Garrett
December 12th 03, 07:04 AM
Thanks Indigo.
The machine is OEM -Toshiba 5220, 2 weeks old. Defrag'd,
restored, all software & data re-installed.
Will try diagnosis and memory tomorra.
Thanks again.
>-----Original Message-----
>1. Have you defragmented your hard drive recently? Or
>ever? If not, do so.
>
>2. Is your hard drive really full? If so, try freeing up
>some space.
>
>3. Have you had your hard drive diagnosed, as it could
be
>failing. *Even though your system may be brand new, out
>of the box from an OEM (Gateway, Dell, Compaq, whatever)
>this does not mean that something can't be wrong with
the
>hard drive.* I know, I worked for one of them, and had
to
>deal with this more than once. Don't get mad at them,
>it's not their fault, these things happen some times.
>Yes, systems do get QA checked. They can even pass all
>the QA tests and still fail out-of-the-box.
>
>Likewise, you could be suffering from a memory failure.
A
>piece of failing memory might not keep the system from
>functioning outright, but will cause some strange
>behavior when the failing portion is accessed.
>
>If this system is an OEM system (aka Dell, Gateway,
>Compaq, whatever) contact them if neither 1 or 2 solves
>your problem, and tell them you think either the hard
>drive or memory is failing and want them tested.
>
>Pax,
>Indigo
>.
>
The machine is OEM -Toshiba 5220, 2 weeks old. Defrag'd,
restored, all software & data re-installed.
Will try diagnosis and memory tomorra.
Thanks again.
>-----Original Message-----
>1. Have you defragmented your hard drive recently? Or
>ever? If not, do so.
>
>2. Is your hard drive really full? If so, try freeing up
>some space.
>
>3. Have you had your hard drive diagnosed, as it could
be
>failing. *Even though your system may be brand new, out
>of the box from an OEM (Gateway, Dell, Compaq, whatever)
>this does not mean that something can't be wrong with
the
>hard drive.* I know, I worked for one of them, and had
to
>deal with this more than once. Don't get mad at them,
>it's not their fault, these things happen some times.
>Yes, systems do get QA checked. They can even pass all
>the QA tests and still fail out-of-the-box.
>
>Likewise, you could be suffering from a memory failure.
A
>piece of failing memory might not keep the system from
>functioning outright, but will cause some strange
>behavior when the failing portion is accessed.
>
>If this system is an OEM system (aka Dell, Gateway,
>Compaq, whatever) contact them if neither 1 or 2 solves
>your problem, and tell them you think either the hard
>drive or memory is failing and want them tested.
>
>Pax,
>Indigo
>.
>