Problem with Windows

any4t4 · 02-01-2008, 01:22 PM

Hi, a couple of months ago a S.M.A.R.T error poped up while starting up my pc which is a labtop aspire 1640 acer, inter 915 grahpics, seagate hardrive 100 gig and 1 gig ram. Regarding the error it said to replace the hard drive cause failure of such was iminent, i didnt read much into it, cause S.M.A.R.T error as i was told and investigated isnt a sure thing,anyway now for some time my computer when i put music or any kind of media its slows down the pc almost to a hault, and while listening to or watching and video i open any other program the pc goes almost to a hault to, sound drags, everthing drags and 100% usage, ive re-installed windows xp pro about 6 times, so i doubt its any virus or spyware. so basicaly what i wanted to ask is, it it time to buy a new hard disk?

Ps: curiosuly enough sometimes it doesnt do anything and runs as a normal pc should

**ashumann12** · 02-01-2008, 07:23 PM

It may be your hard drive, the guys here may know more: http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/

**sobeit** · 02-01-2008, 08:08 PM

smart errors usually means the harddrive may be ready to go out. Go to the harddrives manufacturers website and download their harddrive test and see what it says. In the mean time, start backing up anything you cannot afford to lose.

any4t4 · 02-02-2008, 04:32 AM

Yeah i did run before a seagate diagnostic tools and it came up with no error. any clue?

bhahar84 · 02-06-2008, 03:43 AM

Hi any4t4!

sobeit666 already pinpoint the issue. Whenever the S.M.A.R.T error appears, it indicates we cannot do anything with the hard drive.

Your hard drive might be in a verge of failing. Try to backup all the important files on there before it failed totally.

If you're still in warranty, you might want to contact the manufacturer. They might replace the drive for you

02-01-2008, 01:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
any4t4 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp sp2	Problem with Windows Hi, a couple of months ago a S.M.A.R.T error poped up while starting up my pc which is a labtop aspire 1640 acer, inter 915 grahpics, seagate hardrive 100 gig and 1 gig ram. Regarding the error it said to replace the hard drive cause failure of such was iminent, i didnt read much into it, cause S.M.A.R.T error as i was told and investigated isnt a sure thing,anyway now for some time my computer when i put music or any kind of media its slows down the pc almost to a hault, and while listening to or watching and video i open any other program the pc goes almost to a hault to, sound drags, everthing drags and 100% usage, ive re-installed windows xp pro about 6 times, so i doubt its any virus or spyware. so basicaly what i wanted to ask is, it it time to buy a new hard disk? Ps: curiosuly enough sometimes it doesnt do anything and runs as a normal pc should

02-01-2008, 07:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
ashumann12 Life is a zero sum game Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alabama-usa Posts: 3,929 OS: Vista Ultimate SP1 (64bit) My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Problem with Windows It may be your hard drive, the guys here may know more: http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/ __________________ Adam Sr.

02-01-2008, 08:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,404 OS: windows/linux	Re: Problem with Windows smart errors usually means the harddrive may be ready to go out. Go to the harddrives manufacturers website and download their harddrive test and see what it says. In the mean time, start backing up anything you cannot afford to lose. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

02-02-2008, 04:32 AM	#4 (permalink)
any4t4 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp sp2	Re: Problem with Windows Yeah i did run before a seagate diagnostic tools and it came up with no error. any clue?

02-06-2008, 03:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
bhahar84 Mysterious Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 1,375 OS: Windows XP SP2, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Problem with Windows Hi any4t4! sobeit666 already pinpoint the issue. Whenever the S.M.A.R.T error appears, it indicates we cannot do anything with the hard drive. Your hard drive might be in a verge of failing. Try to backup all the important files on there before it failed totally. If you're still in warranty, you might want to contact the manufacturer. They might replace the drive for you __________________ .:CPU-Z::Power Supply::Recuva::Unlocker::SensorsView::PSU Calculator::Everest:. Last edited by bhahar84; 02-06-2008 at 03:44 AM. Reason: manufacturer warranty info