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Name: Jazzy84 Date: August 19, 2005 at 09:09:49 Pacific OS: win2000pro CPU/Ram: 1.7 Ghz centrino, 512 MB
Comment:
My laptop (1.7 Ghz centrino, 512 MB RAM, 40 GB HD) seems to have a bad HD. I am looking for a new one, but I was wondering one thing. May the defective HD be caused by other hardware present in the laptop? Like for example RAM sticks of two different brands? Just wanted to know so this won't happen again.
Name: trvlr Date: August 19, 2005 at 10:54:17 Pacific
Reply:
Drives go down without any help from other installed items.
Mismatched RAM can produce errors/problems that "may seem" like drive issues, but would not actually affect a drive itself. Matched RAM (specs) but from different manufacturers doesn't "usually" produce problems; however I tend to favour having installed RAM from one source/manufacturer, rather than two or more.
Are you "sure" the drive is failing? What are the symptoms you're getting (error messages etc.)?
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Response Number 2
Name: Jazzy84 Date: August 19, 2005 at 11:05:26 Pacific
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It seems totally "screwed". Had an inaccessable boot device error after a clean install. Now it won't format. First it would proceed, and at 50 percent (which took like five hours) it would be stuck and wouldn't proceed. Now it won't even jump of 0%. Checkdisk doesn't work, it says it contains errors or something. Even a program (using ISO boot cd) doing a zero write format couldn't do it, so for me it is to conclude that it is defective.
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Response Number 3
Name: Jazzy84 Date: August 19, 2005 at 11:06:17 Pacific
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If I am wrong, please correct me and I'll be more than happy to follow up your suggestions to fix it :)
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Response Number 4
Name: trvlr Date: August 19, 2005 at 12:10:48 Pacific
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mmm - does sound like the drive hath died a death... Is it under warranty (or just out of it)?
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Response Number 5
Name: aboucher Date: August 19, 2005 at 15:02:27 Pacific
Reply:
another sign of the hdd dying is that it clicks whenever it is used
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Response Number 6
Name: Jazzy84 Date: August 20, 2005 at 00:27:45 Pacific
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