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Warning Box: DELAYED WRITE FAILED
I have been getting multiple warning boxes all entilted: Delayed Write Failed.
The one currently on the screen has the following text:
" Windows was unable to save all the data for the file \Device\HarddiskVolume1\WI
When I click OK, I get another Delayed Write Failed message, but the file name changes - for example the next message is the same as above, but the new address is: \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Do
Click OK again and another same type message comes up mentioning Dr. Watson\user.dmp
Click again and the same thing at a different address. This will continue sometimes for at least 8 to 10 clicks at different addresses.
Since this has started the system has been opereating very erractially. I am using Windows 2000, with Service Pack 4.
Any suggestions as to the cause of this problem, and how to solve it will be greatly appreciated.
The one currently on the screen has the following text:
" Windows was unable to save all the data for the file \Device\HarddiskVolume1\WI
When I click OK, I get another Delayed Write Failed message, but the file name changes - for example the next message is the same as above, but the new address is: \Device\HarddiskVolume1\Do
Click OK again and another same type message comes up mentioning Dr. Watson\user.dmp
Click again and the same thing at a different address. This will continue sometimes for at least 8 to 10 clicks at different addresses.
Since this has started the system has been opereating very erractially. I am using Windows 2000, with Service Pack 4.
Any suggestions as to the cause of this problem, and how to solve it will be greatly appreciated.
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easiest solution, check your IDE cable if it has 80 wires, if not replace it by one that has 80 wires.
Haig1, some feedback please...
turn123, this error message has nothing to do with a disk going bad... So I believe I fully answered this question and it shouldn't be a split of points. The question I linked to was very informative for me, I leaned a lot there. It's a question full of valuable information there.
Start > run chkdsk /r
and then try using the free diagnostic utility from the vendor of your disk to check for problems with the disk.
fujitsu
http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com/download/hard-drives/#diagnostic
IBM and Hitachi
http://www.hgst.com/hdd/support/download.htm#DFT
Maxtor/Quantum
http://www.maxtor.com/en/support/products/index.htm
Samsung
http://www.samsungelectronics.com/hdd/support/utilities/utilities_index.html
Seagate
http://www.seagate.com/support/seatools/index.html
Western Digital
http://support.wdc.com/download/
www.westerndigital.com