60GXP problems....

[ahsia]

Here is what I have been going through:

I just picked up a P4 1.6A with Gigabyte 8SRX. I installed Windows XP last week, and things were working great. Then all of a sudden I was experiencing hangs during either IE loading pages, or trying to access taskbar icons or opening apps. They would eventually open, but sometimes not for a minute or so.

At first I thought it was XP, since some people told me they had problems with XP. So I went back to Windows 2000. I was experiencing the same symptons. I started to get concerned with the HD. So I decided to run Drive Fitness Test for IBM HDs. Well, it would not finish. It would always hang at the "Measuring Read/Write Elements". I started to get more concerned. I wanted to run HD Tach, but it would only run on Windows 98 unless you had a registered version.

So I istalled Windows 98 today. Installed HD Tach, and ran the test. Well, more cause for concern. It gave a "Read or write error, test halted" message.

Here is what I did to try to troubleshoot this problem:

I took the CD-ROM and move it to the Secondary IDE Controller. I tried different Windows OS. I tried another ATA100 IDE cable. I am trying to get my hands on another drive and see if it does the same thing.

So what do you think? Did I get one of those bad 60GXPs? It there anything I can do? Or am I looking at a RMA?

Really appreciate your time, thanks!

 

[tenoc]

If IBM own diag programme won't even run, your choice is fairly clear.

Phone them and ask for an RMA, they should be totally familiar with the process by now!

 

[VFAA]

I'll tell you what I'm experiencing;

I'm running Windows XP Pro with a 60GXP 40gigger. When desktop loads up at start up and I attempt to open Outlook Express or IE, it will take a minute or more to open them. I run the IBM Drive Fitness but it found nothing wrong with the hard drive. I am too wondering if I'm experiencing problems with the hard drive... I wouldn't mind RMA this if possible.

 

[Dreadogg]

<< I'm running Windows XP Pro with a 60GXP 40gigger. When desktop loads up at start up and I attempt to open Outlook Express or IE, it will take a minute or more to open them. I run the IBM Drive Fitness but it found nothing wrong with the hard drive. I am too wondering if I'm experiencing problems with the hard drive... I wouldn't mind RMA this if possible. >>

probally your lan!

<< I just picked up a P4 1.6A with Gigabyte 8SRX >>

are you OC? if so that could be it! Or you could have screwed the drive up with a high OC over a period of time! All and All you best back it up. I am not accusing you of this just asking it may be a bad a drive as well but these IBM do not do good with high OC!

 

[FishTankX]

You know what is so freakishly weird? I had a seagate ataII that did this. You know how I solved it? Moved it to the ATA33 controller (Was on ATA66 before), weird, huh?

 

[ahsia]

<< I just picked up a P4 1.6A with Gigabyte 8SRX >>

are you OC? if so that could be it! Or you could have screwed the drive up with a high OC over a period of time! All and All you best back it up. I am not accusing you of this just asking it may be a bad a drive as well but these IBM do not do good with high OC![/i] >>



As a matter of fact, I am overclocking. I have always used IBM HDs. From the days of the 14GXP, to 34GXP, to 75GXP, and now the 60GXP, I have had at least one drive from each and one of those series. Through each and one of those HDs, I did some overclocking, but probably not as high as with the P4 1.6A.

If IBM drives do not overclock well, which brand does overclock well? Seagate? Maxtor? WD?

 

[Dreadogg]

<< If IBM drives do not overclock well, which brand does overclock well? Seagate? Maxtor? WD? >>

tell you the truth i cant really recommend a good one that OC's well, I am sure someone else can though!