Laptop Hard Drive Problem

Memory problems can also corrupt a clone/image

"Fruit2O" <jz137xww.TakeThisOut@cox.net> wrote in message
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> I have an 80GB hard drive and use an exact duplicate to make a clone
> about once a week. The clone is in a module caddy. Very frequently,
> my clone (using Ghost 2003) stops before it's finished and I get a
> write error message. When this happens and I try to boot using my
> primary drive, I sometimes get a message that the cloned drive is
> unrecognizable. I also sometimes get this message even if the cloning
> succeeded. This particular drive is a replacement for one where I had
> the same problem. Therefore, I don't suspect the drive and I do
> suspect the drive module caddy. I ran Sea Tools from Seagate on the
> drive and it told me that I had four corrupt attribute records and
> "some other problems." But Sea Tools isn't specific about these other
> problems nor do I know what a corrupt attribute record is. Sea Tools
> told me that it inserted data attributes in the corrupt records - but I
> don't know if this is supposed to fix those problems - nor do I know
> what the other problems are. Are there disk drive utilities out there
> that I can download that will not only analyze hard drives - but will
> repair them if possible? These are Toshiba drives and Toshiba tells me
> that they don't have any diagnostic software for hard drives for the
> consumer.
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On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww.DeleteThis@cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww.TakeThisOut@cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww.RemoveThis@cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww.DeleteThis@cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww.DeleteThis@cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww.RemoveThis@cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww DeleteThis @cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww.TakeThisOut@cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww.TakeThisOut@cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww.TakeThisOut@cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww DeleteThis @cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem 

On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:05:05 -0500, Fruit2O wrote:

> On Sat, 18 Nov 2006 21:00:15 -0500, "David H. Lipman"
> <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote:
>
>>From: "Fruit2O" <jz137xww.RemoveThis@cox.net>
>>
>>
>>
>>Replace the hard disk.
>
> But this is the second hard disk I've tried from the same manufacturer.
> Doesn't seem likely that I would have the same problem.

If those are Seagate drives, it is very possible. I bought three of their
100G laptop drives last year. Two died within 6 months and the third is
getting flaky. A lot of people swear by Seagate but I've never had
anything but bad luck with them. About once every ten years I forget that,
buy a few, and am reminded once again why I so despise Seagate. Just
look at their diagnostics programs and you can see the lack of quality.

Western Digitals have been real good to me. I really like this 120G
Western Digital Scorpio laptop drive I got for $120 (retail model, I
don't like OEM drives because they're usually lacking cache memory).
It's whisper-quiet and runs cool compared to every other HD I've had in
this machine. It's quick, too. Only had it a few months but I have faith
it'll last forever because no Western Digital drive has ever failed on me.
 >> Stay informed about: Laptop Hard Drive Problem