Hi Folks,
I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro A200 - PSAF7A- 003001 that keeps resetting (The power cuts out while in normal use and the it starts booting up again) or Blue Screen of Deathing at very random times. After scratching my head for a while I read something on the internet that said that a failing Hard Disk can sometimes cause these symptoms.
The Issue:-
- The computer cuts out no matter what OS it is running; I've tried Windows XP, Vista, and 7 as well as Ubuntu and OpenSuse. It doesn't happen as often on the Linuxes probably because they don't use the HDD as much!
- The computer is more likely to cut out when plugged into the wall socket or when booting up off standby.
- I have tried pulling the HDD out of the computer while it is running but it doesn't recreate the problem.
- The problem has started to occur in the last couple of months, and the computer is 3 years old (Out of warranty of course)
- The HDD is a Hitachi 5400rpm 160Gb notebook HDD model HTS541616J9SA00
- The computer has a history of running very hot at around about 70°C while Idling!
I have ran the HDD in another computer for about an hour but it didn't trigger the issue. Might have just been lucky though.
I have also run another HDD in the computer for an hour and I didn't come across any issues. Again I could have been lucky.
I have run the computer on a USB version of Linux for an entire day and It has worked fine!!
Do you think that this is a faulty HDD? Is it worth wasting a new HDD on this computer?
Thanks in advance.
Luke
P.S. Please move this if it is posted in the wrong spot.
I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro A200 - PSAF7A- 003001 that keeps resetting (The power cuts out while in normal use and the it starts booting up again) or Blue Screen of Deathing at very random times. After scratching my head for a while I read something on the internet that said that a failing Hard Disk can sometimes cause these symptoms.
The Issue:-
- The computer cuts out no matter what OS it is running; I've tried Windows XP, Vista, and 7 as well as Ubuntu and OpenSuse. It doesn't happen as often on the Linuxes probably because they don't use the HDD as much!
- The computer is more likely to cut out when plugged into the wall socket or when booting up off standby.
- I have tried pulling the HDD out of the computer while it is running but it doesn't recreate the problem.
- The problem has started to occur in the last couple of months, and the computer is 3 years old (Out of warranty of course)
- The HDD is a Hitachi 5400rpm 160Gb notebook HDD model HTS541616J9SA00
- The computer has a history of running very hot at around about 70°C while Idling!
I have ran the HDD in another computer for about an hour but it didn't trigger the issue. Might have just been lucky though.
I have also run another HDD in the computer for an hour and I didn't come across any issues. Again I could have been lucky.
I have run the computer on a USB version of Linux for an entire day and It has worked fine!!
Do you think that this is a faulty HDD? Is it worth wasting a new HDD on this computer?
Thanks in advance.
Luke
P.S. Please move this if it is posted in the wrong spot.