Commented: Bag of TricksMike,
For such things I boot a live linux Mint cd, If you have network capability you can download gnome disk utilities that will check SMART status and perform some further tests. Of course there are...
Commented: Bing ToolbarSorry I initially read this as Bing Desktop, which I routinely hide in Windows Update so it does not enter into the equation. Pls disregard!