Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


timmmay

20858 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 5350

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

#162056 27-Jan-2015 21:24
Send private message

When I got home from work today I turned my Windows 7 computer on and got the message "a disk read error occurred" on my Samsung 840 pro. I tried to boot into Windows 10 which is on a different SSD, it got to the log in screen then failed. I tested all the hard drive connections (fine), rebooted to Windows 7 again, checkdisk ran (on a non-OS drive) and it eventually booted fine. W10 runs ok now too.

Slightly disconcerting as I rely on the machine (though I have a backup/laptop). It was probably 33 degrees in my office, but it started fine after a few minutes. Memtest x86 was run a few days ago, no problems.

I'll probably write it off as "one of those things" but interested in hearing thoughts. Computer seems fine now. If anyone knows a good general test suite that could be interesting - I know prime95 but it's fairly limited.

Create new topic
Batwing
692 posts

Ultimate Geek
+1 received by user: 224

Trusted
Subscriber

  #1223604 27-Jan-2015 21:27
Send private message

Replaced a Samsung evo 840 after this happened, happened again with the next drive. Backed up and crossed my fingers, hasn't happened again.



timmmay

20858 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 5350

Trusted
Lifetime subscriber

  #1223727 28-Jan-2015 07:34
Send private message

I'll be making doubly sure my backups are in place. What's weird is W7 and W10 on different SSDs were affected, I wondered if another component was failing. Could just be the heat, but it wasn't that hot.

Aside: if I was going to build a connected business PC, doing Photoshop and such, needing plenty of SATA and USB 2/3 ports, wanting it to last 5+ years, what motherboard would people use? SuperMicro seems like a good brand for servers. I can't remember what brand I have, possibly Gigabyte.

Create new topic








Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.