CRC fuckers.

After five years, I'd say that not only could the drive be failing, it is about ready to fail. I'm sorry to break the news to you, but I figured it's better to tell it like it is. Drives don't last forever.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Roan

Thanks. But where do I get that SpeedFan program? Google says its a tool to monitor fan speed in chips? Is that it?. Oh and yes I just finished backing my files on dvds.. I dont have an extra harddrive..

As well as monitoring the speed of your fans, and the temperature of your CPU, it can also allow you to view the status of your hard drive. Here's the official site.

http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

When you load the program, select the S.M.A.R.T. tab. Select your drive from the drop-down list. Since you only have one drive there will only be one entry in the list. Click the big button for an "in-depth analysis". If any attribute is not at least "good" then your drive is getting old and should be replaced.

S.M.A.R.T stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. It's a standardised system built into all drives these days to keep track of performance. You're supposed to check it every so often, then when the report shows that the drive's performance is suffering, that's when you know it should be replaced.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

I agree with Zergrinch. Five years is long enough to replace the drive on principle, regardless of what the numbers say.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by eli2k

I had a similar problem a few years ago. Hard drive wouldn't be able to read or write to a certain area every single time. I had to reformat the entire thing; it picked up several bad sectors, and it works fine again. Maybe you can try something similar...

Here's the catch though: Usually when it picks up bad sectors for no apparent reason, it's going to pick up some more, and soon. You should take bad sectors as a kind of early warning system to not be cheap with your data and splash out for a new drive. The drive is that much closer to failing completely, do you want that?

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