old hdd

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    Question I want to put HDD into PC beside SSD

    I have SSD with Windows 11 (Samsung 870 Evo 250GB) and I want to connect my old HDD for storage. In HDD, there is Windows 7 so how to connect properly? Also I'm not sure about HDD working good or healthy. I disconnected that HDD from old PC and there was OS crash, freeze, strange sounds (from...
  2. Rudy_Z

    Question Old hdd issue after installing os on new ssd

    Today i got a new 128gb ssd for my os as my hdd one crashed on my laptop , had a fresh installation, os working perfectly fine but my hdd connected via caddy in my cd/dvd port whatever it is called which i want to use as a storage drive is very slow, when i access the files in any drive of the...
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    [SOLVED] Move files of an old HDD to a USB drive

    Hello everyone, I have an old Western Digital WD800 80GB HDD. I have very important files on it and I need to move them to a safe place. The computer the HDD was in is dead and doesn't work, so I'm thinking about taking it to a computer shop, where the technician will do the job. I just want to...
  4. Mr.Stork

    Question Should I keep using this HDD? More info below... Pls read :)

    Backstory: Some of my apps got corrupted, I couldn't print, open some apps, and other stuff. My HDD is old, I got it in 2014, it jumps to 100% usage in little effort, like copying while opening Chrome. Now If I give more pressure to it, it crashes, like if I run Steam or Discord while copying...
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    getting this error when trying to update 0x800704cf

    Hi when I try to update my windows 10 I'm getting this error 0x800704cf on research it looks like it's related to Hotmail does anyone know a fix for this? Many thanks.
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    R7 370 OC or GTX 750 Ti? I have intel core 2 duo e8200 @2,66 GHz processor.

    Which one of those will be better? R7 370 offers better performance and directx 12, but i've heard that gtx 750 does better with low CPUs, but it won't support directx 12.
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    Radeon HD 7870 immediately rebooting on entering a skype call.

    I just recently got a Powercolor Radeon HD7870 graphics card and installed it to my pc. I love it! Plays just about all of my games at max fps. Its heaven. But I encountered this one problem. And It's kind of the most important problem I have. I play league of legends and other multiplayer...