Make sure you have a backup of the data on your D: drive. If this is an internal drive then it could be going bad.
I would only add that you should run chkdsk on the d: drive after doing a backup. This will id any bad sectors. If chkdsk doesn’t id any bad sectors, you may simply have a corrupt file.
Download windows defender and run it. It is free. Get the latest patches.
Thank you for all your suggestions and warnings. (I hope I’m pinging everyone who’s posted to this thread.)
I’m assuming D: drive is failing, and I’ve ordered a replacement drive from newegg.com, next day air.
The key bit of information I didn’t post earlier is that the failing drive is on an Ultra ATA133 controller card. The drive that I backed up the data from D: is on the same controller card, same channel. So, I’m extremely concerned about that.
I’ve shut the system down, and am posting from my Mac (MacPro octo 3.0GHz, 8GB RAM, ATI Radeon X1900XT video card, 4 X 500GB HDD, 16X DL SuperDrive), so I’m not hurting for computer power.
I have to work out a scheme for getting those drives off that ATA controller before I do anything else. Because of the way I configured the hardware in this Antec case, that will require a lot of noodling.
I’ll post back again tomorrow after I’ve installed the replacement drive, and have some new answers.
Thanks again.
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