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  1. 02-22-2002, 10:27 AM #1
    outlaw_revolver
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    WD HARDRIVE PROBLEM

    Ok I have a new wd 7400 rpm 30gb harddrive. about 5% of the time when I install a game it makes this odd grinding and clicking noises (note on large transfers it does this 500mb or so). Some times it evens gives me a blue screen! Saying can't read from drive D: . Now if have my hard drive and the cd rom on the same ide cable would this cause a problem.
    *note* This is my 2nd hard drive.

    Heres my set up
    Prim Master 10gb hard drive
    Prim Slave cdrw
    Sec master 30gb wd (problem drive)
    Sec Slave 52x cdrom
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  2. 02-22-2002, 11:08 AM #2
    PIETRO
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    Go to western digitals sight and download lifeguard, it's their utility program. It's usually pretty good at diagnosing a drive. I used it with a old 10gig I had, it found the problem and I was able to get it working long enough to save the data. RMA'd it and got it back within a few weeks.


    Good luck!!
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  3. 02-23-2002, 04:04 PM #3
    Jimstep
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    I had problems when I had my CDROM and DVD drive on separate cables. When I combined them on the same cable, my BSOD problems went away.

    Have you tried putting the two hard drives on the same cable?
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  4. 02-25-2002, 01:08 AM #4
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    I "was" a big fan of WD drives and in time from/about 1998-2000 i buy about 8 drives and not from same place and all died in same time of 6 months , had them fixed but lost data=$ (i have office), and it's not just with me i found this on many boards, the worst drives came out in the time most starting in late 1997, i don't know they are now but wont buy any more.

    All 3 w.d drives from 1993 to 1996 still work with no problems, they are fast drives but die, WD is best when you send them a bad drive, get new one in a week or less! i sent a 8gig with 512k got a new one with 2mb.

    PS: ill take seagate over them, may be slower but don't die
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  5. 03-12-2002, 10:08 PM #5
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    As Pietro says- download 'Data Lifeguard" from the WD site-if it's bad you'll get an error code. I usualy write it on the outside of the box I'm using to RMA it in, and also on the HDD. I've RMA'ed a lot of these which is 1 reason I use Maxtor for my personal machines, but WD does have a very good response time for bad drives under warranty. In fact I have even gotten better drives back than what I have returned in some cases.
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