Firstly, with delayed write errors - turn off write cache Secondly - windows sometimes gets its icon links confused, so check if it's still the same problem when you have rebooted
Thirdly, Windows could be using the icon to indicate that the drive has been 'determined' to be operating in a unusual manner - such as read only, or working through a different controller mode to the normal onboard IDE - perhaps the icon is for a remote/network/firewire/SCSI connected device - Note 2 and 3 are only guesses/remote possibilities JimB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Glazier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 2:38 PM Subject: Funny Icon in My Computer > Funny Icon in My Computer > <http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/2953/screenshot269st3.jpg> > > Can anyone tell me what that Icon means? > > Background: > I have an old "archive" HD I am viewing in Win-XP-Pro. > It was a Win-XP-Pro boot drive, and worked great when removed from > service 4/20/05. > > The HD is "going bad". I'm getting delayed write errors to F:\$Mft. > I know that is very bad. (It is the Master File Table (MFT)) > > TIA, Rick Glazier > > -- > ---------------------------------------- > To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: > CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required. > > -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
