UGH...I think my media drive is about to fail

[jumpr]

I store my music collection and my Windows XP unattended install source on this drive, as well as my installation of Steam and UT2K4.

The SMART diagnostic program shows that the "Seek Error Rate" is 100, and the "threshold" is 23, and the "worst" is 1.

The drive is out of warranty (80GB Maxtor that's about 3.5 yrs. old), so it looks like I'm now in the market for a new HDD.

🙁

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: jumpr
I store my music collection and my Windows XP unattended install source on this drive, as well as my installation of Steam and UT2K4.

The SMART diagnostic program shows that the "Seek Error Rate" is 100, and the "threshold" is 23, and the "worst" is 1.

The drive is out of warranty (80GB Maxtor that's about 3.5 yrs. old), so it looks like I'm now in the market for a new HDD.

🙁

back up your stuff to cd/dvd/or another HD stat!

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: jumpr
I store my music collection and my Windows XP unattended install source on this drive, as well as my installation of Steam and UT2K4.

The SMART diagnostic program shows that the "Seek Error Rate" is 100, and the "threshold" is 23, and the "worst" is 1.

The drive is out of warranty (80GB Maxtor that's about 3.5 yrs. old), so it looks like I'm now in the market for a new HDD.

🙁

back up your stuff to cd/dvd/or another HD stat!

QFT...backup NOW!

 

[GeneValgene]

go pickup this

 

[TallBill]

Makes me glad that my stuff is on DVD and on my external HD.

 

[jumpr]

Currently backing up - I'm using Windows Backup. Is that okay, or should I just be copying over all my data to my other drive?

Perhaps I'll do both.

 

[GeneValgene]

Originally posted by: jumpr
Currently backing up - I'm using Windows Backup. Is that okay, or should I just be copying over all my data to my other drive?

Perhaps I'll do both.

wouldn't hurt to do both

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: jumpr

Perhaps I'll do both.

both


back it up , back it up, waaaaaay up!