create a bootable rescue media.
To make a bootable disk of Qiling Backup, follow the instruction carefully.
Step 1. Prepare a USB drive which can be written and read.
Step 2. Launch and install Qiling Backup on the Computer B.
Step 3. Find and click "Tools" and choose "Create bootable media".
Step 4. Choose the Boot disk location. You can create an ISO file, a bootable USB or CD/DVD disc.
Step 5. Then click "Proceed" to start.
After successfully booting into Windows, now you can continue with the hard drive and partition backup with Qiling Backup software.
Done with the necessary backup? Now you can shut down the computer and replace the failed hard drive with the prepared new one. To restore the backup you just created, launch Qiling Backup again, select the image file and click "Recovery". The hard disk data will come back.
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