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It began with me turning on my PC and launching a program, which gave me a pop up telling me that the shortcut cannot locate its source file to launch. I checked disk management(I have one SSD and one HDD in my PC) and saw that the HDD was offline. Another pop up asked me to choose between MBR...

Please help me My laptop keeps getting BSOD with the error "stop code: DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE". I use docking stations for external SSD and HDD hard drives from Orico. 1. https://www.orico.cc/usmobile/product/detail/id/35502 2. https://www.orico.cc/usmobile/product/detail/id/3551 My...

Hi, quick information about my situation, just bought a 512gb ssd on which i wanna get the os cloned to from my 128gb ssd, both are m2s and my motherboard only has 1 slot for it. and previously i had all my games installed on my hdd (was running 128gb ssd + 500gb hdd) , so my plan was to clone...

My 2TB Seagate External HDD had stopped responding after a power outage around a year ago and was showing up as RAW for quite a while until today when I plugged it back to check for possible solutions and the drive appears in the file manager and disk management. It has bad sectors though and I...

1) Does any software test show whether the HDD is new or used and whether the firmware/bios has been changed by someone? 2) What software test on HDD is good to identify whether it is in good condition?

I bought an aluminum case for a 2.5" HDD on AliExpress and it also came with this accessory, but I don't know what it's for, it looks like a sponge https://ibb.co/mGxXP4H https://ibb.co/yYHhHz9

Hi all, I went on holiday to see my family and it turns out that while I was there the desktop of my father suddenly stopped working and when starting he is getting the message: "Press ESC in 1 seconds to skip startup.nsh, any other key to continue" After searching, this is because the BIOS...

For 2 weeks now I have had this problem that appeared after the PC froze (it has happened to me many times) that forced me to force it to shut down. When monitoring the performance values with MSI Afterburner it gives me normal readings (80-90 in demanding games) but it feels almost half of...

Hi Guys, Need some opinions on the best way to tackle this - I have a mATX case which the provider advised can fit 2x 3.5" HDD but very tight. I am able to screw 1 HDD onto the tray/cover but I don't know how else to put the 2nd HDD behind it and secure it. Does anyone have an idea on the best...

So i keep looking around but I cannot seem to find a solution. So this is the story. I have a PC with a hdd in it that I have been using for over 2 years now. I want to put in an SSD with windows on it as my startup time is literally like 5-10 minutes. The HDD already has windows on it...

I want to preface by saying I am not the most knowledgeable when it comes to PC parts and components, so please bear with me. I finally went around to installing a Samsung Evo 870 1TB SSD I got a while ago and saw some threads about how using it as the boot drive, as opposed to the HDD, is a...

I have sold my old PC recently, but for now I am able to use my sister's old Macbook while I save up for a new PC. So, as usual, trash storage. Hence, I was wondering if there exists a portable HDD that I can crank daily for my use and maybe fit it in my new PC later (I know, too much to ask)...

I accidentally changed the format of disk to ext4 . Which is not a format that windows supports. And even installation disk doesn't recognize my hdd. But my hdd was healthy before . I told my friend to connect my hdd to his motherboard and check if the drive appear on disk management or not ...

i have connected an HDD to my PC and after turning my PC on it automatically started disk repair but the light gone and now my hard disk is unusable. i can't even see the HDD connected in the BIOS.

Is 77 seconds a normal boot time+logintime for an hdd? I just wanted to know because I'm getting tired of waiting this long just to boot up and log into windows

Sorry if this post is bad, it’s my first one. My PC recently stopped recognizing my SSD, it won’t even show up in the BIOS. Before this my PC had bluescreened twice. While I still had access to Windows I was checking temps, and they were fine. Now I’ve lost all access to Windows from my SSD. I...

Hey Guys. I'm trying my hand at reviving an old PC for some light home server usage. I bought an old dell with a B85M-G43 mobo. It didn't have an HDD so I got a 10tb HGST SATA6.0 7200rpm refurbished off amazon. I tried attaching it to the old PC and it would not show up as present on the BIOS...

hello everyone i got a little problem with a computer i got some HDD's to scan and when i get to non-boot ones , one dissapears i use - 1 TB Toshiba P300 for Boot with 3 partitions C D E - 4 TB Toshiba P300 for storage - 4 TB WD Purple for storage - DVD-RW ( ODD ) STORY i had a Tehnoware FAL...

Hello everyone, sorry... I'm new here. Hope I I can get the answer. I have an unallocated hdd problem, but I also want the files inside that have been deleted and are still stored in MFT, I can retrieve them but how do I want them to be lost or unopenable. If it can disappear without being...

I have a 5TB Western Digital Easystore 2647 External HDD and anytime I try to play games (like Valorant, Apex Legends, etc) that are installed on that drive, they take forever to load up (5+ minutes with Valorant) and then once I get into a match, it takes forever to load into the game (5+...

Hi all, thanks in advance for any help. I had an idea to upgrade my hhd storage in my laptop. I currently have 1tb hhd installed as a secondary drive. Main windows is now a 1tb M.2 drive(just upgraded yesterday) I do have a 2Tb HDD which has my music on (iTunes) but the controller is shot...

