Here's one for the techsperts. I certainly hope some one can help. (OP
sys XP sp3, P4 3.0 ghz)

Firstly don't EVER believe that you can hot swap SATA drives. My beloved
windoze has totally got it's knickers in a twist after I swapped some
SATA drives. Actually it happened after I installed a new (D) drive. I
didn't reboot. I didn't think I needed to. Anyway, the prob is that the
drive will come up in 'My Computer', but I can't transfer any files off
it. It's currently running off an eSATA card as the E drive. If I put it
as the D drive after removing the existing drive, the PC won't boot. It
just hangs before loading windows, but the drive is recognized in BIOS.
If I try to transfer files off it the mouse goes all jerky and the CPU
usage maxes out!- up to 100%. I can transfer files TO the drive and
transfer them back again, but I can't transfer any files that were on
the drive originally. ?? Windows reports in Disk Management that the
drive is healthy, but it aint! I really need this drive as it is my
backup drive with ghost images and files. Of course it would have to be
this drive that's affected- Murphy's law. Can anyone please help?

--
rgds,

Pete
=====
http://pw352.blogspot.com

Superman" <"c/- Lois.Lane wrote:
> Here's one for the techsperts. I certainly hope some one can help.
> (OP sys XP sp3, P4 3.0 ghz)
>
> Firstly don't EVER believe that you can hot swap SATA drives. My
> beloved windoze has totally got it's knickers in a twist after I
> swapped some SATA drives. Actually it happened after I installed a
> new (D) drive. I didn't reboot. I didn't think I needed to. Anyway,
> the prob is that the drive will come up in 'My Computer', but I
> can't transfer any files off it. It's currently running off an
> eSATA card as the E drive. If I put it as the D drive after
> removing the existing drive, the PC won't boot. It just hangs
> before loading windows, but the drive is recognized in BIOS. If I
> try to transfer files off it the mouse goes all jerky and the CPU
> usage maxes out!- up to 100%. I can transfer files TO the drive and
> transfer them back again, but I can't transfer any files that were
> on the drive originally. ?? Windows reports in Disk Management that
> the drive is healthy, but it aint! I really need this drive as it
> is my backup drive with ghost images and files. Of course it would
> have to be this drive that's affected- Murphy's law. Can anyone
> please help?

What made you believe you could hot-swap regular SATA drives?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

"Shenan Stanley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)
> Superman" <"c/- Lois.Lane wrote:
>> Here's one for the techsperts. I certainly hope some one can help.
>> (OP sys XP sp3, P4 3.0 ghz)
>>
>> Firstly don't EVER believe that you can hot swap SATA drives. My
>> beloved windoze has totally got it's knickers in a twist after I
>> swapped some SATA drives. Actually it happened after I installed a
>> new (D) drive. I didn't reboot. I didn't think I needed to. Anyway,
>> the prob is that the drive will come up in 'My Computer', but I
>> can't transfer any files off it. It's currently running off an
>> eSATA card as the E drive. If I put it as the D drive after
>> removing the existing drive, the PC won't boot. It just hangs
>> before loading windows, but the drive is recognized in BIOS. If I
>> try to transfer files off it the mouse goes all jerky and the CPU
>> usage maxes out!- up to 100%. I can transfer files TO the drive and
>> transfer them back again, but I can't transfer any files that were
>> on the drive originally. ?? Windows reports in Disk Management that
>> the drive is healthy, but it aint! I really need this drive as it
>> is my backup drive with ghost images and files. Of course it would
>> have to be this drive that's affected- Murphy's law. Can anyone
>> please help?
>
> What made you believe you could hot-swap regular SATA drives?
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP

If you can't/won't answer the query, what made YOU think this was a
worthwhile post?

Twayne`

Use the drive test utility available from drive manufacturers site to test
the drive

"Superman" <"c/- Lois.Lane"@metropolis.com> wrote in message
news:7hHzm.46429$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> Here's one for the techsperts. I certainly hope some one can help. (OP sys
> XP sp3, P4 3.0 ghz)
>
> Firstly don't EVER believe that you can hot swap SATA drives. My beloved
> windoze has totally got it's knickers in a twist after I swapped some SATA
> drives. Actually it happened after I installed a new (D) drive. I didn't
> reboot. I didn't think I needed to. Anyway, the prob is that the drive
> will come up in 'My Computer', but I can't transfer any files off it. It's
> currently running off an eSATA card as the E drive. If I put it as the D
> drive after removing the existing drive, the PC won't boot. It just hangs
> before loading windows, but the drive is recognized in BIOS. If I try to
> transfer files off it the mouse goes all jerky and the CPU usage maxes
> out!- up to 100%. I can transfer files TO the drive and transfer them back
> again, but I can't transfer any files that were on the drive originally.
> ?? Windows reports in Disk Management that the drive is healthy, but it
> aint! I really need this drive as it is my backup drive with ghost images
> and files. Of course it would have to be this drive that's affected-
> Murphy's law. Can anyone please help?
>
> --
> rgds,
>
> Pete
> =====
> http://pw352.blogspot.com
>
>

