[closed] Hard drive disconnects Internally when in high usage

Hi, I have a windows 7 professional and im a heavy gamer, But I cant play New games that is coming out (Saints row the third, BF3 ect) and as im playing these games the HDD disconnects, I can tell it does this by the fact Itunes and Steam both crash at the same time which is located on the Same HDD,

Would this be a Issue with the HDD or the motherboard?

thanks in advanced -DR nibbles-

asked Dec 03 '11 at 16:01

DR nibbles
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closed Apr 12 at 09:37

Tim Fontana
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The question has been closed for the following reason "The question is answered, right answer was accepted" by Tim Fontana Apr 12 at 09:37

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try Ashampoo HDD control it's a trial but should show you the health of your hard drive by reading the S.M.A.R.T status/logs in the hard drive to show you if the hard drive is failing.

if you find that the hard drive is failing it should be covered under the warranty for your computer.

answered Dec 03 '11 at 16:48

roguekiller23231
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thank you.

(Dec 04 '11 at 12:15) DR nibbles

0	duct tape the connector :D Seriously. answered Dec 03 '11 at 18:27 Pizzscn 1.5k●62●72●88

I have a 2TB WD passport with the same disconnect/ reconnect issue, (connecting to a new ASUS laptop). I found hat it stopped disconnecting when I moved it from the USB3.0 port to a slower USB port. I suspect it is power related but this fix worked. The drive no longer disconnects when I'm downloading or playing etc although I have to put up with a modest loss of speed.

answered Apr 12 at 06:22

Ray
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