-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Hard Drive Problems

My system has 1GB of RAM installed, the maximum it will hold.

I want to say it's FAT32 on the external, but not sure. I formatted it right 
out of the box with the default, and I think it's FAT 32. I'm running XP 
Pro.

And no, I haven't run CHKDSK or Defrag on the external, I don't even let it 
go past the "Would you like to format it now?" message (I click No).


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----- Original Message ----- 

  a.. From: GMan <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
  b.. To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  c.. Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:19:14 -0400
Tim,
    That's a mighty large pagefile you've got there, but mine insisted on
being 1.00 GB (1,073,741,824 bytes), even though I have 2GB of RAM
installed.  The size can be modified (it won't allow itself to be deleted),
but I'm extremely hesitant to advise you further on this until I know how
much memory you currently have installed.


    It sounds like the MBR on your external has been fried, possibly by a
nearby lightning strike or some other source of a spike through your home's
electrical system.  The MBR is responsible for keeping track of all of the
data on the platters.  Without it, your drive basically IS unformatted.
However, this is usually easy to fix.  Can you tell us what file system is
being used on that drive (FAT, FAT32, NTFS) as well as the operating system
that's installed?

Peace,
GMan

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Schoon" <gamemaster@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 11:10 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Hard Drive Problems


> I've been noticing  lack of hard disk space on my internal 20GB HDD. I've
> noticed that my Pagefily.sys file is 1,536MB in size. This seems unusually
> high, as I've recalled it usually being much smaller. Is this normal? If
> not, can the file be deleted and will Windows (XP Pro) generate a new
> copy?
>
> Also, I have a Seagate 120GB External HDD that, for reasons unknown, has
> decided is no longer formatted. Seems like it de-formatted itself. I have
> games and programs installed on this drive as well as backups of files
> I've
> downloaded. Now Windows believes the disk isn't formatted and is asking me
> if I'd like to do so now. The day before this happened it was hooked up,
> powered on and functioning normally. It has not been moved, unplugged, etc
> since it last worked normally. Do I really have to reformat this drive?
> And
> what about the programs and games installed on it - surely there are
> registry entries for these on the internal HDD which would no longer be
> valid. I've said no every time Windows prompts me to format it in the
> hopes
> it's a simple error that can be fixed.
>
>
> Tim :-)


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