New hard-drive won't boot into Windows...

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New hard-drive won't boot into Windows - Corrupt boot-sector?...

More post-upgrading woes...

Earlier today, I unplugged the SATA cable and power source from my new Samsung F1 hard-drive because I wanted to try out a few of the other power cables in my case - some are longer and shorter than others. Anyway, after plugging the original SATA cable and power source back into my new HDD, Windows XP no longer boots up, and all I get is a black screen.

If I plug the same SATA cable and power source into my old hard-drive, it'll boot up fine with an XP installation not even configured for my current hardware configuration, but this new hard-drive now won't boot up into XP at all.

BIOS sees the new Samsung HDD, and I can even get a directory listing if I go into the recovery console, but other than that, nothin'...

Any ideas, guys?
 
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I plugged the old HDD in as the master, using the Samsung as the secondary, ran CHKDSK on the Samsung, and it's reporting various bad clusters... Any idea what could have caused those?

I'm thinking I should *probably* send this HDD back to OC and get it replaced...

I am a little concerned about how it arrived in the first place, though... Literally covered in *one*, rather thin sleeve of bubble-wrap, in a *completely* unpadded box - Nothing else protecting it whatsoever. If I was posting a hard-drive, I'd cocoon it in a HUGE amount of bubble-wrap, and nestle it securely in an over-sized, foam padded box.
 
Thats how all of mine been supplied, western digital only supply a anti-static bag.
If you have bad sectors on a new drive personaly I would send it back for a replacement, send Overclockers a web note and ask for a RMA.
 
RJC said:
Thats how all of mine been supplied, western digital only supply a anti-static bag.
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Really? Wow... :eek:

RJC said:
If you have bad sectors on a new drive personaly I would send it back for a replacement, send Overclockers a web note and ask for a RMA.
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I'll get on to that ASAP. I'm now slightly dubious over the external Western Digital HDD I ordered with the Samsung F1. I haven't opened it yet, but if the Samsung was damaged in transit (and I've no idea if this is the case), then the WD could be, too... Or am I just being paranoid? :)
 
Your being paranoid :eek::D
I have ordered approx 10 hd's they have all been oem from overclockers and they have been all good.
 
RJC said:
Your being paranoid :eek::D
I have ordered approx 10 hd's they have all been oem from overclockers and they have been all good.
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OK, slightly more re-assuring... :)

But what could have caused the bad sectors on the Samsung??? :confused:
 
T-800 said:
OK, slightly more re-assuring... :)

But what could have caused the bad sectors on the Samsung??? :confused:
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Anything...just a general bash is more than enough.

I presume you turned the system off before unplugging the hard drive yeah? ;) Even though Sata tends to be hot swappable.
 
I recieved a WD 320GB 2.5" drive from OCUK in very poor packaging (it was just floating around in the static bag in a larger box with other bits, and looked like it was placed in some bubble wrap but had fallen out during transit. That said, they packaged my two WD 640GB drives nicely.
 
RJC said:
Possibly faulty disc, it's hard to say.
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It's all good. Thanks, anyway! :)

Delvis said:
Anything...just a general bash is more than enough.
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lol - OK, that doesn't re-assure me about the WD... :p

Delvis said:
I presume you turned the system off before unplugging the hard drive yeah? ;)
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Yup! - I always switch the PC off and pull the power cable out before rummaging around in there. I've only stuck my hands in a live PC once, many moons ago, before cases were earthed... So yah, I have this slight aversion to being near PCs when they're full of juice.

fobose said:
I recieved a WD 320GB 2.5" drive from OCUK in very poor packaging (it was just floating around in the static bag in a larger box with other bits, and looked like it was placed in some bubble wrap but had fallen out during transit.
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Does it work, though? That's the main thing... :)
 
OK, contacted OC RE the Samsung F1 - They have told me to return it to Samsung directly for a quicker turn-around.
 
T-800 said:
OK, contacted OC RE the Samsung F1 - They have told me to return it to Samsung directly for a quicker turn-around.
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If you return it to Samsung you will get a refurbished drive back. OcUK may take a bit longer but you will get new. Why not buy a new one from OcUK and return the faulty one for a refund?
 
BarKeep said:
If you return it to Samsung you will get a refurbished drive back. OcUK may take a bit longer but you will get new. Why not buy a new one from OcUK and return the faulty one for a refund?
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Good call. I remember the same thing happening to a friend of mine. He received a faulty Samsung monitor, and they refused to replace it with a new one...

Anyway, I'll go with your suggestion - Makes more sense. :)
 
OK, scrap that... OC have informed me that the ES.2 is for a RAID setup only.
 
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Come again?

Any drive is for a RAID setup, where does it say it is for a RAID setup?

Some drives are 'better' for RAID configs, but the drive will still work if you are not intending to RAID it.

But yes, you 'can' RAID any hard drives together, but it is better to have the same manufacturer and model the same if you are.
 
Delvis said:
Come again?

Any drive is for a RAID setup, where does it say it is for a RAID setup?

Some drives are 'better' for RAID configs, but the drive will still work if you are not intending to RAID it.

But yes, you 'can' RAID any hard drives together, but it is better to have the same manufacturer and model the same if you are.
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If you want to get technical, this is what WD says about their re2 & re3 drives:

RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER) - Significantly reduces drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes common to desktop drives.
 
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