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Offline Lisandro

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Delayed Write Failed error message
« on: July 21, 2006, 03:30:03 AM »
The error described here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/330174/en-us starts to appear  ::)
Strange? What did I change in my computer?

The solutions there did not solve the problem...
Only avast file is having this problem...
There is 20,4 Gb free on that partition...
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Re: Delayed Write Failed error message
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2006, 09:41:40 AM »
Strange... I have really no idea what might cause this, but I don't think it's in the powers of avast! (i.e. the trouble must be somewhere in the OS).
How often does it appear? If you are running a scan, for example, does it occur once or multiple times?
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Re: Delayed Write Failed error message
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2006, 10:19:39 AM »
Well if you can backup data now, do it. Coz you might not be able to do this tommorow...

Then check your HDD health with program called HDDLife (freeware).

This error accours when HDD fails to write data to disk after being cached to its internal HDD cache. This is a quiet common symptom of dying HDD.
It can also be a problem with IDE drivers but if it was working ok till now and you haven't been messing with IDE drivers, then HDD will most probably die soon. Mine ended like this too. First it started showing me this error, few days later it started scratching badly from time to time, few days later it started failing when i tried to format it and in the end PC stopped booting and showed error that no boot device is present.
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Re: Delayed Write Failed error message
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2006, 01:54:29 PM »
Quote from: igor on July 21, 2006, 09:41:40 AM
Strange... I have really no idea what might cause this, but I don't think it's in the powers of avast! (i.e. the trouble must be somewhere in the OS).
Yeah... I feel the same.

Quote from: igor on July 21, 2006, 09:41:40 AM
How often does it appear? If you are running a scan, for example, does it occur once or multiple times?
No... It's not frequent and since booting it disappered.
I wasn't running a scan at that time.

Quote from: RejZoR on July 21, 2006, 10:19:39 AM
Well if you can backup data now, do it. Coz you might not be able to do this tommorow...
Regular backups done.

Quote from: RejZoR on July 21, 2006, 10:19:39 AM
Then check your HDD health with program called HDDLife (freeware).
My HDD is ok. Its SMART status is ok.

Quote from: RejZoR on July 21, 2006, 10:19:39 AM
This error accours when HDD fails to write data to disk after being cached to its internal HDD cache. This is a quiet common symptom of dying HDD.
Yeah... but this time seems some 'low level' driver or whatever... not a hardware trouble.

Quote from: RejZoR on July 21, 2006, 10:19:39 AM
It can also be a problem with IDE drivers but if it was working ok till now and you haven't been messing with IDE drivers, then HDD will most probably die soon. Mine ended like this too. First it started showing me this error, few days later it started scratching badly from time to time, few days later it started failing when i tried to format it and in the end PC stopped booting and showed error that no boot device is present.
I'll pray for this does not happen with me  :'( :-\
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