hard drive screwing around?

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Mar 26, 2004, 04:49 AM

guys i think one of my hard drives might be going down? just a bit ago, i came back to check my msn messages and when i clicked my computer made a sound as if a fan or a drive just wound down. i saw that all fans were working and no discs in the dvd/burner drives. after the mouse WAS moving, but stuff was working slowly and eventually freezing i rebooted stuff was really slow. then now its fine, also i tried running chkdsk in safe mode think it froze dont know.

my boot drive is a wd caviar 80gb 8mb cache, its under a yr old, my secondary 40 gig maxtor diamondmax is a bit over 2 yrs old i think 2 and a half. and my data is all on the seconday like documents music and other stuff. how can i diagnose if my hard drive is dieing?

Judas · Mar 26, 2004, 07:37 AM

Maxtor has a diagnose program that does a bunch of checks..... you could also use a SMART utility and it may ..or may not tell you something... ALSO.... sounds more like it went into ...or tried to go into sleep or hibernation mode..... and failed... (windows xp pro sp1 for me brings up a message after rebooting that it will turn standby or hibernation mode off due to there being a problem the first time

Zebra · Mar 26, 2004, 03:58 PM

You can get the Western Digital diagnostics here: WD Software Library

The Maxtor diags can be gotten here:Maxtor Software Downloads (download the PowerMax software)

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Mar 26, 2004, 10:13 PM

also, for the last month when i first turn on my computer sometimes, for the first 5 mins theres this like sound as if a fan was dragging along. its fairly loud all the fans seem to be running at proper speeds, and my volcano 7+ can be reved up. but im gonna test the maxtor first then the WD if they are messed ive got A LOT of backing up to do espicially my songs and documents

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Mar 26, 2004, 10:48 PM

well i did the scan, and it is indeed SCREWED bad sectors and stuff. they said that i could attempt to recover them but risk losing files. so im just gonna backup my 5 gigs of songs and another 5 gigs of stuff probably and just wait till it fails then buy a new one.

really that was a helpful program

Zebra · Mar 26, 2004, 11:28 PM

Well, which drive failed? The Maxtor or the WD? If it's the Maxtor, you should go online and check to see if it is still under warranty. If you have a credit card, they will send you a replacement drive. You then are responsible to put your old drive in their shipping box, and pay to send it back. You card will only be charged IF you don't send back the old drive. You'll need to have the model and serial number for your drive.

I've done this procedure a couple of times within the last 6 years, and it works great.

I've not dealt with WD on their RMA process though.

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · Mar 27, 2004, 12:24 AM

the maxtor its not under warranty cause it was bought over 2 yrs ago and the warranty is finished.

the WD is brand new i nvr scanned it but i know its fine cause they have different noises, the wd is silent the maxtor makes a little noise. and when i was scanning files the other day it was creaking like an old HD

Zebra · Mar 27, 2004, 02:42 AM

Some of the older Maxtor's had 3 year warranties. Won't cost you anything to check it out.

Judas · Mar 27, 2004, 03:13 AM

check it .... you most likely still have full warranty on it..... BTW.. you mentioned the screaming hardrive..... yep..... some heads are either draging.... or something... a good sign something is dieing.... ( was actually going to ask you if you heard something like that..... as they are quit an unexplainable screech.... loud.. but not really..... odd.... but not completely... and you can't tell were the hell it comes from most of the time as if it comes from the case itself.. strange)

