HD Write Problem

Gman · 27 Dec 2009 at 18:48

I seem to have got a write problem on one of my drives. Only noticed it over the last few days though.

I can read the files fine i.e. copy the files from the drive to another but it doesn't seem to like me writing to it. When I do attempt to write it pauses the computer for about 15-20 seconds then continues then after 10 seconds it does the same.

Any ideas what's going on here and the best way to prove there's an error?
anything worth trying to fix it? before I copy everything off it and send it back for an RMA?

Smackhead · 27 Dec 2009 at 19:49

Do a full format if you can, then try to write some things onto it.

Gman · 27 Dec 2009 at 20:01

Will give that a shot going to take a while transfering the best part of 1tb of data though

AbsenceJam · 27 Dec 2009 at 20:07

That's a bit odd that's it's just writing. Try a new SATA cable and port, then download and burn the manufacturers utility and run a full test to see if anything comes up. If that finds nothing then see if it's playing up using a live CD like Ubuntu etc as in the past I've had Windows installs act funny when there wasn't an issue.

Smackhead · 27 Dec 2009 at 20:35

Yeah try that like my option is the last resort, or in my case, the first thing I do.

AbsenceJam · 27 Dec 2009 at 20:39

I don't know why you'd do a full format when it just does empties the partition and does chkdsk...

Smackhead · 27 Dec 2009 at 20:40

For me its the best way to fix problems, seen as i get irriated quite easilly, something like this happened to me a while back, so I done that and it fixed it.

Gman · 27 Dec 2009 at 21:45

just tried a full scan using HD tune to start with and here's the results.
seems it shows the reason why its only just started happening

any way to fix these damaged parts or is it RMA time?

scrap the image above the scans still running lol

AbsenceJam · 28 Dec 2009 at 05:36

I don't actually see a single red block there.... But if there is one RMA.