BSOD.. possible Harddrive failing?

I have been having BSoD's as of last week. I have a dump file that i uploaded.. I opened up the dump file and did a little research and saw something about harddrives.. and then i did a chkdsk scan and it found loads of stuff like allocation stuff.. which makes me think that the harddrive may be failing or something, can someone confirm if this is the case or not because i have a hunch it might be. I bought my Western Digital hard drive from Newegg and I bought it before i read the reviews (have to make sure i READ first, lol) and the reviews were mostly negative concerning the life of the drive.


Thank you in advance...




... I also believe that the dump file was created after i told it to make a Kernel dump.. not a small dump.. hope that doesn't matter too much...

 

See if it is vista it would gather information reasoning why the blue screen came after next succesful boot up.
When i bought my first comp it worked fine for year or 2 but after some days my HDD started to fail i had amc so i got my HDD changed 5 times or so if ur HDD still has warranty please give to the manufacturer for repair this recomended.

 

thank you for the reply.. I am actually using windows 7 not vista.

and I forgot to mention that yes the action center came up telling me it thinks it may be the hard drive failing as seen below.. I just want to really confirm this is the case... I have had to forcefully shut my computer down multiple times in the past so that could explain all the errors in check disk...

these are also the common causes so i want to know whether its related to anything else before I assume its just the harddrive...

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Aging or failing hard disks. To prevent file corruption and data loss, we recommend that you back up all of your important files and folders immediately. See step 1 in the section below for more information.

Large file transfers from secondary media, such as an external hard drive, to a local hard drive.

Loss of power to a hard disk drive that causes inconsistent data sectors.

Hard disk-intensive processes such as antivirus scanners.

Recently installed hardware that might have compatibility and performance problems
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Troubleshoot a problem with a hard disk drive
Windows was temporarily unable to read your hard disk drive. We don't know the exact cause of the problem. In most cases, this type of condition is momentary and doesn't indicate a serious problem, but sometimes it means that a hard disk is failing.

Common causes of this problem
Before you begin the troubleshooting steps below, we recommend backing up the files and folders on your computer.


Recently installed hardware that might have compatibility and performance problems.

Before you begin the troubleshooting steps below, we recommend backing up the files and folders on your computer.

Back up your files and folders to prevent data loss

The following steps can help identify whether the cause of the problem is temporary or whether it is a more serious problem with your hard disk. Try the steps in the order given. If one step doesn't solve the problem, then move on to the next one.

Restart your computer

Install the latest updates for your computer

Run the disk error-checking tool

Have your disk drive cables checked