Mar 26, 2004, 04:49 AM	#1
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	hard drive screwing around? guys i think one of my hard drives might be going down? just a bit ago, i came back to check my msn messages and when i clicked my computer made a sound as if a fan or a drive just wound down. i saw that all fans were working and no discs in the dvd/burner drives. after the mouse WAS moving, but stuff was working slowly and eventually freezing i rebooted stuff was really slow. then now its fine, also i tried running chkdsk in safe mode think it froze dont know. my boot drive is a wd caviar 80gb 8mb cache, its under a yr old, my secondary 40 gig maxtor diamondmax is a bit over 2 yrs old i think 2 and a half. and my data is all on the seconday like documents music and other stuff. how can i diagnose if my hard drive is dieing? __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Mar 26, 2004, 03:58 PM	#3
Zebra DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California,USA Posts: 198 Rep Power: 0	You can get the Western Digital diagnostics here: WD Software Library The Maxtor diags can be gotten here:Maxtor Software Downloads (download the PowerMax software) __________________ My current system as of 04/20/06: M/B: ABIT K8U Socket 754 RAM: 1024MB Corsair Select CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (Clawhammer) VIDEO: ATI Radeon AIW X800 XT 256MB AGP8X AUDIO: SB Audigy 2 DISK: Maxtor 7200rpm 200GB 8MB cache SATA drive DVD/RW: Sony DRU-800A DL Dual Format DVD/CD Burner CD/RW : TEAC 48X CD Burner OS: WIN XP PRO w/SP2 VID DRIVERS: Latest Omega Radeon Drivers PSU: ANTEC 500W

Mar 26, 2004, 10:13 PM	Thread Starter #4
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	also, for the last month when i first turn on my computer sometimes, for the first 5 mins theres this like sound as if a fan was dragging along. its fairly loud all the fans seem to be running at proper speeds, and my volcano 7+ can be reved up. but im gonna test the maxtor first then the WD if they are messed ive got A LOT of backing up to do espicially my songs and documents __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Mar 26, 2004, 10:48 PM	Thread Starter #5
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	well i did the scan, and it is indeed SCREWED bad sectors and stuff. they said that i could attempt to recover them but risk losing files. so im just gonna backup my 5 gigs of songs and another 5 gigs of stuff probably and just wait till it fails then buy a new one. really that was a helpful program __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Mar 26, 2004, 11:28 PM	#6
Zebra DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California,USA Posts: 198 Rep Power: 0	Well, which drive failed? The Maxtor or the WD? If it's the Maxtor, you should go online and check to see if it is still under warranty. If you have a credit card, they will send you a replacement drive. You then are responsible to put your old drive in their shipping box, and pay to send it back. You card will only be charged IF you don't send back the old drive. You'll need to have the model and serial number for your drive. I've done this procedure a couple of times within the last 6 years, and it works great. I've not dealt with WD on their RMA process though. __________________ My current system as of 04/20/06: M/B: ABIT K8U Socket 754 RAM: 1024MB Corsair Select CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (Clawhammer) VIDEO: ATI Radeon AIW X800 XT 256MB AGP8X AUDIO: SB Audigy 2 DISK: Maxtor 7200rpm 200GB 8MB cache SATA drive DVD/RW: Sony DRU-800A DL Dual Format DVD/CD Burner CD/RW : TEAC 48X CD Burner OS: WIN XP PRO w/SP2 VID DRIVERS: Latest Omega Radeon Drivers PSU: ANTEC 500W

Mar 27, 2004, 12:24 AM	Thread Starter #7
BiGBrOwNPimpsta HH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,706 Rep Power: 105 System Specs	the maxtor its not under warranty cause it was bought over 2 yrs ago and the warranty is finished. the WD is brand new i nvr scanned it but i know its fine cause they have different noises, the wd is silent the maxtor makes a little noise. and when i was scanning files the other day it was creaking like an old HD __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| Logitech G700 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

Mar 27, 2004, 02:42 AM	#8
Zebra DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: California,USA Posts: 198 Rep Power: 0	Some of the older Maxtor's had 3 year warranties. Won't cost you anything to check it out. __________________ My current system as of 04/20/06: M/B: ABIT K8U Socket 754 RAM: 1024MB Corsair Select CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (Clawhammer) VIDEO: ATI Radeon AIW X800 XT 256MB AGP8X AUDIO: SB Audigy 2 DISK: Maxtor 7200rpm 200GB 8MB cache SATA drive DVD/RW: Sony DRU-800A DL Dual Format DVD/CD Burner CD/RW : TEAC 48X CD Burner OS: WIN XP PRO w/SP2 VID DRIVERS: Latest Omega Radeon Drivers PSU: ANTEC 500W