Help!

2008-02-05, 18:09

Please, refer to the following post for my problem:

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....15#post2591615

I just did a 51 minute torture test using Prime95. No errors, no warnings.

Am I safe?

lycorn · 2008-02-07, 14:23

The Prime95 torture test doesn´t really put any stress on the HDD, it basically stresses the CPU, chipset, and memory subsystems.
Given the situation you described, I also tend to agree that something is wrong at board level, and that the disk should be OK. Is it a SATA or SATA II HDD? The MB you have has SATA II interfaces, and although it should be in principle compatible with a SATA I drive, you might at least check whether it is any compatibility issue, like some setting at BIOS level.
You could also try to plug the HD into a different SATA socket of the MB, just in case there´s something wrong with the physical interface.

Cruelty · 2008-02-07, 17:31

I would change the SATA cable + SATA connector to which you are connecting HDD.

moo · 2008-02-08, 05:27

re-seat sata connections
run seatools google it
run memtest 86
check stupid things like all the power plugs

2008-02-05, 18:09	#1
Sher 2²·3⁴·19 Posts	Help! Please, refer to the following post for my problem: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....15#post2591615 I just did a 51 minute torture test using Prime95. No errors, no warnings. Am I safe?

2008-02-07, 14:23	#2
lycorn "GIMFS" Sep 2002 Oeiras, Portugal 2×11×67 Posts	The Prime95 torture test doesn´t really put any stress on the HDD, it basically stresses the CPU, chipset, and memory subsystems. Given the situation you described, I also tend to agree that something is wrong at board level, and that the disk should be OK. Is it a SATA or SATA II HDD? The MB you have has SATA II interfaces, and although it should be in principle compatible with a SATA I drive, you might at least check whether it is any compatibility issue, like some setting at BIOS level. You could also try to plug the HD into a different SATA socket of the MB, just in case there´s something wrong with the physical interface.

2008-02-07, 17:31	#3
Cruelty May 2005 658₁₆ Posts	I would change the SATA cable + SATA connector to which you are connecting HDD.

2008-02-08, 05:27	#4
moo Jul 2004 Nowhere 1451₈ Posts	re-seat sata connections run seatools google it run memtest 86 check stupid things like all the power plugs