Here is the full scan results (no errors found) followed by the current
health (notice the temp actually went down a degree)


HD Tune: Maxtor 6L200S0 Error Scan

Scanned data : 194403 MB
Damaged Blocks : 0.0 %
Elapsed Time : 87:17


HD Tune: Maxtor 6L200S0 Health

ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status
(03) Spin Up Time 187 184 63 26783 Ok
(04) Start/Stop Count 253 253 0 99 Ok
(05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 0 Ok
(06) Read Channel Margin 253 253 100 0 Ok
(07) Seek Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok
(08) Seek Time Performance 252 242 187 33249 Ok
(09) Power On Hours Count 250 250 0 4154 Ok
(0A) Spin Retry Count 253 252 157 0 Ok
(0B) Calibration Retry Count 253 252 223 0 Ok
(0C) Power Cycle Count 253 253 0 101 Ok
(C0) Power Off Retract Count 253 253 0 0 Ok
(C1) Load Cycle Count 253 253 0 0 Ok
(C2) Temperature 34 253 0 36 Ok
(C3) Hardware ECC Recovered 253 252 0 10567 Ok
(C4) Reallocated Event Count 253 253 0 0 Ok
(C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0 Ok
(C6) Offline Uncorrectable 253 253 0 0 Ok
(C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 199 199 0 0 Ok
(C8) Write Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok
(C9) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
(CA) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
(CB) (unknown attribute) 253 252 180 0 Ok
(CC) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
(CD) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
(CF) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
(D0) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
(D1) (unknown attribute) 242 242 0 143 Ok
(D2) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
(D3) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
(D4) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok

Power On Time : 4154
Health Status : Ok













"Nancy" wrote:

