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Maxtor Hard Drive Problem.. Help NEEDED!!
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| StalkerElmo |
i am so pissed words cannot explain.. i just bought a new computer and it's about a month old.. just today when i loaded my computer it says "primary hard disk failed" n it just stops.. i was freaked out cuz i DONT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT COMPUTERS.. i need help
maxtor 40.00gb.. and it just says primary hard disk fails
after i disconnect/reconnet my power cord and then it just starts to work.. it's so weird but it gets annoying because i have to do this everytime.. and the computer store where i got this from is very far and i dont feel like going there again.. anyone know anything i can do physically to stop this problem? THANKS! |
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| moncster |
| quote: | Originally posted by StalkerElmo
i am so pissed words cannot explain.. i just bought a new computer and it's about a month old.. just today when i loaded my computer it says "primary hard disk failed" n it just stops.. i was freaked out cuz i DONT KNOW NOTHING ABOUT COMPUTERS.. i need help
maxtor 40.00gb.. and it just says primary hard disk fails
after i disconnect/reconnet my power cord and then it just starts to work.. it's so weird but it gets annoying because i have to do this everytime.. and the computer store where i got this from is very far and i dont feel like going there again.. anyone know anything i can do physically to stop this problem? THANKS! |
I've had experience with TWO Maxtors, both 40 gigs. Both died.
The 40 gig maxtor sucks. End of story. |
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| igottaknow |
if something is wrong with a hard drive it will show up when you 1st get it (1-2 weeks) after that ur out of the woods.
you should go to maxtor's site download and run their disk drive utility. This will unequivocally tell u the health of ur drive.
obviously u should be backing up everything until u get things resolved. |
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| moncster |
| Oh yeah, and always LLF before returning/exchanging the drive. |
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| MrSquirrel |
Buy a Seagate...that will help :D
If you just bought the computer within the last 90 days it shoudl be under the computer company's warranty. I would check with them.
MrS |
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| Orbax |
| its cuz maxtors ing suck |
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| StalkerElmo |
ugh.. this sucks.. .. no wonder they are so god damn cheap..
sigh.. |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by StalkerElmo
ugh.. this sucks.. .. no wonder they are so god damn cheap..
sigh.. |
yup. future reference. seagate, ibm, western digital. in that order |
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| yujie__ |
| i got 2 maxtors and 2 WDs and they never died on me before. it must be sometyhin wrong iwth your setup? or u have spywares/virusesses |
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| Orbax |
| oh, and i lost a 160 gig HD that was completely full. think about that and youll be happier. i had BOOKS i had written and was working on and didnt have in any other form. 7 years of down the drain |
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| moncster |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
oh, and i lost a 160 gig HD that was completely full. think about that and youll be happier. i had BOOKS i had written and was working on and didnt have in any other form. 7 years of down the drain |
:p :p Always do offsite backups
btw what do you write about? Guides to scoring and corpse disposal? |
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| Orbax |
| quote: | Originally posted by yujie__
i got 2 maxtors and 2 WDs and they never died on me before. it must be sometyhin wrong iwth your setup? or u have spywares/virusesses |
*pats on head* youre a shnookum wookums.
no, its just the the Maxtors are utter pieces of . given enough time, it will fail, like a prostate |
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