Strange problems with my hard disk

Arclight · 07-20-09, 10:17 AM

Does the drive support s.m.a.r.t.?

It can give you an indication of it's health, but I think it has to have been monitoring the drive from the start to give an accurate result.

To be honest, I think you should get a new drive before this one dies (how old is it anyway?). Those errors appear for a reason; reformat and reïnstall might fix it for now, but I think it won't be long before those errors reappear.

Loud_Silence · 07-20-09, 10:47 AM

This is strange. When i run CHKDSK while booting, it doesn't find any errors. But when I run it inside Windows, it always finds an error on a file called "sessionstore.js". Curious because that file is from Firefox, and its Ok, no errors on it...
Maybe when Apache crashed Firefox was writing something on that file...
But as always... WHY THE F

CK MY COMPUTER CAN'T HAVE NORMAL PROBLEMS!?!?!

By the way, my hard drive is almost two years old.

Loud_Silence · 07-21-09, 12:16 PM

I don't find problems anymore, but the reallocation counter on S.M.A.R.T. was 2 and now its 3...

Arclight · 07-21-09, 02:04 PM

Can't say I have too much experience with those kind of problems, nor with Firefox or Apache for that matter. If it checks out now, I guess it's fine, though you may want to keep an eye on it.

Some programs give you an overall "health" and "performance" SMART read-out for a drive. PC Wizard, for example. If you see those decreasing, or they're already low, you may want to start working towards replacing the drive. 2 years isn't that old, but you never know.

SUBMAN1 · 07-21-09, 09:35 PM

Simple solution - install Linux.

You are running Linux apps anyway.

-S

07-20-09, 10:17 AM	#1
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Does the drive support s.m.a.r.t.? It can give you an indication of it's health, but I think it has to have been monitoring the drive from the start to give an accurate result. To be honest, I think you should get a new drive before this one dies (how old is it anyway?). Those errors appear for a reason; reformat and reïnstall might fix it for now, but I think it won't be long before those errors reappear. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

07-20-09, 10:47 AM	#2
Loud_Silence Planesman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 193 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This is strange. When i run CHKDSK while booting, it doesn't find any errors. But when I run it inside Windows, it always finds an error on a file called "sessionstore.js". Curious because that file is from Firefox, and its Ok, no errors on it... Maybe when Apache crashed Firefox was writing something on that file... But as always... WHY THE FCK MY COMPUTER CAN'T HAVE NORMAL PROBLEMS!?!?! By the way, my hard drive is almost two years old. Last edited by Loud_Silence; 07-20-09 at 11:15 AM.

07-21-09, 02:04 PM	#4
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Can't say I have too much experience with those kind of problems, nor with Firefox or Apache for that matter. If it checks out now, I guess it's fine, though you may want to keep an eye on it. Some programs give you an overall "health" and "performance" SMART read-out for a drive. PC Wizard, for example. If you see those decreasing, or they're already low, you may want to start working towards replacing the drive. 2 years isn't that old, but you never know. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

07-21-09, 09:35 PM	#5
SUBMAN1 Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 11,866 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Simple solution - install Linux. You are running Linux apps anyway. -S __________________

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07-21-09, 12:16 PM	#3
Loud_Silence Planesman Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 193 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't find problems anymore, but the reallocation counter on S.M.A.R.T. was 2 and now its 3...