~~~ Hard disk not accessable? Then reboots. Will lose connection to hard drive ~~~

[EXman]

Computer about 3-4 months old had no problem for 2-3 months then poof HD errors like crazy and would crash in hibernation or intermittently. My computer has a problem it will not even load windows anymore. It boots and then reboots to perform disk tool to recover from error. Before I reinstalled 7 ult It would do a disk recovery for hours...

Newer build with these components:

AMD 955 no O/C for now
Scythe Ninja II with silent sickle coolermaster fan
MSI 785G-E53 AM3 785G ATX AMD Motherboard
4x1gb DDR3 rams that do not match Set at spd
WD Blue 500gb drive
Nvidia 460GTX
Samsung DVD-RW
Rosewill RP600 V2-S-SL PSU
Well ventilated thermaltake case.
Win 7 ultimate

I have formatted HD and reinstalled windows and crash it does so much now and faster than last time it will not load windows and wants to reboot.


What you all think?

 

[guyver01]

have you even checked the hardware for loose connections?

 

[Tom's C. Repair]

I agree with guyver01 . As a repairman , I would check all connections . But don't just wiggle the connection , shut computer down , pull plug , drain all power by hitting start button . Now pull the connections off one at a time and put it back on , do this twice , to make sure the contacts rub each other enough to make a better connection with each other . Make sure you don't bend any pins . I have fixed many computers this way when it comes to hard drives doing crazy things . I even have taken them out and installed them in another computer to see if I get the same problem . Hopefully you have access to another computer . Tom's Computer Repair

 

[Lanyap]

Sounds like your HD is failing. Download and run the WD HD diagnostic tool.
http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=502&sid=30&lang=en

 

[brandonb]

I had an error like this and it was the SATA cable. Once I replaced the cable, things worked fine. It could just be a malfunctioning drive, but in my experience, there is audible noise. You would hear clicks and stuff coming from it and other odd noises (really loud whirs, etc)...

I also once ran into bad Ram that made it seem like it was the hard drive (because the page file loads to ram and disk, and the ram was bad so I thought it was the disk giving the errors). I'd run a memory test as well along with the hard drive diagnostic tools.