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    Troubllehooting ideas w/ P157SM

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by flyboynm, Sep 10, 2013.

  1. flyboynm

    flyboynm Notebook Consultant

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    I am at a loss right now with my new laptop. I am seeing unusual amount of problems. In my short period of owners, I have had 3 new hard drives fail - a Seagate, HGST and a Plextor mSATA. Further issue is BSOD issues - 5 in the last 24 hours. This has included in a Windows PE environment with a known good image - been using it at work for 5+ years for imaging systems.

    I am running a burn-in test now and will run a memory test but am at a loss for 3 drives failing in ~2 weeks. I have never seen 3 brand new drives fail like that before in such a short period of time. Any other suggestions as to what to try and track down the issue?
     
    flyboynm, Sep 10, 2013
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  2. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    download who crashed from my sig below and run a bsod scan and post the results on here.

    who did you buy from and what did your supplier techs say about the problems.

    and congratulations as that is sure a record. 3 hard drives jeez.

    suggestion.
    box it up and ask for a replacement as it sounds like you have a duff one.
    me been there with alienware. mine lasted 19 days for a fried mother board and gpu.
     
    MrDJ, Sep 10, 2013
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  3. Bryanu

    Bryanu Notebook Deity

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    Only thing I can think of to kill new drives like that would be bad power regulation or something. Maybe a circuit is failing to function properly :/
     
    Bryanu, Sep 10, 2013
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  4. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    That suggests a significant hardware failure if it's chewing through drives yes.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Sep 10, 2013
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  5. Prostar Computer

    Prostar Computer Company Representative

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    I don't think that will work with the Windows Preinstallation Environment.

    With three dead drives, I'd have to agree with Bryanu and Meaker.
     
    Prostar Computer, Sep 11, 2013
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