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Our tech doesn't think it's a hardware failure and is planning to reinstall windows. I ran chkdsk and it didn't find anything, but I keep seeing other oddities. Examples below:

DSIM Error

C:\Windows\system32>dism /online /cleanup-image /scanhealth

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.3.9600.17031

Image Version: 6.3.9600.17031

[==========================100.0%==========================]

Error: 1117

The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error.

The DISM log file can be found at C:\Windows\Logs\DISM\dism.log

SFC Error

Beginning system scan.  This process will take some time.

Beginning verification phase of system scan.
Verification 100% complete.

Windows Resource Protection found integrity violations. Details are included
in the CBS.Log windir\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. For example
C:\Windows\Logs\CBS\CBS.log. Note that logging is currently not supported in
offline servicing scenarios.

Bitlocker Error

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Again, a full CHKDSK on boot showed no errors. I haven't been a tech for a long time, but everything else makes it look like a hardware issue. How can I better determine if it is a hardware issue?

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Before reinstalling windows or any other OS, in cases like yours you should check the response of .

S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology; often written as SMART) is a monitoring system included in computer hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) that detects and reports on various indicators of drive reliability, with the intent of enabling the anticipation of hardware failures. [wikipedia]

If you want to remain generic in your learning, smartmontools is available for Windows, Linux, Mac, etc. Or, if you prefer a more cozy GUI, you can go with hdtune or any of the solutions proposed in the questions below.

For more info on the subject, check out these other SuperUser questions:

For a comparison of S.M.A.R.T. tools you can start from the wikipedia page about it

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Try downloading Acronis Drive Monitor which will give you an overview on the SMART results for your drive. This might show you an error somewhere

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