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From: Jeff Cahill on 20 Jan 2010 17:04 On 20/01/2010 9:48 PM, annily wrote: > Jeff Cahill wrote: >> On 20/01/2010 3:11 PM, annily wrote: >>> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>> On 20/01/2010 10:08 AM, Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>> I have Windows 7 on my laptop and desktop no problems with the laptop >>>>> but I keep get not responding messages all the time I even reinstalled >>>>> windows and started putting everything back on and the problem is >>>>> still >>>>> there I have a gigabyte board with a AMD 955 processor and g skill ram >>>>> 1600 any help would would be good >>>> I get a not responding message in the top title bar it doesn't is can >>>> happen in any program I've been told it could be the western digital >>>> hard drive >>> >>> Does the hard disk light stay on while this is happening? I had one of >>> the WD "green" drives as my Windows 7 system drive, and this happened >>> frequently. Went away when I changed to a Samsung (non-green) drive. >>> >> Yes the light is on > > What motherboard do you have? I have an Asus P5KPL-AM/PS. > IT is a Giga-byte MA770t-UD3P
From: annily on 20 Jan 2010 18:13 Jeff Cahill wrote: > On 20/01/2010 9:48 PM, annily wrote: >> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>> On 20/01/2010 3:11 PM, annily wrote: >>>> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>> On 20/01/2010 10:08 AM, Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>>> I have Windows 7 on my laptop and desktop no problems with the laptop >>>>>> but I keep get not responding messages all the time I even >>>>>> reinstalled >>>>>> windows and started putting everything back on and the problem is >>>>>> still >>>>>> there I have a gigabyte board with a AMD 955 processor and g skill >>>>>> ram >>>>>> 1600 any help would would be good >>>>> I get a not responding message in the top title bar it doesn't is can >>>>> happen in any program I've been told it could be the western digital >>>>> hard drive >>>> >>>> Does the hard disk light stay on while this is happening? I had one of >>>> the WD "green" drives as my Windows 7 system drive, and this happened >>>> frequently. Went away when I changed to a Samsung (non-green) drive. >>>> >>> Yes the light is on >> >> What motherboard do you have? I have an Asus P5KPL-AM/PS. >> > IT is a Giga-byte MA770t-UD3P Hmm, OK. I thought it may just have been mine. Maybe it's something else in the configuration. I wonder what Rod has, as he doesn't have the problem apparently. Anyway, it would be interesting to see what happens if you swap the WD for a different drive, if that's not too much trouble. -- Long-time resident of Adelaide, South Australia, which may or may not influence my opinions.
From: Rod Speed on 20 Jan 2010 22:18 annily wrote: > Jeff Cahill wrote: >> On 20/01/2010 9:48 PM, annily wrote: >>> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>> On 20/01/2010 3:11 PM, annily wrote: >>>>> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>>> On 20/01/2010 10:08 AM, Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>>>> I have Windows 7 on my laptop and desktop no problems with the >>>>>>> laptop but I keep get not responding messages all the time I >>>>>>> even reinstalled >>>>>>> windows and started putting everything back on and the problem >>>>>>> is still >>>>>>> there I have a gigabyte board with a AMD 955 processor and g >>>>>>> skill ram >>>>>>> 1600 any help would would be good >>>>>> I get a not responding message in the top title bar it doesn't >>>>>> is can happen in any program I've been told it could be the >>>>>> western digital hard drive >>>>> >>>>> Does the hard disk light stay on while this is happening? I had >>>>> one of the WD "green" drives as my Windows 7 system drive, and >>>>> this happened frequently. Went away when I changed to a Samsung >>>>> (non-green) drive. >>>> Yes the light is on >>> >>> What motherboard do you have? I have an Asus P5KPL-AM/PS. >>> >> IT is a Giga-byte MA770t-UD3P > > Hmm, OK. I thought it may just have been mine. Maybe it's something > else in the configuration. I wonder what Rod has, as he doesn't have > the problem apparently. Asus P4XP-X on that particular system. > Anyway, it would be interesting to see what happens if you swap the WD for a different drive, if that's not too much > trouble.
