reallocated sector count

Forum discussion tagged with reallocated sector count.
  1. R

    Question Reallocated Sector Count high ?

    I don't know why but I have been experiencing some issues lately with my PC... I decided to check my SSD with CrystalDiskInfo and found that I have a high Reallocated Sector Count... or at least I think it is high. Can anyone help me figure out what is going on? CrystalDiskInfo screenshot
  2. Mr.Anonymous

    [SOLVED] New HDD shows a lot of bad sector but read test using hd Sentinel show no problem at all

    I just bought a new 1tb WD Blue hdd for my laptop and it works fine for a day, but suddenly on the next day the health indicator on hd sentinel drop from 100% to 9%, and it shows a lot of bad sector. But i try to run read test on HD Sentinel and it shows no problem at all, i also run disk...
  3. T

    Question CrystalDiskInfo shows HDD health status as "Caution" due to multiple formats, and SSD with idle temp of 60°C (140°F).

    During late 2019 - early 2020 I had computer anxiety of malware despite having used computers for a long time. Due to this I would format my boot drive HDD whenever I thought something felt off. I must've reset my computer a dozen times. I decided to use CrystalDiskInfo today to see if I had...
  4. Andog

    [SOLVED] WD Black 1TB HDD Reallocated Sector Count Below Threshold After CPU Upgrade

    Yesterday I upgraded my CPU from a Ryzen 5 3600 to a Ryzen 7 5800X, and after much scuffle to get the BIOS updated, I received a message from American Megatrends saying that one of my HDDs has an imminent failure with S.M.A.R.T. I installed the Wester Digital LifeGuard Diagnostics to find out...
  5. S

    [SOLVED] 2 of my external HDD showing 'Caution', can it be solved and used again?

    I have an 2 Western Digital HDD which has issues. • WD 1TB My Passowrd HDD which shows 'Caution: Current Pending Sector Count', via CrystakDiskInfo > https://cutt.ly/VnfRT8F • Western Digital 250 GB Ext HDD 'Wired; (Old HDD) 'Caution: Reallocated Sectors Count > https://cutt.ly/YnfRVFi Have...
  6. C

    [SOLVED] My SEAGATE EXTERNAL HDD 1.5TB suddenly has 1300+ reallocated sector counts after only 1 month of usage.

    CrystalDiskInfo of the disk - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZYZ6-QXCeCARBvpipEufD3d0OsiEuScs/view?usp=sharing Yesterday, i was moving some files to the EHDD, the transfer speed plummeted down to 0, and the drive got disconnected abruptly. The EHDD lights were still on and you could here it...
  7. saifraja

    Question Crystal Disk Info of my 2 hdd & Erratic speed

    I have 3 storage units namely , 250 GB Samsung 860 Evo Internal SSD (newly bought) <---- C Drive 1TB WD BLACK CAVIAR Internal HDD @7200 RPM (+9 yrs old) <----- E/F Dive 500 GB WD Portable Elements External HDD @5400 RPM (+9 yrs old) <---- G Drive...
  8. D

    [SOLVED] Is my brand new Seagate Barracuda 2TB working well?

    I bought a new desktop a few weeks ago. When it arrived I noticed the Hard Drive was causing a lot of problems and it was slow. I've made a couple of posts on here about the drive itself and I hope this is my final one. I've collected a few diagnostics, tested a few things and now I'm making...
  9. D

    [SOLVED] Can a bad Sata cable make HDTune show more reallocated sectors?

    Sorry for what might possibly be the dumbest question ever asked about HDDs. So last week, after buying a new desktop I noticed the HDD was acting funny. Downloads would stop, stay stopped for minutes, then continue, then stop again, and so on when trying to download to the HDD. After posting...
  10. Q

    Is Rosewill good?

    Hi, one of my backup PC's has a rosewill 500 W power supply in it. I am running a Core Quad Q8400 @ 3.4, and a Radeon HD 6850. The psu is just "rosewill" no other branding. Is this a decent PSU or no?