MiTeC System Information X is a free portable tool that can help you check the system information & hardware configuration of your Windows computer. If you have an old computer, and you do not know ...

If you do not remember the model number of your motherboard, processor capacity, etc. or you want to find the hardware specifications of your computer, you can do not need to use any third-party ...

Have you tried to start the installation of another OS (Linux for example), to see if it proceeds? If it does, that would rule out the possibility of a failing HDD.