Weird Harddrive Error

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Weird Harddrive Error

#1 Post by rosemarycane » Wed Sep 13, 2006 3:43 pm

I was using PC Doctor today to check my T60. When I checked my external backup drive, I got this error:

"Error Obtaining Drive Geometry"

It is a Maxtor One Touch III Mini Edition.

Don't know if this is normal, or should I RMA the drive.

Thanks,

Sean
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#2 Post by agarza » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:44 am

Try first using Maxtor's utility to check the drive
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#3 Post by GomJabbar » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:00 pm

Here is a thread I ran across awhile back. Maybe it will shed some light on the topic: Hard disk geometry thread
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Thanks for the Reply!

#4 Post by rosemarycane » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:46 pm

That was extremely helpful!

Sean :D
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