Crashed WesternDigital?

Computer Forum Storage Devices
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I just sat with my computer when it suddently hanged, couldn’t do anything, and when I restarted the computer the harddrive started to sound really wierd and i got the error message: “SYSTEM DISK FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER” or something, i thought WTF? and did an diagnostic test and after an extended test it tells me this:

PLEASE CONTACT TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND REPORT THE FOLLOWING ERROR…
DLGDIAG 5.04c - Data Lifeguard Diagnostics
UNKNOWN ERROR

ERROR/STATUS CODE: 0101
(C) Copyright 1996-2004 Western Digital Corporation

Hit ANY KEY to continue…

I have no idea what has happend (to my not even 2 weeks old harddrive), but I hope you have. :ohah:

EDIT: It’s A Western Digital Raptor 36gb 10.000rpm

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Heat is a very big killer of hard drives, and it may be that your Raptor, at 10k rpm has died a heat death as very rarely do drives of WD quality die in 2 weeks. You should be able to RMA the drive back to WD and get a replacement.

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hmm I dont belive it died because of heat, becaue i have a 120mm fan in front of it (with 3 others). But I have contaced WD now, and see what they say.

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Is it a SATA drive?

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Is it a SATA drive?
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Yes.

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Yes.
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Does it have two power connectors (a 4-pin molex one and a SATA one)?

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Does it have two power connectors (a 4-pin molex one and a SATA one)?
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Yes and I have tried both.

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Yes and I have tried both.
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But not simultaneously, right? :swt:

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But not simultaneously, right? :swt:
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Nope.

10

Hmm, I thought that might be the case as I have seen a few HDDs fried that way. What kind of PSU do you have?

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the case?? Hiper 580W.

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Hmm, that’s a very good PSU, so the likely cause of death is simple a defect in the HDD. I’d definately RMA that puppy.

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ok. wont buy WD anymore then, if a disc brokes after not even 2 weeks =|

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and another reason (not to buy WD) is that they (atlease the Raptor 36gb) has a very high sound level =/

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Hmm, I’ve never had a problem with Western Digital drives in my entire life, and I’ve been using them on & off for at least 15 years. But I like Seagate better since the Barracuda line came out, so I’d recommend that if you don’t want to go WD anymore.

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Ok guess I’ve had a really bad luck the, as usal!! :cry:
But, a friend of me told me that I could had damaged the harddrive with my screwdriver with magnet? could that be possible?

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No not possible with that kind of magnet. HDs are shielded very well and will not be affected by magnets unless in the scale of MRI…

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Well, if the magnet is strong enough you might damage your HDD, but most screwdrivers don’t have enough magnetism to cause any harm.