hard drive on the way out,how to test?

regan1985 · Jan 3, 2008

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

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

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

You should test these.

regan1985 · Jan 3, 2008

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

DaMulta · Jan 3, 2008

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

Ehstii · Jan 3, 2008

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

i use this at work.

regan1985 · Jan 3, 2008

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

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

i use this at work.

download it and run it.

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Processor	yorkfield core 2 quad Q8200 3.2ghz 1.26v
Motherboard	asus p5Q SE
Cooling	akasa ak965
Memory	Kingston 1066 2x2gb 1104mhz 2.2v
Video Card(s)	SAPPHIRE HD 2600 XT DDR3 857/1078
Storage	2X Samsung spinpoint 500GB 7200 4x 1tb samsung eco 5400
Display(s)	2xSamsung P2270 22" Widescreen
Case	NZXT Hush Quiet Case in Black
Power Supply	OCZ StealthXStream 500w Silent Power Supply
Software	windows 7 64

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

hard drive on the way out,how to test?

regan1985

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regan1985

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