>
> I use my computer for graphics and will soon be doing some video editing.
>
> Remember this is a new (one month old) HD and the problem occured before the
> HD was replaced (replaced due to a HD hardware failure)
>
> Full surface scan is running now.
>
>
> HD Tune: Maxtor 6L200S0 Health
>
> ID Current Worst ThresholdData Status
> (03) Spin Up Time 187 184 63 26783 Ok
> (04) Start/Stop Count 253 253 0 99 Ok
> (05) Reallocated Sector Count 253 253 63 0 Ok
> (06) Read Channel Margin 253 253 100 0 Ok
> (07) Seek Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok
> (08) Seek Time Performance 249 242 187 54332 Ok
> (09) Power On Hours Count 250 250 0 4067 Ok
> (0A) Spin Retry Count 253 252 157 0 Ok
> (0B) Calibration Retry Count 253 252 223 0 Ok
> (0C) Power Cycle Count 253 253 0 101 Ok
> (C0) Power Off Retract Count 253 253 0 0 Ok
> (C1) Load Cycle Count 253 253 0 0 Ok
> (C2) Temperature 34 253 0 37 Ok
> (C3) Hardware ECC Recovered 253 252 0 3175 Ok
> (C4) Reallocated Event Count 253 253 0 0 Ok
> (C5) Current Pending Sector 253 253 0 0 Ok
> (C6) Offline Uncorrectable 253 253 0 0 Ok
> (C7) Ultra DMA CRC Error Count 199 199 0 0 Ok
> (C8) Write Error Rate 253 252 0 0 Ok
> (C9) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
> (CA) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
> (CB) (unknown attribute) 253 252 180 0 Ok
> (CC) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
> (CD) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
> (CF) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
> (D0) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
> (D1) (unknown attribute) 242 242 0 143 Ok
> (D2) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
> (D3) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
> (D4) (unknown attribute) 253 252 0 0 Ok
>
> Power On Time : 4067
> Health Status : Ok
>
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>
> "Gerry Cornell" wrote:
>
> > Nancy
> >
> > Have you looked at HD Tune?
> > Try HD Tune (freeware). Download and run it and see what it turns up.
> > http://www.hdtune.com/
> >
> > Select the Info tabs and place the cursor on C:\ under Drive letter
> > and then double click the two page icon ( copy to
> > Clipboard ) and copy into a further message.
> >
> > Select the Health tab and then double click the two page icon ( copy to
> > Clipboard ) and copy into a further message.
> >
> > Also do a full surface scan with HD Tune.
> >
> > What operations do you do that require so much RAM memory?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Gerry
> > ~~~~
> > FCA
> > Stourport, England
> >
> > Enquire, plan and execute
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> > "Nancy" <Nancy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:E2FE24E6-4FB0-4432-95F1-50D74C965C36@microsoft.com...
> > > Back to the drawing board. Computer froze up again today (after four days
> > > without rebooting) Nothing in the logs shows errors that I can see
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Nancy" wrote:
> > >
> > >> I have ran every scan for viruses and malware. My computer is clean. HD
> > >> crashed a month ago (new computer, under warranty) so new HD was
> > >> reformatted
> > >> and windows reinsalled (by HP authorized repair station) Problem
> > >> started
> > >> occuring before the old HD crashed so it does not appear to be HD
> > >> related.
> > >> repair station also ran antivirus and spyware scanners and found nothing.
> > >> They also checked all the hardware and found no problem. Previously
> > >> system
> > >> froze randomly every few days to few weeks. It is now occuring every 1-2
> > >> days. Computer was new in february 2005 and started freezing in
> > >> september
> > >> (once a day at random times and never on startup) ctrl-alt-del does
> > >> not
> > >> work when frozen - I have to power off. It reboots fine. freezing never
> > >> happens at restart - and does not matter what programs are running. I
> > >> contaced HP and did everything they suggested including checking for
> > >> conflicts, limiting startup programs, checking every hardware installed,
> > >> running scandisk and defrag (200gig HD 94% free space) I only use one
> > >> antivirus program and have tried different anti-spyware programs and
> > >> uninstalling the old ones thinking there may be a conflict (doesn't
> > >> matter -
> > >> freeze happens no matter what) I scan for viruses and spyware every day
> > >> (Norton - and online scans at trendmicro and pandasoft regularly) I
> > >> have
> > >> checked the security on my computer at various sites and it says my
> > >> computer
> > >> is extremely secure. Recently upgraded RAM thinking it may be a memory
> > >> problem (went from 512MB to 1.5gig) processor is 3.2gig I connect
> > >> wireless
> > >> on an extremely secure router (and have since july - problem did not
> > >> start
> > >> until september) None of my files are shared and intrusion detection is
> > >> very
> > >> secure. Computer freezes at random times with different programs -
> > >> does
> > >> not seem to be ryhme or reason to it. Ran eventvwr after restart and
> > >> does
> > >> not seem to show a problem. There is no conflict when I check for
> > >> hardware
> > >> conflicts. I made sure my wireless network connection is the only one
> > >> enabled. Techs cannot find any problem and I did everything HP online
> > >> support suggested. ALL of my windows (XP home) updates are installed -
> > >> including the optional updates. This problem continues even with the
> > >> newly
> > >> formatted new HD so I don't believe it's the HD or corrupt windows. SP2
> > >> if
> > >> that matters. When it freezes, there is no error screen or no way to get
> > >> to
> > >> the task manager - must power off to reboot.
> > >>
> > >> Here is the specs on the computer:
> > >>
> > >> HP Pavilion a820n desktop WinXP SP2 (completely updated)
> > >> 3.2gig processor
> > >> 1.5gig RAM (just upgraded from 512MB)
> > >> 200gig HD (94% free)
> > >>
> > >> Only hardware upgrades since new was the wireless card (linksys) and the
> > >> new
> > >> HD after the HD hardware failure (repair station installed, formatted and
> > >> they reinstalled the wireless software) and the 1gig RAM although
> > >> problems
> > >> started before the new HD and the RAM upgrade.
> > >>
> > >> Freezes even happen within a few hours of running scandisk / defrag and
> > >> knowing there is no viruses or malware (I was completely scanning
> > >> everything
> > >> when it first started freezing thinking it was viral related) I am a
> > >> fanatic
> > >> keeping viruses, adware, and spyware out (repair station says my computer
> > >> is
> > >> the cleanest they've seen)
> > >>
> > >> I am out of ideas on what could be wrong and how to fix. Every time I
> > >> thought I found the problem, it continues to freeze up. Never more than
> > >> once
> > >> a day (so far anyway) Minutes to a couple of days after reboot (usually
> > >> at
> > >> least several hours)
> >
> >
> >