Re: Is this HD on its way out...?

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From: DaveW
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:40

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Well, for one, if a RAM stick was failing it could also cause data 
corruption, which would result in receiving the same message.

-- 
--DaveW
"Kenneth" <usenet@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com> wrote in message 
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>
> Howdy,
>
> About three weeks ago, when I tried to open a file on a 250
> gig WD drive, I got the error "The file or directory is
> corrupted and unreadable."
>
> Based on what I read about that error, I decided that my
> best bet was to re-format the drive.
>
> After the format, I put it back into service, and all was
> fine until today.
>
> Today, I got the error again.
>
> This time, I ran the Western Digital Diagnostics and chose
> the most rigorous test method.
>
> The disk passed...
>
> Is it likely that this disk is on its way out, or could
> there be another explanation for these errors?
>
> Sincere thanks,
> -- 
> Kenneth
>
> If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."

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