Solve : Hardware Interrupts?

1.	Solve : Hardware Interrupts?
Answer» What are you hoping that SeaTools will do for you? Oh sorry, I just want to check the hard drive to make sure its not about to die or anything. There seems to be alot of HDD activity when the PC is idle. (Besides that my father keeps his livley hood stored on there without back-ups so it's a good check to do every now and then anyway).I would certainly backup all that is precious asap, in fact I'd do it before using any tools on that hard drive......the possible stress on the drive from testing could put it in the dumpster.......Don't waste any time, back it up today if the data is unreplaceable. Quote from: Accessless on April 03, 2009, 11:20:50 PM There seems to be alot of HDD activity when the PC is idle. This is normal. Windows does housekeeping when the system is idle for a certain length of time. Quote from: Accessless on April 03, 2009, 03:59:37 AM New problem, SeaTools wont detect the hard drive because it is set up as an SCSI (I think). Anyone know a way around this? Quote from: Seagate SeaTools for Windows tests USB, 1394, ATA (PATA/IDE), SATA and SCSI drives Do you have a seagate drive? I find it very unlikley that a Dell would USE a SCSI interface. What does the drive data cable look like? a SATA cable A PATA (IDE) cable SCSI cables I don't need to look, I know that it is a SATA.you previously SAID it was set up as a SCSI...Thats what the device manager said. I have already stated that this is a Dell we're dealing with... Nothing is simple. Quote from: Accessless on April 04, 2009, 11:59:19 AM Thats what the device manager said. I have already stated that this is a Dell we're dealing with... Nothing is simple. On DELLS and many other brands it is perfectly normal for drives attached to non-Intel I/O chipsets such as Jmicron and Via, and indeed most software drive EMULATORS, to show as SCSI devices in XP and Vista and Linux . So now that we have gone round this roundabout, what do I do to get seatools to recognise a SATA drive listed as an SCSI?Are you using the BOOTABLE Seatools or running them under Windows ? ? The bootable tool will identify the drive automatically...Windows

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What are you hoping that SeaTools will do for you?
Oh sorry, I just want to check the hard drive to make sure its not about to die or anything. There seems to be alot of HDD activity when the PC is idle. (Besides that my father keeps his livley hood stored on there without back-ups so it's a good check to do every now and then anyway).I would certainly backup all that is precious asap, in fact I'd do it before using any tools on that hard drive......the possible stress on the drive from testing could put it in the dumpster.......Don't waste any time, back it up today if the data is unreplaceable. Quote from: Accessless on April 03, 2009, 11:20:50 PM

There seems to be alot of HDD activity when the PC is idle.

This is normal. Windows does housekeeping when the system is idle for a certain length of time.
Quote from: Accessless on April 03, 2009, 03:59:37 AM

New problem, SeaTools wont detect the hard drive because it is set up as an SCSI (I think). Anyone know a way around this?

Quote from: Seagate

SeaTools for Windows tests USB, 1394, ATA (PATA/IDE), SATA and SCSI drives

Do you have a seagate drive?

I find it very unlikley that a Dell would USE a SCSI interface. What does the drive data cable look like?

a SATA cable

A PATA (IDE) cable

SCSI cables

I don't need to look, I know that it is a SATA.you previously SAID it was set up as a SCSI...Thats what the device manager said. I have already stated that this is a Dell we're dealing with... Nothing is simple. Quote from: Accessless on April 04, 2009, 11:59:19 AM

Thats what the device manager said. I have already stated that this is a Dell we're dealing with... Nothing is simple.

On DELLS and many other brands it is perfectly normal for drives attached to non-Intel I/O chipsets such as Jmicron and Via, and indeed most software drive EMULATORS, to show as SCSI devices in XP and Vista and Linux .
So now that we have gone round this roundabout, what do I do to get seatools to recognise a SATA drive listed as an SCSI?Are you using the BOOTABLE Seatools or running them under Windows ? ?
The bootable tool will identify the drive automatically...Windows

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