- Nov 26, 2014
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Hi guys,
My first ever post here, so please be kind!
Recently I purchased a Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD to upgrade my system. I previously had Windows running on a 750GB normal Hard Drive.
Now I have Windows running on my SSD, and I was planning on using the old hard drive as a storage device for things like games and pictures and any applications that I didn't use often.
Now I have an issue where when the old Hard Drive is plugged in, the computer boots fine and the hard drive is even showing when I load up My Computer. My issue however is that when I start running games/applications on the drive, it works for a while, then I hear two "clicking" noises coming from the drive itself, the game/application I am running shuts down and the drive dissapears from My Computer.
I have read articles similar to mine about peoples drives not showing properly on boot-up, however mine seems different in that I can actually access it for a while until the PC seems to give up with it an get rid. I have tried using a different SATA cable and a different SATA port to no avail. My guess now would possibly be a too weak PSU, however unfortunately I don't have a more powerful unit to test this idea.
Before I go ahead and purchase a new PSU, I would be extremely grateful if you guys have had any experiences or can guide me in any way.
Here are my PC specs;
Processor: Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz 3.4GHz
RAM: 8GB
GPU: AMD Radeon 7850HD
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, Seagate Barracuda 750GB
PSU: CiT 750W PSU
Admittedly I know this is not the best system you've ever seen and after doing a little research apparently that PSU sucks, but I am a student on a budget!
EDIT: Just to add, the PSU makes an awful whirring noise, kinda like a backward-and-forward noise that has begun in the past few weeks, a little bit before I installed the SSD.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Dan
My first ever post here, so please be kind!
Recently I purchased a Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD to upgrade my system. I previously had Windows running on a 750GB normal Hard Drive.
Now I have Windows running on my SSD, and I was planning on using the old hard drive as a storage device for things like games and pictures and any applications that I didn't use often.
Now I have an issue where when the old Hard Drive is plugged in, the computer boots fine and the hard drive is even showing when I load up My Computer. My issue however is that when I start running games/applications on the drive, it works for a while, then I hear two "clicking" noises coming from the drive itself, the game/application I am running shuts down and the drive dissapears from My Computer.
I have read articles similar to mine about peoples drives not showing properly on boot-up, however mine seems different in that I can actually access it for a while until the PC seems to give up with it an get rid. I have tried using a different SATA cable and a different SATA port to no avail. My guess now would possibly be a too weak PSU, however unfortunately I don't have a more powerful unit to test this idea.
Before I go ahead and purchase a new PSU, I would be extremely grateful if you guys have had any experiences or can guide me in any way.
Here are my PC specs;
Processor: Intel Core i5-2380P @ 3.10GHz 3.4GHz
RAM: 8GB
GPU: AMD Radeon 7850HD
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, Seagate Barracuda 750GB
PSU: CiT 750W PSU
Admittedly I know this is not the best system you've ever seen and after doing a little research apparently that PSU sucks, but I am a student on a budget!
EDIT: Just to add, the PSU makes an awful whirring noise, kinda like a backward-and-forward noise that has begun in the past few weeks, a little bit before I installed the SSD.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Dan
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