Hard Drive Problems

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  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #11

    Sorry about my ramblings. What I meant was that sometimes I'd get a black screen or something would freeze. I never had problems like that before.

    I have an EARS drive. I just don't understand why it would work and then suddenly stop working.
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  2. Posts : 2,164
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
       #12

    dirtybubble1332 said:
    Sorry about my ramblings. What I meant was that sometimes I'd get a black screen or something would freeze. I never had problems like that before.

    I have an EARS drive. I just don't understand why it would work and then suddenly stop working.
    that is usually what happens when things break.
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  3. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit
    Thread Starter
       #13

    What I meant was what could have caused it to break. Are some WD products so crappy that they break after a few hours use? I didn't buy a Seagate because the last one I bought turned out to be worse. I guess I just have bad luck with hard drives.

    I ran the DOS version of the diagnostic utility and it says "WD drives were detected but are not compatible with this program". When I restarted my computer, the new 2TB drive actually showed up under Windows. I then used the Windows version of the diagnostic utility. First, it said the drive had failed SMART status. I closed the utility and opened it up again. This time, it said it had passed. So I ran an extended test. It said there were too many bad sectors. I'm not sure what to do with the Acronis program.

    For the time being, the drive shows up in Windows. Whenever I click it in Windows Explorer, it says "E:/ is not accessible. Access is denied." Would it help if I formatted it again? Would my data be recoverable after two formats? I was able to recover stuff after one format using Recuva. Thanks.
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  4. Posts : 1,127
    Win7U 64 RTM
       #14

    The drive is bad. It happens. You can contact WD to RMA it. They may ask for an error code.

    Formatting the drive again will not help.

    The Acronis True Image software will not help you here. It is for cloning drives, i.e., if you are replacing a drive, it will copy the old drive for placement on the new drive (if possible).

    James
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  5. Posts : 1,114
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #15

    The chances are slim and none and as others have said WD Green are not very reliable drives, my choice would be WD Cavier Black w/ 5 year warranty
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  6. Posts : 1,127
    Win7U 64 RTM
       #16

    1Bowtie said:
    The chances are slim and none and as others have said WD Green are not very reliable drives, my choice would be WD Cavier Black w/ 5 year warranty
    +1 on the Caviar Black. Good warranty, good performance. Green drives are too slow, IMO.

    James
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  7. Posts : 1,114
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
       #17

    I totally agree James, i'm running 2x500's and a 1tb without any iisues
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