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Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced
to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. |
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"Rainy" wrote in message
... Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. Windows XP was designed to be self-repairing (because each new boot is checked against its own database of how things should start) and this usually works OK -- but only you can tell from the PC's actual behavior whether it is now starting and running OK. If you need more information: 1. Basic information is built into the WinXP Help files. 2. Advanced information is in the Microsoft book Microsoft WindowsXP Inside Out, by Bott & Seichert and on websites e.g. http://aumha.org/win5/kbhrdwar.htm 3. If you experience malfunction, write down what happened, check these three sources, then post a message here if you cannot find what you need. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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"Rainy" wrote in message
... Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. Rainy, You've been around here long enough to know this first point already. I'm including it for the benefit of others. Your first priority should be to make sure all your important files are backed up. CD/DVDs are preferable but an external hard drive will do if that's all you have available. Once you've done that, test the backup to make sure you can restore your files in a worst case scenario. Now, back to your problem. Odds are this is a hardware issue. The usual suspects are your hard drive, power supply unit, or memory. If you're curious about what the Hardware Monitor error was, you will have to get into your system's BIOS and look for an error report. Look on the screen when your computer first boots for the key you need to hit to access the BIOS setup program. F2 and DEL are the most common ones. To view the chkdsk results, do the following; Go to Start - Run and enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box. Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel - Administrative Tools. In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column. Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as the Source and 1001 for the Event ID . Double click on the entry to see the results. You might want to check the hard drive manufacturer's web site to see if they have a diagnostic utility available. If you're not sure what make and model hard drive is installed in your computer, you can check System Information, (Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Information). This utility can also be accessed through Start - Run - msinfo32.exe. Look under Components - Storage - Disks. If you prefer, you can use a program such as Everest Home Edition to find out who manufactured your hard drive. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Here's a program which will test your system's RAM. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Testing a PSU is not something I'd recommend the average user attempt. If a PSU is suspected, the usual procedure is to replace it with a known working unit. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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Thanks Don for responding to my plea... I am now reassured that chkdsk did
what it was designed to do.. but I am still a little scared to reboot.. not knowing what I will find. Thanks for the link, if I do have a malfunction, I will be sure to write the group. .thanks again.. Rainy "Don Phillipson" wrote in message ... "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. Windows XP was designed to be self-repairing (because each new boot is checked against its own database of how things should start) and this usually works OK -- but only you can tell from the PC's actual behavior whether it is now starting and running OK. If you need more information: 1. Basic information is built into the WinXP Help files. 2. Advanced information is in the Microsoft book Microsoft WindowsXP Inside Out, by Bott & Seichert and on websites e.g. http://aumha.org/win5/kbhrdwar.htm 3. If you experience malfunction, write down what happened, check these three sources, then post a message here if you cannot find what you need. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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Hi Nepatsfnh, Yes I have been a member of this group for some time.. and
have gotten some wonderful information here... I back up regularly and after this happened this morning, I began the process of backing up once again.. it takes all day.. such a chore, but if I don't want to lose what I have it's necessary I just downloaded Everest seems like it's similar to Belarc Advisor, or Aida32.. here is what it said about my ram --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer MYCOMPUTER Generator Rainy Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2008-04-05 Time 11:55 --------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Physical Memory: Total 1023 MB Used 367 MB Free 655 MB Utilization 36 % Swap Space: Total 2462 MB Used 381 MB Free 2080 MB Utilization 15 % Virtual Memory: Total 3485 MB Used 748 MB Free 2736 MB Utilization 21 % Physical Address Extension (PAE): Supported by Operating System Yes Supported by CPU Yes Active No If you see anything that could be a concern to me, please let me know. If there is anything I can change, like swap size which will help my computer, I would love to know.. .. I don't know what PCU is... sorry if this is a lame question.. but have never to my recollection seen PCwith a U after it.. Information appreciated Rainy I downloaded "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. Rainy, You've been around here long enough to know this first point already. I'm including it for the benefit of others. Your first priority should be to make sure all your important files are backed up. CD/DVDs are preferable but an external hard drive will do if that's all you have available. Once you've done that, test the backup to make sure you can restore your files in a worst case scenario. Now, back to your problem. Odds are this is a hardware issue. The usual suspects are your hard drive, power supply unit, or memory. If you're curious about what the Hardware Monitor error was, you will have to get into your system's BIOS and look for an error report. Look on the screen when your computer first boots for the key you need to hit to access the BIOS setup program. F2 and DEL are the most common ones. To view the chkdsk results, do the following; Go to Start - Run and enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box. Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel - Administrative Tools. In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column. Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as the Source and 1001 for the Event ID . Double click on the entry to see the results. You might want to check the hard drive manufacturer's web site to see if they have a diagnostic utility available. If you're not sure what make and model hard drive is installed in your computer, you can check System Information, (Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Information). This utility can also be accessed through Start - Run - msinfo32.exe. Look under Components - Storage - Disks. If you prefer, you can use a program such as Everest Home Edition to find out who manufactured your hard drive. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Here's a program which will test your system's RAM. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Testing a PSU is not something I'd recommend the average user attempt. If a PSU is suspected, the usual procedure is to replace it with a known working unit. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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Rainy,
You're right about Everest Home Edition. It's an updated version of Aida32. That said, the reason I suggested you download that program was to help identify your hard drive's make and model #, not to test your system's RAM. Look under the Storage branch for the Windows Storage entry. Your hard drive should be listed in the right hand pane. Click on it and information will be displayed in the lower pane. Once you identify the hard drive, you can go to the manufacturer's web site and see if they have a hard drive diagnostic utility available for download. Another option to test your hard drive is this program. The free version, 2.55, is fine. You don't have to download version 3.0. HD Tune http://www.hdtune.com/ As for testing your system's RAM, you can run this program. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Finally, it's PSU, not PCU. A PSU is your computer's Power Supply Unit. It's the box at the top of the case where the power cord is connected. On occasion, a malfunctioning power supply unit can cause your system to freeze. That's why I mentioned it in my earlier response. Testing a power supply unit isn't something that the average computer user should attempt. As I stated earlier, if the power supply unit is suspected of being defective, replace it with a new one. This would be done after all other suspects have been eliminated. Sorry for the confusion, Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi Nepatsfnh, Yes I have been a member of this group for some time.. and have gotten some wonderful information here... I back up regularly and after this happened this morning, I began the process of backing up once again.. it takes all day.. such a chore, but if I don't want to lose what I have it's necessary I just downloaded Everest seems like it's similar to Belarc Advisor, or Aida32.. here is what it said about my ram --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer MYCOMPUTER Generator Rainy Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2008-04-05 Time 11:55 --------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Physical Memory: Total 1023 MB Used 367 MB Free 655 MB Utilization 36 % Swap Space: Total 2462 MB Used 381 MB Free 2080 MB Utilization 15 % Virtual Memory: Total 3485 MB Used 748 MB Free 2736 MB Utilization 21 % Physical Address Extension (PAE): Supported by Operating System Yes Supported by CPU Yes Active No If you see anything that could be a concern to me, please let me know. If there is anything I can change, like swap size which will help my computer, I would love to know.. . I don't know what PCU is... sorry if this is a lame question.. but have never to my recollection seen PCwith a U after it.. Information appreciated Rainy I downloaded "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. Rainy, You've been around here long enough to know this first point already. I'm including it for the benefit of others. Your first priority should be to make sure all your important files are backed up. CD/DVDs are preferable but an external hard drive will do if that's all you have available. Once you've done that, test the backup to make sure you can restore your files in a worst case scenario. Now, back to your problem. Odds are this is a hardware issue. The usual suspects are your hard drive, power supply unit, or memory. If you're curious about what the Hardware Monitor error was, you will have to get into your system's BIOS and look for an error report. Look on the screen when your computer first boots for the key you need to hit to access the BIOS setup program. F2 and DEL are the most common ones. To view the chkdsk results, do the following; Go to Start - Run and enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box. Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel - Administrative Tools. In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column. Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as the Source and 1001 for the Event ID . Double click on the entry to see the results. You might want to check the hard drive manufacturer's web site to see if they have a diagnostic utility available. If you're not sure what make and model hard drive is installed in your computer, you can check System Information, (Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Information). This utility can also be accessed through Start - Run - msinfo32.exe. Look under Components - Storage - Disks. If you prefer, you can use a program such as Everest Home Edition to find out who manufactured your hard drive. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Here's a program which will test your system's RAM. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Testing a PSU is not something I'd recommend the average user attempt. If a PSU is suspected, the usual procedure is to replace it with a known working unit. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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thanks Nepatsfan, for the response.. sorry I thought when the link said mem
something, you were asking for me to check my memory.. stupid assumption on my part since we were talking about hard drive errors.. brother!!! I ran Everest and I determined my hard drive in question is my D Drive..which is a Maxtor Gl 080P0 but clicking on it, nothing appeared in the lower pane.. When I went to maxtor.com and clicked on troubleshooting, it brought me to Seagate, I am assuming again.. lol that Seagate bought out Maxtor.. but of course I could be wrong.but got a little lost when I was there, not knowing what to click on.. Checked my hard drive with the utitity you mentioned and this is what it said!! Unless I am reading this wrong, I am in pretty good shape. of course if you see something I don't.. please don't hesitate to tell me.. thanks! ..I really do what to thank you for all your help.. it's the techs like yourself that make this group awesome!! hugs Rainy ps I could not take care of my computer without people like yourself! I don't have the money or means.. at least this way I can take care of it.. Drive D "The one in question" HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Benchmark Transfer Rate Minimum : 31.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum : 63.6 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average : 53.2 MB/sec Access Time : 13.1 ms Burst Rate : 98.7 MB/sec CPU Usage : 6.8% HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Error Scan Scanned data : 78135 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:33 HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (03) Spin Up Time 227 227 63 5050 Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 253 253 0 47 Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 0 Ok (06) Read Channel Margin 253 253 100 0 Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (08) Seek Time Performance 250 245 187 38019 Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 209 209 0 62528 Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 253 252 157 0 Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 253 252 223 0 Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 253 253 0 205 Ok (C0) Power Off Retract Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C1) Load Cycle Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C2) Temperature 38 253 0 44 Ok (C3) Hardware ECC Recovered 253 252 0 4096 Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0 Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 253 253 0 0 Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 199 199 0 0 Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (C9) TA Counter Detected 253 252 0 0 Ok (CA) TA Counter Increased 253 252 0 0 Ok (CB) Run Out Cancel 253 252 180 0 Ok (CC) Soft ECC Correction 253 252 0 0 Ok (CD) Thermal Asperity Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (CF) Spin High Current 253 252 0 0 Ok (D0) Spin Buzz 253 252 0 0 Ok (D1) Offline Seek Performance 241 241 0 145 Ok (D2) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok (D3) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok (D4) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok Power On Time : 62528 Health Status : Ok HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Error Scan Scanned data : 78135 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:33 Drive C HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Benchmark Transfer Rate Minimum : 31.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum : 63.6 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average : 53.2 MB/sec Access Time : 13.1 ms Burst Rate : 98.7 MB/sec CPU Usage : 6.8% HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Information Firmware version : 77.07W77 Serial number : WD-WMADW1189991 Capacity : 55.9 GB (~60.0 GB) Buffer size : 2048 KB Standard : ATA/ATAPI-6 Supported mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) S.M.A.R.T : yes 48-bit Address : yes Read Look-Ahead : yes Write Cache : yes Host Protected Area : yes Device Configuration Overlay : yes Automatic Acoustic Management: yes Power Management : yes Advanced Power Management : no Power-up in Standby : no Security Mode : yes Firmware Upgradable : yes Partition : 1 Drive letter : C:\ Label : Capacity : 57239 MB Usage : 71.91% Type : NTFS Bootable : Yes HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (01) Raw Read Error Rate 200 200 51 0 Ok (03) Spin Up Time 87 86 21 2158 Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 100 100 40 244 Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 200 200 140 0 Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 100 253 51 0 Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 74 74 0 19476 Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 100 100 51 0 Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 100 100 51 0 Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 100 100 0 231 Ok (C2) Temperature 100 253 0 43 Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 200 200 0 0 Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 200 200 0 0 Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 200 200 0 0 Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 200 253 0 0 Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 200 85 51 0 Ok Power On Time : 19476 Health Status : Ok HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Error Scan Scanned data : 57219 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:36 "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... Rainy, You're right about Everest Home Edition. It's an updated version of Aida32. That said, the reason I suggested you download that program was to help identify your hard drive's make and model #, not to test your system's RAM. Look under the Storage branch for the Windows Storage entry. Your hard drive should be listed in the right hand pane. Click on it and information will be displayed in the lower pane. Once you identify the hard drive, you can go to the manufacturer's web site and see if they have a hard drive diagnostic utility available for download. Another option to test your hard drive is this program. The free version, 2.55, is fine. You don't have to download version 3.0. HD Tune http://www.hdtune.com/ As for testing your system's RAM, you can run this program. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Finally, it's PSU, not PCU. A PSU is your computer's Power Supply Unit. It's the box at the top of the case where the power cord is connected. On occasion, a malfunctioning power supply unit can cause your system to freeze. That's why I mentioned it in my earlier response. Testing a power supply unit isn't something that the average computer user should attempt. As I stated earlier, if the power supply unit is suspected of being defective, replace it with a new one. This would be done after all other suspects have been eliminated. Sorry for the confusion, Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi Nepatsfnh, Yes I have been a member of this group for some time.. and have gotten some wonderful information here... I back up regularly and after this happened this morning, I began the process of backing up once again.. it takes all day.. such a chore, but if I don't want to lose what I have it's necessary I just downloaded Everest seems like it's similar to Belarc Advisor, or Aida32.. here is what it said about my ram --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer MYCOMPUTER Generator Rainy Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2008-04-05 Time 11:55 --------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Physical Memory: Total 1023 MB Used 367 MB Free 655 MB Utilization 36 % Swap Space: Total 2462 MB Used 381 MB Free 2080 MB Utilization 15 % Virtual Memory: Total 3485 MB Used 748 MB Free 2736 MB Utilization 21 % Physical Address Extension (PAE): Supported by Operating System Yes Supported by CPU Yes Active No If you see anything that could be a concern to me, please let me know. If there is anything I can change, like swap size which will help my computer, I would love to know.. . I don't know what PCU is... sorry if this is a lame question.. but have never to my recollection seen PCwith a U after it.. Information appreciated Rainy I downloaded "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. Rainy, You've been around here long enough to know this first point already. I'm including it for the benefit of others. Your first priority should be to make sure all your important files are backed up. CD/DVDs are preferable but an external hard drive will do if that's all you have available. Once you've done that, test the backup to make sure you can restore your files in a worst case scenario. Now, back to your problem. Odds are this is a hardware issue. The usual suspects are your hard drive, power supply unit, or memory. If you're curious about what the Hardware Monitor error was, you will have to get into your system's BIOS and look for an error report. Look on the screen when your computer first boots for the key you need to hit to access the BIOS setup program. F2 and DEL are the most common ones. To view the chkdsk results, do the following; Go to Start - Run and enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box. Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel - Administrative Tools. In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column. Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as the Source and 1001 for the Event ID . Double click on the entry to see the results. You might want to check the hard drive manufacturer's web site to see if they have a diagnostic utility available. If you're not sure what make and model hard drive is installed in your computer, you can check System Information, (Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Information). This utility can also be accessed through Start - Run - msinfo32.exe. Look under Components - Storage - Disks. If you prefer, you can use a program such as Everest Home Edition to find out who manufactured your hard drive. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Here's a program which will test your system's RAM. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Testing a PSU is not something I'd recommend the average user attempt. If a PSU is suspected, the usual procedure is to replace it with a known working unit. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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There's a utility designed to check Maxtor hard drives available at the web site
listed below. You might want to run it to confirm the results you got with HD Tune. PowerMax v4.23 http://www.tacktech.com/pub/mirror/maxtor/PwrMxEn.exe Just out of curiosity, have you run any tests on your C drive? I'm guessing that you have two hard drives in your computer. Also, did you run memtest86? Did you check the BIOS for an error log? Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... thanks Nepatsfan, for the response.. sorry I thought when the link said mem something, you were asking for me to check my memory.. stupid assumption on my part since we were talking about hard drive errors.. brother!!! I ran Everest and I determined my hard drive in question is my D Drive..which is a Maxtor Gl 080P0 but clicking on it, nothing appeared in the lower pane.. When I went to maxtor.com and clicked on troubleshooting, it brought me to Seagate, I am assuming again.. lol that Seagate bought out Maxtor.. but of course I could be wrong.but got a little lost when I was there, not knowing what to click on.. Checked my hard drive with the utitity you mentioned and this is what it said!! Unless I am reading this wrong, I am in pretty good shape. of course if you see something I don't.. please don't hesitate to tell me.. thanks! .I really do what to thank you for all your help.. it's the techs like yourself that make this group awesome!! hugs Rainy ps I could not take care of my computer without people like yourself! I don't have the money or means.. at least this way I can take care of it.. Drive D "The one in question" HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Benchmark Transfer Rate Minimum : 31.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum : 63.6 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average : 53.2 MB/sec Access Time : 13.1 ms Burst Rate : 98.7 MB/sec CPU Usage : 6.8% HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Error Scan Scanned data : 78135 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:33 HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (03) Spin Up Time 227 227 63 5050 Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 253 253 0 47 Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 0 Ok (06) Read Channel Margin 253 253 100 0 Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (08) Seek Time Performance 250 245 187 38019 Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 209 209 0 62528 Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 253 252 157 0 Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 253 252 223 0 Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 253 253 0 205 Ok (C0) Power Off Retract Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C1) Load Cycle Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C2) Temperature 38 253 0 44 Ok (C3) Hardware ECC Recovered 253 252 0 4096 Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0 Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 253 253 0 0 Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 199 199 0 0 Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (C9) TA Counter Detected 253 252 0 0 Ok (CA) TA Counter Increased 253 252 0 0 Ok (CB) Run Out Cancel 253 252 180 0 Ok (CC) Soft ECC Correction 253 252 0 0 Ok (CD) Thermal Asperity Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (CF) Spin High Current 253 252 0 0 Ok (D0) Spin Buzz 253 252 0 0 Ok (D1) Offline Seek Performance 241 241 0 145 Ok (D2) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok (D3) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok (D4) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok Power On Time : 62528 Health Status : Ok HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Error Scan Scanned data : 78135 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:33 Drive C HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Benchmark Transfer Rate Minimum : 31.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum : 63.6 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average : 53.2 MB/sec Access Time : 13.1 ms Burst Rate : 98.7 MB/sec CPU Usage : 6.8% HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Information Firmware version : 77.07W77 Serial number : WD-WMADW1189991 Capacity : 55.9 GB (~60.0 GB) Buffer size : 2048 KB Standard : ATA/ATAPI-6 Supported mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) S.M.A.R.T : yes 48-bit Address : yes Read Look-Ahead : yes Write Cache : yes Host Protected Area : yes Device Configuration Overlay : yes Automatic Acoustic Management: yes Power Management : yes Advanced Power Management : no Power-up in Standby : no Security Mode : yes Firmware Upgradable : yes Partition : 1 Drive letter : C:\ Label : Capacity : 57239 MB Usage : 71.91% Type : NTFS Bootable : Yes HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (01) Raw Read Error Rate 200 200 51 0 Ok (03) Spin Up Time 87 86 21 2158 Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 100 100 40 244 Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 200 200 140 0 Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 100 253 51 0 Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 74 74 0 19476 Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 100 100 51 0 Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 100 100 51 0 Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 100 100 0 231 Ok (C2) Temperature 100 253 0 43 Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 200 200 0 0 Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 200 200 0 0 Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 200 200 0 0 Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 200 253 0 0 Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 200 85 51 0 Ok Power On Time : 19476 Health Status : Ok HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Error Scan Scanned data : 57219 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:36 "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... Rainy, You're right about Everest Home Edition. It's an updated version of Aida32. That said, the reason I suggested you download that program was to help identify your hard drive's make and model #, not to test your system's RAM. Look under the Storage branch for the Windows Storage entry. Your hard drive should be listed in the right hand pane. Click on it and information will be displayed in the lower pane. Once you identify the hard drive, you can go to the manufacturer's web site and see if they have a hard drive diagnostic utility available for download. Another option to test your hard drive is this program. The free version, 2.55, is fine. You don't have to download version 3.0. HD Tune http://www.hdtune.com/ As for testing your system's RAM, you can run this program. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Finally, it's PSU, not PCU. A PSU is your computer's Power Supply Unit. It's the box at the top of the case where the power cord is connected. On occasion, a malfunctioning power supply unit can cause your system to freeze. That's why I mentioned it in my earlier response. Testing a power supply unit isn't something that the average computer user should attempt. As I stated earlier, if the power supply unit is suspected of being defective, replace it with a new one. This would be done after all other suspects have been eliminated. Sorry for the confusion, Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi Nepatsfnh, Yes I have been a member of this group for some time.. and have gotten some wonderful information here... I back up regularly and after this happened this morning, I began the process of backing up once again.. it takes all day.. such a chore, but if I don't want to lose what I have it's necessary I just downloaded Everest seems like it's similar to Belarc Advisor, or Aida32.. here is what it said about my ram --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer MYCOMPUTER Generator Rainy Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2008-04-05 Time 11:55 --------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Physical Memory: Total 1023 MB Used 367 MB Free 655 MB Utilization 36 % Swap Space: Total 2462 MB Used 381 MB Free 2080 MB Utilization 15 % Virtual Memory: Total 3485 MB Used 748 MB Free 2736 MB Utilization 21 % Physical Address Extension (PAE): Supported by Operating System Yes Supported by CPU Yes Active No If you see anything that could be a concern to me, please let me know. If there is anything I can change, like swap size which will help my computer, I would love to know.. . I don't know what PCU is... sorry if this is a lame question.. but have never to my recollection seen PCwith a U after it.. Information appreciated Rainy I downloaded "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. Rainy, You've been around here long enough to know this first point already. I'm including it for the benefit of others. Your first priority should be to make sure all your important files are backed up. CD/DVDs are preferable but an external hard drive will do if that's all you have available. Once you've done that, test the backup to make sure you can restore your files in a worst case scenario. Now, back to your problem. Odds are this is a hardware issue. The usual suspects are your hard drive, power supply unit, or memory. If you're curious about what the Hardware Monitor error was, you will have to get into your system's BIOS and look for an error report. Look on the screen when your computer first boots for the key you need to hit to access the BIOS setup program. F2 and DEL are the most common ones. To view the chkdsk results, do the following; Go to Start - Run and enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box. Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel - Administrative Tools. In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column. Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as the Source and 1001 for the Event ID . Double click on the entry to see the results. You might want to check the hard drive manufacturer's web site to see if they have a diagnostic utility available. If you're not sure what make and model hard drive is installed in your computer, you can check System Information, (Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Information). This utility can also be accessed through Start - Run - msinfo32.exe. Look under Components - Storage - Disks. If you prefer, you can use a program such as Everest Home Edition to find out who manufactured your hard drive. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Here's a program which will test your system's RAM. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Testing a PSU is not something I'd recommend the average user attempt. If a PSU is suspected, the usual procedure is to replace it with a known working unit. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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I just downloaded the Maxtor utility and all it did was to have me create a
bootable floppy drive.. I'm confused as to why.. since my Maxtor is my second drive, not the one with windows on it.. Can I boot with a non windows drive? I think I can but it didn't check my drive at all.. that's all it did.. I looked at the memtest86, but this is always my problem.. there are several to choose froom... b on the first choice and a on the second.. but don't know which one.. Yes I ran the HD tune on both drives, and posted the results in my previous email.. you must not have seen it.. As always any help appreciated.. Rainy a.. Download - Linux Memtest86 v3.4 Source and binary Package b.. Download - Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.4a installable from Windows and DOS ISO images suitable for creating a bootable Memtest86 CD-ROM a.. Download - Memtest86 v3.4a ISO image (zip) b.. Download - Memtest86 v3.4a ISO image (gzip) "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... There's a utility designed to check Maxtor hard drives available at the web site listed below. You might want to run it to confirm the results you got with HD Tune. PowerMax v4.23 http://www.tacktech.com/pub/mirror/maxtor/PwrMxEn.exe Just out of curiosity, have you run any tests on your C drive? I'm guessing that you have two hard drives in your computer. Also, did you run memtest86? Did you check the BIOS for an error log? Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... thanks Nepatsfan, for the response.. sorry I thought when the link said mem something, you were asking for me to check my memory.. stupid assumption on my part since we were talking about hard drive errors.. brother!!! I ran Everest and I determined my hard drive in question is my D Drive..which is a Maxtor Gl 080P0 but clicking on it, nothing appeared in the lower pane.. When I went to maxtor.com and clicked on troubleshooting, it brought me to Seagate, I am assuming again.. lol that Seagate bought out Maxtor.. but of course I could be wrong.but got a little lost when I was there, not knowing what to click on.. Checked my hard drive with the utitity you mentioned and this is what it said!! Unless I am reading this wrong, I am in pretty good shape. of course if you see something I don't.. please don't hesitate to tell me.. thanks! .I really do what to thank you for all your help.. it's the techs like yourself that make this group awesome!! hugs Rainy ps I could not take care of my computer without people like yourself! I don't have the money or means.. at least this way I can take care of it.. Drive D "The one in question" HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Benchmark Transfer Rate Minimum : 31.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum : 63.6 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average : 53.2 MB/sec Access Time : 13.1 ms Burst Rate : 98.7 MB/sec CPU Usage : 6.8% HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Error Scan Scanned data : 78135 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:33 HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (03) Spin Up Time 227 227 63 5050 Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 253 253 0 47 Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 0 Ok (06) Read Channel Margin 253 253 100 0 Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (08) Seek Time Performance 250 245 187 38019 Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 209 209 0 62528 Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 253 252 157 0 Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 253 252 223 0 Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 253 253 0 205 Ok (C0) Power Off Retract Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C1) Load Cycle Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C2) Temperature 38 253 0 44 Ok (C3) Hardware ECC Recovered 253 252 0 4096 Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0 Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 253 253 0 0 Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 199 199 0 0 Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (C9) TA Counter Detected 253 252 0 0 Ok (CA) TA Counter Increased 253 252 0 0 Ok (CB) Run Out Cancel 253 252 180 0 Ok (CC) Soft ECC Correction 253 252 0 0 Ok (CD) Thermal Asperity Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (CF) Spin High Current 253 252 0 0 Ok (D0) Spin Buzz 253 252 0 0 Ok (D1) Offline Seek Performance 241 241 0 145 Ok (D2) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok (D3) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok (D4) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok Power On Time : 62528 Health Status : Ok HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Error Scan Scanned data : 78135 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:33 Drive C HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Benchmark Transfer Rate Minimum : 31.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum : 63.6 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average : 53.2 MB/sec Access Time : 13.1 ms Burst Rate : 98.7 MB/sec CPU Usage : 6.8% HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Information Firmware version : 77.07W77 Serial number : WD-WMADW1189991 Capacity : 55.9 GB (~60.0 GB) Buffer size : 2048 KB Standard : ATA/ATAPI-6 Supported mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) S.M.A.R.T : yes 48-bit Address : yes Read Look-Ahead : yes Write Cache : yes Host Protected Area : yes Device Configuration Overlay : yes Automatic Acoustic Management: yes Power Management : yes Advanced Power Management : no Power-up in Standby : no Security Mode : yes Firmware Upgradable : yes Partition : 1 Drive letter : C:\ Label : Capacity : 57239 MB Usage : 71.91% Type : NTFS Bootable : Yes HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (01) Raw Read Error Rate 200 200 51 0 Ok (03) Spin Up Time 87 86 21 2158 Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 100 100 40 244 Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 200 200 140 0 Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 100 253 51 0 Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 74 74 0 19476 Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 100 100 51 0 Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 100 100 51 0 Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 100 100 0 231 Ok (C2) Temperature 100 253 0 43 Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 200 200 0 0 Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 200 200 0 0 Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 200 200 0 0 Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 200 253 0 0 Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 200 85 51 0 Ok Power On Time : 19476 Health Status : Ok HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Error Scan Scanned data : 57219 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:36 "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... Rainy, You're right about Everest Home Edition. It's an updated version of Aida32. That said, the reason I suggested you download that program was to help identify your hard drive's make and model #, not to test your system's RAM. Look under the Storage branch for the Windows Storage entry. Your hard drive should be listed in the right hand pane. Click on it and information will be displayed in the lower pane. Once you identify the hard drive, you can go to the manufacturer's web site and see if they have a hard drive diagnostic utility available for download. Another option to test your hard drive is this program. The free version, 2.55, is fine. You don't have to download version 3.0. HD Tune http://www.hdtune.com/ As for testing your system's RAM, you can run this program. