HDD partition is failing(new hdd=same problem)

[matas]

Today I tried to download an mmorpg game through torrents and it does not work. It says the disk structure is corrupted or unreadable. To confirm that, I tried installing a game on to that partition and it did not succeed, but it did work on the other partition. I've only had this 640gb WD black hdd for not even two years, and my two previous hdd's failed over a 4 year time period. I tried disk check and it does not seem to solve it. Can a defrag hurt partition of a HDD? I only recently started doing defrags and I think that might've caused it.

 

[corkyg]

"Can a defrag hurt partition of a HDD? I only recently started doing defrags and I think that might've caused it. "

Not that I have noticed. I defrag partitions every few days - have done so for over 10 years and never a problem. Sounds like the partition is corrupted. Do you have it backed up?

 

[matas]

well I think I can back it up. I guess I'll just get a new hard drive or try to delete this partition and make a new one.

 

[SanDiegoPC]

Get the Western Digital testing software on their website, and then do the drive.

 

[matas]

Is it called Western Digital Dada Lifeguard Diagnosis? I try to do any test and it says Cable Test:: Write Sector Error. Then it says cable test failed! please check the cables.
I saw that wd black 640gb is warranty for 5 years, do you think I can file for RMA for this type of failure?

 

[corkyg]

I would first suggest changing the cable.

 

[matas]

oh that's easy. Sata cable right? I'll use a different connection too just to make sure.

 

[matas]

changed the cable and sata slot still i cant perform the diagnostics test.

 

[corkyg]

Bummer! Looks like you should exercise the RMA.

 

[SirGeeO]

I truly don't understand why HDD have to fail????? If the system is correct, Raid's set correctly, or even under a Raid0, why do they still fail?..but yet and still, I've have a PC for years!, with the same HDD (never changed it out, same factory one), and it's funny those don't happen to fail by themselves.. is this just the mechanics of HDD. That they will fail over time, but it's accelerated by extra use (being in a Raid etc.) ??? That always puzzled me, because it's like WTF is the sense of having 2-3-4-5 HDD in 1 system internally, if it's more than likely 1 will fail, if not all. Oppose to having 1-2 external, probably in a Fat32 (or NTFS), and that saves time (or could the same happen for having a external?)


BTW - sorry to ask a question within yours....but these HDD need some re-working maybe, ye'think?

 

[matas]

Well I don't know if partitioning your hard drive has anything to do with it. I always make a C and D drives. I just looked on the receipt, and I bought this hard drive on Jan 2, 2009, so it only lasted a year. Hopefully RMA won't be painful.

 

[SanDiegoPC]

Well I don't know if partitioning your hard drive has anything to do with it. I always make a C and D drives. I just looked on the receipt, and I bought this hard drive on Jan 2, 2009, so it only lasted a year. Hopefully RMA won't be painful.

Over the years I have returned many a hard drive. The drive manufacturers honor the warranties w/no problem. It's just the hassle involved in doing so that makes it a drag.

 

[matas]

shit, I think it might be something else than my hard drive :|. I have received a new replacement drive and the problem still persists. I have backed up all of the files on the new hard drive. Could this be a virus that makes my hard drive corrupt? or perhaps bad motherboard or something?
I tried saving an error file as a .jpeg on either of my newly made partitions but neither saved. Error 0x80070571 The disk structure is corrupt or unreadable.
Can't even download WD Diagnostics too.

I used the same partitioning software, Acronis Disk Director, do you think that has something to do with it?

Edit: In the disk manager, just noticed that my windows partition is boot,page file, crash dump, logical drive while my data partition is system,active, primary partition. Windows 7 boots fine.

 

[Adrenaline]

Have you tried using only one partition for the whole drive? Try that out and see what happens.

If the problem still persists then try a different SATA port on your board for the HDD.

 

[RebateMonger]

Have you tested your memory lately? Memory errors can also corrupt hard drive structures.

 

[matas]

I am going to back up all of the files to my old hdd and merge the partitions of the new hdd. Then I will reinstall windows using the windows tool to partition my new hdd into two, one for windows, one for data. I will also use a different SATA port of my motherboard. I found a thread of some person, he used the Acronis Disk Director and his hard drive gives the same issues as mine.

 

[matas]

Have you tested your memory lately? Memory errors can also corrupt hard drive structures.

How can I test memory ?

 

[Adrenaline]

I am going to back up all of the files to my old hdd and merge the partitions of the new hdd. Then I will reinstall windows using the windows tool to partition my new hdd into two, one for windows, one for data. I will also use a different SATA port of my motherboard. I found a thread of some person, he used the Acronis Disk Director and his hard drive gives the same issues as mine.

Have you tried partitioning it when it starts up to isntall the OS (I know you could do it on XP installs)? I have never partitioned a HDD through windows, just before doing an install.

 

[Adrenaline]

How can I test memory ?

I believe memtest.

 

[matas]

Sitting on my laptop right now while windows 7 is installing. Yes I partitioned before windows installation. But you know what was weird, why I tried to make a partition from unallocated space it automatically made two partitions. One only 100mb and the other one for the rest of the space. 100mb partition says it's system while the other one is logical. I was not able to make that 100mb partition bigger, it did not let me. So I just had to install it on the logical partition. Will report back in a few.