Windows cant write to disc.... ERROR.... now will not boot!
I was using my computer and noticed a little box popping up in the lower corner saying that windows had a problem writing to E:$w. . . . something, but it was $ something. Anyways, I srugged it off. .
I was using my computer and noticed a little box popping up in the lower corner saying that windows had a problem writing to E:$w....something, but it was $ something. Anyways, I srugged it off.... then it happened again, but it was on another drive letter... drive G. So I read the message in full and it said data may be lost, may be a hardware problem.... all that jazz. So the computer was still running fine. I coudl play games, move files, open up everything but I decided to restart anyways to see if that would clear up the problem.
the computer got to the point where it would boot off the hardrive, and just sat there. I restarted, the hd light was flickering in a strange pattern over and over, then stopping and getting stuck at that same spot again. I waited for a while and it finally gave me the not a system disc error.
So what the heck happened? I dont think my hardrives are fried, because they still worked. To me, it sounds like a hardware problem with the ide channels! Was I right to assume this?
I went out and ordered an athlon 64 motherboard and processor anyways because I wanted to upgrade, but i figure this will solve the problem because it sounds like the ide channels on the motherboard were crapping out.
Thoughts?
the computer got to the point where it would boot off the hardrive, and just sat there. I restarted, the hd light was flickering in a strange pattern over and over, then stopping and getting stuck at that same spot again. I waited for a while and it finally gave me the not a system disc error.
So what the heck happened? I dont think my hardrives are fried, because they still worked. To me, it sounds like a hardware problem with the ide channels! Was I right to assume this?
I went out and ordered an athlon 64 motherboard and processor anyways because I wanted to upgrade, but i figure this will solve the problem because it sounds like the ide channels on the motherboard were crapping out.
Thoughts?
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ok, I ran home today in hopes of picking up a new mobo and all that jazz. Well, I ended up ordering it from newegg so now I have an athlon 64 system on its way!
Well, I drove back up to college and fiddled with the system. As I expected, the raid blew up. I dont konw why, it only detected half the drives..... it just doesnt work?
So I plugged my hardrives in my IDE channels (had my cd and dvd in those) and they worked. So the board works, just not the raid. I have a bazillion drives so I need every IDE channel I can get!
So basically I have a athlon 64, new mobo with 2 ide's and 4 RAID channels so I'll just have a different device on every different ide/raid slot.
Well, I drove back up to college and fiddled with the system. As I expected, the raid blew up. I dont konw why, it only detected half the drives..... it just doesnt work?
So I plugged my hardrives in my IDE channels (had my cd and dvd in those) and they worked. So the board works, just not the raid. I have a bazillion drives so I need every IDE channel I can get!
So basically I have a athlon 64, new mobo with 2 ide's and 4 RAID channels so I'll just have a different device on every different ide/raid slot.
