My computer is screwed.
REALLY screwed.
Monday, March 28, 2005 by KeithMacDonald | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I have a new computer, barely 4 months old, heck, around 3 months old, and it has a HUGE problem.
1.)When it starts up, it gives a window saying something like this "Pri master HDD(S.M.A.R.T.) Status BAD, Backup and Replace. Press F1 to continue."
2.)Another message I will get, when my computer just restarts for no reason, is something like "Primary Hard Drive FAIL. Press F1 to continue"
3.)It restarts when moving a file from zip to folder (as far as I can tell)
4.)I just reinstalled XP and it's still doing it.
Any advice, or more details needed?
1.)When it starts up, it gives a window saying something like this "Pri master HDD(S.M.A.R.T.) Status BAD, Backup and Replace. Press F1 to continue."
2.)Another message I will get, when my computer just restarts for no reason, is something like "Primary Hard Drive FAIL. Press F1 to continue"
3.)It restarts when moving a file from zip to folder (as far as I can tell)
4.)I just reinstalled XP and it's still doing it.
Any advice, or more details needed?
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BluDrgnBoi
Reply #23 Tuesday, March 29, 2005 2:29 PM
Reply #23 Tuesday, March 29, 2005 2:29 PM
i had a hard disk do the same thing, and soon after my cdrw went bad..was told that this was caused by power spikes and to make sure that system was on a high damping surge protector(joules rating around 1500 to 2000), and to check my computer power supply for defectiveness. also you might want to check to see what other things you have on the powercircuit that your computer is attached to(wall outlet), and anything that pulls a lot of power such as tv's, fans, or flourescent lights or lowwattage light that have transformers can also cause problems. a friend of mine that had some problems were caused by the small fridge he had connected to the same powerstrip he had his computer on. on last thing is you want to check the fuses on the powerpannel going to the outlet and the powerstrip and inside the computer to make sure they are not damaged. this sounds like a lot and some of it silly but sometimes the simple things are what get us the most!LOL 
PurrBall
Reply #24 Tuesday, March 29, 2005 3:51 PM
Reply #24 Tuesday, March 29, 2005 3:51 PM
XP restarting for no apparent reason:
Yup. HD failure. If you notice files start disappearing for no good reason (maybe why the system errors came to life) that's a good indication too.
S.M.A.R.T. warnings:
S.M.A.R.T. is actually very smart. Yes, it detects future failures and should always be right if every part of the motherboard and the IDE card is functioning correctly and the BIOS settings are correct. Replace HD NOW!
Primary hard disk master fail:
Actually, sometimes this can be wrong, but in your case it is correct.
I learned the hard way: 6 year old computer without S.M.A.R.T. and no HD detection feature in the system board, it just scanned for O.S., it didnt care at all, and is quite crappy. CD drives not detected, then XP would just start fading in the boot screen and then restart, and then the boot screen wouldnt appear at all, was on phone with Gateway and they had me run something tied into motherboard, GWSCAN and scanned HD. I was presented with code 0256 and that meant my HD was dead with ALL IMPORTANT DATA LOST. I had clues because files were disappearing a few months earlier, but other than that, NO WARNING. Oh well, I was thinking a reformat was in the timetable anyway.
Yup. HD failure. If you notice files start disappearing for no good reason (maybe why the system errors came to life) that's a good indication too.
S.M.A.R.T. warnings:
S.M.A.R.T. is actually very smart. Yes, it detects future failures and should always be right if every part of the motherboard and the IDE card is functioning correctly and the BIOS settings are correct. Replace HD NOW!
Primary hard disk master fail:
Actually, sometimes this can be wrong, but in your case it is correct.
I learned the hard way: 6 year old computer without S.M.A.R.T. and no HD detection feature in the system board, it just scanned for O.S., it didnt care at all, and is quite crappy. CD drives not detected, then XP would just start fading in the boot screen and then restart, and then the boot screen wouldnt appear at all, was on phone with Gateway and they had me run something tied into motherboard, GWSCAN and scanned HD. I was presented with code 0256 and that meant my HD was dead with ALL IMPORTANT DATA LOST. I had clues because files were disappearing a few months earlier, but other than that, NO WARNING. Oh well, I was thinking a reformat was in the timetable anyway.
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Reply #21 Tuesday, March 29, 2005 1:25 PM