Solved: Dieing Hard Drive?

[markomus]

Client's Hard Drive is a Maxtor 31024H1 sitting in a Dell Dimension L800r. Symptom: General lag to freeze on start up.

What I've done so far: Scanned HD in my own computer (Jumper removed per instructions and set on cable snuggly in position with OD as Master; other drives in same position work fine; power plugged in). Scans lag to freeze.

All disk utilities I've tried have also lagged to freeze (Ad-aware, Diskopt, AVG, Disk Cleanup, Diskcheck)

Try starting in Safe Mode: Computer lags to freeze.

Every now and then I do hear a single "click."

Dieing? My vote is yea. Any nays?

 

[Elvandil]

Free Hard Drive Testing Applications:
HD Tune
HDAT2 (Diagnostics and bad sector recovery)
MHDD Low-level Diagnostics
Bootable Hitachi Drive Fitness Test Floppy or CD Image (works on most drives)

Hard Drive Manufacturers' Diagnostic Utilities Links:
TachTech
BleepingComputer

 

[markomus]

Thanks, Elvandil! Those will help me to "make sure."

Tomorrow, though. Time for sleep.

 

[markomus]

Está muerto.

 

[Elvandil]

Thought so, but I didn't want to be the one....

"Està".

 

[markomus]

¡Qué chimba es esta computadora! ¡Ni siquiera puede imprimir correctamente!

How did you get it to print the correct accent mark?

 

[Elvandil]

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