Hard Drive Errors

GuardianAsher · Post by **GuardianAsher** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:15 pm

I have an old 80GB Samsung SV8004H. I put it in my main rig as a slave, and I used it to copy my DL's and MV's onto. Well, I tried to run a Battlefield 2 patch from it, and it closed, giving me a Cyclic Redundancy Check error. I ran Scandisk on it, and it came up clean. What can I do about it?

b-man1 · Post by **b-man1** » Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:47 pm

try spinrite6 on it...

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:50 am

Originally posted by b-man1
try spinrite6 on it...

Ditto

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:59 am

Cyclic Redundancy errors could mean data is corrupt, or the drive is failing, or you just have a bad ribbon or dirty contacts, or poor contact (ribbon plug not fully seated).

I'd swap the ribbon cable. Uplugging and re-inserting the plug into the drive and mobo connectors a few times will scrap corrosion off the contacts. You can also use a VERY LIGHT MISTING of contact cleaner or WD-40 (contact cleaner is better - no residue - you can get it at Radio Shack).

To play safe I would also recommend you run the HDD manufacturer's diagnostic to make sure the drive isn't failing.

Hope this helps...

GuardianAsher · Post by **GuardianAsher** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:58 pm

The ribbon cable and contacts are fine. The ribbon is brand new, and I checked the contacts thouroughly. And when I have the same connector of the cable plugged into another HD, everything works fine.

I got the Redundancy error because of the HD. I copied a good file onto it the day before, and when I tried to use it, I got that error.

And as for the manufacturer's diagnostics... there isn't one... I looked as well as I could, and didn't find anything.

Spinrite... me no have. And I'm a poor high school kid without a job...

Jim Z · Post by **Jim Z** » Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:14 pm

And as for the manufacturer's diagnostics... there isn't one... I looked as well as I could, and didn't find anything.

They have this utility. It doesn't specifically list your model, but it says "other older models" so it might work for you.

GuardianAsher · Post by **GuardianAsher** » Sat May 13, 2006 4:29 pm

I think I should ressurect this. I dug the HD back out of the closet just for the hell of it. JimZ, thanks for the link, but that doesn't even recognize my drive as a Samsung. I ran SpinRite on it, and it doesn't run right, my computer keeps just shutting off. Any other suggestions?

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Sat May 13, 2006 11:05 pm

If you're trying to recover data off it, I've had good luck with "Recover My Files".

But if Samsung's diagnostic (SHDIAG) doesn't recognize the drive, I'd say it's a lost cause.