Hi Norton,
Yes, i agree - those symptoms can be attributed to a failing hard drive,
but they could also be down to a corrupted file showing an unfeasibly long filename,
or maybe, as i am hoping that the overlay programme is not working properly.
I have indeed copied on to CDs most of the stuff that i would not want to lose,
but i am hoping that the hard drive wil not be un-usable.
I will try to check out the IDE cable ... just in case.
If it will run problem-free without the Samsung overlay programme, then i will consider
the loss of 8 gigs to be acceptable. I can't even run Spinrite with that overlay
between the HD an everything else. I realise this would entail formatting.
Hi Kilowatt,
No, i haven't gone inside it yet ... i could try it on IDE 2 ... i will do that.
Hi DoubleHelix,
Yes, limiting the hard drive size using jumper settings is an option on many drives.
And yes, you are right, it is due to a limit in mainly older BIOSs.
Samsung have a small programme called an overlay as a 'workaround' to handle this.
I am a bit suspicious of this overlay programme, maybe wrongly.
Hi Triple6,
Yes, its been working fine since about November, till the last three days.
Yes it spins up, but it doesn't seem to know what its doing, just clicks at intervals.
I've heard of something called the click of death, but i dunno what it is.
I realise that formatting the hard drive will have no affect on the bios,
but the bios will not see an un-formatted drive. If i want to lose the overlay
this would mean dropping to 32gigs and a format.
I appreciate the input from you all,
and i will do what i can,
i'm using a smaller secondary machine at the moment.
Cheers, John
