I have an HDD that's been acting funny lately. When I boot my PC from off state the drive is not detected and bios gives me a "no system disk error". However if I restart after a cold start the drive is detected and behaves normally. Other HDDs were tested under the same condition including another of the same model but none have this problem.
Another interesting point is that the this problem only occurs when the drive is set to single or master (yes its an IDE drive). Lastly the drive formats fine and passes all of the manufacturer's tests.
My question is what is going on and should I avoid storing critical data on this drive? The drive is old so RMA is not an option.
Thanks.
Another interesting point is that the this problem only occurs when the drive is set to single or master (yes its an IDE drive). Lastly the drive formats fine and passes all of the manufacturer's tests.
My question is what is going on and should I avoid storing critical data on this drive? The drive is old so RMA is not an option.
Thanks.