Disk Write Error

[Sharon Li]

When I am surfing on the internet, a few clicking sounds
come from my harddrive, and my PC freezes for a short
period. Then the blue screen of death appears, saying:

Disk Write Error
Unable to write to disk in Drive C:
Data or file may be lost.
Press any key to continue.

After I press a key, everything acts normal again. It is
as if nothing happened...but then later the same thing
occurs.

OS: Windows 98SE
HDD: Maxtor 40GB

According to Microsoft's website:
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you have a Linksys EtherFast
10/100 network adapter in your computer. The EtherFast
network adapter can cause a resource conflict with Windows
98 PCI Steering.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192844

I have been using Earthlink DSL for about 2 weeks now, but
this problem did not occur until only a few days ago.
Also, I have a Netgear FA312 network card. I have ran
ScanDisk and Norton Disk Doctor/Antivirus, but nothing
seems to be helping.

[Richard G. Harper]

Clicking noises usually indicate a hard drive that is dying. You may want
to consider having your hard drive tested or replaced ASAP before it totally
fails.

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"Sharon Li" > wrote in message
...
> When I am surfing on the internet, a few clicking sounds
> come from my harddrive, and my PC freezes for a short
> period. Then the blue screen of death appears, saying:
>
> Disk Write Error
> Unable to write to disk in Drive C:
> Data or file may be lost.
> Press any key to continue.
>
> After I press a key, everything acts normal again. It is
> as if nothing happened...but then later the same thing
> occurs.
>
> OS: Windows 98SE
> HDD: Maxtor 40GB
>
> According to Microsoft's website:
> CAUSE
> This behavior can occur if you have a Linksys EtherFast
> 10/100 network adapter in your computer. The EtherFast
> network adapter can cause a resource conflict with Windows
> 98 PCI Steering.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=192844
>
> I have been using Earthlink DSL for about 2 weeks now, but
> this problem did not occur until only a few days ago.
> Also, I have a Netgear FA312 network card. I have ran
> ScanDisk and Norton Disk Doctor/Antivirus, but nothing
> seems to be helping.
>

[Sharon Li]

Hi,
I ran ScanDisk today and it says: 32,768 bytes in bad
sectors. Does this mean my hdd is really failing? What is
the most efficient way to back up all my data before my
hdd dies out copmletely? If I purchase a new hdd, do I
need to buy a new Windows OS software all over again?
Thanks.

>-----Original Message-----
>Clicking noises usually indicate a hard drive that is
dying. You may want
>to consider having your hard drive tested or replaced
ASAP before it totally
>fails.
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x]
>* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
replied to.
>* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>