Re: Hard drive or file corruption problem???
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Date: 04/04/04
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Date: Sun, 04 Apr 2004 17:51:02 GMT
It could be a bad HDD but more likely just heat.
When you had the case off did you clean out the dust on the interior?
Also did you hear the power supply fan running?
Was the heat sink working, either running fan or check if it's HOT to the
touch?
Are the vents to the system fan free of dust or anything else that could
block them so circulation can be achieved?
Check these things out and post back if you need more help.
-- kwoyach[SPAM]@yahoo[SPAM].com TO Email: Remove [SPAM] If I can help you I will. If you can help me thanks. -- **Useful Links** AdAware: www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ Spybot S & D: www.safer-networking.org/ Check for Parasites/Worms: www.gemal.dk/browserspy/parasites.html Blaster Security Patch: http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/blast.asp TweakUI and other PowerToys: www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/downloads/powertoys.asp "Henry LaMuth" <hlamuth@comcast.net> wrote in message news:rhh070hl7bjnhngmhc9oqln35gif55klpp@4ax.com... >I have a strange thing happening and I fear for the worse. I run XP > Home with dual HDs, lots of memory, and fast processor...just to set > these issues aside. > > Here's the problem: suddenly the system freezes with mouse hour glass > spinning and key board locked...this after absolutely no warning or > prior problems. Have to power down to reboot. Takes two-to-three power > down reboots to get things running "normally"....for a while...then it > freezes and same thing happens. My first thought was that a MacAfee > auto install may have corrupted something...happened at the same time > first problem occurred. Maybe mouse drivers corrupted, who knows. > > During reboots when personal settings have loaded and tray items are > being added, I hear a clicking...like the power supply or some > electro-mechanical switch is cycling. Once loading is finished, sound > goes away. Only one thing I know clicks like this when it is failing > and that's the HDs...but it is only occurring during the final phase > of reboot. > > Took case cover off, and HDs are too hot to keep fingers on. But, with > cover off, the clicking noise goes away. System has been running for a > while without the freeze. On one boot, HD's couldn't be > found...jiggled things and rebooted and now OK...for now. > > Not sure what's happening, where to go for help, or how to fix > problem. My first thought on file corruption does not seem to be the > issue....some hardware glitch/failure, maybe. Any insights would be > welcome. > > Henry LaMuth
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