hardrive

Forum discussion tagged with hardrive.
  1. velocci

    Question using a NAS hardrive in a desktop

    Hi all, is there any issues for a NAS hardrive if you use it in a desktop? Not in terms of performance, but in terms of the longevity of the drive. will it break sooner if you use it this way since the desktop will get turned off and on? I want to buy a large drive as backup and put it in my...
  2. S

    Question Pc blue screens and crashes

    Good day to anyone that can help me try to understand what the problem may be. So far it only happens a few times a week but im trying to point out which part is causing these bsods and crashes. So far i get a few error codes which make it point to my ssd where my is installed, First of i get...
  3. T

    Question My hard-drive corrupted & replaced - is this a good alternative?

    Hello, my PC Tower had to be sent to PC Specialist because something was corrupted in the hardware. Apparently, it was the harddrive that my monitor kept booting up to the BIOS system. I just got an email from them today notifying me that they've replaced the component with another harddrive...
  4. LegendHunter

    [SOLVED] Write Protected SSD can't be deleted

    I need to wipe the SSD I used to use for my old pc. It can't boot but has all the files on it. I tried to delete/partition the drive but it said it was read/write-protected. I have tried many methods like cd's, command prompts(disk attributes), editing the security file, Regedit, and almost...
  5. whyruabeach

    [SOLVED] new computer build (1st build)

    https://pcpartpicker.com/user/ddenno1/saved/#view=9ZKn6h this is my first computer build for video editing gaming and photoshop work. so just wanted to see wanted the forum thought of it, so what do you guys think about it.
  6. B

    Question Hard disk/drive is immenent , please back up your data !!! Help

    After i turned off my pc , and turn it on again , something.popped up in.bios before the pc start * the hard disk is immenent ,please back up your data* or replace I cant use my hard drive , only ssd please help Specs Gtx 970 I7 6700k 500 gb hdd seagate Ssd 256 Windows 10
  7. velocci

    Question Lost folder in QNAP TS-653D NAS

    Hi, anyone have a QNAP NAS? I recently bought my TS-653D. I have 2 Storage Pools, Storage Pool 1 and Storage Pool 2. Storage Pool 1 has my Config volume which is the system volume containing my apps. Storage Pool 2 has my Data volume containing my data. Inside my Data volume, I had a multimedia...
  8. velocci

    Question Ironwolf 14TB NAS hardrive sounds weird

    Hi all, I have an Ironwolf 14TB NAS hardrive and it sounds very different from other hardrives. I have Ironwolf 2TB NAS, Seagate 4TB NAS HDD and various 1TB desktop hardrives. This 14TB ironwolf NAS HDD sounds very different. sometimes it makes a sort of thumping sound. it doesn't sound...
  9. velocci

    [SOLVED] 10TB hardrive in an old machine

    Hi all, I have a Lenovo desktop that's about 7 years old. do you think if I put a 10TB hardrive in it, it will recognize it? the desktop is running windows 10.
  10. G

    Question How can I figure out how much power my fan and hardrive use?

    How can I figure out how much power my fan and hardrive use? I want to upgrade my graphics card and want to know how much spare power I have for it.
  11. Akshae Samson

    [SOLVED] Not able to extend or split any drive in my PC.

    I want to move 100GB from E:\ to C:\ but Minitool gives an error for every action I perform with these drives. I even tried to change E:\ to Logical drive but errors and nothing else. What's wrong with my drives and how can I fix it? Here is the screenshot.
  12. A

    Question External HDD not showing in My Computer

    Hello, I have a 2TB external HDD of Seagate that's not showing in my computer but its showing in the disk management console and showing Unknown not initialized, unallocated, please help me with this I am unable to use my disk and has a lot of important files in it. UPDATE: When I try to...
  13. Casson

    Question My seagate expansion scsi disk device is showing in device manager but I can’t access it

    I can’t access my seagate 4tb external hardrive. I have two connected to my computer, one works one does not. I’ve tried swapping the cables, ports etc, every time one drive works and the other doesn’t. I’ve tried restarting my pc, turning of the power completely, using all antivirus software...
  14. N