Hello friends i have urgent quesstion . Im selling 10tb wd gold (wd101kryz) 10tb hdd. And i have buyer that is interested of getting it for nvr. I wanted to know if it can work with nvr? Please can you guys tell me quick? I belive the nvr model is this dhi-nvr4208-4ks2

Hi all, So i think i have this 1,5 GB drive for about 12 years now. Didn't have any problems with it. Officially it was released in 2009 but i bought it later, in 2012 i think. I already have my 6 sata slots full so i wonder is worth spending money on a new driver despite the old one is working...

Hello, I've been having some issues with my HDD. I'm not exactly sure when this started, but I'd say around a month or so ago. I have a 1TB Western Digital HDD (mostly for games) paired with a 250GB Kingston SSD (for OS and a few programs). As I'm playing games that are installed on my HDD, my...

Hello, I'm hearing noises from my 12 TB used industrial HDD and I was recommended to do an extended SMART results, but I can't understand it. Could someone help me with it ? https://pastebin.com/C7hJ3erZ smartctl 7.4 2023-08-01 r5530 [x86_64-w64-mingw32-w10-22H2] (sf-7.4-1) Copyright (C)...

Hello, I've got a failing 80% fragmented Seagate Barracuda ST31000528AS 1TB SATA HDD that I need to replace. I posted a thread with the details and asked for help: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/1tb-hdd-80-fragmented-windows-10-optimise-drives-program-doesnt-help.3842613/...

I've got a 1TB HDD that's 80% fragmented. It was working fine, if slow, right up until the other week. I noticed it getting worse because I can't play any video files from it without extreme stuttering. It's more like a slide show. I've tried other video players and the stuttering continues...

Hi, i just fresh installed windows 11 on my new m.2 ssd and windows named it drive "C" as usual.. but i already had an old sata ssd and it also was drive C and it has my old os windows 10 and i also had a 1 TB hdd which hd 3 partitions- D,E,F. now since installed that new m.2 SSD into my system...

Hey, I have both my original PCB and donor PCB for an old Western Digital WD6400AAKS. My goal is to get the data off this HDD, as it's from 2010 or so and I'm curious to see what's on it from back in my live music days etc. I thought I could DIY transfer the ROM/"BIOS" across, but this has...

I was writing data to my HDD (installed in an external case) and accidentaly hit it and it dropped almost to the floor, it wasn't a big impact, but it disconnected and when I turned it back on, Windows said it had to search for errors, it found some and erase them. View...

Hello, I have a feeling that my internal desktop storage HDD is agonizing. Would you mind giving your thoughts about the CrystalDiskInfo report I've attached? DEC Raw Values, btw. FYI: I already have 3 x backups, so chill :) Thank you!

I have been trying to clear some space on both my HDD and M.2 SSD and I have noticed that my HDD is very full! I have attached some screen shots of both my HDD storage and when I have run WinDirStat. I don't under stand why WinDirStat is saying I have used so little yet windows is saying I...

So I used to DJ quite a bit back in the day….I have two Seagate Wall Powered External Harddrives and Two LaCie Wall Powered External Harddrives These drives haven’t been on for at least 8 years. I try to plug them in and nothing. They don’t power on or anything. Tried different cables...

Hi, I’ve recently attempted to upgrade my gaming pc considerably, but after getting everything up and running it wont seem to recognise my two HDDS together. Intermittently, it recognises one, through using the other cable or another port but I have no idea what the issue is exactly, I’m trying...

I found an old laptop that I haven't used in years. Just to explore, I started taking apart the hard drive and exposed the platters. I didn't have glove or anything on. Luckily, I was outside when I decided to take pliers and bend them. They shattered into a million pieces. I swept up what I...

I’m giving a family member my old notebook, to replace hers, and I have 2 questions: - First, I want to do a full format on my machine’s m.2 ssd. Can I do it on the notebook itself? Or should I transfer it to my PC in order to run a format on disk manager? Do I risk anything with my notebook’s...

Hello guys, recently, i have noticed that my 16 TB HDDs (which I cant backup at the moment), make this really strange noise, always when booting up the PC, and sometimes, randomly while its on. When it happens while its on, the file explorer suddenly stops working for a few seconds, doesn't...

Hi everyone! I have a 18TB HDD installed in my PC. Maybe someone has a list of tweaks or best practices for configuring Windows to work with this disk. GPO, options, anything. Thanks!

Hi! I have a simple question - I am using a 2TB HDD with 32GB SSD hybrid drive as my boot drive (C) as it came stock with my Dell desktop years ago. I have upgraded nearly every component since except for the original HDD and motherboard (I’ve added a couple extra HDDs for storage though)...

hello , i have seagate laptop hdd, never used in laptop , its a friends - ST9320320AS fw sd03 , he donest know about any sounds when i asked about it . every 10 mins or so , i hear trrrr - its a 2 sec sound . then drive would be quite , then exactly after 9 -10 mins - it repeats this sound . i...