{"id":55768,"date":"2020-11-25T13:46:09","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T21:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/\/?p=55768"},"modified":"2026-06-08T05:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:59:27","slug":"what-to-do-if-your-hard-drive-short-dst-check-failed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/da-dk\/blog\/what-to-do-if-your-hard-drive-short-dst-check-failed\/","title":{"rendered":"Kort DST\u2011kontrol af harddisk mislykkedes? S\u00e5dan g\u00f8r du"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has your <\/span>hard drive short DST check failed<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? If you don\u2019t know what that means &#8211; or even what a DST is &#8211; you\u2019re in the right place! Today we\u2019re going to help you figure out what to do if your <\/span>short DST failed<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hvad er en DST?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>En disk-selvtest (DST) er et nyttigt v\u00e6rkt\u00f8j, der er indbygget i de fleste HP-, Dell- og andre m\u00e6rke-PC\u2019er og servere, og som tjekker den fysiske integritet af din harddisk. Kan du huske de irriterende fysiske tests i gymnasiet? DST er harddiskens version af det.<\/p>\n<p>Men i mods\u00e6tning til de irriterende fysiske tests er en DST en fantastisk m\u00e5de at vurdere din harddisk p\u00e5 og se, hvordan dens gode eller d\u00e5rlige ydeevne p\u00e5virker din enheds drift. Da de allerede er installeret p\u00e5 de fleste nye pc\u2019er, aktiveres de som regel ved opstart og arbejder lydl\u00f8st i baggrunden for at sikre integriteten af harddisken og dens komponenter.<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typer af DST\u2011test for harddiske<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Der findes to typer DST\u2011test: kort og lang. Som navnene antyder, tager den ene l\u00e6ngere tid og g\u00e5r mere i dybden med vurderingen af harddiskens sundhed. S\u00e5dan adskiller de sig:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hvad er en kort DST<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ved en <\/span><b>kort DST<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> testes styrekortet, motoren, pladerne, l\u00e6se-\/skrivehovederne og mere. Testen udf\u00f8res normalt automatisk ved opstart og giver blot et hurtigt overblik over harddisken. Du bem\u00e6rker det sandsynligvis ikke engang!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hvad er en lang DST?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lang DST g\u00f8r alt det, som en <\/span><b>kort DST<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> g\u00f8r, men tilf\u00f8jer en fuld gennemgang af de data, der er gemt p\u00e5 harddiskens plader. P\u00e5 grund af den mere dybdeg\u00e5ende test kan en lang DST finde fejl og korruption, som en kort DST ikke opfanger. Den ene ulempe? I mods\u00e6tning til en kort DST kan enheden ikke udf\u00f8re andre funktioner, mens testen k\u00f8rer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uanset om det er en kort eller lang DST \u2013 hvis den gennemf\u00f8res med succes, betyder det, at din harddisk er i god stand og b\u00f8r fungere stabilt i den n\u00e6rmeste fremtid. Desv\u00e6rre mislykkes DST\u2011tests nogle gange.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hvis din <\/span><b>harddisk fejlede en kort DST\u2011test<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, vil du opdage det p\u00e5 denne m\u00e5de.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hvad sker der, hvis din harddisk fejler den korte DST\u2011test?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ligesom du m\u00e5ske ikke kender til DST\u2011tests, kan du ogs\u00e5 overse andre advarselstegn p\u00e5 harddiskproblemer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hvis din <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HP\u2011harddisk <\/span><b>ikke klarer den korte DST\u2011test<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, vil du sandsynligvis se fejlmeddelelsen <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><b>short DST <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">failed\u201d (kun p\u00e5 HP\u2011 og andre Windows\u2011maskiner) n\u00e5r du starter op. Meddelelsen kan ogs\u00e5 indeholde fejlkoder som 0146, 0142 eller 0141, som peger p\u00e5 fejl i centrale dele af disken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Men ligesom mange andre pop\u2011up\u2011beskeder er disse advarsler nemme at ignorere. Du klikker m\u00e5ske vinduet v\u00e6k uden at l\u00e6se det og uden at forst\u00e5, at det faktisk er en reel advarsel. Andre symptomer \u2013 sort sk\u00e6rm, fejl under opstart, uventede genstarter eller total nedbrud \u2013 er dog langt sv\u00e6rere at overse.