storage

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...

Laptop model: Dell G7 7588 OS: Windows 11 Hey all, I've been having frequent BSODs, mostly occurring I believe shortly (1-3min) after waking from sleep, locking up except for the mouse, then locking up fully, then BSOD. This has been ongoing for about a week I believe. For the most part...

Hello everyone, Recently bought a new M.2, but sometimes the bios does not detect it. When this happens, I restart the pc a few times and it detects again. (It is the only memory installed). Motherboard: B450 TOMAHAWK MAX; M.2: WD_Black SN850X. Any idea, what could be? Thank you.

Hello, I am getting some boot errors (booting to BIOS, not recognising Windows). I've ran a Short SMART self-test with Samsung Magician and the following errors have come up: SMART Self-Test,13/08/2024 Model Name,Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB Serial Number,S626NF0R428538Z Result,Log...

So my laptop came with Micron 3400 1tb ssd and I have recently purchased a WD sn850x. Which one should I make my boot drive. I know that wd performs better but it lacks AES 256 bit hardware encoding.

Hi there, I'm planning to get an NVMe to replace my main C drive which is currently a regular 240gb SSD. My setup has 2 SSD (240gb / 500gb) and 1 HDD (1tb). My question is, can I install an NVMe (clone from current drive C) and still have all 3 current drives work with no issues (the 240gb...

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)...

My stared getting random BSODs at random times. So far I got: "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA"(i did run a memory test and didn't find any errors), "HYPERVISOR ERROR" and "SYSTEM_THREAD_EXEPTION_NOT_HANDLED" in this order(of course they repeated). All of these BSODs had Ntfs.sys at fault( and when...

HI! Got an old and new laptop. New laptop has a fresh windows install, and 250gb of storage, and old laptop has a 1tb hdd which is almost full of useful daily use work files. my new laptop also has a free slot for a hdd. Can I simply pull the drive from the old laptop and plug it into the new one?

Hi all, I'm building a new PC tomorrow and wondered if there's anything specific I need to do with a drive that just has games installed on it, no operating system. I will be installing Win11 on a new M.2 that I have bought. Cheers

I need Help With adding a PCIe 4.0 NVME M2 SSD 4 TB on MSI Z87-G45 MB with a PCIe 4.0 adaptor Card inserted into a PCI 3.0 x16 slot. UEFI shows as unknown vendor and unknown device. I do not know if this is possible with my motherboard and I7-4770. I only want to drive for storage. MBD: MSI...

Yesterday my computer suddenly stopped recognizing my external ssd (kingston xs 1000) whenever it is plugged into 3.0 ports with a 3.0 cable, 2.0 cable into 3.0 ports works and also 3.0 cable into 2.0 ports works, i have tried resetting my computer, reformatting the ssd, changing the cable and...

My motherboard is Z390 Godlike. The PC was working normally and then all of a sudden, the PC could not reboot normally with this error message: https://ibb.co/5xCv096 I have already tried fixing it by checking the "Boot Priorities" and my Samsung 2TB NVME is there #1 as normal. My PC also...

Hello, I am a computer novice so apologies if I am missing something obvious here. I purchased a 'Crucial T500 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Internal SSD, Up to 7400MB/s' and installed it into my computer motherboard's (MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Carbon) 2nd m.2 slot as the first one is occupied by a...

SSD model: TeamGroup MP44L Do you think this SSD I got might be second hand? I bought it brand new from the legit online shop, but when I checked it with CrystalDiskInfo it already has 200GB of writes but the power on hours is 0. What could that be, is that normal? s - Imgur

I bought a mid-range motherboard that came out the factory 2 months ago. I will use it for a future PC build I'm planning, but I'm not actively working on it. The question is: If I leave the motherboard for about 12 months without power (it won't be unpacked and connected to a power supply for...

hello, ive just recently upgraded to a legion 7 pro gaming laptop with a 4090 and having issues after installing my second (brand new) 2TB NVME in the second m.2 slot. i have only games and some game clips on it so far. So when i boot my pc and the drive isnt recognised then i cannot play the...

So I have an ASUS TUF FX705DT (2019) laptop and here are its specs: CPU: Ryzen 7 3750H RAM: 16GB DDR4 (although it's 2666Mhz, it can only go up to 2400Mhz due to CPU limitation). GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650 (Mobile) SSD: 256GB M.2 NVMe (main drive) HDD: 1TB 7200rpm (storage drive) WiFi card...

Hello all, I have an ASUS Z790-Plus Wifi D4 Tuf Gaming Motherboard with an Intel i9-13900KF Desktop Processor. I also have 4 M.2 slots, and I have my 1 2tb SP M.2 NVMe SSD plugged into one. The main problem is that I know the SSD is connected, because the BiOS shows it as a storage device, but...