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Article #199Re: Is this HD on its way out...?
From: Ian D
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:36
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:36
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"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? > > Sincere thanks, > -- > Kenneth > > If you email... Please remove the "SPAMLESS." What does SMART say? If you don't have a utility to read SMART, download the Everest Ultimate trial from lavalys.com, if you don't already have it. Lots of useful stuff in this app, some locked out for the trial version. Wikipedia has a complete explanation of the SMART parameters here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-Monitoring,_Analysis,_and_Reporting_Technology
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