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Finally, it's PSU, not PCU. A PSU is your computer's Power Supply Unit. It's the box at the top of the case where the power cord is connected. On occasion, a malfunctioning power supply unit can cause your system to freeze. That's why I mentioned it in my earlier response. Testing a power supply unit isn't something that the average computer user should attempt. As I stated earlier, if the power supply unit is suspected of being defective, replace it with a new one. This would be done after all other suspects have been eliminated. Sorry for the confusion, Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi Nepatsfnh, Yes I have been a member of this group for some time.. and have gotten some wonderful information here... I back up regularly and after this happened this morning, I began the process of backing up once again.. it takes all day.. such a chore, but if I don't want to lose what I have it's necessary I just downloaded Everest seems like it's similar to Belarc Advisor, or Aida32.. here is what it said about my ram --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer MYCOMPUTER Generator Rainy Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2008-04-05 Time 11:55 --------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Physical Memory: Total 1023 MB Used 367 MB Free 655 MB Utilization 36 % Swap Space: Total 2462 MB Used 381 MB Free 2080 MB Utilization 15 % Virtual Memory: Total 3485 MB Used 748 MB Free 2736 MB Utilization 21 % Physical Address Extension (PAE): Supported by Operating System Yes Supported by CPU Yes Active No If you see anything that could be a concern to me, please let me know. If there is anything I can change, like swap size which will help my computer, I would love to know.. . I don't know what PCU is... sorry if this is a lame question.. but have never to my recollection seen PCwith a U after it.. Information appreciated Rainy I downloaded "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. Rainy, You've been around here long enough to know this first point already. I'm including it for the benefit of others. Your first priority should be to make sure all your important files are backed up. CD/DVDs are preferable but an external hard drive will do if that's all you have available. Once you've done that, test the backup to make sure you can restore your files in a worst case scenario. Now, back to your problem. Odds are this is a hardware issue. The usual suspects are your hard drive, power supply unit, or memory. If you're curious about what the Hardware Monitor error was, you will have to get into your system's BIOS and look for an error report. Look on the screen when your computer first boots for the key you need to hit to access the BIOS setup program. F2 and DEL are the most common ones. To view the chkdsk results, do the following; Go to Start - Run and enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box. Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel - Administrative Tools. In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column. Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as the Source and 1001 for the Event ID . Double click on the entry to see the results. You might want to check the hard drive manufacturer's web site to see if they have a diagnostic utility available. If you're not sure what make and model hard drive is installed in your computer, you can check System Information, (Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Information). This utility can also be accessed through Start - Run - msinfo32.exe. Look under Components - Storage - Disks. If you prefer, you can use a program such as Everest Home Edition to find out who manufactured your hard drive. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Here's a program which will test your system's RAM. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Testing a PSU is not something I'd recommend the average user attempt. If a PSU is suspected, the usual procedure is to replace it with a known working unit. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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"Rainy" wrote in message ... I just downloaded the Maxtor utility and all it did was to have me create a bootable floppy drive.. I'm confused as to why.. since my Maxtor is my second drive, not the one with windows on it.. Can I boot with a non windows drive? I think I can but it didn't check my drive at all.. that's all it did.. After booting from the floppy, hit the F8 key twice. You should now be able to select the Maxtor drive by using the down arrow key. Keep in mind that since you've already gotten good results from HD Tune, running this test is sort of like asking for a second opinion. I looked at the memtest86, but this is always my problem.. there are several to choose froom... b on the first choice and a on the second.. but don't know which one.. Download this file from the Memtest86 web site. Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.4a installable from Windows and DOS http://www.memtest86.com/memtest34a.zip Open the zip file and extract the contents. Put a blank floppy in the drive. Run Install.bat and answer A: when asked for the target drive. Boot from the floppy to test your RAM. Keep in mind that the default tests could take a long time to run. Microsoft also has a memory diagnostic program which you may find easier to use. Once again, it will create a bootable floppy to run the test. Windows Memory Diagnostic http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp Good luck Nepatsfan Yes I ran the HD tune on both drives, and posted the results in my previous email.. you must not have seen it.. As always any help appreciated.. Rainy a.. Download - Linux Memtest86 v3.4 Source and binary Package b.. Download - Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.4a installable from Windows and DOS ISO images suitable for creating a bootable Memtest86 CD-ROM a.. Download - Memtest86 v3.4a ISO image (zip) b.. Download - Memtest86 v3.4a ISO image (gzip) "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... There's a utility designed to check Maxtor hard drives available at the web site listed below. You might want to run it to confirm the results you got with HD Tune. PowerMax v4.23 http://www.tacktech.com/pub/mirror/maxtor/PwrMxEn.exe Just out of curiosity, have you run any tests on your C drive? I'm guessing that you have two hard drives in your computer. Also, did you run memtest86? Did you check the BIOS for an error log? Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... thanks Nepatsfan, for the response.. sorry I thought when the link said mem something, you were asking for me to check my memory.. stupid assumption on my part since we were talking about hard drive errors.. brother!!! I ran Everest and I determined my hard drive in question is my D Drive..which is a Maxtor Gl 080P0 but clicking on it, nothing appeared in the lower pane.. When I went to maxtor.com and clicked on troubleshooting, it brought me to Seagate, I am assuming again.. lol that Seagate bought out Maxtor.. but of course I could be wrong.but got a little lost when I was there, not knowing what to click on.. Checked my hard drive with the utitity you mentioned and this is what it said!! Unless I am reading this wrong, I am in pretty good shape. of course if you see something I don't.. please don't hesitate to tell me.. thanks! .I really do what to thank you for all your help.. it's the techs like yourself that make this group awesome!! hugs Rainy ps I could not take care of my computer without people like yourself! I don't have the money or means.. at least this way I can take care of it.. Drive D "The one in question" HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Benchmark Transfer Rate Minimum : 31.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum : 63.6 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average : 53.2 MB/sec Access Time : 13.1 ms Burst Rate : 98.7 MB/sec CPU Usage : 6.8% HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Error Scan Scanned data : 78135 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:33 HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (03) Spin Up Time 227 227 63 5050 Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 253 253 0 47 Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 0 Ok (06) Read Channel Margin 253 253 100 0 Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (08) Seek Time Performance 250 245 187 38019 Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 209 209 0 62528 Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 253 252 157 0 Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 253 252 223 0 Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 253 253 0 205 Ok (C0) Power Off Retract Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C1) Load Cycle Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C2) Temperature 38 253 0 44 Ok (C3) Hardware ECC Recovered 253 252 0 4096 Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0 Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 253 253 0 0 Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 199 199 0 0 Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (C9) TA Counter Detected 253 252 0 0 Ok (CA) TA Counter Increased 253 252 0 0 Ok (CB) Run Out Cancel 253 252 180 0 Ok (CC) Soft ECC Correction 253 252 0 0 Ok (CD) Thermal Asperity Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (CF) Spin High Current 253 252 0 0 Ok (D0) Spin Buzz 253 252 0 0 Ok (D1) Offline Seek Performance 241 241 0 145 Ok (D2) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok (D3) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok (D4) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok Power On Time : 62528 Health Status : Ok HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Error Scan Scanned data : 78135 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:33 Drive C HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Benchmark Transfer Rate Minimum : 31.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum : 63.6 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average : 53.2 MB/sec Access Time : 13.1 ms Burst Rate : 98.7 MB/sec CPU Usage : 6.8% HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Information Firmware version : 77.07W77 Serial number : WD-WMADW1189991 Capacity : 55.9 GB (~60.0 GB) Buffer size : 2048 KB Standard : ATA/ATAPI-6 Supported mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) S.M.A.R.T : yes 48-bit Address : yes Read Look-Ahead : yes Write Cache : yes Host Protected Area : yes Device Configuration Overlay : yes Automatic Acoustic Management: yes Power Management : yes Advanced Power Management : no Power-up in Standby : no Security Mode : yes Firmware Upgradable : yes Partition : 1 Drive letter : C:\ Label : Capacity : 57239 MB Usage : 71.91% Type : NTFS Bootable : Yes HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (01) Raw Read Error Rate 200 200 51 0 Ok (03) Spin Up Time 87 86 21 2158 Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 100 100 40 244 Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 200 200 140 0 Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 100 253 51 0 Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 74 74 0 19476 Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 100 100 51 0 Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 100 100 51 0 Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 100 100 0 231 Ok (C2) Temperature 100 253 0 43 Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 200 200 0 0 Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 200 200 0 0 Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 200 200 0 0 Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 200 253 0 0 Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 200 85 51 0 Ok Power On Time : 19476 Health Status : Ok HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Error Scan Scanned data : 57219 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:36 "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... Rainy, You're right about Everest Home Edition. It's an updated version of Aida32. That said, the reason I suggested you download that program was to help identify your hard drive's make and model #, not to test your system's RAM. Look under the Storage branch for the Windows Storage entry. Your hard drive should be listed in the right hand pane. Click on it and information will be displayed in the lower pane. Once you identify the hard drive, you can go to the manufacturer's web site and see if they have a hard drive diagnostic utility available for download. Another option to test your hard drive is this program. The free version, 2.55, is fine. You don't have to download version 3.0. HD Tune http://www.hdtune.com/ As for testing your system's RAM, you can run this program. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Finally, it's PSU, not PCU. A PSU is your computer's Power Supply Unit. It's the box at the top of the case where the power cord is connected. On occasion, a malfunctioning power supply unit can cause your system to freeze. That's why I mentioned it in my earlier response. Testing a power supply unit isn't something that the average computer user should attempt. As I stated earlier, if the power supply unit is suspected of being defective, replace it with a new one. This would be done after all other suspects have been eliminated. Sorry for the confusion, Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi Nepatsfnh, Yes I have been a member of this group for some time.. and have gotten some wonderful information here... I back up regularly and after this happened this morning, I began the process of backing up once again.. it takes all day.. such a chore, but if I don't want to lose what I have it's necessary I just downloaded Everest seems like it's similar to Belarc Advisor, or Aida32.. here is what it said about my ram --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer MYCOMPUTER Generator Rainy Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2008-04-05 Time 11:55 --------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Physical Memory: Total 1023 MB Used 367 MB Free 655 MB Utilization 36 % Swap Space: Total 2462 MB Used 381 MB Free 2080 MB Utilization 15 % Virtual Memory: Total 3485 MB Used 748 MB Free 2736 MB Utilization 21 % Physical Address Extension (PAE): Supported by Operating System Yes Supported by CPU Yes Active No If you see anything that could be a concern to me, please let me know. If there is anything I can change, like swap size which will help my computer, I would love to know.. . I don't know what PCU is... sorry if this is a lame question.. but have never to my recollection seen PCwith a U after it.. Information appreciated Rainy I downloaded "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. Rainy, You've been around here long enough to know this first point already. I'm including it for the benefit of others. Your first priority should be to make sure all your important files are backed up. CD/DVDs are preferable but an external hard drive will do if that's all you have available. Once you've done that, test the backup to make sure you can restore your files in a worst case scenario. Now, back to your problem. Odds are this is a hardware issue. The usual suspects are your hard drive, power supply unit, or memory. If you're curious about what the Hardware Monitor error was, you will have to get into your system's BIOS and look for an error report. Look on the screen when your computer first boots for the key you need to hit to access the BIOS setup program. F2 and DEL are the most common ones. To view the chkdsk results, do the following; Go to Start - Run and enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box. Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel - Administrative Tools. In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column. Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as the Source and 1001 for the Event ID . Double click on the entry to see the results. You might want to check the hard drive manufacturer's web site to see if they have a diagnostic utility available. If you're not sure what make and model hard drive is installed in your computer, you can check System Information, (Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Information). This utility can also be accessed through Start - Run - msinfo32.exe. Look under Components - Storage - Disks. If you prefer, you can use a program such as Everest Home Edition to find out who manufactured your hard drive. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Here's a program which will test your system's RAM. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Testing a PSU is not something I'd recommend the average user attempt. If a PSU is suspected, the usual procedure is to replace it with a known working unit. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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On Apr 5, 5:57*pm, "Rainy" wrote:
I just downloaded the Maxtor utility and all it did was to have me create a bootable floppy drive.. I'm confused as to why.. since my Maxtor is my second drive, not the one with windows on it.. As others have recommended, find a problem before fixing it. Locating a defect is what diagnostics (Seagate and Memtest86) are about. Because of complexity created by the 'self-healing' and other functions in Windows, the only useful diagnostic executes without Windows. Better computer manufacturers provide comprehensive hardware diagnostics for free. Those diagnostics would have made analysis faster and easier. Moving on, freezing of XP is limited to only some hardware. Disk drive is not on that list. List includes video processor, sound card, CPU, some motherboard functions, some memory, and power supply 'system'. Yes, not just a power supply. Good is that a problem is being confronted before it gets worse - ie data backup, reviewing system (event) logs, executing diagnostics, etc. Move on to verify the power supply 'system'. That 'system' can make anything else appear defective. 'System' integrity should be established before moving only to those other suspects. Simply access all peripherals simultaneously - to maximize power supply load. That means displaying complex graphics (ie a movie), while downloading from the internet, while playing a CD-Rom, while searching for files on a diskette, while playing sound, while ... now the power supply has a maximum possible load. Only the second half of a two minute procedure applies in "When your computer dies without warning....." starting 6 Feb 2007 in the newsgroup alt.windows-xp at: http://tinyurl.com/yvf9vh Connector chart to locate each color: http://www.hardwarebook.net/connecto.../atxpower.html With a maximum load, numbers on only one of orange, red, purple, and yellow wires are recorded. Numbers must exceed 3.23, 4.87, and 11.7. These simple measurements can identify numerous problems. Those values reported here might provide other useful facts. Once a power supply system moves from 'unknown' to 'definitively good', then test other suspects. Memtst86 is another good diagnostic. That diagnostic must first pass at room temperature. Then it must pass when memory is heated by a hairdryer on highest heat - another perfectly normal temperature to memory and semiconductors that talk to memory. Normal is to have memory failing in Windows but passing diagnostics at 70 degrees F. Defective (intermittent) memory is identified when a memory diagnostic executes at a perfectly normal 100+ degrees - hairdryer temperatures. This procedure to locate intermittent memory that may have been always defective even a year ago. Move on to video processor. Obtain a diagnostic from that manufacturer. Perform same room temperature and 'heated' diagnostic testing. If it passes at both normal temperatures, then move on to other suspects. Again, disk drive cannot 'freeze' an XP OS. Components that can create that freeze are a shorter list. Diagnostics take each component from 'unknown' to either 'definitively good' or 'definitively bad'. Then replace that defective part. |
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thanks so much for all this information.. Most of what you are suggesting
for me, is beyond me.. I am having difficulty doing some of the suggestions as noted to Netpatsfan.. I have tried and tried to get those floppies to do something.. this is all great information.. and will save it for my son who knows how to do these things, will be moving to Indy.. and will show him what you have written, thanks so much.. Rainy "w_tom" wrote in message ... On Apr 5, 5:57 pm, "Rainy" wrote: I just downloaded the Maxtor utility and all it did was to have me create a bootable floppy drive.. I'm confused as to why.. since my Maxtor is my second drive, not the one with windows on it.. As others have recommended, find a problem before fixing it. Locating a defect is what diagnostics (Seagate and Memtest86) are about. Because of complexity created by the 'self-healing' and other functions in Windows, the only useful diagnostic executes without Windows. Better computer manufacturers provide comprehensive hardware diagnostics for free. Those diagnostics would have made analysis faster and easier. Moving on, freezing of XP is limited to only some hardware. Disk drive is not on that list. List includes video processor, sound card, CPU, some motherboard functions, some memory, and power supply 'system'. Yes, not just a power supply. Good is that a problem is being confronted before it gets worse - ie data backup, reviewing system (event) logs, executing diagnostics, etc. Move on to verify the power supply 'system'. That 'system' can make anything else appear defective. 'System' integrity should be established before moving only to those other suspects. Simply access all peripherals simultaneously - to maximize power supply load. That means displaying complex graphics (ie a movie), while downloading from the internet, while playing a CD-Rom, while searching for files on a diskette, while playing sound, while ... now the power supply has a maximum possible load. Only the second half of a two minute procedure applies in "When your computer dies without warning....." starting 6 Feb 2007 in the newsgroup alt.windows-xp at: http://tinyurl.com/yvf9vh Connector chart to locate each color: http://www.hardwarebook.net/connecto.../atxpower.html With a maximum load, numbers on only one of orange, red, purple, and yellow wires are recorded. Numbers must exceed 3.23, 4.87, and 11.7. These simple measurements can identify numerous problems. Those values reported here might provide other useful facts. Once a power supply system moves from 'unknown' to 'definitively good', then test other suspects. Memtst86 is another good diagnostic. That diagnostic must first pass at room temperature. Then it must pass when memory is heated by a hairdryer on highest heat - another perfectly normal temperature to memory and semiconductors that talk to memory. Normal is to have memory failing in Windows but passing diagnostics at 70 degrees F. Defective (intermittent) memory is identified when a memory diagnostic executes at a perfectly normal 100+ degrees - hairdryer temperatures. This procedure to locate intermittent memory that may have been always defective even a year ago. Move on to video processor. Obtain a diagnostic from that manufacturer. Perform same room temperature and 'heated' diagnostic testing. If it passes at both normal temperatures, then move on to other suspects. Again, disk drive cannot 'freeze' an XP OS. Components that can create that freeze are a shorter list. Diagnostics take each component from 'unknown' to either 'definitively good' or 'definitively bad'. Then replace that defective part. |