    Question Hardrive tests are they good? please help

    So i have had massive frame rate drops in game i never used to after i changed my hardrive i was wondering if this HD tune pro test i did showed if my hardrive was the issue or not are these good speeds? this is a screenshot of my test View: https://imgur.com/a/enyCEGK Hardrive:Barracuda 1...
  15. J

    Question OCZ Revodrive Hybrid Windows 10

    Hi everyone So I can get a brand new OCZ Revodrive Hybrid brand new for pretty cheap. I know it's not the best solution but does anyone know if it will work with windows 10? It's purely for cool factor as I'm sure modern SSDs destroy it in performance. Thanks
  16. N

    [SOLVED] Old Hardrive still in bootmenu

    So i got a new hardrive a few weeks ago and my old hardrive was still in the boot menu on pc now sometimes it boots from my old hardrive that is not in the pc and it is really annyoing is there anyway i can remove this hardrive from the bootmenu entierly?
  17. Jeramielu

    [SOLVED] Seagate Harddrives wiped themselves

    Hey all, New user here. During a time machine backup from an 8TB Seagate HD to my 2017 imac it stalled. The Mac is now at the shop getting worked on and although that is an issue it isn’t the point of this post. I also had 2 external 8TB Seagate drives plugged into the computer as well. One...
  18. N

    Question Keyboard acting up?

    So i got this wierd keyboard hack that i first thought was just my keyboard acting up but it started typing real words after i should my pc down my hard drive was trashed and i could not boot up anymore i was wondering if anyone else had this virus and are my files and my passwords safe thank you.
  19. K

    Question WD 1.0TB WD10JPVX

    I’m having an issue with my external hardrive. Alright so it’s a WD blue 1.0TB hardrive and when I bought it , it was in a Lenovo 2.5” USB 3.0 external HDD enclosure. But the USB port for it is loose so I could only access it if I put it up or hold it up in a certain way. So I bought a new...
  20. D

    Question How do I move ALL the data off my old hardrive to my new one

    My father's PC broke and it won't boot anymore so I tried to transplant the HDD over to the new PC. Turns out that the hardrive can't be removed and I have to find a way to recover the data. If so, is there a free way to do it?
  21. Zaack Plays

    [SOLVED] Slow rendering in all games

    Out of nowhere suddenly my games like GTA V and AC odyssey start rendering everything slowly. In GTA V all maps and textures load after a while and when you equip a weapon it is invisible at first, tyres on cars are invisible for a while as well, buildings have low texture but then they get...
  22. Zyxylz

    Question Blue screen of death at startup no matter what

    Blue screen of death everytime I start up my pc. Okay so I tried upgrading to windows 10 and my hardrive corrupted and gave out at 93% everytime I would open my computer it would beep and tell me to press f1 to ignore the “hardrive failure imminent “ warning. My pc worked fine doing this for a...
  23. awesomet2005

    [SOLVED] Quick question about SSD and HDD

    Hello there. Just installed my new SSD with Windows 10 on it. I had to take out my HDD because that also had Windows on it, so now I am just running with my 120 GB SSD. I realized that 120 GB is probably not enough and I will need some extra storage to take care of my download folder and such...
  24. Amaan666

    Question URGENT HELP: PC not loading up

    I have: Ryzen 5 1600 8gb Ram 3200hz GTX 1060 3gb 1tb storage Gigabyte AMD AB350-GAMING 3 AM4 socket ATX motherboard My PC will turn on then load at the gigabyte loading screen, then just get stuck on the loop and eventually freeze then restart the PC and repeat. This happened a month ago, I...
  25. S

    Question External Hardisk Infinite Not responding,System Freezes !!

    Okay so When I connect my Hardisk , For the first 10-20 seconds I'm able to view the files inside, After few seconds it completely freezes , Infinite Not responding , Cannot view files/View properties All system operations are stuck untill I pull out the usb cable from my laptop . If I try...
  26. S

    [SOLVED] What does1720 Smart Hard drive Detects imminent failure mean?

    I saw this once I booted up my computer. Copyright (C) 2013 Hewlett-Packard Development Company L.P. Version 2.15.1236. Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. 4096MB There is an Error in SMART detection 1720-SMART Hard Drive detects imminent failure Failing Drive: SATA (Dark Blue)...
  27. A

    [SOLVED] Should i submerge my hard-drive in my mineral oil pc?

