Quick question about WD hard drive, should i RMA it?

[placebo139]

Basically the problem with my hard drive is that like every so often when i start my computer, my western digital 200gig (its a storage HD), will display a different serial number in teh BIOS and when this happens, when i start windows, and i try to open that hard drive, it will say disk is not formatted. However, i can usually fix this problem by either just turning the computer off and on, and/or jiggling around the IDE cables. Does anyone have any information about what this mite be and is it worth the RMA. (this harddrive is already an RMA harddrive from a previous RMA i did about 3 weeks ago).

Thanks any light on this situation would greatly be appreciated.

 

[Muse]

You could post in comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage

If it's the drive's fault, definitely RMA.

 

[helpmeout]

 

[helpmeout]

The "enter" key got me again!! Run the WD diagnostics program that should have come with the drive.

 

[alee25]

bump i also have the same problem

 

[acemcmac]

Make sure your mobo bioses are up to date too. My IC7 used to act up all the time like that until v16.

 

[Kipper]

The computer might have trouble recognizing the size of the drive...try running it through a PCI ATA card.