1bm 120gb: data error-cyclic redundacy check

[substance12]

I just copied a movie from my 60gb to my ibm 120gb hdd last night and when I tried playing it I got this "data error-cyclic redundancy check" message and my hdd also made some clicking noises.

I've ran the ibm drive fitness test but when I tried doing the quick and advanced test I got a "drive not detected" message. I think it was 0x20? I've tried running norton and winxp tests to detect bad sectors but I couldn't find anything.

Anyone have any suggestions. I've obtained an RMA because I think it's just a bad hdd. I know ibm is supposed to be one of the best in the buisness but this will be my 3rd ibm gone bad.

 

[shathal]

Clicking is never good.

And IBM have had a big smudge on their reputation ever since the 75GXP series (2 of my drives failed in the space of 1 month), hence I am not getting IBM drives again.

Well - from where I stand, it looks like you'll have another RMA ahead of you.

When you talk to the IBM person, you might want to point this out to them that this it the 3rd time round that this happens, maybe you can get something out of it. Never know.

- Shathal .

 

[Souka]

Most likely, you got a drive with a failing controller. RMA it.

Other possibility is that your PS cannot provide adequate power to the HD....but this would be very unlikely as HD's only use a few watts.

My $.02