Hard drive about to die???

smicer07 · 28-12-2003, 18:46

I have a problem with my hard drive. Occasionally when I start my computer it says "Your hard drive may have a problem". When I reset it it says it again. But when I unplug it from the mains supply and restart, it goes into Windows no problem.... any ideas what could be causing this? Seems weird that every time I unplug at the mains it is fine...?

paulyoung666 · 28-12-2003, 18:49

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Originally Posted by smicer07

I have a problem with my hard drive. Occasionally when I start my computer it says "Your hard drive may have a problem". When I reset it it says it again. But when I unplug it from the mains supply and restart, it goes into Windows no problem.... any ideas what could be causing this? Seems weird that every time I unplug at the mains it is fine...?

well i aint never seen that error message

, is it a dos message or a windows bsod message

Paul · 28-12-2003, 18:55

That looks like the message you get just before it runs scandisk. If you are getting that message you need to make sure your PC is shutting down fully and properly and no applications are hanging.
What O/s is it and if it's Windows XP have you any entries in the event log?

smicer07 · 01-01-2004, 12:57

The message is spoken to me by my hard drive. It is in a stupid yank voice. And no, I'm not on drugs!

Sociable · 01-01-2004, 13:03

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Originally Posted by smicer07

The message is spoken to me by my hard drive. It is in a stupid yank voice. And no, I'm not on drugs!

Do full virus check then as this is not "Usual" behaviour and HD's don't talk, this sounds more like some prank batch file being run on boot up to me.

Paul · 01-01-2004, 13:16

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Originally Posted by smicer07

The message is spoken to me by my hard drive. It is in a stupid yank voice. And no, I'm not on drugs!

The wonders of modern technology

As Sociable has pointed out this is not normal, start scanning your system. The only noise I get from my drive is whining....

Not gonna say a word about that though LOL

darkangel · 01-01-2004, 13:17

do u have smart running or hdd diagnostic software running at startup

Lee · 01-01-2004, 15:25

A lot of new motherboards have the facility to speak problems to you at boot up time, rather than the old beep system, so it is quite possible his computer is speaking to him!

Tricky · 01-01-2004, 15:49

I have a ASUS MB that does this or it did until I disabled the voices! - I think my reason was using a ATA133 HDD on a ATA100 interface. Never had a problem with the HDD and it's still running 12 months later.

You could always replace the message with "The world is fine spinning the way it is".

Recommend that you perform a backup of you're important data though just in case!

ntl customer · 01-01-2004, 16:05

I have heard of speak-your-weight scales ... but speaking motherboards and hard disk drives?

You have got to be kidding??!

paulyoung666 · 01-01-2004, 16:07

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Originally Posted by ntl customer

Speaking HD's and motherboards?

You have got to be kidding??!

no just the mobo talking about the hard drive , mind you its the first i have heard of it

Sociable · 01-01-2004, 16:08

As a last resort you could always consider reading the manual for the system.

Desperate move I know but if all else is getting nowhere it may be your only hope .

Tricky · 01-01-2004, 16:09

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Originally Posted by ntl customer

I have heard of speak-your-weight scales ... but speaking motherboards and hard disk drives?

You have got to be kidding??!

Best when you get the "Processor Failure" messages and the PC continues to boot up!

paulyoung666 · 01-01-2004, 16:09

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Originally Posted by Sociable

As a last resort you could always consider reading the manual for the system.

Desperate move I know but if all else is getting nowhere it may be your only hope .

read the manual , are you real , nobody does that do they

Sociable · 01-01-2004, 16:13

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read the manual , are you real , nobody does that do they

I think I did read one once was for a ZX81 though so may have been a while back.

Was a serious suggestion though as, if such a feature does exist, I can't see any supllier not shouting about it whether that be via the mobo or otherwise.