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On Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:07:59 -0800, Pennywise@DerryMaine.Gov
wrote:

> Kenneth <usenet@soleSPAMLESSassociates.com> wrote:
>
>>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?
>
>Run CHKDSK (or scandisk) if windows OS
>
>If errors are found they will be placed in a directory FOUND,
>Check the files for corruption, find the application responsible.
>
>A file name with higher ascii will give the same error if in a
>directory (the file name will have small squares)
>you can enter the directory with  CMD.
>
>You can also use HDD Health http://www.panterasoft.com/
>it uses SMART info, and a day and time it will die :)

Howdy,

I will try the Pantera product, but have difficulties with
your other suggestion:

If I try to run CHKDSK from Windows, I get the error "Cannot
open volume for direct access" followed by the suggestion
that I run CHKDSK...<g>

If I try the same from a command prompt, I get the same
error (without the follow up suggestion.

If I boot off a PE CD and try I get "The disk structure is
corrupted and unreadable."

It was at a similar point several weeks ago that I decided
to re-format.

I should also add that the WD Diagnostics (and I have run
the extended version of the tests twice passing both times)
also includes the SMART measurements, and those pass as
well.

Thanks for any further thoughts,



Thanks,
-- 
Kenneth

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