Hard Drive Problem, hard to explain...

Magic_x_uk · 21 Jan 2007 at 14:16

Hi, wonder if some one can help:

I have my main computer running XP pro sp2.

Main HD with OS on is a 74gb Raptor. thats fine.

I have a 2nd HD 250GB (Samsung Spinpoint SP2504c) Sata II which I store music, photos, videos etc on.

Now I have RMA this samsung drive 3 times, so it cannot be that that is the problem.

What happens is now and then, getting quite frequent to be honest, is my Samsung Drive vanishes, just goes from the computer, not on My Computer, Disk Management, Just a Big Red question mark on my Desktop shortcut to it.

I have ran Chkdsk and no errors shown.

I have latest Sata drivers for my mobo,

I really dont know what else to try. Please try and help me, even if you need me to do things to clarify.

Doing my head in, Most things I can usually sort out but this has stumped me.

rpstewart · 21 Jan 2007 at 14:23

When you've RMA'd in the past have you put the new drive onto the same SATA port as the one you sent back?

Magic_x_uk · 21 Jan 2007 at 14:26

yes and no, done both, sata and sata II

as the spinpioint is sata II capable. Just did it again, whilst i was listening to music

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IM sorry MODS

I dont know how, through imageshack to get the correct size for on here. I know the size is wrong, can a mod sort it perhaps ?

Certainly an idea changing the sata cable, could it be as simple as that ?

hp7909 · 21 Jan 2007 at 14:27

Had to change a faulty SATA cable recently. System behaved the same way as yours if not worse, because Paging file was on that HD :mad:

Have any spare to test if fault is with cable?

sorcerer · 22 Jan 2007 at 18:10

hp7909 said:
Had to change a faulty SATA cable recently. System behaved the same way as yours if not worse, because Paging file was on that HD

Have any spare to test if fault is with cable?

I use to get this error message all the time on my old kit, I tried everything new cables, new hard drives, even an external controller, and the problem never really went away, eventually got myself a new motherboard and never had the problem again. Doesn't really help you that much, but I would suggest a different cable and a different port.