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ring_wraith · 10-04-2009, 04:02 PM

I'm starting to think its a Hard Disk issue... because my RAM checked out clean [ran MemTest for over 8 hours]... what else can it be?

I really don't think its something to do with Vista, coz I actually had Ubuntu on dual boot, and when I tried logging on to that to see if the problem extended into Ubuntu, then it just ran a disk scan and started throwing up errors... I rebooted into Vista and ran SeaTools, the diagnostic utility to scan my disks and its not detecting my HDD!!!

I actually ran diagnostics before with SeaTools, so what's up now?! Any alternative tools to check for HDD issues?

But what's bugging me is that the OS has no reason to constantly access the HDD right? I mean when I'm.. say.. surfing the web, then its all running from the RAM right? Why should the HDD be accessed at all? Is it? I'm not too sure.

Also, I noticed that the problem increases when I perform tasks that are HDD intensive.. like playing a video or even a song!

10-04-2009, 04:02 PM	#9 (permalink)
ring_wraith =--=l33t=--= Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: In Limbo Posts: 722	Re: Vista Issues, Again... I'm starting to think its a Hard Disk issue... because my RAM checked out clean [ran MemTest for over 8 hours]... what else can it be? I really don't think its something to do with Vista, coz I actually had Ubuntu on dual boot, and when I tried logging on to that to see if the problem extended into Ubuntu, then it just ran a disk scan and started throwing up errors... I rebooted into Vista and ran SeaTools, the diagnostic utility to scan my disks and its not detecting my HDD!!! I actually ran diagnostics before with SeaTools, so what's up now?! Any alternative tools to check for HDD issues? But what's bugging me is that the OS has no reason to constantly access the HDD right? I mean when I'm.. say.. surfing the web, then its all running from the RAM right? Why should the HDD be accessed at all? Is it? I'm not too sure. Also, I noticed that the problem increases when I perform tasks that are HDD intensive.. like playing a video or even a song! __________________ Homer: God bless those pagans.