[hairston630]

I have an 80gb 7200rpm wd hard drive...A few days ago I remember turning my computer on and when it got to the windows screen with the load bar it would just sit there.....it wouldnt load or anything....i reset the cmos and the very next time i loaded up the computer it beeped about 7 times in a row and displayed CPU FAN ERROR! press f1 to continue so i did....next when i went to install FEAR to chcek out the SP again it would just load up non responsive and the computer wouldnt allow the installer to begin...now funny thing i see is in "my computer" in the disc drive it displays bf2142:FEAR....i do have 2142 installed but it somehow displays bf2142:FEAR when fear is in...it doesnt seem to do it with ghost recon or any other game but it seems my hard drive may be having a problem.....i have ran a disc check and also defragged the system with no help at all....im stumped and need help and im trying to avoid a reformat but if its necessary its necessary.....im still worried that i might have a failed drive......someone please help

 

[DuckieHo]

First, check the SMART status of the drive. Use the SpeedFan tool. Since it is a 80GB drive, I am assuming it is 2-3 years old?

 

[hairston630]

"First, check the SMART status of the drive"....ok i will definitely try this when i get home this afternoon but i would like to know how to do this?....now i HAVE used speedfan before and i would need to reinstall this but can you tell me how to check the smart status please??
also the drive is only about 6 months old....i bought it around june brand new from new egg....the actual age of the style of drive might be that old though but it is sata 3.0gb......please any help is highly appreciated and thanks for your prompt reply earlier.

 

[DuckieHo]

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Originally Posted by hairston630 "First, check the SMART status of the drive"....ok i will definitely try this when i get home this afternoon but i would like to know how to do this?....now i HAVE used speedfan before and i would need to reinstall this but can you tell me how to check the smart status please?? also the drive is only about 6 months old....i bought it around june brand new from new egg....the actual age of the style of drive might be that old though but it is sata 3.0gb......please any help is highly appreciated and thanks for your prompt reply earlier.

Download and install SpeedFan.
Go to the 4th tab labelled "S.M.A.R.T."
Select your hard disk in the drop down.
Hit the big "Perform an in-depth online analysis of this hard disk".
Check for any warnings.

 

[hairston630]

hey thank you for that information....i really appreciate it....now if i get any errors are these errors fixable or will that pretty much tell me i need to reformat or buy a new drive??...just trying to get an estimate as to what could possibly be the problem or if this drive may be failing?....thanks again!

 

[DuckieHo]

See if there are any major errors or warnings first. It could be just a corrupt game install but good to make sure your HD is fine first.

 

[The Duke]

Check my Dual or Multi PArtition FAQ link in my sog, use the WD link and get Data Life Guard and burn the bootable ISO, boot and test the HDD.
You should also check you CPU temp in the BIOS, it reflects 80% of the full load, you may simply be getting errors due to high CPU temps.

 

[hairston630]

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Originally Posted by DuckieHo See if there are any major errors or warnings first. It could be just a corrupt game install but good to make sure your HD is fine first.

thanks man for your help...i appreciate it

 

[hairston630]

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Originally Posted by The Duke Check my Dual or Multi PArtition FAQ link in my sog, use the WD link and get Data Life Guard and burn the bootable ISO, boot and test the HDD. You should also check you CPU temp in the BIOS, it reflects 80% of the full load, you may simply be getting errors due to high CPU temps.

that sounds like a plan also...i will try both of your recommendations and i thank you for your help....i hope this doesnt result in a bad drive.....i do understand the overheating problem...if you look in my specs you can see that i have the stock cooler still...i keep the side of the case open so that it doesnt get too hot but that could be a possibility....odd thing is is that it usually sits at 48c at full load....only when its hot outside does it go in the 50's

 

[dragosmp]

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Originally Posted by hairston630 ...now funny thing i see is in "my computer" in the disc drive it displays bf2142:FEAR....i do have 2142 installed but it somehow displays bf2142:FEAR when fear is in...it doesnt seem to do it with ghost recon or any other game but it seems my hard drive may be having a problem.....i have ran a disc check and also defragged the system with no help at all....im stumped and need help and im trying to avoid a reformat but if its necessary its necessary.....im still worried that i might have a failed drive......someone please help

It may be a long shot, but just in case you can't find anything wrong with the HDD, I would point you towards the RAM. It is just a feeling, I had some similar HDD corruption issues and it was proven to be because of my OC and the "too tight" timing I had set.
I dunno if you should just set looser timings or if the rams generate errors even @ stock speed (aka broken ram stick), but I guess you'll figure it out once you begin testing.

 

[hairston630]

^^^jeez i hope its not that.....now this didnt happen until i reset the cmos....it was like windows just sat at the loading screen....so i reset the cmos and every since then its just been cpu fan error and problems with my drives...im wondering if there is a problem with the fan and its causing overheating issues that i cant see cause i dont have a temp on the cpu atm....