[SOLVED] Hard-drive ready to snuff it?

Dave1271 · 09-23-2008, 07:54 PM

Hi, I'm having some problems with one of my two hard-drives.

My hard-drive is 250GB, and I've had it for a few months. It has already been replaced once via warranty, and I'd like to avoid doing it again if possible.

The problem:
Basically, my F:/ partition seems to be buggered. If I try to do pretty much anything to F:/ - install anything, ScanDisk, defragment the partition, extract a file, anything really - my computer locks up and needs rebooting. Any other partitions are fine. The other hard-drive is completely fine.

However, this is a problem because my F:/ partition is used to install all my programs to, and the other partition on the same hard-drive (E:/) is used to store all my backup data. Bugger.

So, anyone have any ideas on why this might be happening?

Thanks guys 'n gals,
Dave

Edit: Just thought I'd say, it's not a virus as far as I can tell. Safemode doesn't fix it. Scandisk from pre-boot still freezes. System restore doesn't fix a thing.

dai · 09-24-2008, 02:51 AM

run the makers diognostic utility on it
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287
try a new data cable on it

what are you running
video card
cpu
m/board
ram
power supply
brand
wattage

check your tempretures and voltages in the bios and post them

Dave1271 · 09-24-2008, 07:51 AM

Hi there, thanks for the reply.

The problem seems to have been solved now, but thank you. Last night, I opened my PC, cleaned out all the dust, re-seated my graphics card, checked all the connections to the motherboard, replaced my SATA2 cables, and re-seated my RAM, and this seems to have solved the problem.

Maybe it was just a loose SATA cable, or something!

Thank you very much :)
Dave

dai · 09-24-2008, 07:58 AM

loose sata cables are a regular occurance
glad you have it sorted

09-23-2008, 07:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dave1271 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP SP3	[SOLVED] Hard-drive ready to snuff it? Hi, I'm having some problems with one of my two hard-drives. My hard-drive is 250GB, and I've had it for a few months. It has already been replaced once via warranty, and I'd like to avoid doing it again if possible. The problem: Basically, my F:/ partition seems to be buggered. If I try to do pretty much anything to F:/ - install anything, ScanDisk, defragment the partition, extract a file, anything really - my computer locks up and needs rebooting. Any other partitions are fine. The other hard-drive is completely fine. However, this is a problem because my F:/ partition is used to install all my programs to, and the other partition on the same hard-drive (E:/) is used to store all my backup data. Bugger. So, anyone have any ideas on why this might be happening? Thanks guys 'n gals, Dave Edit: Just thought I'd say, it's not a virus as far as I can tell. Safemode doesn't fix it. Scandisk from pre-boot still freezes. System restore doesn't fix a thing. Last edited by Dave1271; 09-23-2008 at 08:23 PM.

09-24-2008, 02:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,580 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Hard-drive ready to snuff it? run the makers diognostic utility on it http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=287 try a new data cable on it what are you running video card cpu m/board ram power supply brand wattage check your tempretures and voltages in the bios and post them __________________

09-24-2008, 07:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Dave1271 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Hard-drive ready to snuff it? Hi there, thanks for the reply. The problem seems to have been solved now, but thank you. Last night, I opened my PC, cleaned out all the dust, re-seated my graphics card, checked all the connections to the motherboard, replaced my SATA2 cables, and re-seated my RAM, and this seems to have solved the problem. Maybe it was just a loose SATA cable, or something! Thank you very much :) Dave

09-24-2008, 07:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,580 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: [SOLVED] Hard-drive ready to snuff it? loose sata cables are a regular occurance glad you have it sorted __________________