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Exactly what Win7 errors are you getting? Run a diagnostic test from the BIOS first, and possibly a third-party tester next (you can get them from download.com). There's a small possibility that it is a software issue. I would update the Windows drivers and do a file-integrity check (from a command window, run chkdsk /f).Any new drive you buy should come with mirroring software that with clone your existing drive, so there is that for good news.
Did you include the /f flag?I don't suppose it would have made a difference if it didn't actually find anything to repair.
OEM (Bare, no cables, cds, etc) drives are normally sold by Tiger Direct, Newegg, etc at a lower price. Maxtor (which is now Seagate) has those utilities available on their site, though.
With the ridiculously cheap prices for hard drives any more, I'm just going to order a 1TB drive. Just a quick look at Newegg tells me that Western Digital SATA drives are going for about $75.The original Hitachi drive is over 3 years old. It formats at about 400GB and I've got about 100GB on it. Plenty of room left over, but I think it's time to go to a bigger drive because of some home inventory stuff I want to do (photos, etc.)Thor, you know my equipment - is there anything I should be watchful for when I order this drive?
BEFORE you order a new drive, let me look, OK??