off topic: hardware advice

[Gregory Nowak]

Kirk,

He's said in previous posts that he
has the same hd problem under Linux
as well. That rules out cluster or file problems.
Greg


On Sat, Jun 23, 2001 at 08:29:29PM -0500, Kirk Wood wrote:
> I would have to disagree with Greg about unusual noises being the only
> indicator of a bad hard drive. While they often do make such noises, I
> have seen many go out without making such noises.
> 
> Unfortunately, with most winblows screen readers you will have little to
> go on for troubleshooting. The problem could be a bad cluster, or a corupt
> file. It may just be a bad controller which incidently resides on the
> drive. (This is something many don't realize.) I have supported computers
> now for more then 5 years and have only seen the motherboard go out a few
> times. I would only believe it is a problem on the motherboard after
> exhausting all other possibilities.
> 
> As for your shut down problems they could easily be related to the
> drive. Or they could be related to a network driver. There are some
> patches that can be applied to make the shut down more likely to
> happen. If you read what changed it is more then likely m$ added some wait
> time for something to shut down. They seem unconcerned with actually
> fixing the problem.
> 
> =======
> Kirk Wood
> Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net
> 
> The mind is like a parachute; it works much better when open.
> If your too open minded, your brains will fall out.
> 
> 
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