MrMetal_53
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I just made the jump to Sandy Bridge from my E6750, and everything went smooth except for the formatting of my secondary HD. I've got a 120 GB Intel SSD for my windows installation and other programs, and a 320 GB maxtor for my games. After I got the computer up and running with windows 7, I went to format (from disk management) it the maxtor. I decided to do the not quick format (since I wanted it to check for boot sector errors). I noticed the computer was unresponsive around the 60% mark. I restarted, started the format again, and went to work for a couple hours. I got back, turned on my monitor, and there was no signal, but the computer was still on. So I restart and try it one more time, and this time it worked.
Is there any cause for concern because I couldn't get the HD to format correctly the first couple times? Does that mean that the HD is on it's way out?
System is as follows (stock except where noted):
Intel Core i5 2500k
MSI P67A-GD55
HD 6950 (840/1350)
GSkill Sniper 8GB DDR3 1600 (2x4GB)
Corsair 620HX
Intel X-25M 120 GB SSD
Maxtor 320 GB
Let me know if I left out anything. Thanks for your help
Is there any cause for concern because I couldn't get the HD to format correctly the first couple times? Does that mean that the HD is on it's way out?
System is as follows (stock except where noted):
Intel Core i5 2500k
MSI P67A-GD55
HD 6950 (840/1350)
GSkill Sniper 8GB DDR3 1600 (2x4GB)
Corsair 620HX
Intel X-25M 120 GB SSD
Maxtor 320 GB
Let me know if I left out anything. Thanks for your help
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