From: Jeff Cahill on 21 Jan 2010 03:20 Rod Speed wrote: > annily wrote: >> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>> On 20/01/2010 9:48 PM, annily wrote: >>>> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>> On 20/01/2010 3:11 PM, annily wrote: >>>>>> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>>>> On 20/01/2010 10:08 AM, Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>>>>> I have Windows 7 on my laptop and desktop no problems with the >>>>>>>> laptop but I keep get not responding messages all the time I >>>>>>>> even reinstalled >>>>>>>> windows and started putting everything back on and the problem >>>>>>>> is still >>>>>>>> there I have a gigabyte board with a AMD 955 processor and g >>>>>>>> skill ram >>>>>>>> 1600 any help would would be good >>>>>>> I get a not responding message in the top title bar it doesn't >>>>>>> is can happen in any program I've been told it could be the >>>>>>> western digital hard drive >>>>>> Does the hard disk light stay on while this is happening? I had >>>>>> one of the WD "green" drives as my Windows 7 system drive, and >>>>>> this happened frequently. Went away when I changed to a Samsung >>>>>> (non-green) drive. >>>>> Yes the light is on >>>> What motherboard do you have? I have an Asus P5KPL-AM/PS. >>>> >>> IT is a Giga-byte MA770t-UD3P >> Hmm, OK. I thought it may just have been mine. Maybe it's something >> else in the configuration. I wonder what Rod has, as he doesn't have >> the problem apparently. > > Asus P4XP-X on that particular system. > >> Anyway, it would be interesting to see what happens if you swap the WD for a different drive, if that's not too much >> trouble. > > Just changed the hard drive to a Seagate installing everything back on at the moment everything is OK so far
From: annily on 21 Jan 2010 04:33
Jeff Cahill wrote: > Rod Speed wrote: >> annily wrote: >>> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>> On 20/01/2010 9:48 PM, annily wrote: >>>>> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>>> On 20/01/2010 3:11 PM, annily wrote: >>>>>>> Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>>>>> On 20/01/2010 10:08 AM, Jeff Cahill wrote: >>>>>>>>> I have Windows 7 on my laptop and desktop no problems with the >>>>>>>>> laptop but I keep get not responding messages all the time I >>>>>>>>> even reinstalled >>>>>>>>> windows and started putting everything back on and the problem >>>>>>>>> is still >>>>>>>>> there I have a gigabyte board with a AMD 955 processor and g >>>>>>>>> skill ram >>>>>>>>> 1600 any help would would be good >>>>>>>> I get a not responding message in the top title bar it doesn't >>>>>>>> is can happen in any program I've been told it could be the >>>>>>>> western digital hard drive >>>>>>> Does the hard disk light stay on while this is happening? I had >>>>>>> one of the WD "green" drives as my Windows 7 system drive, and >>>>>>> this happened frequently. Went away when I changed to a Samsung >>>>>>> (non-green) drive. >>>>>> Yes the light is on >>>>> What motherboard do you have? I have an Asus P5KPL-AM/PS. >>>>> >>>> IT is a Giga-byte MA770t-UD3P >>> Hmm, OK. I thought it may just have been mine. Maybe it's something >>> else in the configuration. I wonder what Rod has, as he doesn't have >>> the problem apparently. >> >> Asus P4XP-X on that particular system. >> >>> Anyway, it would be interesting to see what happens if you swap the >>> WD for a different drive, if that's not too much trouble. >> >> > Just changed the hard drive to a Seagate installing everything back on > at the moment everything is OK so far I hope that solves your problem, but I'd love to know why some systems have that problem with the WD "green" drives in the first place. -- Long-time resident of Adelaide, South Australia, which may or may not influence my opinions. |