Re: HDC Error SpinRite
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 18:33:44 -0700 From: Marc @ American Elevator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HDC Error SpinRite I replaced the hard disk. That took care of the HDC error. BTW, I ran a utility on the old drive about 1 week before it failed called 'SpinRite 5.0. It is a program that subjects the drive to worst-case read/write scenarios over about an 8 hour timeframe in an attempt to find any weakness before they might become a problem. Kind of like Norton Disk Doctor or Scandisk on steroids. I am wondering if anyone out there has ever heard of SpinRite damaging older (or any) hard disks? Marc - Original Message - From: Fubar Libretto To: Libretto Sent: Monday, April 30, 2001 10:53 AM Subject: Re: HDC Error Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 17:48:11 - From: Fubar Libretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HDC Error My 100CT just froze during operation. When I attempt to reset the machine, it stays on the Toshiba bootup screen image for a long time, then I get an error message that says: HDC Error Insert system disk Press any key to continue... And it won't continue booting. I assume HDC stands for 'Hard Disk Controller'? It does Anyone have any ideas to fix it? I had exactly the same on a Libretto 110. Mine would boot to a DOS prompt from a floppy, and that was it. Toshiba replaced the HDD under warranty. As I understand it, a faulty HDC will produce exactly the same symptoms and requires motherboard replacement. Sincerely... Steve _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: HDC error
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:14:10 -0500 From: "Lawrence Young" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HDC error - Original Message - From: "Pres Waterman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Libretto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 11:52 AM Subject: HDC error Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 11:28:37 -0500 From: "Pres Waterman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: HDC error Hi. Lately I have been experiencing an intermittent problem with a 6GB 8.45mm drive in my L100 running Win98. The machine will sit there, accessing the HDD slowly. Like read, pause, read, pause, read, pause... for a minute or two, and finally either a blue screen error announcing "unable to write to drive C: data or files may hah! ) be lost, or else it will simply reboot. Once when trying to restart immediately opon boot I saw a black screen with the ominous pronouncement "HDC error" I have run the most throrough scandisk possible, and sometimes it finds and fixes errors, sometimes it reports no errors. Any ideas? You think the Hard Disk controller is flaky or is maybe the HDD itself going? It's a typical sign of HDD going bad. Backup immediately and get a new HDD(or your old one). I have a retired 4GB HDD which I may try for a while. IF the HDD is bad, does anyone know which brand drives are silent? My current one seems to park the head after every write and it is most annoying. Clickety-tick, clickety-tick. I always thought the Toshiba 810MB original L50 drives were smooth and silent. Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer GO BILLS! ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: HDC error
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 12:16:09 -0500 From: "Pres Waterman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HDC error Any ideas? You think the Hard Disk controller is flaky or is maybe the HDD itself going? It's a typical sign of HDD going bad. Backup immediately and get a new HDD(or your old one). Thank you Lawrence. I would obviously prefer it to be the replaceable thing ( HDD ) as opposed to the motherboard, thus reducing the unit to the resale value of the display! I did a backup last night as soon as I reached the same hopeful conclusion as you did. I think is was successful. Thanks Pres Waterman W2PW c/o Patchogue Motors, Inc. Long Island Ford and Kia dealer GO BILLS! ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
RE: HDC Error
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 00:51:15 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: HDC Error No. My IBM 2GB does not spin up. Libretto whith this disk inside upon power remain dead even no "In Touch...". Indeed HDC error I got with Toshiba disk which could still spin up although data was unaccessible. Sorry about misleading. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2000 6:49 AM To: Libretto Subject: Re: HDC Error Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 05:47:25 +0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HDC Error - Original Message - From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got HDC error once when HD did not spin up. Was that with your 20Gb drive? ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... ** ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: HDC Error
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 05:47:25 +0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HDC Error - Original Message - From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I've got HDC error once when HD did not spin up. Was that with your 20Gb drive? ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: HDC Error
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 18:58:04 +0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HDC Error I have a Libretto 110CT that has quit boot. It gives me a HDC ERROR which I assume means the drive is dead. Is that the case or do I have a different problem that replacing the drive wouldn't fix? I've just been there with my 110 (and I've still not quite got back yet). Could be your HDD, or the HDC. New HDD for the former, new motherboard for the latter, apparently. In my case it was the HDD - replaced (eventually) under warranty. Does the BIOS now deny all knowledge of your HDD? Can you boot to a DOS prompt from the floppy drive, C: being created as a RAMdrive?? Can you check out your HDD in an alternative computer? ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
Re: HDC Error
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 20:25:39 -0700 From: Benji Durden [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HDC Error Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 21:13:10 +0100 From: "Alexandre Kaoukhov" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: HDC Error I've got HDC error once when HD did not spin up. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2000 3:10 PM To: Libretto Subject: Re: HDC Error Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 18:58:04 +0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: HDC Error I have a Libretto 110CT that has quit boot. It gives me a HDC ERROR which I assume means the drive is dead. Is that the case or do I have a different problem that replacing the drive wouldn't fix? I've just been there with my 110 (and I've still not quite got back yet). Could be your HDD, or the HDC. New HDD for the former, new motherboard for the latter, apparently. In my case it was the HDD - replaced (eventually) under warranty. Does the BIOS now deny all knowledge of your HDD? Can you boot to a DOS prompt from the floppy drive, C: being created as a RAMdrive?? Can you check out your HDD in an alternative computer? I missed the earlier message but: Yes the BIOS denies all knowledge of the hard drive. I can boot to a DOS prompt from the floppy with C: as a RAMdrive. I hear the Drive startup but then there is no access sounds. bd -- Benji Durden [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ ---UNSUBSCRIBE--- mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=cmd:unsubscribe UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST-- Use above but add DIGEST to the subject line... **
