Hi all..

First I must say that I wouldn't be posting if I hadn't exhausted all
other options...

Basically, I have/had a 3 HDD set up, a 160gb seagate for OS and progs,
a 500gb seagate for storage, and a little 80gb maxtor that I dug out
from an old comp for "Do not delete" items. All was working great until
yesterday when dvds, music, mouse movement all became "jittery" every 2
mins or so, I tried all the usual de-frag, spyware, virus etc, and no
joy. So I did a disk check, and that all came back "normal" (apologies
but I dont have the results)

The issue is: Now, if I have my little 80gb plugged in, I get the "disk
boot failure insert system disk" message. I have tried just having my OS
and maxtor, just the maxtor and every combo I could conceive of, but no
luck.

I know the maxtor HDD is ok, or I should say "seems ok" and from what I
gather, this issue has something to do with installation files somehow
getting onto both drives. But I have no idea how to fix this. I have
tried to do a fresh install of vista x32, but it keeps locking up....

Any ideas?

Also, the little 80gb Maxtor has all my photos, CV's, writings etc etc
on, and I can't really afford to loose it all, as some of it I could
never replace... That might have been a stupid idea, but not putting any
"live" progs onto the drive I didnt for-see any dire circumstances.....

Many thanks in advance..

Andy


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Andy mauger

Hi, Andy.

Sorry to be so late but I just spotted your message tonight. Have you
solved your problem yet? If not, please post back - or start a new thread -
and give us your current status.

The problem you described might have one or more of several different
causes.

1. It might be as simple as the Maxtor HDD failing. Download the
manufacturer's test tools and run them. As you probably know, Maxtor was
bought by Seagate a few years ago (http://www.maxtor.com/home-en-us.html ),
so your best starting point might be
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/pro...ps/diamondmax/ . If your
drive fails their tests, you may qualify for a warranty replacement. It's
worth a try. (This won't replace your photos and other data, of course, but
it might help with your financial loss.)

yesterday when dvds, music, mouse movement all became "jittery" every 2
mins or so,

2. This could be cause by heat buildup or by RF interference from some
nearby appliance.

3. You mention "disk boot failure" messages and "installation files...on
both drives". This can happen only if you run Setup with that drive
connected at the time. BIOS settings at Setup time can affect which
connected drive the files are written onto.

Let us know if these ideas give any clues, and if you still need help with
this.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64

"Andy mauger" wrote in message
...

Hi all..

First I must say that I wouldn't be posting if I hadn't exhausted all
other options...

Basically, I have/had a 3 HDD set up, a 160gb seagate for OS and progs,
a 500gb seagate for storage, and a little 80gb maxtor that I dug out
from an old comp for "Do not delete" items. All was working great until
yesterday when dvds, music, mouse movement all became "jittery" every 2
mins or so, I tried all the usual de-frag, spyware, virus etc, and no
joy. So I did a disk check, and that all came back "normal" (apologies
but I dont have the results)

The issue is: Now, if I have my little 80gb plugged in, I get the "disk
boot failure insert system disk" message. I have tried just having my OS
and maxtor, just the maxtor and every combo I could conceive of, but no
luck.

I know the maxtor HDD is ok, or I should say "seems ok" and from what I
gather, this issue has something to do with installation files somehow
getting onto both drives. But I have no idea how to fix this. I have
tried to do a fresh install of vista x32, but it keeps locking up....

Any ideas?

Also, the little 80gb Maxtor has all my photos, CV's, writings etc etc
on, and I can't really afford to loose it all, as some of it I could
never replace... That might have been a stupid idea, but not putting any
"live" progs onto the drive I didnt for-see any dire circumstances.....

Many thanks in advance..

Andy


--
Andy mauger

Hi, Andy.

Sorry to be so late but I just spotted your message tonight. Have you
solved your problem yet? If not, please post back - or start a new thread -
and give us your current status.

The problem you described might have one or more of several different
causes.

1. It might be as simple as the Maxtor HDD failing. Download the
manufacturer's test tools and run them. As you probably know, Maxtor was
bought by Seagate a few years ago (http://www.maxtor.com/home-en-us.html ),
so your best starting point might be
http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/pro...ps/diamondmax/ . If your
drive fails their tests, you may qualify for a warranty replacement. It's
worth a try. (This won't replace your photos and other data, of course, but
it might help with your financial loss.)

yesterday when dvds, music, mouse movement all became "jittery" every 2
mins or so,

2. This could be cause by heat buildup or by RF interference from some
nearby appliance.

3. You mention "disk boot failure" messages and "installation files...on
both drives". This can happen only if you run Setup with that drive
connected at the time. BIOS settings at Setup time can affect which
connected drive the files are written onto.

Let us know if these ideas give any clues, and if you still need help with
this.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP
Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64

"Andy mauger" wrote in message
...

Hi all..

First I must say that I wouldn't be posting if I hadn't exhausted all
other options...

Basically, I have/had a 3 HDD set up, a 160gb seagate for OS and progs,
a 500gb seagate for storage, and a little 80gb maxtor that I dug out
from an old comp for "Do not delete" items. All was working great until
yesterday when dvds, music, mouse movement all became "jittery" every 2
mins or so, I tried all the usual de-frag, spyware, virus etc, and no
joy. So I did a disk check, and that all came back "normal" (apologies
but I dont have the results)

The issue is: Now, if I have my little 80gb plugged in, I get the "disk
boot failure insert system disk" message. I have tried just having my OS
and maxtor, just the maxtor and every combo I could conceive of, but no
luck.

I know the maxtor HDD is ok, or I should say "seems ok" and from what I
gather, this issue has something to do with installation files somehow
getting onto both drives. But I have no idea how to fix this. I have
tried to do a fresh install of vista x32, but it keeps locking up....

Any ideas?

Also, the little 80gb Maxtor has all my photos, CV's, writings etc etc
on, and I can't really afford to loose it all, as some of it I could
never replace... That might have been a stupid idea, but not putting any
"live" progs onto the drive I didnt for-see any dire circumstances.....

Many thanks in advance..

Andy


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Andy mauger