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Most likely a dead drive

Mar 30, 2007 4:45PM PDT

Hiya,

I have a 60Gb harddrive set on D:\ that I had thought was overheating. I narrowed it down because i tried some overly extensive programs, on my other drives. Nothing. All good, on my D drive my computer completely froze when i tried anything, then it took two reboots to get back up. Also I am hearing some whirring then a sound of brakes screaming or an engine build up then CLUNK CLUNK. Now it's dead silent but still recognized and files are readable albeit anything run freezes my computer on D drive.

I'm pretty much certain it's a soon to be dead drive. I've restored everything i can from it, but i just wanted your thoughts? Dead Drive, overheating? Thanks!

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And the 60GB is a separate HDD ?
Mar 31, 2007 5:57AM PDT

If yes...try the HDD mfgs DIAGs....download and run their diagnostic SW.

VAPCMD

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Yes it's a completely seperate Hard Drive
Mar 31, 2007 7:30AM PDT

I have tried the tool, and computer rebooted again. I ripped and encoded one of my dvd's on another drive, no problems, encoded, again no problems, but a simple cut and paste of a file originating on my D:\ drive to another disk produced another hard reboot. Played a game originating on another drive, again no problems. so i do think the HD is shot. Thanks!

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(NT) Try the DOS version of Seatools
Mar 31, 2007 2:29PM PDT