Cause of disk write error?

[crumpet19]

setup:
Sd-11, Slot A 600, 128 pc100, 10GB WD, NetGear fa310tx nic, SB 64 AWE sound, Stealth 3 32mg video.
windows 98

I just threw all of this together as a make shift system..
I was installing windows updates and recieved a blue screen with "Disk Write Error Drive C:"

I've changed the IDE cable and stuff still bugs out.
I'm thinking the drive is bad as scandisk has shown many bad sectors and the drives makes the occassional clicking sound.

Could the problem be anything besides the drive?

thanks,
chris

 

[fr]

"I'm thinking the drive is bad as scandisk has shown many bad sectors and the drives makes the occassional clicking sound."

 

[Green Man]

In all likelyhood, the bad HD is the only problem. Sometimes IDE controllers on the mainboard go bad.

 

[LeetestUnleet]

Do bad IDE controllers make the hard drive permanently go bad though? And how would you test that? (reference to my thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=27&threadid=993871&STARTPAGE=1)

 

[DannyBoy]

"I'm thinking the drive is bad as scandisk has shown many bad sectors and the drives makes the occassional clicking sound."



ROFL

Isnt that a clue something might be physically wrong with the HD?

pmsl

 

[DannyBoy]

"I'm thinking the drive is bad as scandisk has shown many bad sectors and the drives makes the occassional clicking sound."

I know this is a pointless post but, I have to have a quick laugh at this comment again...


ROFL! hahaha

I laughed myself to sleep last night!

I will probably do the same again tonight

dan - pmsl

 

[crumpet19]

I'm glad I could amuse you. ...sniff...

 

[DannyBoy]

Originally posted by: crumpet19
I'm glad I could amuse you. ...sniff...

Im sorry, no offence man, but surely you dont need to ask if your drive "might" be failing because it makes a clicking sound and reports errors

Dan