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Hi Nepatsfan..Sorry about my delay in answering, but I was working on this
yesterday for a lot of the day and evening to try and get the floppies to "do" something.. I loaded the floppy, rebooted, a hard boot, then pressed F8 twice and landed in safemode, so I must be doing it at the wrong time.. I do appreciate your help..oh I opted for the Windows Memory Diagnostic but the only thing I was able to do was run the hdtune utility.. I tried, honest I did.. hugs Rainy.. "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... Answered inline. "Rainy" wrote in message ... I just downloaded the Maxtor utility and all it did was to have me create a bootable floppy drive.. I'm confused as to why.. since my Maxtor is my second drive, not the one with windows on it.. Can I boot with a non windows drive? I think I can but it didn't check my drive at all.. that's all it did.. After booting from the floppy, hit the F8 key twice. You should now be able to select the Maxtor drive by using the down arrow key. Keep in mind that since you've already gotten good results from HD Tune, running this test is sort of like asking for a second opinion. I looked at the memtest86, but this is always my problem.. there are several to choose froom... b on the first choice and a on the second.. but don't know which one.. Download this file from the Memtest86 web site. Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.4a installable from Windows and DOS http://www.memtest86.com/memtest34a.zip Open the zip file and extract the contents. Put a blank floppy in the drive. Run Install.bat and answer A: when asked for the target drive. Boot from the floppy to test your RAM. Keep in mind that the default tests could take a long time to run. Microsoft also has a memory diagnostic program which you may find easier to use. Once again, it will create a bootable floppy to run the test. Windows Memory Diagnostic http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp Good luck Nepatsfan Yes I ran the HD tune on both drives, and posted the results in my previous email.. you must not have seen it.. As always any help appreciated.. Rainy a.. Download - Linux Memtest86 v3.4 Source and binary Package b.. Download - Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.4a installable from Windows and DOS ISO images suitable for creating a bootable Memtest86 CD-ROM a.. Download - Memtest86 v3.4a ISO image (zip) b.. Download - Memtest86 v3.4a ISO image (gzip) "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... There's a utility designed to check Maxtor hard drives available at the web site listed below. You might want to run it to confirm the results you got with HD Tune. PowerMax v4.23 http://www.tacktech.com/pub/mirror/maxtor/PwrMxEn.exe Just out of curiosity, have you run any tests on your C drive? I'm guessing that you have two hard drives in your computer. Also, did you run memtest86? Did you check the BIOS for an error log? Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... thanks Nepatsfan, for the response.. sorry I thought when the link said mem something, you were asking for me to check my memory.. stupid assumption on my part since we were talking about hard drive errors.. brother!!! I ran Everest and I determined my hard drive in question is my D Drive..which is a Maxtor Gl 080P0 but clicking on it, nothing appeared in the lower pane.. When I went to maxtor.com and clicked on troubleshooting, it brought me to Seagate, I am assuming again.. lol that Seagate bought out Maxtor.. but of course I could be wrong.but got a little lost when I was there, not knowing what to click on.. Checked my hard drive with the utitity you mentioned and this is what it said!! Unless I am reading this wrong, I am in pretty good shape. of course if you see something I don't.. please don't hesitate to tell me.. thanks! .I really do what to thank you for all your help.. it's the techs like yourself that make this group awesome!! hugs Rainy ps I could not take care of my computer without people like yourself! I don't have the money or means.. at least this way I can take care of it.. Drive D "The one in question" HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Benchmark Transfer Rate Minimum : 31.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum : 63.6 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average : 53.2 MB/sec Access Time : 13.1 ms Burst Rate : 98.7 MB/sec CPU Usage : 6.8% HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Error Scan Scanned data : 78135 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:33 HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (03) Spin Up Time 227 227 63 5050 Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 253 253 0 47 Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 0 Ok (06) Read Channel Margin 253 253 100 0 Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (08) Seek Time Performance 250 245 187 38019 Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 209 209 0 62528 Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 253 252 157 0 Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 253 252 223 0 Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 253 253 0 205 Ok (C0) Power Off Retract Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C1) Load Cycle Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C2) Temperature 38 253 0 44 Ok (C3) Hardware ECC Recovered 253 252 0 4096 Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 253 253 0 0 Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0 Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 253 253 0 0 Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 199 199 0 0 Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (C9) TA Counter Detected 253 252 0 0 Ok (CA) TA Counter Increased 253 252 0 0 Ok (CB) Run Out Cancel 253 252 180 0 Ok (CC) Soft ECC Correction 253 252 0 0 Ok (CD) Thermal Asperity Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok (CF) Spin High Current 253 252 0 0 Ok (D0) Spin Buzz 253 252 0 0 Ok (D1) Offline Seek Performance 241 241 0 145 Ok (D2) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok (D3) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok (D4) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok Power On Time : 62528 Health Status : Ok HD Tune: Maxtor 6L080P0 Error Scan Scanned data : 78135 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:33 Drive C HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Benchmark Transfer Rate Minimum : 31.0 MB/sec Transfer Rate Maximum : 63.6 MB/sec Transfer Rate Average : 53.2 MB/sec Access Time : 13.1 ms Burst Rate : 98.7 MB/sec CPU Usage : 6.8% HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Information Firmware version : 77.07W77 Serial number : WD-WMADW1189991 Capacity : 55.9 GB (~60.0 GB) Buffer size : 2048 KB Standard : ATA/ATAPI-6 Supported mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) S.M.A.R.T : yes 48-bit Address : yes Read Look-Ahead : yes Write Cache : yes Host Protected Area : yes Device Configuration Overlay : yes Automatic Acoustic Management: yes Power Management : yes Advanced Power Management : no Power-up in Standby : no Security Mode : yes Firmware Upgradable : yes Partition : 1 Drive letter : C:\ Label : Capacity : 57239 MB Usage : 71.91% Type : NTFS Bootable : Yes HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Health ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status (01) Raw Read Error Rate 200 200 51 0 Ok (03) Spin Up Time 87 86 21 2158 Ok (04) Start/Stop Count 100 100 40 244 Ok (05) Reallocated Sector Count 200 200 140 0 Ok (07) Seek Error Rate 100 253 51 0 Ok (09) Power On Hours Count 74 74 0 19476 Ok (0A) Spin Retry Count 100 100 51 0 Ok (0B) Calibration Retry Count 100 100 51 0 Ok (0C) Power Cycle Count 100 100 0 231 Ok (C2) Temperature 100 253 0 43 Ok (C4) Reallocated Event Count 200 200 0 0 Ok (C5) Current Pending Sector 200 200 0 0 Ok (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 200 200 0 0 Ok (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 200 253 0 0 Ok (C8) Write Error Rate 200 85 51 0 Ok Power On Time : 19476 Health Status : Ok HD Tune: WDC WD600LB-55DNA0 Error Scan Scanned data : 57219 MB Damaged Blocks : 0.0 % Elapsed Time : 0:36 "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... Rainy, You're right about Everest Home Edition. It's an updated version of Aida32. That said, the reason I suggested you download that program was to help identify your hard drive's make and model #, not to test your system's RAM. Look under the Storage branch for the Windows Storage entry. Your hard drive should be listed in the right hand pane. Click on it and information will be displayed in the lower pane. Once you identify the hard drive, you can go to the manufacturer's web site and see if they have a hard drive diagnostic utility available for download. Another option to test your hard drive is this program. The free version, 2.55, is fine. You don't have to download version 3.0. HD Tune http://www.hdtune.com/ As for testing your system's RAM, you can run this program. