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Windows-Device Timeout

2 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/windows-device-timeout.31980/

PainKiller
PainKiller Original post #1
Jul 14, 2006 at 9:18 PM
hi,

sometime my pc hangs up for a few seconds [10-15] then i get the following message box:

Windows - Device Timeout
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The specified I/O operation on \Device\Harddist\DR0 was not completed before the time-out period expired.

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any ideas about the message box.???????????
~Phenom~
Jul 14, 2006 at 10:14 PM
well dude , this problem was appearing in my old hard disk and then my HDD died. Now , I have bought a new HDD.
I think ur HDD has bad sectors.
Best of luck and better if u back up right now.