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    What's going on with my HDD?!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Fredrick_NP, Jul 13, 2006.

  1. Fredrick_NP

    Fredrick_NP Notebook Consultant

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    When im listening to music my HDD light stays completely lit and doesnt flikker at all.... and it it locks up everything else. When I hit the stop button, it takes a few seconds to actually stop, but as soon as it does, it's fine.

    What's going on? I know it's not the files because I have listened to them many times before. This is something that just started out of the blue.
     
    Fredrick_NP, Jul 13, 2006
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  2. xAMDvsIntelx

    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    Have you performed a disk check/defrag. recently?
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Jul 13, 2006
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  3. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    HD Tune is a good utility.
     
    ZaZ, Jul 13, 2006
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  4. mikkroik

    mikkroik Notebook Consultant

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    try reading the SMART status of your HD
     
    mikkroik, Jul 13, 2006
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