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LBA error in hard drive

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tlee

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After a fresh install, my hard drive works for about a month or two. It works great in the beginning but it eventually starts to crash more and more frequently. Sometimes when I boot, windows 98 will say that it has found an error and will fix the problem automatically when I reboot. But eventually I won't even be able to run scandisk. It says that I have a LBA error and can't read from the end of the disk. I then have to reformat and do a fresh install and it happends all over again.

I've tried using different hard drives and even gotten replacements b/c they are still under warrenty. But that does not fix the problem. I was told that it could be a memory problem where info was not being read onto my hard drive correctly so I replaced the ram. That did not work. My bios settings are all on auto. I've updated all the drivers. I'm at wits end and the only thing left to do is to test the power supply or get a new motherboard and cpu. What do you guys think? What could be causing this problem?

I have a PIII 533, soyo 6vba-133 (with via 4 in 1 drivers), award bios, 30gb WD HD, 256mb crucial CAS3, TNT2 Ultra video card, sound blaster live value, memorex cd-rom, philips cd writer, a removable dock for a storage HD, a generic 56k modem , a 250 watt PS, and a USB PCI card.

I hope that is enough info. I'd really appreciate any info. Thanks.

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i had this problem too..
its saying either turn LBA on or off.
or LBA is set right, and there actually is a bad sector on the end of your drive..
instead of having your HDD autodetect, set the real parameters in the BIOS, and enable or disable Logical Block Addressing (LBA) as required.
look up your drive's specs on the manufacturer's website like cylinders/heads/etc..

or at least give that a try..
i might be wrong though =(
 

my first thoughts go to a bios virus (reflash)
bad power in your house - get a 650VA UPS
bad cable
non spec PCI bus (not 33MHZ)
bad legacy IDE mobo controller
and you got a lot of stuff there, try a 400 watt sparkle PS
 

sparkle is a brand name that sells fairly cheap P.S. Widely available - like at Fry's.
they come 250/300/350/400. In your case I would get the 400.
all P.S. fit all ATX cases just 4 screw mounting
an AT P.S. has different main connector - wont fit your board - but you can hardly find them anymore
 
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