Recent content by enforcerdestroyer

You will likely be fine, but you should still run Seatools just in case. The noises are, of course, not normal, and I don't exactly have experience in dealing with those, so I can't help with that.

If you are going to be using it for gaming, you might be better off with the Barracuda, as IronWolf isn't exactly designed for gaming.

As seagate_surfer said, it sounds like your hard drive is dead. Hope you can somehow get some of your files back.

An HDD failing is basically when your HDD stops working, and you can't do much about it when it does fail. Run Seatools to check the health of the drive https://www.seagate.com/support/by-topic/downloads/ . If your warranty is still valid (you can verify here...

Odd. When did it disappear, and when did you update Windows? Asking those questions since the 1803 update of Windows has caused many issues for many people, this could be part of it. Also, did the drive disappear while you were using the PC, or was it after you booted it up? Since you tried...

Sounds like a weird issue, but trying to plug it into a USB 2.0 port temporarily to see if the issue is with the USB port power distribution could work.

Last time I had this issue, replugging it to another port worked. Although this was with a USB stick, so it might not be the same case here, just hoping it is. In case that doesn't help, try what seagate_surfer recommended

Looking at both hard drives, the Seagate 2TB Ultra Slim is a little bit smaller than the Transcend. Transcend is 5.16 x 3.15 x 0.98 inches, while the Seagate is 4.47 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches. The Transcend is also 3.2 ounces heavier. When it comes to reliability, I can't comment on that as I haven't...

You should get a 650w PSU, mostly as a "future-proofing" method, in case you have plans of upgrading. I use a 750w 80+ Gold PSU for my i7-7700k, GTX 1080, 16GB RAM, 2TB HDD, 250GB SSD and it should last me a couple of years, and I will have no issues with wattage when it comes to upgrades...

Personally, I wouldn't go for a 3TB drive, especially a used one. It's best that you get a 2TB 7200rpm instead, and if you really want more than 2TB, you could go for either a 2TB 7200rpm x 1TB 7200rpm, or a 2TB 7200rpm x 2TB 7200rpm. It will cost you a bit more for one 2TB drive, but at least...

I think you should go for the Firecuda 1TB. If you are not planning on installing many games (or are fine with uninstalling games occasionally), go for the Crucial MX500 500GB SSD. I'm using a Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm, haven't had any long loading issues. While the SSD does provide a difference in...