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Samsung 40GB hard drive problem
There isn't any mention of a disk overlay at startup. I tried running the Samsung diagnostics and the HD diagnostics report that the drive is fine, but the low level formatter stops at cylinder 10 of 1024 every time I run it. Are there any programs that can lock or protect a drive that a user...- kjensen42
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Samsung 40GB hard drive problem
I downloaded the UBD software and tried to remove the partition from the Samsung hard drive using the utilities on it but after rebooting the computer all the files were still there and I still cannot save or delete files. This is the only hard drive in the system, its running with WinME, and...- kjensen42
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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Samsung 40GB hard drive problem
I have a samsung 40GB drive that appears to be "locked". Any files that I save to it are gone the next time I start up the computer. Likewise, any files I delete reappear the next time I startup the computer. I have tried to reformat the drive, but after completion and rebooting the...- kjensen42
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