HD wright failure/stalls alot

Cypherclown · 07-15-2008, 08:08 AM

it is a 80 gig baracuda 7200 from seagate i pulled it out of a emachine i had a few years ago and have been using basicly just for storage ever since (not using a external case but by using a ide to usb cable) i can "usually" write to ir fine but when time comes for me to get something off of it it tends to not want to give it to me either when i go to copy a file or files it will become unresponisve or write errors will come up just saying that it could not copy file or could not find file for a temp fix i simply pull out the cord reinsert it and try to get as much off as i can before it hangs again (does the same on vista and on xp) any help would be appreciated :)

**tecknomage** · 07-15-2008, 12:35 PM

Check your Device Manager and see if you have USB2 drivers on your system.

Most USB drives (hard or CD-ROM) require USB2 to be reliable. Therefore your motherboard needs USB2 capabilities AND USB2 drivers should be installed.

CAUTION - There is an a problem with Chipset drivers (which includes USB) & Windows.

Windows will see you have USB and install default USB drivers. Problem, Windows may not recognize your motherboard has USB2 so no USB2 drivers are installed, AND upgrade drivers will not work because Windows sees no need (no new hardware).

Then add that some Chipset installers do NOT automatically overwrite what Windows installs. This is true of the very latest Intel Chipset Installer. If you run it from the download, it will NOT overwrite Windows installed drivers. You have to unpack the installer,
then run setup.exe -overall to force new driver install. This is documented at the Intel site!

I also ran into this problem with my Dell OptiPlex at work, had to use command-line switches to get USB2 drivers installed using their unpacked download. And again, this was documented on Dell's site!

One has to wonder why both did NOT make "overall" the default install mode.

Cypherclown · 07-18-2008, 06:21 AM

ill try it out when i can kinda been busy lately work and classes are taking up all my time lol (working on my A+ and Net+) but ill post when i see if it worked thx for some advice

07-15-2008, 08:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Cypherclown Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 39 OS: XP pro SP3	HD wright failure/stalls alot it is a 80 gig baracuda 7200 from seagate i pulled it out of a emachine i had a few years ago and have been using basicly just for storage ever since (not using a external case but by using a ide to usb cable) i can "usually" write to ir fine but when time comes for me to get something off of it it tends to not want to give it to me either when i go to copy a file or files it will become unresponisve or write errors will come up just saying that it could not copy file or could not find file for a temp fix i simply pull out the cord reinsert it and try to get as much off as i can before it hangs again (does the same on vista and on xp) any help would be appreciated :)

07-15-2008, 12:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
tecknomage TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 743 OS: WinXP Pro SP3	Re: HD wright failure/stalls alot Check your Device Manager and see if you have USB2 drivers on your system. Most USB drives (hard or CD-ROM) require USB2 to be reliable. Therefore your motherboard needs USB2 capabilities AND USB2 drivers should be installed. CAUTION - There is an a problem with Chipset drivers (which includes USB) & Windows. Windows will see you have USB and install default USB drivers. Problem, Windows may not recognize your motherboard has USB2 so no USB2 drivers are installed, AND upgrade drivers will not work because Windows sees no need (no new hardware). Then add that some Chipset installers do NOT automatically overwrite what Windows installs. This is true of the very latest Intel Chipset Installer. If you run it from the download, it will NOT overwrite Windows installed drivers. You have to unpack the installer, then run setup.exe -overall to force new driver install. This is documented at the Intel site! I also ran into this problem with my Dell OptiPlex at work, had to use command-line switches to get USB2 drivers installed using their unpacked download. And again, this was documented on Dell's site! One has to wonder why both did NOT make "overall" the default install mode. __________________ Tecknomage Computer System Specialist IT Technician Mage Pages *Computers, Windows-XP, PC Games, PC Security*

07-18-2008, 06:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
Cypherclown Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 39 OS: XP pro SP3	Re: HD wright failure/stalls alot ill try it out when i can kinda been busy lately work and classes are taking up all my time lol (working on my A+ and Net+) but ill post when i see if it worked thx for some advice __________________ Hang Time: The amount of time it takes for a computer to hit the ground after being thrown out of a second story window.