Re: Problem with Raptor HDD under Windows XP Pro

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From: SIG?al (sigeal_at_sigeal.fr)
Date: 09/11/04


Date: 11 Sep 2004 07:00:15 -0700

Thank you Nathan for your answer,

I changed the SATA cable, and it seems to work... I mean it has been
working all right for a couple of hours. I downloaded Everest, and my
drives are both all right according to it. I am going to test the HDD
a bit further and I'll let you know the result.

Thanks
Christophe DAMOUR

Nathan McNulty <nospam@msn.com> wrote in message news:<OdMwrM2lEHA.2492@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl>...
> I have a couple of thoughts. First, install the latest chipset drivers
> for your computer from here:
> http://www.guru3d.com/newsitem.php?id=1671
>
> Double check your BIOS settings, switch the SATA cables (I know you had
> some come with the motherboard and with the drives, so just try a new
> one), check the S.M.A.R.T on the drive using WD Tools or Everest Home
> from www.lavalys.com . As a last ditch effort, try backing up ALL of
> your data, clean both drives (format NTFS Quick), and install Windows
> again. If the problem still occurs, it may be either the drive or your
> SATA Controller/port is going bad.
>
> ----
> Nathan McNulty
>
>
> SIG?al wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have got a strange problem when installing a second Raptor SATA HDD
> > on my PC.
> > My config :
> > - P4C800 DeLuxe, 1Go RAM, PIV 3 GHz, HDD Raptor SATA 36 Go
> >
> > I installed a Raptor SATA HDD 74 Go on the second SATA port. I
> > partitioned it, formatted it and tested it (copying data). Everything
> > worked fine. However, a couple of hours later, it disappeared (I could
> > not see it anywhere under WXP), and I got these messages in the event
> > observer :
> >
> > 1- Une erreur a été détectée sur le périphérique \Device\Harddisk1\D
> > au cours d'une opération de pagination.
> >
> > 2- Le système n'a pas pu vider les données du journal de transaction.
> > Les données pourraient être endommagées.
> >
> > 3- Le périphérique 'WDC WD740GD-00FLA0'
> > (IDE\DiskWDC_WD740GD-00FLA0______________________21.08U21\4457572d414d454b313134303235_030_0_0_0_0)
> > a disparu du système sans que sa suppression ait tout d'abord été
> > préparée.
> >
> > I stopped the machine, disconnected the HDD, reboot, then stopped
> > again, reconnected the HDD and I could see it again (no data
> > corruption)... But the problem occured again a few hours later... and
> > again and again !
> >
> > I wonder what it can come from : the disk seems to be all rignt (I
> > checked it under WXP and with WD Tool (DataLifeGuardNT.exe). Can it be
> > a cable problem, a controller problem, an alimentation problem (I have
> > an Enermax 300 W) ?
> >
> > I really don't know what to do as I already changed the disk because
> > of the same problem... so it seems to be related ton my config than to
> > the disk.
> >
> > Has anyone encounter that kind of issue ? Any idea ?
> >
> > Thanks for your help.
> >
> > Christophe DAMOUR
> > sigeal at sigeal dot fr



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