I/O Device error

WangNiNjA · 3rd November 2004, 8:29 AM

Ok things have been working fine until just a few days ago, but lately my hdd been stuffing up. I've been downloading using bittorrent and putting the actual files on d: (the stuffed up hd), and after awhile the torrent would say 'can't access due to I/O error'. i close the torrent and try to go into d:, it pops up with the message ' D:\ is not acessible. The request could not be perforemed to a I/O error'. the only way I can get D: to work again is to shut down, wait a bit, and then turn it back on.

can anyone help?

zhenkai · 3rd November 2004, 10:04 AM

sounds like your hard disk is dying or perhaps died. You should recover what you can to another drive before you cant get access to it at all. What you described happened on my travelstar hard disk not long ago.

WangNiNjA · 3rd November 2004, 4:14 PM

how can i actually be sure its dying? and will warrarnty cover this?

zhenkai · 3rd November 2004, 10:19 PM

warranty should cover it. I can't be 100% certain but different drive manufactures offer tools (for download) such as drive fitness test to see if in fact it is dying.

Valkyrie · 4th November 2004, 9:33 AM

What brand / model is the drive?

If you post the details, I'll try and find which utility will check the drive for you (if one's available).

Cheers,
Valkyrie.

WangNiNjA · 4th November 2004, 3:35 PM

my hdd is a western digital wd800bb

woodwarp · 5th November 2004, 8:39 PM

dl diagnostic utilities from:

http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp

3rd November 2004, 8:29 AM	#1
WangNiNjA Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South-Western Sydney Posts: 1,241	I/O Device error Ok things have been working fine until just a few days ago, but lately my hdd been stuffing up. I've been downloading using bittorrent and putting the actual files on d: (the stuffed up hd), and after awhile the torrent would say 'can't access due to I/O error'. i close the torrent and try to go into d:, it pops up with the message ' D:\ is not acessible. The request could not be perforemed to a I/O error'. the only way I can get D: to work again is to shut down, wait a bit, and then turn it back on. can anyone help?

5th November 2004, 8:39 PM	#7
woodwarp Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Brisbane Posts: 81	Diagnostic Utilities dl diagnostic utilities from: http://support.wdc.com/download/index.asp

3rd November 2004, 10:04 AM	#2
zhenkai Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 280	sounds like your hard disk is dying or perhaps died. You should recover what you can to another drive before you cant get access to it at all. What you described happened on my travelstar hard disk not long ago.

3rd November 2004, 4:14 PM	#3
WangNiNjA Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South-Western Sydney Posts: 1,241	how can i actually be sure its dying? and will warrarnty cover this?

3rd November 2004, 10:19 PM	#4
zhenkai Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 280	warranty should cover it. I can't be 100% certain but different drive manufactures offer tools (for download) such as drive fitness test to see if in fact it is dying.

4th November 2004, 9:33 AM	#5
Valkyrie Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 45	What brand / model is the drive? If you post the details, I'll try and find which utility will check the drive for you (if one's available). Cheers, Valkyrie.

4th November 2004, 3:35 PM	#6
WangNiNjA Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: South-Western Sydney Posts: 1,241	my hdd is a western digital wd800bb