Hard Drives Keep Failing

[gators81]

I've been having a hard time with the computer I put together about 3.5 years ago now. I'm not in a situation where I can get a new one right now, so I'd really like to try and get this fixed somehow without having to take it to a repair shop. (The estimates I got locally were anywhere from 200-300 just to look at it.)


The specs on my computer are:
Intel E6600, asus p5wdh-deluxe, ocz gamexstream 700w, soundblaster x-fi extrememusic, radeon hd 4850, gskill 2gb F2-6400CL5D-2GBNQ, wd raptor 150, windows xp sp3, antec p180b


My computer worked great for the first two years without a problem, but over the last two years I keep losing hard drives. I've been using the same secondary HD for the entire time without a problem, but my main HD (running the OS) keeps dying. Basically after a little while (anywhere from 1 week to 3 months) my computer slows down and I start seeing delayed write failure errors start popping up in my taskbar, and then a few days later my HD crashes. I have probably gone through 6-8 HD's over the last 2 years, and it has gotten to the point now where I just can't deal with it anymore and am using a really old computer just to get online.

I've tried WD, Seagate, and Maxtor drives, and it is consistently happening to me. I really don't have any idea what the problem is, and why it is only affecting my primary HD. I have sent the HD's back because they were under warranty and received new (or refurbished) ones and it still happens.


If anybody has any suggestions on what might be wrong, or how to diagnose what my problem might be I would REALLY appreciate it.


Thanks for your time,

Andrew

 

[Kangg]

Have you tried moving your OS drive to a different controller ? Outside of a bad controller or a bad PSU lead I can't think of anything else unless you just have incredibly bad luck.

 

[gators81]

I will change the OS drive to the other controller to see if that helps. I did try using different sata and power cables.

The first few times might have been bad luck, however now I'm convinced that something else is wrong. I hope i'm not THAT unlucky. Before this computer in the past 15 years I've only had 1 HD die on me, and that one lasted over 5 years.

 

[Old Hippie]

I've been using the same secondary HD for the entire time without a problem, but my main HD (running the OS) keeps dying.

I'd say you are just one unlucky guy but going thru 6-8 drives in 2 years sounds more like a curse!

If it were me I'd consider this to be a power problem and replace the PS and add a decent UPS.

The estimates I got locally were anywhere from 200-300 just to look at it

American dollars just to look at it?

 

[Shalafi]

meh nobody should charge you that much to fix a simple problem like that

also your OCZ PSU isn't a really good reliable one . . . might I recommend a Corsair PSU instead?