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i m getting probs in my pc while i m switching on the pc the msg show

[A DISK READ ERROR OCCURED PRESS CTRL+ALT+DEL TO RESTART]


press these key reboot the system and again this msg is showing
can anyone advice me wat to do ........

THANX....

regards:
pritam]]> Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:15:42 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/71234-disk-read-error/ http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/70706-external-vs-internal/ I am running Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit on my HP notebook. I looking for a hard drive for extra storage and I plan to use it often. I have hard that external drives have a shorter lifetime than internals that have been enclosed to work as an external. Price does not seem to matter anymore, but externals used to be more expensive, they are about the same now. I want a 1TB drive, should I make it external or internal? And any suggestions as to brand and model would be appreciated as well. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:57:38 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/70706-external-vs-internal/ http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/70466-flash-drive-and-vista/ THANKS]]> Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:31:14 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/70466-flash-drive-and-vista/ http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/69864-lacie-fw-400-hard-drive-high-rpm/ http://farm1.static...._464fa1f682.jpg

just recently i've noticed the drive randomly revving up and spinning at a faster rpm than its quiet idle rpm (idle rpm sounds like 7200) so when revving it sounds like going to 8600-9000pm or higher

what would be the cause of such and would it be best to export the data off of that drive and to a new drive?


thanks
-C

link to sound byte of what the hard drive sounds like when revving, listen carefully and its a .m4a file

http://www.mediafire.com/?jyvvuidzyym]]> Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:02:58 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/69864-lacie-fw-400-hard-drive-high-rpm/ http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/69630-need-help-reformating-my-hd/ I have a Compag notebook running Vista my hard drive got corrupted. How can I reformat it so nothing is on the hard drive so I can install a new OS. I do have recovery dvd for the notebook to bring it to factory sate. But that state has lots of joke and free 60 day programs that I do not want to deal with. So I want to just reformat my hd so I can just install the new os and have no joke nothing on my hd. I do Have a os cd so I do have a way to install it after format. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:42:16 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/69630-need-help-reformating-my-hd/ http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/69391-dvdcd-rw-52x/
Has anyone come across a store that has some dvd/cd-rw roms that burn cds at 52X?
I moved the one I had to my back up pc cause the tray sticks at times.
I would like to eventualy get a sata version of it but I couldn't find one at the onlines stores I frequent or Best Buy where I originally bought it. Not even IDE.

If anyone should know a seller please let me know. Or perhaps I did a poor search.

Thank you,
Rommel]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:58:39 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/69391-dvdcd-rw-52x/ http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/69107-cd-rom-not-working-help/
Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)

Click 'Check for solutions' to send data about this device to Microsoft and to see if there is a solution available.

Tried reloading driver says its installed, tried reloading CD ROM still same meassage, Clicked check for solutins and nothing either, any ideas?

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Any help would be appreciated.]]> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:02:49 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/68493-upgrading-hard-drive/ http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/68207-external-harddrive/
Me and my friend have a little problem with our External harddrives.
The problem is that it says that it will be formatted, and so we formatted them.
afterwards it says so that it only has 2 GB left

[u]someone who can help? plz!]]> Thu, 15 Oct 2009 10:25:33 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/68207-external-harddrive/ http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/68045-optical-drive-not-reading/ Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:26:15 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/68045-optical-drive-not-reading/ http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/67878-hd-benchmark-results/ i have 2 hard drives. One is the main os drive and the other is used for backup. My backup drive benchmarked higher than the drive im using for my operating system. Average read time on the backup drive was 12mb/s higher and the burst speed was 60 mb/s higher. Next time i reinstall windows should i use my backup drive as my os drive. will i be able to notice a difference. Also, this is off topic but what is the current position on using 2.5 inch ssd in desktops. Is it still a realtively new thing. Should i buy a 100 dollar 32gb ssd and use that as my main os drive and put my main programs on that and put my music and games on the regular hard drive. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:57:31 +0000 http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/67878-hd-benchmark-results/ http://forums.pcworld.com/index.php?/topic/67815-dvd-discs-which-to-buy/
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