The second NTFS boot sector is unwriteable

[marink]

I have windows xp pro
i have a maxtor hd
80gb
but i have c: and e:
40 gb each
since 2-3 weeks
i had
Delayed write failed
on my e:
then
windows ran CHKDSK
and after completing
3 stages it says
The second NTFS boot sector is unwriteable please someone help me.

 

[Ijack]

TBH, it sounds like your hard disk has failed. As it's only 80GB I'm guessing that you've had it a year or two, and they don't last forever.

At least new hard disks cost next to nothing nowadays.

 

[marink]

no it didn't fail something is wrong
after system reinstall i got that error in e:
only when transferring bigger files
and it didnt fail
i cant be that half works half doesnt

 

[marink]

well i have had this hd for 5 years
but why now?
and why only half of it?

 

[Ijack]

Hard disks don't fail all at once. Normally you start to get write errors and then it gets worse. This link says that the average life of a hard disk is five years (could well be out of date, but so is your disk). I'd save yourself some grief and buy a new hard disk now. These things happen - that's why we keep backups.

 

[marink]

damn
i was preparing to buy a new procesor
and thanx for info