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What do CRC errors mean?

BlackWizard · 2008-12-15 21:35:32

I have a western digital external harddrive and I'm getting quite a few CRC errors. Eventually I just can't see any files on the drive at all. Any ideas? Could it be my windows installation causing the issue?

15-12-2008 10:35PM

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BlackWizard

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I have a western digital external harddrive and I'm getting quite a few CRC errors. Eventually I just can't see any files on the drive at all.

Any ideas? Could it be my windows installation causing the issue?

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#2 16-12-2008 12:36AM

humbert

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It's like a checksum(a number that generated from a stream of data that is used to make sure the data has not been altered). It's a very bad sign. If the drive is also clicking I'd strongly advise you to back up quick!

It could be a driver or filesystem problem either but it's best to be cautious.

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#3 16-12-2008 02:10AM

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclic_redundancy_check

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