I recently purchased this drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822152185). Two days ago (Christmas Eve) I started my computer up for the first time after spending the previous week cautiously building it. Everything seemed fine. Windows 7 installed well, the graphic card drivers installed well, I even played Oblivion for a little while, just to see how it would perform on high settings. It was great. Today (Christmas) I had it on for an extended period, and that's when I first encountered problems. Initially, nothing seemed wrong. I would walk away from the computer for a while and return, tap the keyboard and move the mouse, and the computer would come out of standby and I would do stuff (I was mostly transferring files I had stored on my family computer. These were mods and oblivion tools, mostly. Along with some things like Python, 7-Zip, and whatnot that I needed). However, later in the day, I returned to find the monitor not responding to a keyboard touch or mouse shuffle. It was behaving as if it wasn't plugged in to the video card. I tried restarting the computer manually. Upon start-up, the monitor didn't recognize the card imput, and the tower seemed to be struggling somewhat. You would hear the fans/processor buzz to life before quickly fading, only to buzz to life again and fade, then buzz to life and fade. So I turned it off and consulted the internet. Going off recommendations, I checked the appropriate cord, unplugging it and replugging it back in. Then I started the system back up, and the monitor worked normally. Problem solved. Not really. Later on still, I returned to my room to find the monitor blinking again. Oh no, not again, I thought. But then I realized why the monitor wasn't receiving a signal from my graphics card: my computer was off! I turned it back on, and it didn't go through the normal startup, but rather acted as though it had only been in standby, as all of the things I was working on were still open and there. Then I received a message from Windows 7 saying that it detected a hard disk error and that I should backup my system and then consult the manufacturer about getting the drive repaired or replaced. I swore. It was brand-freaking-new. So, if you forumites do believe my OS that the problems I'm encountering are hard disk problems, what are the steps I should take from here? I read on one site to try a system restore, and I found a utility here(HDAT2/CBL Hard Disk Repair Utility) which is supposed to help me run diagnostics and possibly repair problems. I have a 60 day replacement warranty, but I first ordered the part at the beginning of the month, and I'm all anxious over whether I should just replace my drive, or whether that will do any good at all? EDIT: I'm a first-timer for computer building. I was very careful, and read everything before actually doing it. Haven't been able to get a friend over to look at it yet, but could I have wired something wrong? Here are my parts: SAPPHIRE 100311SR Radeon HD 6970 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 AM3 AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Maybe I'll try to get system specs up by tomorrow...
If you can get it running again, Right click on C: drive go to properties , then Tools then ERROR Checking, put in the check marks to repair and reboot.. This should fix all errors on your hard drive.. Also when at desktop, right click in middle of screen and go to properties, then choose Screen saver, choose NONE.. Next go to Power and put in NEVER under Turn off Monitor/Hard disk ? and Stand By... try this..
