CRC errors constantly on my new 160 gb harddrive

[nTT911]

I get CRC errors constantly on my new 160 gb harddrive, and when i can get a file over to it it will in most cases freeze or crash when i try to use it, cant read drive and so on.

Tried to format it with no luck. Any ideas? Heard of lowlevel format but i dont know what it is nor how it works...

Any tips or clues?

 

[Freestone]

It would help us all if we had more specs on the system involved.

Assuming this is an IDE interface drive, try a new IDE cable (80-pin conductor). If this doesn't work, try reducing the DMA mode to see if data transfers improve.

 

[haemphyst]

What OS are you running? XP requires SP1a or later to access anything larger than 137G, and 2K requires SP3 or later.

OR, (and I had this very same thing happen on a new computer I had JUST built) have your memory tested, or replace all of your memory with new sticks.

(It is not a low-level thing, BTW. In case it come up again, most manufacturers provide low-leveling software from their websites. I very strongly recommend AGAINST this path... You could end up with a 100 dollar boat anchor. I've seen it happen.)

e-mail me at ddraper at igalaxy dot net

 

[nTT911]

Seems to have been a faulty drive all along, sent it back to maxtor... I used their diagnostic tools (

http://www.maxtor.com)

if anybodyelse got the same error... Thanks for the help ppl!