    So i have buildt a pc that is submerged in mineral oil. Since the hardrive (2tb seagate hdd) makes quite a lot noice can i submerge it in mineral oil with all the other parts?
  28. F

    Question Which NVME is better? WESTERN DIGITAL BLACK NVME 250GB VS Adata SX6000 Lite

    Just want to know which NVME is better between the Western digital black 250GB or ADATA SX6000 lite 256GB? Now this is mostly for Gaming and SOME video editing. My concern is like games like GTA 5 or Witcher 3 i want the maps/levels to load faster and of course have smoother and higher FPS...
  29. P

    Question Put a laptop hard drive in my pc and it still thinks it’s a laptop?

    Context on what I’m trying to do. I have a clean 2TB hard drive that I’m trying to get a fresh install of win10 on but every time I try to install via flash drive or CD I get this, “Windows cannot be installed to this disk. This computer's hardware may not support booting to this disk. Ensure...
  30. J

    [SOLVED] Laptop crackling sound with headphones

    Hi I have a weird problem with my pc audio. As I don't know where the problem might be, I specifiy all the information that could be relevant. I have a new hp omen laptop with OS Windows 10, Realtek sound card and it's driver updated. When I start using it there's no problem but after some...
  31. W

    [SOLVED] External HD Data Recovery

    My external Western Digital hard drive was about 8 years old and became unreadable. I took it out of the casing and put it in my PC. I was forced to format it. Now I am unable to get the data (obviously). I have tried 3 different recovery software (Recuva, Hetman Partition Recovery, and...
  32. D

    USB making hardware live

    I recently bought a rocksmith cable and and plugged it into my USB ports both on the back and the front and they both made my strings live giving a painful electric shock this has happend before in the past with a blue snowball mic. WHAT is going on in my system that would be causing this I have...
  33. D

    MSI GS73 Stealth Replacement 4K LCD

    Anyone know why MSI makes it so hard to find replacement parts for their laptops? I'm looking for a replacement LCD for my GS73VR 7RF Stealth 17.3" 4K laptop, and literally everyone shows "out of stock", and MSI is no help at all. It's a simple part to replace, if I could find one... This is a...
  34. M

    What motherboards fit the Noctua NH-D15?

    What motherboards fit the NH-D15? I'm using an Intel i7 4700 (not planing on overclocking) Under £200 would be nice.I
  35. C

    what happened to my gpu?

    Yesterday In the middle of gaming, my PC suddenly froze and I got some weird square colors on screen and I got a blue screen with the error: video_scheduler error. Is there a way to fix that or the gpu is damaged?
  36. L

    Driver issues causing BSODs.

    Ok so first off here are my specs. CPU- i5-6500 MOBO- MSI Z170A pc mate Ram- DDR4 3200 GPU- R9 380 4g I recently had to replace the mobo on my rig due to constant Memory Management BSODs/colored static freeze screens after ~20 minutes of being on the computer. So after testing RAM with memtest...
  37. P

    Stylus Friendly Laptop for Pharmacy School

    Hello Everyone, I need a work friendly laptop for pharmacy school. My budget is around $500. The more affordable the better, but i will be interested in what others suggest as the most suitable laptop. I would like to buy it on amazon Below is the link for the requirements for the laptop...
  38. S

    help mee Please!!

    my pc is kinda troublesome. there are a promblem, maybe it is the gpu cause my screen became horizontal stripes and it's freezing all i can do is only restart it by pressing the urgent restart button can you help me?? it occur when the pc is on around 3 hours and it became like this. sorry i...
  39. K

    is this ram compatible with this motherboard

    Kingston Hyper X DDR4 2133 8GB Asus H110M-K H110 Express DDR4 S-ATA 600 Micro ATX Motherboard
  40. C

    How badly damaged is my cpu? (Damage in terms of long-term damage)

    Hello Community. This is going to be a long thread, so please bear with me. So, I have an i7-4790s, and wanted to test if the stock cooler would be good enough for cooling, since it's at stock settings. Now, you may say that doesn't need testing, as any stock cooler would be good for a cpu...