DL wrote:

> Use the drive test utility available from drive manufacturers site to
> test the drive
>
> "Superman" <"c/- Lois.Lane"@metropolis.com> wrote in message
> news:7hHzm.46429$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >
> > Here's one for the techsperts. I certainly hope some one can help.
> > (OP sys XP sp3, P4 3.0 ghz)
> >
> > Firstly don't EVER believe that you can hot swap SATA drives. My
> > beloved windoze has totally got it's knickers in a twist after I
> > swapped some SATA drives. Actually it happened after I installed a
> > new (D) drive. I didn't reboot. I didn't think I needed to. Anyway,
> > the prob is that the drive will come up in 'My Computer', but I
> > can't transfer any files off it. It's currently running off an
> > eSATA card as the E drive. If I put it as the D drive after
> > removing the existing drive, the PC won't boot. It just hangs
> > before loading windows, but the drive is recognized in BIOS. If I
> > try to transfer files off it the mouse goes all jerky and the CPU
> > usage maxes out!- up to 100%. I can transfer files TO the drive and
> > transfer them back again, but I can't transfer any files that were
> > on the drive originally. ?? Windows reports in Disk Management
> > that the drive is healthy, but it aint! I really need this drive as
> > it is my backup drive with ghost images and files. Of course it
> > would have to be this drive that's affected- Murphy's law. Can
> > anyone please help?
> >
> > --
> > rgds,
> >
> > Pete
> > =====
> > http://pw352.blogspot.com
> >
> >

Unfortunately, writing to the corrupted drive has not helped the
situation.

Have you run scan disc against it?

Rob

Twayne wrote:
> If you can't/won't answer the query, what made YOU think this was a
> worthwhile post?

Same question, to you.

However - I have an answer because mine is worthwhile. The answer to their
current predicament may lie in what their reasoning was and whose advice
they followed in getting into the predicament.

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

Shenan Stanley wrote:

> Superman" <"c/- Lois.Lane wrote:
>
>> Here's one for the techsperts. I certainly hope some one can help.
>> (OP sys XP sp3, P4 3.0 ghz)
>>
>> Firstly don't EVER believe that you can hot swap SATA drives. My
>> beloved windoze has totally got it's knickers in a twist after I
>> swapped some SATA drives. Actually it happened after I installed a
>> new (D) drive. I didn't reboot. I didn't think I needed to. Anyway,
>> the prob is that the drive will come up in 'My Computer', but I
>> can't transfer any files off it. It's currently running off an
>> eSATA card as the E drive. If I put it as the D drive after
>> removing the existing drive, the PC won't boot. It just hangs
>> before loading windows, but the drive is recognized in BIOS. If I
>> try to transfer files off it the mouse goes all jerky and the CPU
>> usage maxes out!- up to 100%. I can transfer files TO the drive and
>> transfer them back again, but I can't transfer any files that were
>> on the drive originally. ?? Windows reports in Disk Management that
>> the drive is healthy, but it aint! I really need this drive as it
>> is my backup drive with ghost images and files. Of course it would
>> have to be this drive that's affected- Murphy's law. Can anyone
>> please help?
>>
>
> What made you believe you could hot-swap regular SATA drives?
>
>

They are advertised that way.

--
rgds,

Pete
=====
http://pw352.blogspot.com

"Brumby claims police on every corner wouldn't reduce violence, but speed cameras everywhere reduces speeding. Oh, that's right, no revenue in locking up thugs"

"Now that we are seeing the results of the social experiment conducted by Christine Nixon, turning our police force into peace keepers rather than law enforcers, could we please go back to some real policing?"

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me here wrote:

> DL wrote:
>
>
>> Use the drive test utility available from drive manufacturers site to
>> test the drive
>>
>> "Superman" <"c/- Lois.Lane"@metropolis.com> wrote in message
>> news:7hHzm.46429$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>> Here's one for the techsperts. I certainly hope some one can help.
>>> (OP sys XP sp3, P4 3.0 ghz)
>>>
>>> Firstly don't EVER believe that you can hot swap SATA drives. My
>>> beloved windoze has totally got it's knickers in a twist after I
>>> swapped some SATA drives. Actually it happened after I installed a
>>> new (D) drive. I didn't reboot. I didn't think I needed to. Anyway,
>>> the prob is that the drive will come up in 'My Computer', but I
>>> can't transfer any files off it. It's currently running off an
>>> eSATA card as the E drive. If I put it as the D drive after
>>> removing the existing drive, the PC won't boot. It just hangs
>>> before loading windows, but the drive is recognized in BIOS. If I
>>> try to transfer files off it the mouse goes all jerky and the CPU
>>> usage maxes out!- up to 100%. I can transfer files TO the drive and
>>> transfer them back again, but I can't transfer any files that were
>>> on the drive originally. ?? Windows reports in Disk Management
>>> that the drive is healthy, but it aint! I really need this drive as
>>> it is my backup drive with ghost images and files. Of course it
>>> would have to be this drive that's affected- Murphy's law. Can
>>> anyone please help?
>>>
>>>
>
> Unfortunately, writing to the corrupted drive has not helped the
> situation.
>
> Have you run scan disc against it?
>

Yes, I've run Scan Disk, Norton's, Data Lifeguard, and SMART. All report
ok. I'm thinking maybe it's an OS issue. I did get a 'delayed write
failed' message for this drive before this happened.

