Imagine how many times we see inadequate power supplies and XP installs that the owner used only what Microsoft supplied for drivers. Frankly this happens so often that I'm beginning to think that most should seek out some local guru to help them get past the usual issues of power, cables, bad motherboards and drivers.
In closing one would also use Linux to see if Linux sees the files.
Bob
Hello Friends,
I'm having a Server box for data backup. i had 3 200GB HDD's running....last month one of my hardisk had some problem (WinXP will hang if i start reading the HDD)but that problem would rectify if i manipulate the Data cable from the HDD to the Motherboard...This kept going and one fine day. that HDD became completely un-responsive. I used a DAta recovery prog. called Filescavenger. and recovered all the data to my other drive.
I gave that old 200gig to segate and got a 300gig as a replacement. since it was only few months since i got the old one.
Now a month later with the 300Gig the same problem. and the HDD is unresponsive.
Whenever i connect the data cable to it. winXP hangs and it keeps trying to access finally giving a "delayed Write failed" error and removing the HDD from the list of devices.
Unluckily i'm not able to filescavenge this time. because as soon as the filescavenger starts scanning...winXP try's to do something on the HDD and in vain. it gives a delayed write failure and removes the HDD from the list of devices.
some advice on how to overcome this would be helpful. if winxp does not interfere i can backup using filescavenger.
i'm gonna try using a win98 system. but pls try to help me.

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