storage

Hi My PC has Disk 0 with 55GB storage and Disk 1 with 1TB storage. I kept running short of storage on C drive, showing 52.45GB used on disc 0. I tried deleting everything i could and moved what files i could to my D Drive on Disk 1 but that didn't make any difference. So i decided to do a...

Hello Tom's Hardware Community, I'm hoping I can get some expert advice on a long-term and very frustrating performance issue with my PC that has made it unreliable. I'm dealing with what I can only describe as a system drive "stroke." System Specifications: OS: Windows 11 Pro (Recently...

Sorry. English isn't my first language. I use Windows 11. Yesterday I was playing game on my computer when suddenly my system got stuck (crashed) so I held the power button down for a few seconds to reboot. But the system didn't start normally and instead now ok stuck in "bootmgr is missing"...

I've been downloading movies for a while now, this problem has been recently surfacing right now. Whenever I copy my files to my USB, it plays. But whenever I plug my USB again, it just won't let me play and gives me a 0xc00d36c4 error message. I'm using EXFat on my USB, if that's any help.

Hi there. I've recently got unknown message from windows out of nowhere "Restart PC to fix drive problems" - It was on different language, that's my translation. Drive SMART isn't faulty and "good". What does that mean? How to properly check drive for errors? I've tried using chkdsk but I...

Hi I am looking to do a 4 way nvme raid zero on z790 strix A ddr4. According to the manual, only 2x raid zero is possible at the bios level. I don't have experience with raid since the sata ssd days. Can I do 4x raid on this motherboard from bios and boot into windows 11? Its only possible if...

Imagine an external hdd like a wd elements or my book, should it lay vertically or horizontally? What's the best position for the components? The studs are are the bottom of the case but I can't imagine having a spinning hard drive vertically is going to be good on the components or noise...

I got a newer PC from a friend for my mom to use for work. The “new” PC came with a 128GB NVMe SSD which I put Windows 11 on and was going to keep that as the boot drive. Given my mom has a lot of work and personal stuff on her current PC I thought it would be easiest to just bring that 500GB SD...

Hello, Ive recently built my system and Ive been experiencing extreme slow speeds through my gen4 pcie slot. Im getting 800-1000 mb/s compared to when I plug it in gen3 slot I get 3500mb/s Please help, Ive been trying to fix this for the past 4hrs, I reinstalled windows, updated windows...

I have an Usb 3.2 Gen2 pendrive and suddenly after a restart, it stuck at 40 MB/s speed (USB 2.0 equivalent). What happened and how can I revert it?

I haven't build a pc in a while and after researching modern SSDs I still have a few questions I couldn't answer so hoping to find some help here. Some background info: I'm planning a mid-tier gaming build and I intend to buy a M.2 Western Digital 2TB WD Blue SN5000 NVMe SSD. 1. My current pc...

im planning on getting a ssd and im not sure if i can use a nvme drive cause the spec sheet says 3rd/2nd/1st Gen AMD Ryzen™/ 2nd and 1st Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics : ,AMD Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ 7th Generation A-Series/ Athlon™ X4 Processors : ,AMD A320 chipset : ,4 x...

I own a Dell Latitude E5570 laptop and I'm looking to upgrade the storage with an M.2 SSD. I've been getting conflicting information about whether my laptop supports M.2 NVMe gen 3 SSDs. I've confirmed that my E5570 does have an M.2 slot but don't have the holder case bracket, but I want to...

Maybe im missing something here. I decided to fully reset my laptop and start clean due to the battery life and bloat of the Asus Rog ZM16 (I7 11800H & 3050 TI) at best I got 4 hours with the laptop set to 1 ghz and intel graphics. Laptop is fairly new and only used for college homework and...

Hello Friends Two cousins need to solve the following situation: There exists two laptops where each one: Has M.2 NVMe SSD with 500GB and 1TB respectively Has Thunderbolt 3 and 4 respectively Laptops cannot be opened to increase the SSD, as they are new and is not wise lose the warranty...

Hi everyone, I'm a noob when it comes to PC stuff. I've built a couple PC's and I know some basic troubleshooting knowledge but that's about it. Right now, I'm trying to upgrade my girlfriends' ~500GB SSD to a 2TB SSD. Her motherboard only has one M.2 slot though so I bought a USB to M.2...

I'm trying to install a new SSD into an old ACER laptop, which has a 1TB HDD in it at the moment, and in BIOS the only thing that shows up is the HDD, but when I log in, I can format it, which I did, and it shows up in file explorer, but still won't show up in BIOS so I can't set it as the boot...

So just about 2 months ago at the beginning of January I invested in getting the Crucial T500 2TB Gen4 NVMe M.2 Internal Gaming SSD so I would have faster loading times and wouldn't have to constantly be low on storage. Initially, I had an issue with it not registering the drive at all, but...

Hi everyone! Recently I noticed that the games installed on this SSD load too slow, maybe after 10 minutes, which is absurd. Even PS2 games on PCSX2 emulator stutter which is unusual. The OS is not installed on this drive. The model is ADATA SU650 and I used the ADATA tool and...

I’m a total newbie and I just want a simple cold backup that probably gets turned on once a week. Both are 10GB and both are well-reviewed. The Terramaster is $170 and the Mediasonic is $140. The latter is reviewed favorably by Level1 View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmQdlLCw-5k But I...

