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Default Flickering HD light;; stuttering; Is it the Drive Failing?
I'm hesitant to do it because usually a computer problem is a software problem. But drives *do* fail sometimes. I'm reluctant to spend the money too. But if the new drive still doesn't fix the problem, then I'll have an external drive to use. That won't be so bad. -- Nehmo- Nehmo
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Default Flickering HD light;; stuttering; Is it the Drive Failing?
to countrypaul, "reset the hard drive"? What does that mean? Yes, I realize I need to back up everything. I'm going to get some blank disks today. I don't have anything else to boot from. I don't have an install disk, and there's no floppy drive. I'm going to take Ron Speed's advice and...- Nehmo
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Default Flickering HD light;; stuttering; Is it the Drive Failing?
1.12 GB RAM I first noticed it when I went to http://www.videostored.com/ but I don't think the site had anything to do with it. It not only happens in videos but it even interrupts or flickers during Windows sounds, even the start up sound. The problem doesn't happen exclusively with videos...- Nehmo
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Default Flickering HD light;; stuttering; Is it the Drive Failing?
HP Compaq Presario V2000 laptop running Windows XP Home SP2, Toshiba MK8025GAS 80GB Laptop Hard Drive http://www.baber.com/drives/internal_hard_drives/laptops/toshiba_mk8025gas_specs.htm I don't know what precipitated it, the machine started a jerky behavior. Let's say when playing videos, the...- Nehmo
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