Thanks David and Mike, I appreciate the feedback.
I have no idea if mine is an 8E, 10E or C4K, Mike. How can I find out?
I ran the Drive Fitness Test. Don't like the results!
It quotes a Failure Code: 0x73- Defective Device. Excessive shock.
Technical result code: 731019E0
If you recall, I just recently reformatted and reinstalled Windows Me. I
also did a surface scan in dos mode right after that and it didn't report
any errors. I'll do another scan and see if it reports anything abnormal.
Is there something else I should be doing?
Dan
"Mike M" <No_Spam@Corned_Beef.Only> wrote in message
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> Dan,
>
> I'd start by downloading Hitachi's Drive Fitness Test from
> http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/technolo/dft/dftnew.htm and work from there.
>
> Drive Fitness Test
> Version 4.11
> The Drive Fitness Test (DFT) quickly and reliably tests SCSI, IDE and SATA
> drives. The DFT analyze function performs read tests without overwriting
> customer data.
>
> Notes
> Ultrastar 10K300, Ultrastar 15K73 and DK32XX users, do not use DFT - Use
> the OGT Diagnostic Tool.
> Does not support Microdrive Digital Media products.
> Supports all Travelstar HDDs, except 8E, 10E and C4K series. <<<<<<<<
>
> Is your drive an 8E, 10E or C4K? If so I'd contact Hitachi for advice on
> how to proceed.
> --
> Mike Maltby
> mike.maltby@gmail.com
>
>
> Dapper Dan <dapperdan@home.com> wrote:
>
>> I would like to run a diagnostic tool to test the condition of the
>> harddrive on our 6-7 year old Compaq laptop. It's been several years
>> since I did this test and I have forgotten how to go about it.
>>
>> I understand Hitachi has taken over IBM's Travelstar line however I
>> can't seem to find the specific tool for our model. I believe ours
>> is an IBM Travelstar 10 GB, 4200 rpm. Can someone point me in the
>> right direction.
>