[OT] XP Trouble-shooting Suggestions?

[Leland Jackson]

Is your computer  on a network?  Sometime a computer that is trying to 
connect to a network, but is unable to do so, will exhibit all kind of 
wired problems.  Have you checked your log files.  Have you changed any 
settings in you compression software?  Are you running any virus 
scanning software?  Have you added any new peripherals  to you computer 
lately that installed new drivers?

Also, you can download the test software from the manufacturer's web 
site to test the disk.  Usually their is an option that would certify 
the HD as OK.

Regards,

LelandJ


Rob Cozens wrote:

> All,
>
> Over the last couple of weeks I've noticed a growing degredation in my 
> TPC's disk access times, and I wonder if anyone has any suggestions as 
> to how I might determine the cause.
>
> Presently, I am setting the TPC to standby rather than shutting it 
> down, because shut down and startup both tend to hang with the disk 
> access light on.  A few days ago the "compact old files" option took 
> several hours to complete instead of the usual few minutes.
>
> I suspect those fixed-position disk blocks that store system info are 
> going bad and many CRC errors are happening for each successful read 
> or write; however it's possible that I've contracted a virus or that 
> some other hardware error is at the root of this.
>
> Can anyone suggest a trouble-shooting procedure that might help 
> isolate the problem?
>
> T.I.A.
>
> Rob Cozens CCW
> Serendipity Software Company
>
> "And I, which was two fooles, do so grow three;
>  Who are a little wise, the best fooles bee."
>
>  from "The Triple Foole" by John Donne (1572-1631)
>
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