So you think it is probably not my hard drive? I have run Norton Systemworks 2003 and Windows XP disk checker. Plus all the malware/ spyware programs I have. I've run the virus checker. So far they have found nothing. I just ran XP's check disk (or today's version of it) again last night. The drive isn't making any noise. I have Ad-Aware, Webroot Spy Sweaper and Sygate firewall running all the time. There is no spyware, trojans or viruses found on my system.
I've ordered a new hard drive from Newegg, but I can either cancel it (soon), send it back or keep it because it's larger. I don't know. Can I have 3 hard drives? I got a 160 GB Seagate for $59. Is that a good price? Also, I have discovered that my nVIDIA GeForce MX/MX 400 video driver is not working. Could this have been the problem? I downloaded the updated driver from nVIDIA, uninstalled the old driver, and ran the install, but the yellow quesion mark in Device Manager hasn't changed. I didn't do the uninstall or reinstall from Safe Mode. Do I need to do that? I don't know how it got broke in the first place. You wouldn't have known it's not working because the picture looks great, but upon reboot during these problems there was a brief message that said something about if I wanted to install a "3rd party SCSI or RAID driver", so I checked the Device Manager and found the question mark. So far, all weekend everything has worked fine. Thanks so much for your help. Diane --- In [email protected], Christopher Range <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > pekoe4849 wrote: > > >I think I'm going to need a new hard drive as mine seems to be corrupting data. I have a dual boot with Win98 on C (bad drive) and WinXP Home on D (newer drive). I never use C for anything anymore except that XP installed some of it's files on C and seems to need them. The C drive is about to go out, so since I need more space anyway I thought I'd go ahead and replace it instead of unplugging the bad drive and re-installing XP on D (which would then become the new C). I'm only intermediate; I don't even know if that would work anyway. All my data is on partitions of my newer drive. > > > > > Ok > > >I was about to buy one, but after reading the reviews on them, I'm more confused than ever. I looked at Western Digital, Maxtor, and Seagate drives. It seems that in reading the reviews for each one, some people love them, and some people say theirs failed within 2 or 3 months and was replaced by a refurbished one with a shorter warrenty. Now I don't know which one to buy. I just want a reliable cheap one since it's really a second drive. > > > > > A hard drive is, sort of like, the family car. If you take care of it, > it will last a long time. If you abuse it, it will last a very short time. > > Also, While hard drive manufacturers do have reputations for, this or > that, it still comes down to how the drive is treated. You can buy a > hard drive that behaves like a Pinto(the car that would blow up if > rear-ended) or, like a Saleen S7([EMAIL PROTECTED], top speed 248mph). > > I am not trying to confuse you further. I just getting at how you can > get a hard drive that behaves like Pinto yet, treat it like a Rolls > Royce whereas, you could get a hard drive built like the Saleen S7 yet, > it behaves like a jalopy. > > Finally, Protecting it crashes via compression, along with keeping > spyware, malware and, adware from infecting the drive. A hard drive > needs(not saying you don't) to be taken care of the hard drive like > owning the Hope Diamond <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Diamond>. > > >Can you guys tell me which HD you have the best 'luck' with? > > > > > Since I have a SCSI-based system, I have had the best 'luck' with Fujitsu. > > >Also, if you have any advice on how to go about this, I would really appreciate it. > > > >TIA, > >Diane > > > Go by what I mentioned above. > > I apologize for the analogies. It was the best way I could think of > illustrating my take on getting a hard drive. > > Christopher > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
