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consistency problem

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April 10, 2003 1:42:12 PM

hi

i've got a problem with my 2 ide drives, namely a maxtor d540-x (80gb/5400rpm) and a seagate barracuda (160gb/7200rpm).

they both seem to run fine for weeks, but i keep getting errors when i'm running chkdsk - it says files are damaged, indexes are being repaired and other stuff i don't remember.

while i first thought this was normal, it's happening almost thrice a week when some random files are getting deleted by chkdsk and i don't really know what to do.
it happened to me more than one time that my windows registry got wiped and i had to format.

i'm getting the same error with just about any microsoft os there is. they are formatted with NTFS. i'm using an msi kt3-ultra mainboard. the drives are on ide1 with the seagate one being master.

i am really confused because i already tried plugging the hard disks into another computer, where they ran fine for many days without any errors. i thought my ide controller could be damaged somehow, but i'm not really an expert with this stuff. if you have any suggestions please reply.

thank you in advance.

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April 10, 2003 6:31:39 PM

Some things to check...

1) Do you have 80 wire cables and are they in good shape?
A bad cable can and sometimes does lead to data corruption.

2) Dos the problem go away if you turn off the udma mode in your IDE controller properties?
If it does it is likely you've run into the oh-so-joyus VIA latency problem. Re-enable your udma and install the latest VIA 4 in 1 drivers for your chipset. This should clear it up... if it's the IDE chip causing the problems.

3) Check your power connections.
I've been taken in by drives with loose power connectors more than once.

4) Check your power supply voltages on the drive cables.
Are they within 5% of 5 and 12 volts?


I'm sure the others can contribute more suggestions...


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