> Rob
>



--
rgds,

Pete
=====
http://pw352.blogspot.com

"Brumby claims police on every corner wouldn't reduce violence, but speed cameras everywhere reduces speeding. Oh, that's right, no revenue in locking up thugs"

"Now that we are seeing the results of the social experiment conducted by Christine Nixon, turning our police force into peace keepers rather than law enforcers, could we please go back to some real policing?"

"I will save water if two things happen: a dam gets built and Labor goes"

"They can dish up as much sex, violence and offensive language on tv as they like, but heaven forbid you blacken your face and sing and dance. What a sad world it is."

- media comments

"I don't care what you f__kers think!" - The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia

Superman" <"c/- Lois.Lane wrote:
> Here's one for the techsperts. I certainly hope some one can help.
> (OP sys XP sp3, P4 3.0 ghz)
>
> Firstly don't EVER believe that you can hot swap SATA drives. My
> beloved windoze has totally got it's knickers in a twist after I
> swapped some SATA drives. Actually it happened after I installed a
> new (D) drive. I didn't reboot. I didn't think I needed to. Anyway,
> the prob is that the drive will come up in 'My Computer', but I
> can't transfer any files off it. It's currently running off an
> eSATA card as the E drive. If I put it as the D drive after
> removing the existing drive, the PC won't boot. It just hangs
> before loading windows, but the drive is recognized in BIOS. If I
> try to transfer files off it the mouse goes all jerky and the CPU
> usage maxes out!- up to 100%. I can transfer files TO the drive and
> transfer them back again, but I can't transfer any files that were
> on the drive originally. ?? Windows reports in Disk Management that
> the drive is healthy, but it aint! I really need this drive as it
> is my backup drive with ghost images and files. Of course it would
> have to be this drive that's affected- Murphy's law. Can anyone
> please help?

Shenan Stanley wrote:
> What made you believe you could hot-swap regular SATA drives?

Superman" <"c/- Lois.Lane wrote:
> They are advertised that way.

Not all SATA drives are advertised as hot-swap. They can be hot-swap if it
is also supported by the SATA controller and by the hardware driver in the
operating system. Of course - there are lots of things you can say that
about. :-)

Now - is the drive with the problem now in some eSATA enclosure - and is it
strictly eSATA? Have you tried it in another machine?

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

DL wrote:

> Use the drive test utility available from drive manufacturers site to test
> the drive
>

I've run Scan Disk, Norton's, Data Lifeguard, and SMART and all report
ok. I'm beginning to suspect it's an OS issue. I did get a 'delayed
write failed' message for this drive before it happened.

> "Superman" <"c/- Lois.Lane"@metropolis.com> wrote in message
> news:7hHzm.46429$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> Here's one for the techsperts. I certainly hope some one can help. (OP sys
>> XP sp3, P4 3.0 ghz)
>>
>> Firstly don't EVER believe that you can hot swap SATA drives. My beloved
>> windoze has totally got it's knickers in a twist after I swapped some SATA
>> drives. Actually it happened after I installed a new (D) drive. I didn't
>> reboot. I didn't think I needed to. Anyway, the prob is that the drive
>> will come up in 'My Computer', but I can't transfer any files off it. It's
>> currently running off an eSATA card as the E drive. If I put it as the D
>> drive after removing the existing drive, the PC won't boot. It just hangs
>> before loading windows, but the drive is recognized in BIOS. If I try to
>> transfer files off it the mouse goes all jerky and the CPU usage maxes
>> out!- up to 100%. I can transfer files TO the drive and transfer them back
>> again, but I can't transfer any files that were on the drive originally.
>> ?? Windows reports in Disk Management that the drive is healthy, but it
>> aint! I really need this drive as it is my backup drive with ghost images
>> and files. Of course it would have to be this drive that's affected-
>> Murphy's law. Can anyone please help?
>>
>>
>>
>
>


--
rgds,

Pete
=====
http://pw352.blogspot.com

"Brumby claims police on every corner wouldn't reduce violence, but speed cameras everywhere reduces speeding. Oh, that's right, no revenue in locking up thugs"

"Now that we are seeing the results of the social experiment conducted by Christine Nixon, turning our police force into peace keepers rather than law enforcers, could we please go back to some real policing?"

"I will save water if two things happen: a dam gets built and Labor goes"

"They can dish up as much sex, violence and offensive language as they like, but heaven forbid you blacken your face and sing and dance. What a sad world it is."

- media comments

"I don't care what you f__kers think!" - The Hon Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of Australia