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"translation-block\">S\u00e5dan l\u00f8ser du en fejl i kort DST\u2011test<\/h2>\n<p class=\"translation-block\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hvis din enhed viser disse symptomer og <\/span><b>harddisken fejler den korte DST\u2011test<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, er det sandsynligt, at disken er ved at st\u00e5 af. Men f\u00f8r du g\u00e5r i panik, er der et par trin, du kan pr\u00f8ve som en <\/span><b>l\u00f8sning p\u00e5 fejlet i kort DST\u2011test<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. F\u00f8lg disse trin i r\u00e6kkef\u00f8lge for at komme online igen.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Stop!<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hvis du ikke har en sikkerhedskopi af dine data \u2013 stop! Ja, dit f\u00f8rste og m\u00e5ske sikreste valg er at lade v\u00e6re med at f\u00f8lge disse trin for at l\u00f8se fejlen i den korte DST\u2011test. HP, Dell og andre producenter anbefaler altid professionel hj\u00e6lp for det bedste resultat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the greatest chance at a positive outcome, you may want to reconsider attempting to fix the problem yourself. Engaging with your drive physically always increases the risk of losing data (situations like this are why we recommend you perform regular backups!). So, if you\u2019re serious about recovering your data, <a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/da-dk\/contact\/\">calling DriveSavers<\/a> is your best chance of success.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Check your connections<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At kontrollere dine kabelforbindelser er et godt f\u00f8rste skridt, hvis du vil l\u00f8se en fejl i den korte DST\u2011test af harddisken. S\u00f8rg for, at dine IDE\u2011 eller SATA\u2011kabler er korrekt tilsluttet b\u00e5de harddisken og bundkortet. Selvom det er sj\u00e6ldent, kan l\u00f8se eller beskadigede kabler give falske fejl i b\u00e5de korte og lange DST\u2011tests.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, the issue can be remedied quickly by simply re-plugging or replacing the cables.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Update your driver\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hvis du kan starte computeren, kan du m\u00e5ske l\u00f8se fejlen i den korte DST-test ved at opdatere enhedsdriveren. S\u00e5dan opdaterer du HDD-driveren p\u00e5 en Windows-pc:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on the magnifying glass in the lower left-hand corner of your screen, and type in \u201cDevice Manager.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open the Device Manager and double-click on \u201cDisk drives.\u201d Right-click on the name of your hard drive. Click on \u201cUpdate driver.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the pop-up window opens, click on the first option: Search automatically for updated driver software.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your computer should do the rest! But if this step doesn\u2019t work, you\u2019ll need to move on to Step 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Restore a previous version of the drive<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Hvis ingen af de tidligere metoder l\u00f8ser fejlen i den korte DST-test af harddisken, s\u00e5 pr\u00f8v at gendanne en tidligere version af drevet. F\u00f8lg igen disse tre handlinger:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start by opening the Control Panel.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Choose \u201cSystem\u201d and select \u201cSystem Protection\u201d followed by \u201cSystem Restore\u201d (under \u201cSystem Properties\u201d).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow the steps as directed by the repair wizard. Select a restore point from before the <\/span><b>short DST<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> failure occurred.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Husk, at denne metode kun virker, hvis problemerne skyldes systemfejl og ikke fysiske defekter!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: Consult a professional data recovery company<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Steps 2, 3 and 4 were unsuccessful, you may need to replace your hard drive. To find out if your data can be recovered, please <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/drivesaversdatarecovery.com\/da-dk\/contact\/\">contact the experienced data recovery team at DriveSavers! <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol';\">Our support team is always ready to help you out!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Has your hard drive short DST check failed? If you don\u2019t know what that means - or even what a DST is - you\u2019re in the right place! Today we\u2019re going to help you figure out what to do if your short DST failed. What is a DST? 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