storage

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  1. Westley The questionnair.

    Question How much better is the Samsung 990 pro than the 980 pro?

    Im planning on getting another 2tb of space for my Desktop and currently have 1tb Samsung 980 pro (without heatsink). I was planning on getting the same 980 pro but I saw there was a newer 990 pro. Is it worth getting the 990 instead of 980?
  2. S

    Question Need Help Choosing M.2 SSD for i3-8100 Desktop

    I've got an i3-8100 desktop with a Gigabyte H310-S2P motherboard, and I just found out it has an M.2 SSD slot. I've never used one before and need advice on which type of SSD to get. Can anyone suggest a compatible M.2 SSD type or generation? Also, any tips on what to tell the seller when buying...
  3. S

    Question I am looking for a FIRE-PROOF + SOUND-PROOF small metal box/container to put my crypto mining hardware in while they run.

    Hello, I have a bunch of crypto mining hardware but they make noise and I am worried that 1 day they might randomly have an electric spike and catch a fire. So I am looking for some sort of metallic box / container to keep these miners inside while they run. The specific features I am looking...
  4. W

    Question Second SSD query

    Hi. I have a Alienware m15 r2 laptop. It has a spare slot for additional storage. Will the crucial p3 plus 2tb internal ssd fit and work with the laptop?
  5. J

    Question 2TB SSD 980 EVO PRO showing in BIOS but not disk management or Windows

    Motherboard: MSI B550 gaming plus CPU: R9 5900 GPU: RTX 2060S Memory: 32GB DDR4 Storage: 1TB SSD Samsung 980 EVO and 2TB SSD Samsung 980 EVO PRO Windows 10 Pro http://HWiNFO64 (1 picture) I bought motherboard, CPU and 2TB SSD from Best Buy shop and I switched it from a new PC 4 weeks ago my...
  6. J

    Question File Transfer Software Suggestions

    Good morning. I was wondering if I could get some suggestions on the best software to migrate specific software / settings to a new hard drive? In the past, I would just use EaseUS to copy everything over, but this time I would like to be able to select what I want to move instead of a 100%...
  7. Erazor7

    [SOLVED] Is it possible to convert a RAW-filesystem to a usable filesystem?

    Hello, I have the problem that the SD card on my camera can no longer be opened. I then noticed that the file system is raw and therefore unusable. Even after researching on the internet I couldn't find a solution. Is there a possible way to change the filesystem back to ntfs or something? i...
  8. G

    Question NVME no longer working

    I'm not very good with laptops/computers etc.. so I'm sorry if I'm not very good at explaining. I got a 2TB NVME m.2 for Christmas my partner installed it for me into my laptop, it worked fine, no issues. Fast forward a week or two he went on the laptop the NVME is no longer showing up, not on...
  9. gtsolid

    Question Server for Solidworks ?

    Hi, I'm following general recommendations for PC clients, but I'd like to have also some guidelines for the server side where I put my files, so a Server as File Storage. Clients don't work in local, they open the files from the server. Now I have a WS2016 with a quite old hardware. We are 4...
  10. D

    Question Samsung T9 Extremely Slow Write Speed

    Just purchased a new Samsung 4TB T9 SSD. I have it connected via USB-C into a 20gb port on my new PC. When I first started using it, I was able to transfer a 6GB movie file from my internal SSD onto the T9 in about 10 seconds. So after that I began to copy over a lot of my personal files. Then...
  11. lamyprid

    Question Samsung 870 EVO reliability ?

    Hello everyone, I have a Samsung 870 EVO for almost 2 years, and I want to buy another one. However, in the past few days, many people have been saying that there's a high chance of the drive failing. But based on my experience in the past two years, I haven't encountered any errors with the...
  12. W

    Question Same PC and programmes, different available storage?

    I have three PCs and two are from the same manufacturer and one isn’t. I have roughly the same programmes and games installed - pretty much identical game wise apart from Among Us lol. All Windows 11. First PC shows as 795gb free of 951gb. Other shows as 769gb free of 928gb. New PC shows as...
  13. D

    Question Storage Assistance, Disk Managment

    Okay so this has been quite the experience for me. I've done computer stuff for over 10 years now but I've always just only been a hobbyist with it so there are plenty of things I don't know especially on the software side. (mechanic IRL so hardware is easier for me to understand) Over a year...
  14. rodrix

    Question How to fix no boot and no video on a PC? I have tried many solutions and none of them have worked. Please read the description for alot of more info.

