Computer help: HD Troubles

by SlimDan22 - 3/31/07 5:44 AM

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HD Troubles

by SlimDan22 - 3/31/07 5:44 AM

I installed windows xp about a month ago
my computer was fast but now it has on and off computer freezes
it also randomaly reboots
i turned off the system reboot for errors in the system settings

now i get the dreaded blue screen with a different error everytime so i stopped writing the errors after 5 lol

I dont know if its the hard drive thats bad, if its getting too hot, or the cables are crappy

my specs are:
Pentium D 3.4 Ghz (not over heating becaue i got monitoring tools on computer)
1gb of Ram (Checked Ram with Memtools no errors)
Maxtor SATA 3 HD Model 6V160E0
Nvidia 7600 GS
Intel D945PVS MOBO

My dads computer seems to be faster on an IDE drive and a 3 ghz Pentium 4

Even when i do a fresh install of windows xp

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Does the mobo support 3.0Gb/s

by Ray Harinec - 3/31/07 6:32 AM In reply to: HD Troubles by SlimDan22

drive? If the mobo only supports 1.5Gb/s it is possible that the drive needs to have a jumper for it to run as 1.5 Gb/s. I know that both WD and Seagate drives do have jumpers for this purpose, and if not used the drives perform erratic reads and writes.

I am not a Maxtor fan in the least.

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Yeah

by SlimDan22 - 3/31/07 7:19 AM In reply to: Does the mobo support 3.0Gb/s by Ray Harinec

Yeah the mobo supports SATA 3Gb/s

it seemed like it worked better when i switched the sata settings to IDE

ill check out if the jumpers settings on the maxtor website if they have it

i bought an OEM drive from Tiger Direct

maybe thats the problem lol

i think ill buy a new one or a different brand

and use the old one in an external case

probbally western diggital

i have an 80gb WD thats 7 years old and works well