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Article #191Re: Is this HD on its way out...?
From: Kenneth
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:15
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:15
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On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:06:43 -0600, "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote: > >"Kenneth" <usenet@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com> wrote in message >news:rt4em3p11ctg8bq1urcutsv298fh4qgthi@4ax.com... >> >> 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? >> > >There is a possibility at least that the drive could be bac anyway. >It happened to me once. >drive passed the mfg's diagnostic but just plain was bad. >The problem never occured again when the drive was replaced. > > Howdy, That is the direction I am moving... Given the value of my time against the cost of replacing the disk, I will probably just pop another in. All the best, -- Kenneth If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS."
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