Dell Dimension 4400, P4, 640RAM, WD 120GB
I had a fire that generated tons of smoke. You couldn't even see the pc for 10 minutes. Anyway, my local computer tech said that I suffered "unrecoverable hard drive error." He was able to restore the pc so I can use it. He said I need to back up my data and buy a new hard drive. I have noticed that the drive takes longer to load programs and getting things done. For some applications, I sit and read the paper while I wait for the program to open. This was not the case before the fire.
I went to the WD site and downloaded the diagnostic program. When I ran the SMART test this message appeared: "Quick Test on drive 1 did not complete! Status code = 07 (Failed read test element), Failure Checkpoint = 65 (Error Log Test) SMART self-test did not complete on drive 1!"
Then I ran the Extended Test, which took 10:40 hours. The drive failed this test.
My Dell is 4 years old. My insurance company rates the life of a pc at 6 years. Should I buy another 120GB drive or is it worth the extra money to buy a bigger drive? My current WD drive is 2 years old.
My other concern is that my modem might be shot. Now, I have dropped connections and lenghtly handshakes. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 attempts to make a dial-up connection. I did not have this problem before the fire. Should I replace the modem also?
Any insight will be greatly appreciated.
I had a fire that generated tons of smoke. You couldn't even see the pc for 10 minutes. Anyway, my local computer tech said that I suffered "unrecoverable hard drive error." He was able to restore the pc so I can use it. He said I need to back up my data and buy a new hard drive. I have noticed that the drive takes longer to load programs and getting things done. For some applications, I sit and read the paper while I wait for the program to open. This was not the case before the fire.
I went to the WD site and downloaded the diagnostic program. When I ran the SMART test this message appeared: "Quick Test on drive 1 did not complete! Status code = 07 (Failed read test element), Failure Checkpoint = 65 (Error Log Test) SMART self-test did not complete on drive 1!"
Then I ran the Extended Test, which took 10:40 hours. The drive failed this test.
My Dell is 4 years old. My insurance company rates the life of a pc at 6 years. Should I buy another 120GB drive or is it worth the extra money to buy a bigger drive? My current WD drive is 2 years old.
My other concern is that my modem might be shot. Now, I have dropped connections and lenghtly handshakes. Sometimes it takes 3 or 4 attempts to make a dial-up connection. I did not have this problem before the fire. Should I replace the modem also?
Any insight will be greatly appreciated.
