Recent content by mentose

Ouch, I understand your stress, it's happened to me before. You did the right thing to turn off the PC quickly, it increases your chances of recovery. I advise you to try Recuva or PhotoRec, targeting your hard drive. With a little luck, the files are still recoverable. Tutuapp

Hi, it's clearly not normal this low score with a 9955HX3D. I think like you that maybe it comes from the system installed on top of the old one, it often creates invisible conflicts. Try with the clean original SSD, just to see if the CPU can finally get all its power. Keep us posted, I'm...

Great project, I love bringing old stuff back to life! For the 478, you can aim for a Pentium 4 HT at 3.4 GHz, 2 GB DDR max. For the 775, a Core 2 Duo E6700 goes well, 4 GB DDR2 in 2x2 GB. Both manage 2.5" SATA SSDs, but the performance will be limited by the bus. The drivers can still be found...

It actually looks like a sign of SSD fatigue. I had a WD do the same thing before I completely let go. In general, an external SSD can last for several years, but it depends on the use. Personally, I also switched to Samsung and zero worries since then.