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From: antioch on 2 Jun 2010 13:37 "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:ekqhOvd$KHA.348(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > From: "Antioch" <myotherside(a)elsewhere.com> > > > > | As above - waiting for info from the Seagate/Maxtor as to appropriate > tool > | with which to diagnose. > > SeaGate -- SeaTools > > Generate a CDROM from their ISO image and boot from it and check your > disk. > > -- > Dave > http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html > Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp > > Hi all At last I got a reply from Seagate and they suggested diagnostic tools for Windows and Dos and both gave a clean bill of health. The forums, however had a different attitude to these tools saying that for the most part they were a waste of time - as did a couple of other forums. I have used HDDScan 3.2 for a couple of days now and the worst, that it reported, is an UltraDMA CRC Error - Google searching has differing opinions as to a hardrive failure or missing bits of Windows. For the moment, as the jury still seem to out on who/what is 'guilty' I did pick up a little tip which seems to be working - once you have managed to get into Windows and the desktop, which has not been impossible with trial and error in Rec Console, before you switch/turn off the computer, set chkdsk to initiate with the command chkdsk /r. It takes a bit of time when you switch on next, or course, to open into desktop, but it is getting quicker - less and less activity is happening in the 5 stages. Well, this ng seems to still be running, so it gives me a chance to say thanks to all over the last 10 years who have helped and taught me so much. I hope to [hope not to have to] be in contact again if I can either using the 'connect' or another NSP. Rgds Antioch
From: David H. Lipman on 2 Jun 2010 16:41 From: "antioch" <antioch(a)home.com> | Hi all | At last I got a reply from Seagate and they suggested diagnostic tools for | Windows and Dos and both gave a clean bill of health. | The forums, however had a different attitude to these tools saying that for | the most part they were a waste of time - as did a couple of other forums. | I have used HDDScan 3.2 for a couple of days now and the worst, that it | reported, is an UltraDMA CRC Error - Google searching has differing opinions | as to a hardrive failure or missing bits of Windows. | For the moment, as the jury still seem to out on who/what is 'guilty' I did | pick up a little tip which seems to be working - once you have managed to | get into Windows and the desktop, which has not been impossible with trial | and error in Rec Console, before you switch/turn off the computer, set | chkdsk to initiate with the command chkdsk /r. | It takes a bit of time when you switch on next, or course, to open into | desktop, but it is getting quicker - less and less activity is happening in | the 5 stages. | Well, this ng seems to still be running, so it gives me a chance to say | thanks to all over the last 10 years who have helped and taught me so much. | I hope to [hope not to have to] be in contact again if I can either using | the 'connect' or another NSP. | Rgds | Antioch I'll take a manufacturer's diagnostic over a generic any day ! -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp
From: antioch on 2 Jun 2010 18:43
"David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:#IaQLQpALHA.420(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > From: "antioch" <antioch(a)home.com> > > > | Hi all > | At last I got a reply from Seagate and they suggested diagnostic tools > for > | Windows and Dos and both gave a clean bill of health. > | The forums, however had a different attitude to these tools saying that > for > | the most part they were a waste of time - as did a couple of other > forums. > | I have used HDDScan 3.2 for a couple of days now and the worst, that it > | reported, is an UltraDMA CRC Error - Google searching has differing > opinions > | as to a hardrive failure or missing bits of Windows. > | For the moment, as the jury still seem to out on who/what is 'guilty' I > did > | pick up a little tip which seems to be working - once you have managed > to > | get into Windows and the desktop, which has not been impossible with > trial > | and error in Rec Console, before you switch/turn off the computer, set > | chkdsk to initiate with the command chkdsk /r. > | It takes a bit of time when you switch on next, or course, to open into > | desktop, but it is getting quicker - less and less activity is happening > in > | the 5 stages. > > | Well, this ng seems to still be running, so it gives me a chance to say > | thanks to all over the last 10 years who have helped and taught me so > much. > | I hope to [hope not to have to] be in contact again if I can either > using > | the 'connect' or another NSP. > > | Rgds > | Antioch > > > > I'll take a manufacturer's diagnostic over a generic any day ! > > -- > Dave > http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html > Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp > > I would have thought that a manufacturer has a proprietary interest in NOT finding their hardware at fault - that appears to be a feeling in a couple of forums. I have been running another diagnostic[HardDisc Sentinal], with a bit more detail than the others and as the evening has progressed so it has popped up with errors as I have performed certain functions on the computer. It started all OK but has since shown various small problems. So. as I have been told, the HDD is apparently on its way out. Must keep backup going etc until I get a new one. Antioch |