Testing Harddrives Pending "Death"
Hello all. I read the last year of posts and there are similar questions to mine, but none I think directly. I have half a dozen or more harddives stored in my closet (temperature and shock proof...
View ArticleOld SDD; New Computer
Good afternoon all, I've seen this topic a lot on here, but not the same issue I'm having. I already installed my old SSD (from my broken Toshiba laptop) into my desktop (Dell Inspiron) and it's...
View ArticleMirroring/raiding HDD and SSD
So I'm not really sure how to ask this question so I'll explain what I'm trying to do. I'm looking at buying an 8TB SSD for fast storage and want everything I put on it to be copied EXACTLY to 8TB...
View ArticleWhat hard drive to use for backup only?
I'm seeking advice on which 3.5" hard drive to choose for backing up my files. Apologies if this has been covered before - but I couldn't find anything in the forum search. I have 8+ TB of files...
View ArticlePrimary Hard Disk Failure, Press F1 to Resume
When booting up my computer, directly after auto-detecting SATA devices, my computer regularly gives me an error that alternately reads "Primary Hard Disk Failure, Press F1 to Resume..." or "Secondary...
View ArticleDo I Need A Data Recovery Specialist?
I turned my PC off, went to bed, started it in the morning and it stopped at the BIOS POST screen. It stated there was some sort of S.M.A.R.T error, that data loss was imminent and I should backup my...
View ArticleNew HDD not recognized
Hi, My HDD recently died so I went out and got a replacement(Seagate ST1000LM048). After a few failed attempts to connect it from I don't even know what reason (it just wouldn't recognize it) I finally...
View ArticleCan you upgrade HDD to SSD in ThinkCenter Tinys?
I'm looking into getting a Lenovo ThinkCentre M93P Tiny that has a hard drive. I'm wondering if it can be replaced by a (SATA) SSD? I'm not sure given the strange form factor. Any ideas how to find out?
View ArticleErasing SSD free space
Is it correct that all free space on an SSD can truly be erased by creating a Truecrypt file container of appropriate size, which gets immediately deleted after creation. Such operation should only add...
View ArticleMy Passport WD LAFHKA
My Passport external drive, is not seen on my PC , nor do you hear that chirp when you plug the usb in. You can see it getting power as the light goes on , and can hear the drive whirring. Installed WD...
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Dell Security Manager (instantaneous)
Hello friends . The hard drive is mounted on an assembled case and now requires a password @neeyik please guide me
View ArticleWhat makes a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure good?
Hi howdy! I'm in the market for a Thunderbolt 3 enclosure for my home computer. I've been looking all over Amazon and there's a lot of options at all sorts of different price points. But to be honest...
View ArticleRAM tester equipment
Hi, where can I get, or do they exist anymore, a cheap RAM test machine, specifically for DDR3 memory modules?
View ArticleBack Up Error Message
Using Acronis True Image for Western Digital - WD My Passport 2TB external drive - Win 8.1 - I keep getting the following error message when trying to back up my hard drive - The IO operation at...
View ArticleDo you think that keeping data on cloud drive is safe?
Is cloud more reliable than SSD or HDD?
View ArticleWd5000h1u external he no power
Please help! Never had an issue with this old wd5000h1u-00 external hard drive. Just pulled it out and plugged it in but it will not power up. No click no noise at all. I took the case apart and pulled...
View ArticlePassport proplems
My wd passport displays that it is working properly,but I cant access it
View ArticleRAW drive
Hello, I hope someone can help me. I do not know what has happened, but from one day to the other I was not able to access my "WD MyPassport" drive. After a lot of tries I figure out that the drive is...
View ArticleRecover data from SD card
I have a mini SD card. When I put it in the computer it says "incorrect function". It doesn't appear in disk management but shows up in (my) Computer. Also it shows up in safely remove hardware. It...
View ArticleExtracting a file
For example, if I have a file that is 10 GB and it needs to be extracted from a .rar folder will it take up more storage when extracted making it 20 GB?
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