Le Sun, 05 Nov 2006 06:50:34 -0800, Mike a écrit*:

> Lez wrote:
>> Thanks for the reply
>> Hope the HD isn't going down it not that old.
>> What diagnostics do you suggest, I've never had a HD failure before.
>>
>> Lez
>
> I'd start off running the manufacturers diagnostic, and if they have an
> option for a basic check or thorough/advanced check, do the
> thorough/advanced check.
>
> Get yourself a copy of the Ultimate Boot CD, and it has many manuf. HD
> diagnostic discs on it.
>
> Mike


Besides what mikedawg posted to you (which is a useable piece of advice
that I already used :-)
I'd certainly recommend to start backupin *NOW* the data you really
don't want to miss as most of the real/serious HD test will put it at
even more stress, so you have the choice :

- 1. Backup your 'fragile' data, then run the HD tests
if you were right and the HD is OK you didn't lose any time
but won *some* time for the next alert at deciding which data of
yours had which priorities in the question "what'd you pick
first on your beach seat when the tsunami roars"

- 2. run the HD tests
. If you were righteously confident in your hardware, congratulations
you'll jut have to read this post nex time ;-)

. If you HD just go bored about being used for tests instead of
moving real data you're a bit annoyed...

. In case no data on your HD has any value consider having an X-box
instead ?-D)