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    Hp nc6120 disk failure

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by zelverse, Jun 11, 2010.

  1. zelverse

    zelverse Newbie

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    Hi. I own an old HP nc 6120. Its running Windows XP Professional and has 1.5 gb ram (1gb kingston expansion module). About a year and a hald ago, I started having disk problems, bad sectors type. I bought a 120gb WD 2.5" hdd, and replaced the old original 80gb Fujitsu. Now, I am having the same problem again. What is the origin of the problem here? Could it be the power supply unit? Bad power is damaging the hard drives?

    Thank you for your help in advance.
     
    zelverse, Jun 11, 2010
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    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    Poor cooling, causing both HDDs to get too hot and fail prematurely? Can you download HWMonitor and take a look at what temperature your HDD is running at, especially in the middle of sustained activity?
     
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    zelverse Newbie

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    Hi

    Sorry for taking so long. Between 43 to 45 Celsius. Is that a lot?

    Regards,

    Zel
     
    zelverse, Jun 24, 2010
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  4. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    Those temps are fine. Do you travel a lot with this laptop?
     
    Nick, Jun 24, 2010
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    zelverse Newbie

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    Hi,

    Not at all. You think it has to do with BIOS settings? I forgot my BIOS Administrator password, but it never really worried me...


    Zel
     
    zelverse, Jun 25, 2010
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    Nick Professor Carnista

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    No, that wouldn't do anything. Do you buy new or used HDDs?
     
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    Always new!!!
     
    zelverse, Jun 25, 2010
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    Hi,

    Can the BIOS be the problem? I did flash it a year ago to version F14. I tried running Spinrite, and the software couldn´t proceed checking the disk due to BIOS problems. MHDD tells me that the BIOS settings has the disk configured in PIO mode. When I run Windows XP, in the device manager, the Primary IDE controller is running in UDMA 5.

    Is this a BIOS problem?


    Thanks guys.

    Zel
     
    zelverse, Jun 25, 2010
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