Russell,
 The group might also like to know about the diagnostic program on WD's
website.It claims to test most brands of hard drives and is free.
 I could not get either to work on this machine.
Mike Bridges
http://www.mikescustomww.com

Russell Smith wrote:   Try the WD diagnostic file (I have it here at

> http://www.esc14.net/troubleshooting/files/pcfiles.htm). That should
> tell you if it's toast. Sounds like it has serious problems. I've had a
> few drivers exhibit that behavior and they all ended up as junk or
> warranty returns.
>
> Later,
>
> Russell Smith
> Edtech Consultant, Journalist
> Region 14 ESC Abilene
> http://camalott.com/~rssmith
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