My Windows 7 is sick today

[Guest LilBambi]

That's great. Glad you have alternatives in Linux on your computer so you are not without your main computer.

[jcgriff2]

For HDD diagnostics, run SeaTools for DOS -

 

http://www.sysnative.com/forums/hardware-tutorials/4072-hard-drive-hdd-diagnostics.html

 

Did the Blue Screen generate a memory dump?

 

Check for a dump file - c:\windows\minidump -- the filename includes a date.

 

I'll be glad to run the dump to see if it contains any clues.

 

Zip it up and upload to Microsoft One Drive - http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=390049

 

At this time, it does appear to be a problem with the HDD.

 

Regards. . .

 

John

[Robert]

I've already run the Western Digital Utility to write zero's to the hard drive. I printed out the RMA today and tomorrow it goes back.

 

They will most likely send me a refurbished drive to replace it.

 

Are there any HD checks to make sure it doesn't have hidden problems that will bite me later?

[Capt.Crow]

Can't say I've been happy with W D drives over the years . They seem to resist *with a vengeance* All attempts to de-corrupt them.Any minimal success I've had has been with the Sea Tools set.

[V.T. Eric Layton]

I used to swear by WD and Maxtor (until they got bought by Seagate).

 

The first Seagate drive I installed in a system was in 2006. It was factory defective (an intermittent problem). It drove me nuts till I realized it was the brand new drive that was causing my random data loss. Even the Seagate engineer who was helping me with the problem over the phone asked me to ship him the drive at Seagate's expense to see what was wrong with it.

 

I haven't bought a Seagate since. I stick to WD. I've only had one WD out of dozens go bad on me and that was because I basically word the old thing out.

 

One of these days, I might have one of them there fancy-schmancy SSDs.

[Guest LilBambi]

Seagate didn't buy WD.

[mac]

The only non-WD drive I've bought in the past 8 years were Intel SSD's. Had a couple Seagates from 2004 that had random issues...

[ross549]

Their website does little to clarify the association between the colors and grade/quality.'

 

BackBlaze did their hard drive reliability survey, and Hitachi turned out to be the best overall.

 

Adam

[Capt.Crow]

Hitachi yes .. Matsui old 10gig still running .

[V.T. Eric Layton]

Seagate didn't buy WD.

 

I didn't say they did. Maybe my sentence wasn't clear. I was saying that I liked WD and Maxtor (this one got bought out by Seagate).

[jcgriff2]

I've already run the Western Digital Utility to write zero's to the hard drive. I printed out the RMA today and tomorrow it goes back.

 

They will most likely send me a refurbished drive to replace it.

 

Are there any HD checks to make sure it doesn't have hidden problems that will bite me later?

 

I hope it's a new HDD and not a refurbished one!

 

You can run SeaTools for DOS on the new/refurb drive if you wish - http://www.sysnative.com/forums/hardware-tutorials/4072-hard-drive-hdd-diagnostics.html

 

It is a DOS-based diagnostic utility that can be used on any brand HDD. You boot the system with the CD that you'll burn.

 

Regards. . .

 

jcgriff2

[Guest LilBambi]

Yep, it is hard and from year to year, the hard drive makers take their turns being first. Now Hitachi, eh? Well, a few years back they were no where near being top dog.