Windows disabling HDD when a new one is plugged in?
Question: Recently rebuilt (moved all components and upgraded) my PC and I’ve set up everything the way it had been before. Noticed something odd not too long ago that I…
Western Digital WD3200LMVW
WD3200LMVW Western Digital 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 320GB and featuring a USB interface. WD3200LMVW Western Digital 320GB USB 2.5″ Hard Drive. All information about the Western…
Unable to recover hard disk drive after failed formatting due to sudden power outage
Question: I was formatting a WD Caviar Blue 640GB hard drive using Darik’s Boot and Nuke (writing zeros method), and suddenly power in the house went out so computer did…
Is my hdd dying ?
Question: hey , so today i installed crystal disk info and i got this results Answer:No. Reallocation wouldn’t even exist at all if you could repair it. As long as…
Western Digital WD3200BMVW
WD3200BMVW Western Digital 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 320GB and featuring a USB interface. Western Digital WD3200BMVW-11AMCS0 320GB 5.4K SATA Hard Drive. All information about the Western…
How to unlock an ATA password-locked HDD with an upper-case password if the BIOS accepts only lower-case?
Question: I accidentally locked an HDD with an ATA password, trying to issue a secure erase command. It was on Linux, I entered this command : # hdparm –security-erase PWD…
HDD not recognised (sata 3 (hdd)to sata 2(mobo))
Question: Hi,I ve recently bought a new hdd which is sata 3. I ve got a sata cable and plug it into my motherboard which says sata 2 but it…
Western Digital WD3200BMVV
WD3200BMVV Western Digital 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 320GB and featuring a USB interface. WD3200BMVV Western Digital 320GB 5400RPM USB 2.0 2.5-inch Internal Hard Drive. All information…
If a hard drive develops a bad sector, should it be replaced?
Question: I recently encountered an I/O error reading a file on my hard drive. ?Examination of the SMART data shows that the drive has one bad sector (the Current_Pending_Sector count…
Is it a good idea to put your external HDD on the desk close to speakers ?
Question: My Logitech speaker and my external HDD have 40CM between them….is this dangerous ? Will there be a mechanical failure because of vibration or magnets ? Answer:When it came…