Hello I have an external disk drive which gave me the message "Delayed Write
Fail" when trying to copy data from it. I assume this is some kind of
hardware failure?

Hi Mark,

This MS article may provide the fix:

"Delayed Write Failed" error message when you manage files in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;330174

Let us know how this works.

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HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
http://aumha.org/

"Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:45f6e3cf$0$25920$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello I have an external disk drive which gave me the message "Delayed
> Write Fail" when trying to copy data from it. I assume this is some kind
> of hardware failure?
>

I will look at the BIOS, but can confirm that the external box using the
correct 80 wire cable

"Curt Christianson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Mark,
>
> This MS article may provide the fix:
>
> "Delayed Write Failed" error message when you manage files in Windows XP
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;330174
>
> Let us know how this works.
>
> --
> HTH,
> Curt
>
> Windows Support Center
> http://aumha.org/
>
> "Mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:45f6e3cf$0$25920$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hello I have an external disk drive which gave me the message "Delayed
>> Write Fail" when trying to copy data from it. I assume this is some kind
>> of hardware failure?
>>
>
>