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Hard Drive Errors
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:15 pm
by GuardianAsher
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?
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2006 11:47 pm
by b-man1
try spinrite6 on it...
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 12:50 am
by Executioner
Originally posted by b-man1
try spinrite6 on it...
Ditto
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 10:59 am
by FlyingPenguin
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...
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 3:58 pm
by GuardianAsher
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...
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2006 5:14 pm
by Jim Z
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.
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 4:29 pm
by GuardianAsher
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?
Posted: Sat May 13, 2006 11:05 pm
by FlyingPenguin
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.