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Is my HD going bad?

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EVERYTIME i run either disk defragmenter or i use Norton Speed Disk my computer will lock up a few minutes into the program

Is my hd bad or what>?
 
Not necessarily. I've seen controller and driver issues cause this in the past, along with a couple cases of deficient or low quality PSUs. Try downloading the set of drive diagnostics from your drive manufacturer. Install it to a floppy, reboot, and run the tests. Doing so will give you one of three results, an all clear, a failing drive, or a lockup. Provided the machine locks up I'd look at the controller or PSU.
 
well the drive is a 5400rpm western digital 30gb drive

i also have a 7200rpm samsung 160bg drive

those programs run fine on the samsung drive but crash when running on the western dig
 
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