"Windows is working with a file" ?

[Peter]

Hi,

I have added a second harddrive SATA-2 to my desktop computer running WinXP
SP2. I just plugged it in and it was recognized and started working from
scratch. There is only one flaw:

My original harddrive is C: and my new harddrive is J:.

If I copy a file from J: and paste it to C: then I have no problem. But if I
cut/move the file and paste it to C: then it will begin to write it but never
finish and the non-working file at the destination C: is not possible to
delete unless I reboot. Explorer will also hang. However, when I try to
reboot, Windows won't let me saying that "Windows is currently working with a
file" and I have to wait, although nothing will happen when I wait. The hung
Explorer will eventually drag most apps down with it in the hanging swamp.

I can get around this by going into task manager and ending Explorer.exe and
even though this will not end that process I can launch another instance of
explorer.exe which seems to take precedence because after this I can use the
file manager again and I can also exit windows and reboot.

Why is happening, and more importantly, how can I address this issue?

Thanks a lot.

 

[peter]

when I move/copy a file from one HD to another there is no cut or paste
option.
I simply grab the file with a right click of the mouse and drag it to where
I want it to go...when I release the mouse I get
the option to Move or Copy....
Working in a file and moving parts of the file I get the options you
describe ..and therefore need another file to copy/paste to.
Which one are you attempting to do???
peter

 

[Peter]

Hi, thanks for replying.

I am trying variants of your first option. What I do is to right-click
(release button) on the source file and then choose copy/cut from the
popup-menu. Then I do right-click on the target drive and choose paste from
the popup-menu.

Alternatively I do left-button click and drag together with Ctrl/Shift key
on the keyboard for copy/paste.

I presume all these three ways do the same thing. I tried your version
(right-click drag) and I get the same problematic situation if I choose
"move" but not if I choose "copy" which is consistent with the problems I am
experiencing.

/p

 

[peter]

I cant seem to duplicate that on my machines..
could you post the specs of your system..Mobo/HD and how they are connected.

peter

 

[Peter]

Hi,

I am on a Dell Dimension 9100.
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/dim9100/en/index.htm

According to SiSoft Sandra:

Mainboard:
Manufacturer : Dell Inc.
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
MPS Version : 1.40
Model : 0X8582
Serial Number : ..CN7082156MH0MT.

Harddrive in question:
SCSI General Properties
Controller : 0
Bus : 0
Target ID : 1
Logical Unit No. : 0

General Capabilities
Channel : Slave
Type : ATA
Interface : SATA
Removable : No
Model : SAMSUNG HD103UJ
Revision : 1AA01113
Serial Number : S13PJDWQ707285
ATA/ATAPI Approved Version : 7.82
Cache Size : 32.00MB

Drive Geometry
Unformatted Bytes Per Sector : 554
Unformatted Bytes Per Track : 34902
CHS Geometry : 16383 x 16 x 63
CHS Total Sectors : 16514064
LBA Total Sectors : 1953525168
Number of ECC Bytes : 4
Capacity : 931.51GB

Translation Mode Disk Geometry
CHS Geometry : 121601 x 255 x 63
Bytes Per Sector : 512bytes
Capacity : 931.51GB

Partitions Information
Partition 1 : MBR IFS-NTFS 931.51GB

Logical Drives
Logical Drive : J:

Cache Information
Read Cache : Yes
Write Cache : Yes
Prefetch Buffer : No

Properties
NCQ - Native Command Queuing : Yes
PEC - Physical Event Counters : Yes
LBA Support : Yes

Features
S.M.A.R.T Support : Yes
Security Support : Yes
Power Management Support : Yes
ACPI Power Management Support : Yes
Power-up in Standby : Yes
Packet Command Interface : No
Removable Media : No
Look-Ahead Buffer : Yes
Write-Back Cache : Yes
Host Protect Area : Yes
Microcode Update : Yes
Acoustic Management : Yes
48-bit LBA : Yes
Device Config Overlay : Yes

Active Features
S.M.A.R.T Enabled : Yes
Security Enabled : No
Power Management Enabled : Yes
ACPI Power Management Enabled : No
Power-up in Standby Enabled : No
Look-Ahead Buffer Enabled : Yes
Write-Back Cache Enabled : Yes
Host Protect Area Enabled : Yes
Acoustic Management Enabled : No

S.M.A.R.T Information
Version : 1.01
ATA Commands Support : Yes
ATAPI Commands Support : Yes
S.M.A.R.T Commands Support : Yes

S.M.A.R.T Data
Raw Read Error Rate (01) : 0 (Threshold 51; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Spin-up Time (03) : 8130 (Threshold 11; Worst 76; Maximum 76)
Start/Stop Count (04) : 111 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Re-Allocated Sector Count (05) : 0 (Threshold 10; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Seek Error Rate (07) : 0 (Threshold 51; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Seek Time Performance (08) : 0 (Threshold 15; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Power-On Time Count (09) : 3591 (Threshold 0; Worst 99; Maximum 99)
Spin Retry Count (0A) : 0 (Threshold 51; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Calibration Retry Count (0B) : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Power Cycle Count (0C) : 111 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
T0D : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
TB7 : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
TB8 : 0 (Threshold 99; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
TBB : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
TBC : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
TBE : 35 (Threshold 0; Worst 65; Maximum 63)
Drive Temperature (C2) : 35 (Threshold 0; Worst 65; Maximum 62)
ECC Corrected Count (C3) : 36616 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Re-Allocated Data Count (C4) : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Pending Sector Count (C5) : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Un-Correctable Sector Count (C6) : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
CRC Error Count (C7) : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Write Error Rate (C8) : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 100; Maximum 100)
Soft Read Error Rate (C9) : 0 (Threshold 0; Worst 253; Maximum 253)

Environment Monitor(s)
Disk Temperature : 35.00°C

Transfer Modes Support
I/O Queue Depth : 32
Block Size : 16
Maximum SATA Mode : G2 / SATA300

Transfer Modes Active
Current Block Transfer : 16
Current SATA Mode : G2 / SATA300