Just recently got a 4TB SN850X and decided to test it with CrystalDiskMark and found something a little bit peculiar. My sequential write speeds are consistently faster than my sequential read speeds. I've never had a drive of any kind behave like this. Is this normal or a sign of something not...

Hey all, So recently I bought a New NVMe SSD, the WD Black SN770 1tb to put into my Gigabyte B650 Eagle AX. However, I’m encountering some problems with it. The bios recognizes the drive however it’s not seen as a bootable option. I’ve made sure AHCI is turned on, the BIOS is UEFI, the disc...

I'm just curious because i don't have experience in this even though i'm an Junior IT Guy. So i have this WD Elements External Hard Drive 500GB, well... no important files, i want to transfer files from my PC to my friend's Laptop. I plugged it, it detected like usual, i copy my files to his...

Good afternoon, I've recently purchased another nvme drive for my pc and it doesn't get recognised in bios or anywhere else. I triple checked all the sata ports to make sure there is nothing interfering and still nothing. I even pulled out all the sata3 cables and it still doesn't get...

I am trying to keep both my SATA SSD and HDD while I install a extra m2 SSD, would it be possible? Just wanted to make sure!

Hi there I've reached my PC and Google knowledge with finding the best way to increase my sons ssd storage and need your help He has the Asrock b450m r4.0 motherboard currently with a 256gb SSD and 1tb HDD. His ssd is always full and after running wiztree app there's lots there were not sure...

I accidentally knocked my Seagate external HDD off my desk. It would not connect to my pc afterwards so I swapped the cable and when that didn't work I removed it from the case and plugged it to a HDD dock. It made a not normal whining/grindy type sound, gave me a error that read something...

I recently recovered data from an old HDD and had it transferred to a new one. The old HDD was an internal one - a remnant from an older PC build - and I used a HDD enclosure to connect it to my PC. I have tried to use the new HDD (also an internal one) in the same manner, but it is not working...

I have a ZFS XigmaNAS I setup at work using an Optiplex 7040. CPU: i7-6700 RAM: 16 Gigabytes of DDR4 Storage: 2 500 gigabyte sata SSD in a mirror I can write files to it at gigabit speeds and read/open 130 megabyte photos in about a second... no issues there. One of the folders on the NAS...

I'm building a homelab which will run Proxmox. It will have a couple of VMs: TrueNAS and a plain Linux host with some Docker containers including a media server. I plan to use an i5-12400 for this for its QSV capability but I'm having issues understanding PCIe lanes and potential expansion for...

My drives are performing well from what I can tell, and I thought they were good to go at 100% health, but today I updated HD Sentinel and came up with these results. I checked on Crystal Disk info to make sure it was not some bug, and no, it's showing the right number. is this normal? the one...

So, long story short I keep running out of storage, mostly because of the terrabytes of backup of projects I work on (Game Development). I was considering getting a 4 NVMe to PCI x16 card like this. But from what I understand, only 1 of 4 NVMe will show in windows if my motherboard doesn't...

Hi everyone! First time posting on this forum. I'm planning to upgrade my old 1TB HDD, which I've been using since 2017. It's gotten old and is getting really slow. My option is the "Nvme Pcie 4.0 M.2 Snv2s/1000g Kingston," and my motherboard is an MSI Z270 Gaming M3 (a 2016 motherboard, if I'm...

I want to add 4TB of storage to my home server and I am weighing my options. The drive(s) will be powered on 24/7, fully written, and mostly being read from. The stored data isn't critical but it would suck to lose it. Speed isn't an issue, but faster is better. The options are: 4TB m.2 ssd...

Hello, I'm thinking of purchasing a 4TB M.2 drive to store and run my games on. I've watered my options down to two and I want to know which would be better overall and is recommended the most. Acer Predator GM7000 4TB or WD_BLACK 4TB SN850X Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I have the Gigabyte Z270 gaming K3 motherboard and want to install a second NVMe SSD (the 2T Samsung 980 or the pro version). My PC components: I5 7600k rx 5700xt 32 Gb of DDR4 3200Mhz 256 Gb of M.2 1T HDD The reason I want to add storage is that my old HDD is making weird loud...

Hello so i need help deciding on what storage i should choose. I don't know is m.2 is better for gaming than a normal ssd. either this, https://www.overclockers.co.uk/wd-black-sn770-2tb-ssd-m.2-2280-nvme-pcie-4.0-solid-state-drive-wds200t3x0-hd-58g-wd.html or this...

Ive been trying to find the answer to how to combine two disks and i just deleted a volume in disk management while watching a tutorial and the tutorial said that i need to create a "New spanned volume" and i only have the option to create a "New simple volume" and ive looked this up and people...

Got a new drive and I want to clone my OS to it since it is faster than my current boot drive. I get an "error 9: reached the end of file (38)" no matter what i try. I have run chkdsk, ccleaner, turned off AV, checked drive for bad sectors, gave it more free space, checked sectors (all fine)...

As mentioned in the title, I have recently installed a new SSD into my PC, moved folders and some games onto it and all work perfectly fine. Moved my OS onto another drive and upon rebooting, the new SSD is offline by default? Am I missing something simple? Any help/suggestions are appreciated...