hard drive on the way out,how to test?

regan1985 · Jan 3, 2008, 02:51 PM

ok my vista crashed and my profile failed to load and i got fed up of trying to fix it so i thought id format and start again, but everytime i tried to install vista it woulf freeze at different point,i then pluged in my old 40g seagate and installed vista no problem!

i have removed all partition on the hard drive and created new ones and still have the problem and since having it the last 6month i have been hearing one of my hard drives clicking but i got told by ebuyer they are noisey drives compared to my old wd drives i got replaced by the seagate!

i have downloaded seagate tools but i dont think they have vista support!

what else can i install to test the drive and proove to ebuyer the drive it faulty!

also could it be my psu that is breaking these drives?as my wd drive failed afte less then a year?even tho i have had 2 other drives connected and have never failed!

trog100 · Jan 3, 2008, 03:15 PM

i have had two drives die on me recently.. i just dont think they are made as as well as they used to be....

not sure how vista works but in xp i would set the scandisk thing to do a auto fix errors on the next boot up.. if there are errors it will find them.. if they keep reappearing the drive is knackered..

my second one did me a favour my dieing completely.. but if u just tell them its causing data errors they should believe u.. u dont really need to prove it..

trog

DaMulta · Jan 3, 2008, 03:17 PM

Corsair 2x512MB DDR400 at 241 cas 2.5/3/3/7/10/1t

You should test these.

regan1985 · Jan 3, 2008, 03:24 PM

nope not a ram problem,everything it set to to normal just incase it is a hard drive fault!

DaMulta · Jan 3, 2008, 03:47 PM

Did you test it, or are you just guessig that it isn't?

Ehstii · Jan 3, 2008, 03:52 PM

http://www.passmark.com/products/bit.htm

i use this at work.

regan1985 · Jan 3, 2008, 04:12 PM

yeh i have tested the ram before and i tested it even when set to default! and its fine, i know its a hard drive problem but i need to check it!

Ehstii · Jan 3, 2008, 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ehstii

http://www.passmark.com/products/bit.htm

i use this at work.

download it and run it.

Jan 3, 2008, 02:51 PM	#1
regan1985 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coventry UNI England Posts: 1,416 (0.56/day) Thanks: 22 Thanked 23 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	hard drive on the way out,how to test? ok my vista crashed and my profile failed to load and i got fed up of trying to fix it so i thought id format and start again, but everytime i tried to install vista it woulf freeze at different point,i then pluged in my old 40g seagate and installed vista no problem! i have removed all partition on the hard drive and created new ones and still have the problem and since having it the last 6month i have been hearing one of my hard drives clicking but i got told by ebuyer they are noisey drives compared to my old wd drives i got replaced by the seagate! i have downloaded seagate tools but i dont think they have vista support! what else can i install to test the drive and proove to ebuyer the drive it faulty! also could it be my psu that is breaking these drives?as my wd drive failed afte less then a year?even tho i have had 2 other drives connected and have never failed!

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Jan 3, 2008, 03:17 PM	#3
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Jan 3, 2008, 03:15 PM	#2
trog100 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,401 (1.62/day) Thanks: 5 Thanked 260 Times in 233 Posts System Specs	i have had two drives die on me recently.. i just dont think they are made as as well as they used to be.... not sure how vista works but in xp i would set the scandisk thing to do a auto fix errors on the next boot up.. if there are errors it will find them.. if they keep reappearing the drive is knackered.. my second one did me a favour my dieing completely.. but if u just tell them its causing data errors they should believe u.. u dont really need to prove it.. trog

Jan 3, 2008, 03:24 PM	#4
regan1985 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coventry UNI England Posts: 1,416 (0.56/day) Thanks: 22 Thanked 23 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	nope not a ram problem,everything it set to to normal just incase it is a hard drive fault!

Jan 3, 2008, 03:47 PM	#5
DaMulta My stars went supernova Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma T-Town Posts: 10,337 (4.16/day) Thanks: 1,449 Thanked 1,477 Times in 1,113 Posts System Specs	Did you test it, or are you just guessig that it isn't? __________________ ocLIT The Hardware Punishers

Jan 3, 2008, 03:52 PM	#6
Ehstii Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Shore, New Jersey Posts: 431 (0.20/day) Thanks: 34 Thanked 38 Times in 36 Posts System Specs	http://www.passmark.com/products/bit.htm i use this at work. __________________ PWNED!

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Jan 3, 2008, 04:12 PM	#7
regan1985 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Coventry UNI England Posts: 1,416 (0.56/day) Thanks: 22 Thanked 23 Times in 23 Posts System Specs	yeh i have tested the ram before and i tested it even when set to default! and its fine, i know its a hard drive problem but i need to check it!

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