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run wd diognostic tool on the drive
if it comes up clear run
chkdsk /r
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Here is the chkdsk /r report.
Event Type: Information
Event Source: Winlogon
Event Category: None
Event ID: 1001
Date: 1/24/2008
Time: 12:41:59 PM
User: N/A
Computer: A8N-OGXVASCVQTE
Description:
Checking file system on C:
The type of the file system is NTFS.
A disk check has been scheduled.
Windows will now check the disk.
Cleaning up minor inconsistencies on the drive.
Cleaning up 13 unused index entries from index $SII of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 13 unused index entries from index $SDH of file 0x9.
Cleaning up 13 unused security descriptors.
CHKDSK is verifying file data (stage 4 of 5)...
File data verification completed.
CHKDSK is verifying free space (stage 5 of 5)...
Free space verification is complete.
72597703 KB total disk space.
21885600 KB in 26733 files.
7200 KB in 1213 indexes.
0 KB in bad sectors.
129291 KB in use by the system.
65536 KB occupied by the log file.
50575612 KB available on disk.
4096 bytes in each allocation unit.
18149425 total allocation units on disk.
12643903 allocation units available on disk.
Internal Info:
30 ee 00 00 35 6d 00 00 36 82 00 00 00 00 00 00 0...5m..6.......
64 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 c0 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 d...............
4c ef bf 04 00 00 00 00 d4 aa 38 16 00 00 00 00 L.........8.....
ee 78 6f 06 00 00 00 00 6a 00 8e 42 06 00 00 00 .xo.....j..B....
7a 87 29 00 02 00 00 00 4a 88 b5 6f 08 00 00 00 z.).....J..o....
10 1a a2 ce 00 00 00 00 88 38 07 00 6d 68 00 00 .........8..mh..
00 00 00 00 00 80 ca 37 05 00 00 00 bd 04 00 00 .......7........
Windows has finished checking your disk.
Please wait while your computer restarts.
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There are no significant errors in the Error Report Log except the DCOM one, which I heard is benign. I'm not sure how to run a WD diagnostic tool though, could you please elaborate on that?
So what causes my computer to freeze up randomly? I've pretty much covered almost everything, from cooling to switching drives to spyware / Malware / virus / Trojans.. I'm running out of options.
Though I have notice something, whenever the PC freezes I notice the light which indicates the HD is processing something turns off. As if the HD is not connected.