WD Green

Forum discussion tagged with WD Green.
  1. xLishu

    [SOLVED] When i boot my pc. Motherboard and gpu ports don't work.

    So this happened recently. In the morning everything was fine, but in the evening my pc starts all the fans spin, but pc doesn't boot none of the ports work. I tried removing the CMOS battery, tried to switching the ram slots. But when i changed my gpu to a older gt 610 everything just worked...
  2. blackhawk.1542

    [SOLVED] Motherboard won't "recognize" old WD 4TB HDD, how can I fix it?

    Hello, I have 2 of these WD 4TB My Book Desktop External Hard Drive. I purchased both of them a long time ago and they are working fine. I connected them using the regular USB 3.0 cable that comes with it without any issues. But now I'm trying to connect them directly to my motherboard instead...
  3. yp_rathore

    [SOLVED] Are WD green and Samsung evo 860 compatible with same port?

    My system is Acer e5-575-59fd which I'm trying to upgrade and it supports wd green(m.2 sata 2280). I want to know will my machine support samsung evo 860 also if it supports wd green as the Acer customer support says they can't provide any specific info which one will work but a m.2 sata 6gb/s...
  4. ToddeSwe

    [SOLVED] My WD 1 TB at 100% as soon as i use ONE of the folders.

    Hi! My problem started with Adobe Premiere and a timelpas that i had added a sond to and saving it. All of a sudden Premiere doesn't answer and i let it be so for a good 20 mins before turning of my computer because everything had frozen. Since this day on i can't use this WD 1 TB drive in my...
  5. samurai7222

    [SOLVED] Help me choose between Kingston Q500 vs WD Green vs Crucial BX500.

    So I only have these 3 options in my area. I just want a 240GB one to install windows and maybe some games which take a long time to load. So which one will be better?
  6. L

    [SOLVED] Demanding games crash after a while of playing

    Ive had this problem for a while now where if I'm playing a game with high-ish graphics or the game overall is quite demanding, my whole computer will freeze after a while of playing. For example I had these crashes on CSGO when my settings were completely maxed out, but once I lowered the...
  7. parapala23

    [SOLVED] Is using an PCIE sata 3 converter worth it for old motherboard?

    I have an Intel dh61ww with Intel Pentium G630 and also using WD Green 240gb SSD, right now my system is working fine and fast browsing, light games, photoshop editing and office applications but I wonder what if I use a PCIE sata 3 converter to maximize my ssd speed will it really give a big...
  8. Rhaemond

    Question Internal HDD in BIOS but not in Windows

    Hey, so my 1TB WD Green (WDC WD10EARS-00Y5B1) was working fine before then suddenly it disappeared earlier today... I checked it in the BIOS and it's still there, yet, when I open Device Manager and Disk Management it is completely gone... It shows briefly upon startup though, but when I click...
  9. P

    [SOLVED] SATA 2 with high performance SSD

    I have 10 year old laptop with SATA 2 connector, can this SATA 2 connector fully utilize the high performance SSD like Samsung EVO 860 250GB with DRAM? or is it enough to use WD green 240 GB? Please let me know if high performance SSD would be a overkill for SATA 2 connector. Laptop Details -...
  10. Naipross

    [SOLVED] m.2 sata or nvme?

    Going to get a msi b450 pro-vdh plus mobo and a m.2 ssd with it so I'm wondering what would work. is says it's a sata from my understanding but it also only has a key m so what would happen if I used a corsair mp510 and what would happen if I used a WD blue 3d nand? also whats the difference...
  11. S

    Question my ssd is very slow how to fix it

    my pc specs mobo:gigabyte ga-a320m-s2h cpu:Ryzen 3 2100 ram:4gb xpg gpu:msi gtx 1050ti SSD: WD Green 120GB SATA III M.2 Internal SSD before i using this ssd i got a speed of 20mbps but now i got only 8-10 mbps
  12. D

    Question Laptop not reading SSD.

    The laptop I got here is a Lenovo Yoga 520 14IKD model 80YM and it has a M.2 slot. Because of this I bought a WD Green 240GB M.2 2280 SSD, the problem is that it just doesn't work. I already attempted changing settings in the BIOS and messing with Windows configurations; nothing worked. Then...
  13. S

    Question Brand New PC HELP!!!

    I just built a brand new pc yesterday and when I went to turn it on it would stay on for a few seconds then shut down and quickly turn back on again. I noticed the CPU error light was on after it turned back on. I have tried reseating my RAM / CPU / GPU / PSU / all SSD and HHD. Here are the...
  14. I

    Question Low SSD M.2 4k read/write

    Greetings, Just recently, I built a custom PC and was testing stuff out. While everything seems to be working fine I have some doubts about the WD Green M.2 240gb SSD. When I run AS SSD Benchmark the numbers and the score seem very low. BIOS updated to latest version, IDE ATA/ATAPI - Intel...
  15. S

    Is my Motherboard compatible with MSI 1070 Gaming x?

    I'm getting a MSI 1070 Gaming X graphic card, but im not sure if my motherboard is compatible, so I'm wondering if my motherboard is compatible with that graphic card. I have a: G1.Sniper Z97 Motherboard I like all answer. is it any way i can se if my mother board has a PCI port?
  16. Jonathanese

    Upgrade my GPU with my new monitor?

    Ok, so my current GPU is the GTX 970 STRIX. I created and flashed an overclock so it is only a percent or two behind the 980. Which has been far more than enough power for my 1080p 60Hz monitor. However, two things have happened since then. My younger brother got a core i7 6700 system with 12...
  17. Y

    mouse for big hands, mostly for gaming

    Im looking to replace my logitech m185 wireless mouse. This mouse is too small for me, it is as long as my index finger, when im try to palm grip my mouse all of my fingers touch the desk. I holding it with my fingers touching the end of the mice and my palm barely touching the mice. As you see...
  18. T

    RAM or CPU upgrade

    I currenly have 4gb ram, AMD A6 3.9ghz dual core with integrated graphics. But I'm already gettin a dedicated GPU from a friend so cross that out. So if i wanted better gaming preformance which of the 2 should i upgrade?
  19. C

    Laptop slow at everything.

    So first of all, information about my laptop: Model: QOSMIO X775-Q7380 (Qosmio X775-Q7380 Support | Toshiba) Specs: (more can be found here: Toshiba Qosmio X775-Q7380 17.3-Inch Gaming Laptop - Fusion X2 Finish in Red Horizon by Toshiba at Amazon.com) Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 RAM 6 GB...
  20. MrCanEHdian

    Ok, here is my final build... Finally. I'm ready to order it, I'd just like some feedback if possible.

    http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/kR73mG So, assuming that link worked, that is the build. I'm using Newegg.ca for everything, I'm very new to this and would prefer to deal with one re-seller. I went with the Z97 because it was on sale and onle $30 more than the H97 I originally planned on going...