On 10/31/07, JT Moree <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > It seems that the IDE subsystem in the laptop is dying. Windows won't > boot anymore. The smart subsystem cannot finish running tests on > multiple hard drives and CDrom access takes forever during POST. It's > slow during live CD access I think but it's always slow. > > I've considered getting an external USB enclosure for the drive but i > can't get it to boot USB. > > Anyone have a similar problem? > - -- > JT Morée > PC Xperience, Inc.
I had similar problems a while back. I had very poor disk write performance and I noticed the disk failed SMART tests more and more often. I put an old 10GB 2.5" disk in it and had no problems so the decision to get a disk upgrade was easy for me. Try running a SMART test on the disk (http://smartmontools.sf.net - it can be run from a bootable CD); a regular quick test will most likely be able to pinpoint if it is the drive or the controller. Håkan
_______________________________________________ LinuxR3000 mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pcxperience.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxr3000 Wiki at http://prinsig.se/weekee/
