View Single Post
Old 01-27-2008, 10:07 PM   #4 (permalink)
mattlock
Mentor Hardware Team
 
mattlock's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ohio
Posts: 4,183
OS: XP SP2, Win 7 Beta, Win 7 RC

My System

Re: Computer Lockups Due to Harddrive?

You are welcome that's what I'm here for.
You'll need Seatools for your Seagate drive. Download the DOS version and create a bootble floppy or CD. Boot to it and run the diagnostic. If it reports any errors or fails, then you have a problem with the drive.

Post the error code back here, or call Seagate Support ad tell them what the error is and see what they recommend.

Alot of times refreshing the drive with a deep format will clear up the errors. I recommend using DBAN You would need to greate a bootable floppy or cd to use this software also. It's a slow process but is a very good software for wiping a drive clean and start anew.

Post back with your results and or questions.
mattlock is offline   Reply With Quote