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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Delirium on October 26, 2009, 09:50:24 AM
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I got a new 1TB hard drive I was going to install Windows 7 on. I added to my current 640gig HD and I was going to dual boot it eventually.
The problem is the new drive is giving me 'bzbzbzbzbzbzbz' error right out of the box, is this indicative of a defective HD?
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I got a new 1TB hard drive I was going to install Windows 7 on. I added to my current 640gig HD and I was going to dual boot it eventually.
The problem is the new drive is giving me 'bzbzbzbzbzbzbz' error right out of the box, is this indicative of a defective HD?
There is no such error in windows are you referring to the sound the drive makes or what?
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No, it is a bios reading.
I couldn't make that up, although it does sound it.
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No, it is a bios reading.
I couldn't make that up, although it does sound it.
In which time the error occurs, during post and hardware detection or what? Which motherboard are you using and does the motherboard work without the new 1Tb drive normally?
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It happens during hardware detection, when it lists the SATA devices.
I'm using the X-58.
The computer works just fine without the drive, it will eventually boot up but won't recognize the new drive in anyway, shape or form.
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Did you try another cable?
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Thinking Bios revision...
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Did you select the hard drive in the bios?
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Did you try another cable?
Yes, no luck.
Thinking Bios revision...
Flashing my bios? Just for a possible defective HD? Thanks for the suggestion but I disagree with that helping at all.
Did you select the hard drive in the bios?
Bios won't even see the hard drive, when I boot and it lists the SATA devices it has the old HD, the 2 DVD and the 'BZBZB' drive.
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So return it and have it tested if it's faulty they'll send you a new one.
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I've already called them and asked for an even swap.
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Del are you running a PSU that is barely sufficient? Have you tried resetting the BIOS? Are you running with quick boot enabled? Are you running the hard drive through a onboard RAID controller?
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Actually I was thinking you should check your current bios revision against the possibility that there is a newer one to resolve the issue. Looking at the "issues fixed" section in the new version will give you an idea if there is/was a known issue with a hard disk...I've seen it happen with DVD drives.
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This is a bad drive from the maker. The BIOS version sent with your system will see a 1T drive. Swap out the drive and your good to go.
TD
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That make 2 bad 1TB drives posted here in 2 weeks. Kinda makes you wonder about them.
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That make 2 bad 1TB drives posted here in 2 weeks. Kinda makes you wonder about them.
Relative to why most manufactuers (except for selected ones from WD - Seagate anymore?) have moved away from 5 year warranties. Now 3 is the standard on 'most' drives.
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please dont tell me the hd u got was a 1tb from hitachi ( just got mine from frys on sale for 50 which is the only reason i got it instead of the wd that i wanted.
semp
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my roommates Hitachi's 1TB tested bad.. just a note Hitachi's drives are really IBM's DeskStar line aka DeathStar. IBM sold them thier HD division.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi_Deskstar
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They (and I can't mention the company I bought from) are allowing me an even swap for the hard drive. If by some strange event the error continues with the new drive, I'll repost here.
The hard drive was a 1TB WD Caviar Black, similar to the 640gig I already have but larger.
I'm wondering if it is the way these HDs are being shipped that is causing much of the problem. Throwing the drive into a box with a few peanuts isn't real secure and really makes the thing bounce around inside.
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my roommates Hitachi's 1TB tested bad.. just a note Hitachi's drives are really IBM's DeskStar line aka DeathStar. IBM sold them thier HD division.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitachi_Deskstar
I have a 10 year old 13 Gb Deskstar that still works fine but it's not in use anymore. I tried to sell it on ebay but no one bit. I did manage to get a pretty good price on a 9 year old 11 Gb TravelStar in perfect working order though. I was surprised at what I got for it.
I'm wondering if it is the way these HDs are being shipped that is causing much of the problem. Throwing the drive into a box with a few peanuts isn't real secure and really makes the thing bounce around inside.
I doubt it. Drives are actually pretty sturdy. I dropped one 4-5 feet onto the concrete basement floor one day with no ill effects and have another IDE drive missing a pin and it still works perfectly. Bouncing around in foam peanuts isn't likely to hurt one.
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I have a 10 year old 13 Gb Deskstar that still works fine but it's not in use anymore. I tried to sell it on ebay but no one bit. I did manage to get a pretty good price on a 9 year old 11 Gb TravelStar in perfect working order though. I was surprised at what I got for it.
I doubt it. Drives are actually pretty sturdy. I dropped one 4-5 feet onto the concrete basement floor one day with no ill effects and have another IDE drive missing a pin and it still works perfectly. Bouncing around in foam peanuts isn't likely to hurt one.
That's probably because 11 GB is 1% of a modern 1TB drive which costs $50. Did you get it for $0.5? ;)
Drop on contrete floor: :eek:
Problems may well show up later.
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In regards to peanuts, if it isn't in an antistatic bag, I'd be worried about the chips getting fried. Styrofoam is the most horrible computer component packing material known to man. I'd rather it be in a tub of jello.
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well i dropped my hitachi 1 tb new hd not once but twice yesterday, including the famous try-to-catch-it-before-it-hits-the-floor kick and it still worked :banana:. guess i got lucky a piece of plastic came off it but heck who needs that extra sharp edge :lol
semp
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well i dropped my hitachi 1 tb new hd not once but twice yesterday, including the famous try-to-catch-it-before-it-hits-the-floor kick and it still worked :banana:. guess i got lucky a piece of plastic came off it but heck who needs that extra sharp edge :lol
semp
Start making backups already. There's really no reason why computer components should be handled sloppy enough to drop them - a harddrive will get damaged from dropping it. If it won't fail immediately it's just a matter of time.
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agree with u but in my defense my gfluffiedog was on my way both times. darn mutt likes to be next to my feet all the time.
semp
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Got my faulty 1Tb drive RMA'd no problem. It was a Samsung Spinpoint F1 btw and not the first one the retailer had back either. They even slammed the old one down on the counter a few times (after testing) in front of me.
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(apologies for bumping this thread but the reply is still relative)
I'm still having the Bzbzbzbzbzbzbz error in bios anytime I try and boot with the 2nd drive. This 1TB drive is a replacement for the other one, I'm assuming I couldn't get two bad drives, anyone else have any ideas what could be causing this error?
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I've researched as much as I can on the net, everyone is saying it is a bad drive, but I'm not convinced. Here is a copy of someone's bios that shows the error that I have as well.
(http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/228/bzbz.jpg)
As soon as I disconnect the new drive, I can boot on my old drive. I had originally wanted to get a 2nd drive and run Win7-64bit off the new drive.
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I'm thinking the only people that could debug that at this point would be the software and hardware engineers that created it.