Richard, Turning on SMART in the bios should give you warning of possible disk failure. Saved my !!! a time or two. ;-)
On Saturday 11 February 2006 19:22, Richard King wrote: > Hi, > > Re: SpinRite: maybe it would have told me: "I predict a catastrophic > failure in 72 hours" (heard that someplace before!). > So I would have spent twice as much! Normally, I don't mind paying > for tools, but not *this* month! > > BTW, I really enjoy putting a new disk in a PC & making it all work. > You can tell I don't do it every week! > > > Regards, > > Richard.be > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gaffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 7:23 PM > Subject: Re: unexpected kernel mode trap > > > Hi Richard, > > > > On Saturday 11 February 2006 17:54, Richard King wrote: > > <snip> > > > Grab the manufacturers HDD tools and have a play.....You never know > > !! > > > > -- > > Best Regards: > > Derrick. -- Best Regards: Derrick. Pontefract Linux Users Group. plug at play-net.co.uk -- ---------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Is your picture included in the Official Win-Home List Members Profiles Page? http://www.besteffort.com/winhome/Profiles.html If not, write to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