    TLDR: No Beep and No Video, most possible faulty parts are CPU, RAM, MOBO, PSU. Issue appeared after rearranging SSD and HDD SATA connectors, and reseating GPU. Please read full description for entire story and details. Thank you very much. I recently got an Acer Veriton M4620G, and a GTX 950...
  15. S

    Question best hdd for long term storage

    Hello, Quick question: I would like to know what HDD is best for long term storage in a computer. I'm replacing a wd black 4 tb but i wish to expand to 8 or 12 (or more). i googled untill my brain exploded and i just can't make a decision. I get the feeling those comparison sites are bought by...
  16. R

    Question Unable to get M.2 working

    Hi All I am running a asus tuf z590 with a I7 10th gen cpu, i know that i cant have all 3 m.2 ports working on this board unless i upgrade to 11th gen so i purchased a Asus Hyper M.2 X16 Gen 4 Card. I have install 2 extra m.2's into this card but i can only get 1 of them to show up, i have...
  17. P

    Question Will the Seagate BarraCuda 2TB work with with Linux Mint?

    The HDD on my HTPC seems to have died AFAICT. Neither BIOS nor a bootable USB drive see the hard drive -WD black 1TB hard disk drive WD1003FZEX . So now, I am deciding whether to replace the HD or junk the HTPC and replace it with something like a Raspberry Pi 5. My HTPC has an ASUS...
  18. K

    Question Which SSD to get, are these any good?

    my pc: mobo: rog b360f gaming cpu: i7 8700 k gpu: 1080ti i'm thinking of buying a new ssd for my gaming pc it's almost 6 years old. So i was thinking even though my mobo is pcie 3, buying a pcie 4 nvme ssd will be better in the long run if i ever upgrade my pc. my current picks are: ADATA...
  19. J

    Question Will data transfer speeds be slower if an external SSD is USB 3.2 gen 2 but my motherboard is USB 3.2 gen 1?

    I'm looking for an external SSD backup drive for my OS drive (2 TB SSD nvme) and my 4TB WD black HDD. My motherboard is capable of USB 3.2 gen 1 but the external drive I need, the Samsung T7 Shield 4TB, Portable SSD, is USB 3.2 gen 2. Data caps at up to 1,050 mb/s. Will the transfer speeds be...
  20. Williedynabite

    Question How do I get my MPG B550 Gaming Plus BIOS to boot from my m2 drive?

    I recently installed an M2 drive after having countless issues with crashing, BSOD, and etc. which I believe was due to my hard drive. I got a Hynix P31 2 TB M2 drive and installed it on my mobo. I tried both of the slots and it didn’t seem to make a difference. When I am in BIOS (just updated...
  21. J

    Question Need help finding the fastest way to do a full backup of a HDD

    Noticed sparks coming out of the wall socket where my PC was plugged into so I had someone else help me swap it to another wall. However, I didn't think about the PSU switch still being on and this person jerked the cord in and out as electricity was visible each time. Right away I realized I...
  22. CMOSfixPleaseHelp

    Question [SSD] Disk Managements says I have 96gb of free space but shows a different number

    Basically, when I went to check in Disk Management I saw that I have at least 96 billion bytes (which I assume equals to 96gb) but on the right side of it, it shows less than that. Is this normal? SSD: WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH30 OS: Windows 10
  23. MrStumpy

    Question Brand new M.2 NVMe SSD not appearing anywhere ?

    Hello all thank you for coming to my thread, My current build is as follows: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/QcjtKX The ADATA and Seagate are both from my previous PC which was running Windows 10, I had to reinstall Windows as I was having Drivers issues for the sudden changes in parts and now...
  24. K

    Question PC goes straight to BIOS?

    I just built this about a month ago using all brand new parts. My PC goes straight into BIOS now after working for the past month with zero issues. EZ mode doesn’t detect any drives in the boot priority section but when I go into advanced and look at my SATA and NVMe configuration they are being...
  25. sopno

    Question HDD not showing in disk management but showing in BIOS

    I have a Toshiba hard drive. It is not showing anywhere (e.g., disk management,file explorer). The HDD is shown in the bio. So, I took the Sata cable that was connected to the Toshiba HDD and connected it to another HDD (Seagate Baracuda 1TB). Seagate Baracuda HDD is not shown anywhere except in...
  26. Sir_thank_alot

    Question m.2 ssd or sata ssd

    My motherboard doesnt support m,2 ssd. I want to buy an m.2 ssd instead of sata ssd for future proof when I buy a new motherboard with m.2 ssd support. the only PCIE slot currently available is the x1 slot PCIE 3.0. So should I go for USB 3.0 ? or buy a new normal SSD.
  27. CW1KLX

    Question Hard drive making a weird sound

    Recently my (old) hard drive started making this noise, it sounds like it spins up, clicks then spins down, though im not sure. Does anyone recognize a drive sounding like this? What's the cause and are those the last days of its life? (ignore the 2 short buzzes those are from my phone)
  28. J

    Question Gigabyte GC-Ramdisk i-Ram won't initialise on Windows XP ?

