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Article #214Re: Is this HD on its way out...?
From: Ken
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:46
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:46
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Kenneth wrote: > 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, Before condemning the HD, I would run a thorough test of your RAM. The HD is most likely the problem, but data is read and stored in RAM before being used.
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