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Article #215Re: Is this HD on its way out...?
From: Steven
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:08
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:08
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Check/Replace IDE/SATA cable? In the event you have dodgy Ram you would probably be getting blue screens of death or some other error message constantly. Steve "Ken" <ken@invalid.com> wrote in message news:fbydnW5M15f0hfranZ2dnUVZ_hadnZ2d@comcast.com... > 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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