    Hello All! I have an old (2005) Windows XP based machine that I use to play games of that period. Recently, I was given a 4GB Gigabyte GC-Ramdisk PCI card for free, and I thought I'd see if it made a difference in my XP system. I have installed it. The status lights on the card show that the...
  29. route45

    [SOLVED] SSD shows different numbers after restarting PC ?

    Hello everyone. I have noticed some storage changes after I restarted my PC. When I boot my PC, it says that I have 17.8GB storage left. When I restarted my PC, it now says it has 29.9GB. What could be the possible cause for this?
  30. B

    Question What's wrong with my PC ?

    13th Gen Intel i9-13900K 3.00 GHz ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi 6E LGA 1700 EVGA FTW3 3080 5x Samsung 980 pro 2t M.2's raid-0 Intel 900p Optane 480g pcie agility 120g SSD 3x WD 2t HDD raid-0 4 sticks of G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB 32GB (16GB) 6000MT So the issue is the PC started to have the...
  31. D

    Question I'm looking for a program that can scan drives and find exact folders (with same content) with different names ?

    hello i i have lot of folders and many duplicate folders on few hard drives, i wanted to know is there any progream that can scan all hard drives at once and show me folders that have the *exact* same content inside? i want them to be marked or something so i can delete some duplicates folders...
  32. n0rthV

    Question new nvme m.2 not reaching full speed

    Hello there, i just installed a new m.2c SSD (Kingston KC3000 500GB), i cloned my old ssd to the new nvme. all worked fine. then i wanted to test the speed of the new nvme with CrystalDiskMark and it only showed 3500 Mbit/s of the advertised 7000Mbit/s i already changed some settings in the...
  33. K

    Question Quit Dropbox due to Its unlimited storage been canceled... What should I do?

    I have been using Dropbox since my college years, and for the past 8 years i started my own company so I signed up with its unlimited storage plan. My major was movie directing and editing assistant. So more 20 years of stuffs are all in my Dropbox, about more than 100TB. This year Dropbox...
  34. Mattimanden

    Question Changed hardware, now drives will not read.

    I recently bought my friend's system as he was moving abroad and I have had some concurrent issues with my motherboard. Before I switched hardware all drives worked and had 95%+ on crystalDisc. Now, my two M.2's and two SSD's work fine, but my two HDD's will not read. I have two questions...
  35. C

    Question long term storage media

    for long term storage of large files is better ssd or hdd (internal +adapter, external, hdd notecook +adapter) ? mdisc bluray and its drive are very expensive, in moment I don't have money to buy a lot of storage media
  36. PureCarbine

    Question My EFI & Recovery is on a different drive from windows install and i cant boot from new drive

    Hi, I've got a new drive, I can either clone the drive that contains the efi system boot and recovery or i can clone the drive with the operating system, at the moment i have the windows installation cloned. When i remove the old drive that had windows and boot from the efi on the other drive...
  37. pekodam

    Question SN850X or Platnium P41?

    Hey, I have a Legion Slim 5 and I’ve been waiting for sales to start so I can grab a 2TB SSD. I’m currently debating between the WD SN850X and the SK Hynix Platinum P41. They’re both in the $100 range but something I’m really looking for is a sound cloning software. I recently cloned a Sabrent...
  38. Sir_thank_alot

    Question Which SSD to choose for gaming ?

    Hi guys, I am very new to storage devices and I would like to know which SSD is better for gaming purposes only The first one I saw within my price range is a Crucial MX 500 500GB 6.35cm (2.5inch) SSD costing 3,059 INR or 36.75 USD Samsung 870 EVO 500GB 6.35cm (2.5inch) SSD (MZ-77E500) in a...
  39. Sir_thank_alot

    Question M.2 SSD

    My motherboard doesn't support a m.2 ssd slot, my motherboard is a ECS H110, and I used up all the 4 sata data slots. so, does this expansion card https://www.amazon.in/gp/product/B082D6RF6S/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A3H89GH4UYZJ49&th=1 will work with this m.2 ssd...
  40. I

    Question Steam and game keeps crashing a few seconds after or on startup after changing to SSD

    My specs z97k i7-4790k rtx 2070 16gb ram corsair tx850w Before, the only SSD I had on this computer was for the boot drive, I played all the games on HDD. I have 2 HDDs on this, one for installed files another for storage. I decided to buy an SSD to improve loading times and such and to play...