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Another bad HD? Or....

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SVTtruck02

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System is not oc'd, everything is set to stock. I have WD 80 gig 8mb version HD.

Just got the HD from Newegg, and once installed, I could not install Win Xp correctly, kept getting some file could not be installed, retry, skip, or cancel ( can't remember exact quote ).

Finally, I just reformatted and started all over. XP installed, but I'm getting odd lil problems, such as not being able to change the "Windows and Buttons" under Appearance.

The main thing is, I can't run most games. I can't even load COD, just shows the screen "Call of Duty" then does nothing, computer still works. Tried KOTOR and got a BSOD. Tried KOTOR again and worked fine.

Is this signs of a bad HD? The rest of the system works fine w/ other components. J/w to get a 2nd opinion.

sorry for long post
 
It may very well be the drive, but I have a feeling something else is up. Check your memory, power, and processor as per the corruption faq.
 
typed this under Run "eventvwr.msc" ( saw on another post ) and got globs of errors from cdrom.

I did install a new cdrom, but thought it was working right. Maybe it's the cdrom. Will swap around later tonight.

any thoughts?
 
I've tried diff. cables also. Before I loaded windows, the computer would not past POST w/ HD installed. W/ just cdrom, it would work fine. W/ just HD, it would still not work properly. I switched cables and still no help. Put HD in diff. computer and it would recognize but, I couldn't get to work. Put back in original computer, and worked fine ( or seemed ). Don't know what happened to make it start working.

Then started having problems that occured in my first post. I want to think it'c cdrom related, ( it was installed new also w/ HD other equipment has been tested previously and works fine ) but then when the HD was not able to pick up, kinda makes me think it's that.

I'll have to swap parts tomorrow night and maybe find out.

Any more ideas?
 
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