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Finally, it's PSU, not PCU. A PSU is your computer's Power Supply Unit. It's the box at the top of the case where the power cord is connected. On occasion, a malfunctioning power supply unit can cause your system to freeze. That's why I mentioned it in my earlier response. Testing a power supply unit isn't something that the average computer user should attempt. As I stated earlier, if the power supply unit is suspected of being defective, replace it with a new one. This would be done after all other suspects have been eliminated. Sorry for the confusion, Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi Nepatsfnh, Yes I have been a member of this group for some time.. and have gotten some wonderful information here... I back up regularly and after this happened this morning, I began the process of backing up once again.. it takes all day.. such a chore, but if I don't want to lose what I have it's necessary I just downloaded Everest seems like it's similar to Belarc Advisor, or Aida32.. here is what it said about my ram --------[ EVEREST Home Edition (c) 2003-2005 Lavalys, Inc. ]------------------------------------------------------------ Version EVEREST v2.20.405 Homepage http://www.lavalys.com/ Report Type Quick Report Computer MYCOMPUTER Generator Rainy Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition 5.1.2600 (WinXP Retail) Date 2008-04-05 Time 11:55 --------[ Memory ]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Physical Memory: Total 1023 MB Used 367 MB Free 655 MB Utilization 36 % Swap Space: Total 2462 MB Used 381 MB Free 2080 MB Utilization 15 % Virtual Memory: Total 3485 MB Used 748 MB Free 2736 MB Utilization 21 % Physical Address Extension (PAE): Supported by Operating System Yes Supported by CPU Yes Active No If you see anything that could be a concern to me, please let me know. If there is anything I can change, like swap size which will help my computer, I would love to know.. . I don't know what PCU is... sorry if this is a lame question.. but have never to my recollection seen PCwith a U after it.. Information appreciated Rainy I downloaded "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi..this morning after waking up, I found my computer frozen, and was forced to at first restart which let me to a screen that told me Hardware Monitor found an error and to click F! to continue.. I was not able to get F1 to respond, and after trying a couple of times to turn off my computer manually, I was finally able to get to a screen where Chkdsk was checking for errors.. it seemed to fix them, finding several minor errors and even an error in a gif file. Can someone tell me if there is something I can do to fix the problem or if chkdsk corrected the errors, and is everything ok now??? sure hope so! Appreciate any response, thanks Rainy.. Rainy, You've been around here long enough to know this first point already. I'm including it for the benefit of others. Your first priority should be to make sure all your important files are backed up. CD/DVDs are preferable but an external hard drive will do if that's all you have available. Once you've done that, test the backup to make sure you can restore your files in a worst case scenario. Now, back to your problem. Odds are this is a hardware issue. The usual suspects are your hard drive, power supply unit, or memory. If you're curious about what the Hardware Monitor error was, you will have to get into your system's BIOS and look for an error report. Look on the screen when your computer first boots for the key you need to hit to access the BIOS setup program. F2 and DEL are the most common ones. To view the chkdsk results, do the following; Go to Start - Run and enter eventvwr.msc in the Open box. Note: You can also access Event Viewer through Control Panel - Administrative Tools. In Event Viewer, click on Application in the left hand column. Look in the right hand pane for a recent entry with Winlogon as the Source and 1001 for the Event ID . Double click on the entry to see the results. You might want to check the hard drive manufacturer's web site to see if they have a diagnostic utility available. If you're not sure what make and model hard drive is installed in your computer, you can check System Information, (Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - System Information). This utility can also be accessed through Start - Run - msinfo32.exe. Look under Components - Storage - Disks. If you prefer, you can use a program such as Everest Home Edition to find out who manufactured your hard drive. http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html Here's a program which will test your system's RAM. Memtest86 http://www.memtest86.com/ Testing a PSU is not something I'd recommend the average user attempt. If a PSU is suspected, the usual procedure is to replace it with a known working unit. Good luck Nepatsfan |
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Hardware Monitor found an error
It did seem odd to me, that my computer was frozen.. and would not boot, and
chkdsk came up and found errors.. errors were fixed and my computer booted.. It might be a couple of things that are the problem and the chkdsk only found one. I am planning on replacing my power suppy, and my battery backup when I move.. thanks.. Rainy "w_tom" wrote in message ... On Apr 5, 5:57 pm, "Rainy" wrote: I just downloaded the Maxtor utility and all it did was to have me create a bootable floppy drive.. I'm confused as to why.. since my Maxtor is my second drive, not the one with windows on it.. As others have recommended, find a problem before fixing it. Locating a defect is what diagnostics (Seagate and Memtest86) are about. Because of complexity created by the 'self-healing' and other functions in Windows, the only useful diagnostic executes without Windows. Better computer manufacturers provide comprehensive hardware diagnostics for free. Those diagnostics would have made analysis faster and easier. Moving on, freezing of XP is limited to only some hardware. Disk drive is not on that list. List includes video processor, sound card, CPU, some motherboard functions, some memory, and power supply 'system'. Yes, not just a power supply. Good is that a problem is being confronted before it gets worse - ie data backup, reviewing system (event) logs, executing diagnostics, etc. Move on to verify the power supply 'system'. That 'system' can make anything else appear defective. 'System' integrity should be established before moving only to those other suspects. Simply access all peripherals simultaneously - to maximize power supply load. That means displaying complex graphics (ie a movie), while downloading from the internet, while playing a CD-Rom, while searching for files on a diskette, while playing sound, while ... now the power supply has a maximum possible load. Only the second half of a two minute procedure applies in "When your computer dies without warning....." starting 6 Feb 2007 in the newsgroup alt.windows-xp at: http://tinyurl.com/yvf9vh Connector chart to locate each color: http://www.hardwarebook.net/connecto.../atxpower.html With a maximum load, numbers on only one of orange, red, purple, and yellow wires are recorded. Numbers must exceed 3.23, 4.87, and 11.7. These simple measurements can identify numerous problems. Those values reported here might provide other useful facts. Once a power supply system moves from 'unknown' to 'definitively good', then test other suspects. Memtst86 is another good diagnostic. That diagnostic must first pass at room temperature. Then it must pass when memory is heated by a hairdryer on highest heat - another perfectly normal temperature to memory and semiconductors that talk to memory. Normal is to have memory failing in Windows but passing diagnostics at 70 degrees F. Defective (intermittent) memory is identified when a memory diagnostic executes at a perfectly normal 100+ degrees - hairdryer temperatures. This procedure to locate intermittent memory that may have been always defective even a year ago. Move on to video processor. Obtain a diagnostic from that manufacturer. Perform same room temperature and 'heated' diagnostic testing. If it passes at both normal temperatures, then move on to other suspects. Again, disk drive cannot 'freeze' an XP OS. Components that can create that freeze are a shorter list. Diagnostics take each component from 'unknown' to either 'definitively good' or 'definitively bad'. Then replace that defective part. |
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Hardware Monitor found an error
Rainy,
Is your computer configured to boot from the floppy drive first? When you restart your computer look for a notice similar to Setup = F2 or Press F2 to enter Setup. It could also be the DEL key which gets you into the BIOS setup program. Once you're in the setup program,check the Boot section to see the order of boot devices. It sounds like you have your system configured to boot from the hard drive first. If you change it so that the floppy drive is listed as the first option, you should be able to run those diagnostic programs. Unless you can boot from the floppy disks, you will not be able to run memtest86, Microsoft's memory diagnostic program, or the PowerMax utility. Good luck Nepatsfan "Rainy" wrote in message ... Hi Nepatsfan..Sorry about my delay in answering, but I was working on this yesterday for a lot of the day and evening to try and get the floppies to "do" something.. I loaded the floppy, rebooted, a hard boot, then pressed F8 twice and landed in safemode, so I must be doing it at the wrong time.. I do appreciate your help..oh I opted for the Windows Memory Diagnostic but the only thing I was able to do was run the hdtune utility.. I tried, honest I did.. hugs Rainy.. "Nepatsfan" wrote in message ... Answered inline. "Rainy" wrote in message ... I just downloaded the Maxtor utility and all it did was to have me create a bootable floppy drive.. I'm confused as to why.. since my Maxtor is my second drive, not the one with windows on it.. Can I boot with a non windows drive? I think I can but it didn't check my drive at all.. that's all it did.. After booting from the floppy, hit the F8 key twice. You should now be able to select the Maxtor drive by using the down arrow key. Keep in mind that since you've already gotten good results from HD Tune, running this test is sort of like asking for a second opinion. I looked at the memtest86, but this is always my problem.. there are several to choose froom... b on the first choice and a on the second.. but don't know which one.. Download this file from the Memtest86 web site. Pre-Compiled Memtest86 v3.4a installable from Windows and DOS http://www.memtest86.com/memtest34a.zip Open the zip file and extract the contents. Put a blank floppy in the drive. Run Install.bat and answer A: when asked for the target drive. Boot from the floppy to test your RAM. Keep in mind that the default tests could take a long time to run. Microsoft also has a memory diagnostic program which you may find easier to use. Once again, it will create a bootable floppy to run the test. Windows Memory Diagnostic http://oca.microsoft.com/en/windiag.asp Good luck Nepatsfan snipped |
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