hdd issues

I have a custom build pc, with all new parts besides the HDD. I have been getting random BSOD an i can figure out why. I have the windows error report when the pc restarts. Also i can not upload the dump it says i dont have access to it. Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BlueScreen...

Good Evening. I am having BSOD issues. I am trying to find out if this is a software issue. My system is a little over 2 years old, and I have had two HDD replaced, along with a motherboard. This was all covered under warranty *when pushed* and my warranty ends 8/11. The original OS is...

I have Windows 7 Pro installed on a brand new 1 TB HDD, itself in a new system which contains old HDDs. My homemade Tyan Tiger server/ workstation works it seems but for one important detail: it boots to the black and white screen of the "Windows boot manager". Only when I pick Windows 7 from...

some time after starting windows computer HDD will start to spin all the time (or at leasts that's what HDD LED says). This makes the system respond very slow or halt making it virtually useless - it can persist for quite a long time until the system crashes with blue screen or I reset it...

Hi, My PC (Windows 7) has two internal hard drives (C & D) and "C" is reserved for the operating system;" D" for my Data. For some time, I have also had two external "USB 2" hard drives (250GB & 500 GB), which recently, I have replaced by two "USB 3" One TB WD My Book 3 Essentials hard...

I have been having issues with my PC freezing. I just started using Windows 7 after my PC crashed couple weeks ago. I was using Vista 64x but when it crashed I wiped and put Win7 64x on here. The PC freezes mainly when I play Starcraft 2. I can play the game for about five minutes or so...

I am in need of help on this machine. It is a custom build with Win7 Enterprise 32bit. Mobo is ECS P4M800PRO-M ver 2.0, Cpu Pentium D 3.0, rma OCZ DDR400 pc3200, Video visiontec HD2600pro apg, hd 300gb maxtor 7200 16 mb sata that is the basics. It has an issue with freeze or lockup require hard...

I have read most of the posts about Windows 7 and how it no longer has Boot.ini. I am having a problem with my pc and I have tried everything. So... now I am posting for help. Info: This is originally a Dell Desktop that came with Windows xp home edition. A few years back, we installed and...

When I attempt to restore an image backup the wizard cannot find it. The wizard insists on looking in the network. I can easily find the image using Windows Explorer. Why can't the wizard find the image? It is on a second HHD that is installed, internally, on my computer.

Hi there, I've just built this computer GA-H55M-S2H MOBO running the Intel i5-750, 4 GB (2X2gb) DDR3 1333 PNY. Here's the problem, when loading Windows 7 Professional 32-bit, like alot of people it seems to take forever, but in my case I only get to the starting setup and after 6-8 minuter there...

I have this weird problem that whenever I try to install win7 after all the installation processes when it comes to starting up the system for the first time there is this black screen with floating windows logo and 'starting windows' or smth similar ( i don't know exactly cause i have it in my...

I'm trying to do a clean install of Windows 7 on a newly-assembled PC. Windows 7 boots fine, but it cannot find a hard drive, even though BIOS sees the drive. Here's my specifics: - I am using a Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H motherboard. - My LG blue ray player is connected to SATA2_0. It works fine...

I have formatted and copied windows 7 to my 4GB USB key and I have installed a new HDD into my Dell Optiplex 745. When I boot up the computer I am notified with: PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable PXE-M0F: Existing Broadcom PXE ROM I have searched and found out that this can be caused by...

Hello , I am an Windows 7 Ultimate x64 user and I am using several programms that are experiencing this error with win 7 ( On my laptop where i have Win Xp sp3 this does not occour ) I would like to ask what is causing that even when i am logged in as admin and i even run the programm as admin...

I use a My Book Essential 250 GB external hdd to store system images made using Acronis True Image. I only attach the drive once the computers are up and running and then disconnect it once I've made a backup/image. When I plug the drive into a USB port it takes a long time (2 minutes or so)...

Hello! This is my first post here at W7 forums, so bear with me a little! :) I've recently started getting a BSOD STOP error 0x124 it seems like it only happens when I'm playing games and listening to music at the same time, originally I thought it was down to an error with my HDD but I've...

I tried using Partition Table Doctor Recovery tool, but it doesn't seem to work for me. The program looked to work at first; it recognized my data and "recovered" it, until I noticed that all my documents are there, but there are no "text" when I open them. My music files are recognized, but...

hi guys... i have vista sp2 OS installed(this prob is same in win7 too),on my dell studio 1737 laptop...it has 2 hdd options,my primary hdd is 320GB n secondary one is 500GB (purely for data,movies,songs). when i install OS,n in my computer it takes 500GBs hdd 1st drive as D drive.n then 320GBs...

Hello everyone, First of all I'm not 100% sure this is ONLY(or at all?) Win7 related but since a lot of my questions involve changing or moving my OS i figured i should start here) The problem I am having consists of my RAID volume( that I use for OS + data) has recently come back with an Error...

Hello, If there are any geniuses out there that can help me, I would be the happiest person... I am using a brand-new Dell Inspiron One model with a Lacie-model external hard-drive, on Windows 7. All of a sudden, when I click to view my folders, they are completely empty. When clicking on...