Hello Friends, I'm having a Server box for data backup. i had 3 200GB HDD's running....last month one of my hardisk had some problem (WinXP will hang if i start reading the HDD)but that problem would rectify if i manipulate the Data cable from the HDD to the Motherboard...This kept going and one fine day. that HDD became completely un-responsive. I used a DAta recovery prog. called Filescavenger. and recovered all the data to my other drive. I gave that old 200gig to segate and got a 300gig as a replacement. since it was only few months since i got the old one. Now a month later with the 300Gig the same problem. and the HDD is unresponsive. Whenever i connect the data cable to it. winXP hangs and it keeps trying to access finally giving a "delayed Write failed" error and removing the HDD from the list of devices. Unluckily i'm not able to filescavenge this time. because as soon as the filescavenger starts scanning...winXP try's to do something on the HDD and in vain. it gives a delayed write failure and removes the HDD from the list of devices. some advice on how to overcome this would be helpful. if winxp does not interfere i can backup using filescavenger. i'm gonna try using a win98 system. but pls try to help me.

I have you replaced the cable that was giving you problems in the first place? Stuart

yes...! i replaced it and tried. i tried even using the HDD in a external SaTA casing. but still windows tries to access it and removes it. from the list of devices.

It could be a problem with the SATA connection for this HDD on the MOBO.

I would agree with Badboy. Normally Seagate drives are extremely reliable. To get two bad ones in succession seems very unlikely. Check the power connections. I have known Molex connectors to be a bit on the lose side that can cause all sorts of intermittent problems. Manipulating the cable that sorted it for a while does suggest something other than the drive itself. Stuart

Actually, I had the 7200.8 300GB SATA model... it didn't play nicely with my NF2 or NF4 SATA controllers. Doing nicely on an old SIL-3112 controller now. "If it ain't broke, upgrade anyway."

but pple the HDD has the same problem when i use it on the external casing also.... There are other 2 200GB sata's I tried switching their data cables. and nothing seems to affect them.