1 or possibly 2 of my SATA HDD`s are dieing but i cant figure out what one :(

ViRuS2k · Nov 23, 2005, 03:04 AM

there both maxtor 120g Serial ATA 8meg sata drives.

when i watch a movie i get a few suttering then system freezes then i hear a click then system reboots.

i cant figure out what drive is borked becuse im running them under raid 0
where they both combine the maximum size as 1 partition.

i had a look on maxtors site and it seems there diagnostic program is only for PATA drives, they dont have support for sata

i also formated my system then formated the sata drives quick then reinstalled the os and all my programs and everything and not one single problem, but when i go to watch a movie from a dvdrom it can randomly crash anywhere on that thing

the cpu/memory has been prime95 tested so it cant be those.

im seriously fucking sick of pc`s at the moment becuse i cant figure out whats causeing the problem, but i think its one of the hdd`s becuse i hear a loud click then reboot or bluescreen if i disable auto reboot on error ect.

ReDGuiTaR · Nov 23, 2005, 03:09 AM

time to back up all your data and try both HD on a sinlge way...

ViRuS2k · Nov 23, 2005, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReDGuiTaR

time to back up all your data and try both HD on a sinlge way...

there currently set as stripping
what setting do i use to put them on as normal drives
and also whats the fastest way to test the drives for clicking faults

Rasta Monsta · Nov 23, 2005, 04:50 AM

Check your power settings. The system may be shutting down HD's as part of your power profile...WinDVD creates its own profile & automagically selects it when you play a movie because of this issue...you can also check DevMan to see if the power settings there allow OS shutdown to conserve power.

rasta

P.S. Oh yeah, check those SATA cables...mine don't plug in worth shite...one bump=RAID failure.

ViRuS2k · Nov 23, 2005, 12:07 PM

hmmm well i use powerdvd v6 windvd sucks :P
its weird becuse i seem to be getting the shutdown click bluescreen error when ever i play a dvd movie
it happens mostly playing a movie......

could a faulty dvdrom drive do this ?

i set them up as independent drives and formated them both from dos with out a single error.

installed the os to first drive without a single error.

now if these where indeed faulty drives wouldnt they have clicked when installing the os or formating ect ?

Nov 23, 2005, 03:04 AM	#1
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	1 or possibly 2 of my SATA HDD`s are dieing but i cant figure out what one :( there both maxtor 120g Serial ATA 8meg sata drives. when i watch a movie i get a few suttering then system freezes then i hear a click then system reboots. i cant figure out what drive is borked becuse im running them under raid 0 where they both combine the maximum size as 1 partition. i had a look on maxtors site and it seems there diagnostic program is only for PATA drives, they dont have support for sata i also formated my system then formated the sata drives quick then reinstalled the os and all my programs and everything and not one single problem, but when i go to watch a movie from a dvdrom it can randomly crash anywhere on that thing the cpu/memory has been prime95 tested so it cant be those. im seriously fucking sick of pc`s at the moment becuse i cant figure out whats causeing the problem, but i think its one of the hdd`s becuse i hear a loud click then reboot or bluescreen if i disable auto reboot on error ect.

Nov 23, 2005, 03:09 AM	#2
ReDGuiTaR DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Quebec , Canada Posts: 746 Rep Power: 0	time to back up all your data and try both HD on a sinlge way... __________________ Zing a ling... zing a ling a ling ... A8N-E - A64x2 4600, 2048 Mb Kingston ram 400mhz cas 2.5 ( 2 x 1024 DualChannel ), Seagate 320 Gig 7200 16Mb cache S-ata 2, GeForce 7900GT 512MB, Enermax 460watt power supply, WindowsXP SP2.

Nov 23, 2005, 12:07 PM	Thread Starter #5
ViRuS2k HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Uk Posts: 8,334 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	hmmm well i use powerdvd v6 windvd sucks :P its weird becuse i seem to be getting the shutdown click bluescreen error when ever i play a dvd movie it happens mostly playing a movie...... could a faulty dvdrom drive do this ? i set them up as independent drives and formated them both from dos with out a single error. installed the os to first drive without a single error. now if these where indeed faulty drives wouldnt they have clicked when installing the os or formating ect ?