yea i'm gonna try and back everything up on a few dvd's.

 

yeah i would defently try a full format and reinstall of XP but wait a few days before you put your files back on so you can see if it was a file issue or a Hardware issue.

 

i think you should replace the drive. SMART errors are bad. see what the warranty on WD drives are. hopefully it is more than 1 yr.

 

it says 3 years on newegg, i'm actaully gonna call WD right now and see whats up.

 

I just called WD, they asked for the serial # that i dont have at the moment, but they said SMART error messages are good indication to replace drive. It also should have a 3 year warranty so as soon as i get home i'm gonna get teh serial number and get an RMA! sweet thanks guys!

 

np d00d

 

bleh. computers suck.

 

ok pepper

 

bleh, you suck at teh computers thats why! :fawk:

 

yeah, that must be it.