hi members , i got a issue with my Hard Drive.....................
about a week ago i turned my PC on and drive D: didnt show up in Windows i rebooted and all seemed ok.
about 2 days ago i noticed cut and paste to the same drive took about 5 minutes and deleting files about the same.
the Hard Drive is about 2 years old , anyone know whats going on ?
btw i can play ISOs through PCSX2 and play MP3's fine
chat soon
Hard Drive issues
Re: Hard Drive issues
First things first. Get CrystalDiskInfo, run it, and see what it returns for S.M.A.R.T. status on your hard drive.
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Re: Hard Drive issues
Do Disk Management, Scandisk, or any SMART checking utilities report any issues?
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Re: Hard Drive issues
hi guys sorry for the delay , ive been running chkdsk and it i finally cancelled it as it was at the 2 hour and 15 miute point
below is CrystalDiskInfo

below is CrystalDiskInfo

Re: Hard Drive issues
That's exactly what I figured.
Your drive is failing. Back up what's important as soon as possible.
Next, grab the serial number and head over to Seagate's website. Do a warranty check to see if your drive is still under warranty. If yes, great, go through the RMA process and bag yourself a replacement hard drive.
If no, go buy yourself a new hard drive.
Your drive is failing. Back up what's important as soon as possible.
Next, grab the serial number and head over to Seagate's website. Do a warranty check to see if your drive is still under warranty. If yes, great, go through the RMA process and bag yourself a replacement hard drive.
If no, go buy yourself a new hard drive.
Re: Hard Drive issues
thanks for the tips.................
i went to Seagates website and entered in my details
ST2000DM001-9YN164
W240E65R
but im getting a ' unknown ' error , so i cant check if its still under warranty bummer
i went to Seagates website and entered in my details
ST2000DM001-9YN164
W240E65R
but im getting a ' unknown ' error , so i cant check if its still under warranty bummer
Re: Hard Drive issues
You were close, the model number is the bit before the hyphen. 
Unfortunately your drive is out of warranty. I believe there are repair options, but that's up to you. Frankly I'd get another drive anyway, since you'll have to back up what you've got, and decide if you want to have your old one repaired (read: they'll send you a refurb) after.
Try and use your drive as little as possible between now and backing it up. The more you crunch away at it, the more likely you'll start experiencing some data loss.
Unfortunately your drive is out of warranty. I believe there are repair options, but that's up to you. Frankly I'd get another drive anyway, since you'll have to back up what you've got, and decide if you want to have your old one repaired (read: they'll send you a refurb) after.
Try and use your drive as little as possible between now and backing it up. The more you crunch away at it, the more likely you'll start experiencing some data loss.
Re: Hard Drive issues
thanks for everything irixith , ive setup with mum to get another HDD tomorrow...............
great tip thanks for that
irixith wrote:Try and use your drive as little as possible between now and backing it up. The more you crunch away at it, the more likely you'll start experiencing some data loss.
great tip thanks for that
Re: Hard Drive issues
Happy to help. Good luck with it. 