bad blocks

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  1. krikunEWZ

    Question "block sectors" in "Surface Test" - reserve area for bad blocks? how many blocks have already been placed in the reserve area?

    Hello everyone! In the program "Hard Disk Sentinel" in the test "Surface Test" -> "view" -> "information" -> block = XXX sectors YYY mb S.M.A.R.T. - clean. (maybe it was reset) Column "offset" = 0 (maybe the values were changed by the seller before sending the goods to me. I can't say for...
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    [SOLVED] Should I run badblocks on a "new" refurbished hard drive?

    I recently got a refurbished 3TB HGST Ultrastar 7K4000. The seller claimed it it has 0 bad blocks. The drive passed both short and extended tests with Western Digital's WinDFT. The drive also passed short and extended tests with GSmartControl. As a side note, I'm suspicious the seller may have...
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    Question m2 SSD laptop - When is bad blocks bad?

    Hi, Yesterday I was downloading a program and doing easy tasks such as browsing chrome etc. And suddenly my computer froze and I was unable to do anything. I restarted the computer since I was unable to perform any task as it was stuck. It would go straight to BIOS where my m2 SSD wouldn't...
  4. Nayroy

    Need recommendation on everyday laptop

    I'm looking to get a laptop, no gaming, not for school. It'll mostly be for checking email, going on sites like facebook, and maybe some youtube or netflix, I also need it to have a fairly big HDD or be able to use an external HDD. I don't know anything about laptops or what it's specs should be...
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    Upgrading my build

    I've upgrading my build (just brought the gpu and the case and psu are on the way) just wondering if what i was going to upgrade to would be the best value for what they are, gpu - 970 gigabyte itx psu - cooler master v650s case - nzxt 410 ram (4x4gb) Crucial BLS4G3D1609DS1S00CEU mobo -...