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Windows 7: New hard drive issues
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25 Apr 2011
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Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium SP1 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
New hard drive issues
So I just bought this new hard drive and it was working for about two hours and then got this error from this program that the disk couldn't be written to. I looked in My Computer and the drive had disappeared. I also looked under Disk Management, and it's not there as well. In the BIOS, it was detected, but since the error I can't seem to detect it.
I took all the usual precautions of ESD, and I've install hard drives many times, so I'm not sure what's going on.
Any ideas? | My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Me
OS Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium SP1
CPU Intel Core i7 2600K 4.5 GHz w/TurboBoost & HT enabled
Motherboard Asus P8P67 Deluxe Rev. B3
Memory Kingston 16 GB DDR 3 RAM 1333 MHz
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 670 4 GB
Sound Card Asus Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays Acer S243HL (triple monitors w/Nvidia Surround)
Screen Resolution 5760x1080
PSU Corsair 850W
Case Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Hard Drives WD Caviar Black 2 TB, WD Caviar Green 2 TB (x3), Crucial M4 256 GB SSD, Seagate 1 TB
Internet Speed 100 Mbps Shaw Broadband 100
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25 Apr 2011
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#2 | |
Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate |
Maybe it simply failed. That happens now and again. Get it exchanged for a new one.
Before you take it back check all cables and plugs for correct seating. A loose connector can cause problems like that.
Although electrostatic discharge can have serious effects on various components, if it does, it will invariably kill them immediately. Although it is still a problem under some circumstances, it is no longer as common as it once was for components to be damaged by it.
Regards....Mike Connor | | My System Specs | | OS Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
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25 Apr 2011
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#3 | |
Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium SP1 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
I did try other SATA cables as well as power cables, and they didn't seem to do much. Probably have to RMA it. Thanks though. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Me
OS Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium SP1
CPU Intel Core i7 2600K 4.5 GHz w/TurboBoost & HT enabled
Motherboard Asus P8P67 Deluxe Rev. B3
Memory Kingston 16 GB DDR 3 RAM 1333 MHz
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 670 4 GB
Sound Card Asus Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays Acer S243HL (triple monitors w/Nvidia Surround)
Screen Resolution 5760x1080
PSU Corsair 850W
Case Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Hard Drives WD Caviar Black 2 TB, WD Caviar Green 2 TB (x3), Crucial M4 256 GB SSD, Seagate 1 TB
Internet Speed 100 Mbps Shaw Broadband 100
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25 Apr 2011
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#4 | |
Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate |
My pleasure.
Regards....Mike Connor | | My System Specs | | OS Several, including Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
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25 Apr 2011
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#5 | |
Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium SP1 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Hey I got my new hard drive and something I was going to ask. There is this small silver sticker on the side of the drive. It's about as big as your fingernail (the pink part). I'm not sure if that's some sort of breathing hole for the drive or not. Am I supposed to remove that? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Me
OS Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium SP1
CPU Intel Core i7 2600K 4.5 GHz w/TurboBoost & HT enabled
Motherboard Asus P8P67 Deluxe Rev. B3
Memory Kingston 16 GB DDR 3 RAM 1333 MHz
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 670 4 GB
Sound Card Asus Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays Acer S243HL (triple monitors w/Nvidia Surround)
Screen Resolution 5760x1080
PSU Corsair 850W
Case Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Hard Drives WD Caviar Black 2 TB, WD Caviar Green 2 TB (x3), Crucial M4 256 GB SSD, Seagate 1 TB
Internet Speed 100 Mbps Shaw Broadband 100
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25 Apr 2011
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#6 | |
Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz) SomeWhere in the HOT Arizona Desert ! |
Quote: Originally Posted by magnetite  Hey I got my new hard drive and something I was going to ask. There is this small silver sticker on the side of the drive. It's about as big as your fingernail (the pink part). I'm not sure if that's some sort of breathing hole for the drive or not. Am I supposed to remove that? Removing them usually voids the warranty   | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Built them myself, Science Experiments !
OS Win7 Enterprise, Win7 x86 (Ult 7600), Win7 x64 Ult 7600, TechNet RTM on AMD x64 (2.8Ghz)
CPU AMD fx8350 4ghz, AMD-32 2400mhz, AMD-64 3200mhz, AMDx64 2.8G
Motherboard SIS 755, ECS-K8M890M-M (Ult 7600), GigaByte & others
Memory 2gb, 4gb on the Ult 7600, 4gb on Technet RTM, 32gb on FX8350
Graphics Card Draw my own Graphics, several nVidia cards
Sound Card on motherboard
Monitor(s) Displays 19" flat scr, 28" I-Inc widescr,22" Emprex Widescr, 23" Acer
Screen Resolution 1280 x 1024, 1440 x 900, 1920 x 1080
Keyboard Compaq & Dell recycled from GoodWill
Mouse Made in China Optical Wired Mouse
PSU 430w, 550w, 600w, 700, 800, etc
Case All Generic Full Towers
Cooling Open Air & a few fans, some w/ colored LEDs
Hard Drives 6 pata Ide HD's & 2 Sata HD's
added 80gb external on Ult 7600 computer,
numerous extra 1tb, 2TB, 3Tb SATA HD's
A collection of ext HD Docks w/ HDs
Internet Speed Fast Cable InterNet
Antivirus AVG Free on 24 different Desktops, NO Problems!
Browser IE 8 is preferred, but use FireFox sometimes
Other Info Linksys Routers, switches, & Hubs
Too Many USB Flash Drives to count, Biggest is 64GB !
Eight computers in my home network.
Sixteen computers at my business network.
Linked via TeamViewer !
Lots of old used spare computer parts everywhere!
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26 Apr 2011
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#7 | |
Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium SP1 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
Damn. Will it actually damage the hard drive if I removed it? I thought it was part of the packaging. There was something that said do not cover any holes and that was covering something. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Me
OS Windows 7 64-bit Home Premium SP1
CPU Intel Core i7 2600K 4.5 GHz w/TurboBoost & HT enabled
Motherboard Asus P8P67 Deluxe Rev. B3
Memory Kingston 16 GB DDR 3 RAM 1333 MHz
Graphics Card EVGA GTX 670 4 GB
Sound Card Asus Xonar DX
Monitor(s) Displays Acer S243HL (triple monitors w/Nvidia Surround)
Screen Resolution 5760x1080
PSU Corsair 850W
Case Cooler Master Storm Scout
Cooling Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus
Hard Drives WD Caviar Black 2 TB, WD Caviar Green 2 TB (x3), Crucial M4 256 GB SSD, Seagate 1 TB
Internet Speed 100 Mbps Shaw Broadband 100
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