Can I install the free Windows 7/8 -> 10 upgrade on a new empty drive?
Question: With the new Windows 10 coming out soon as a free upgrade, I’d like to know if and how I can install the upgrade on a new HDD. I…
HDD strange sounds
Question: Hdd: seagate barracuda ST2000DM008My hdd makes weird scratching sounds when it is not under fully load. It is brand new and arrived two weeks ago. This recording was taken…
Seagate ST9146802SS
ST9146802SS Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 146GB and featuring a SAS interface. All information about the Seagate ST9146802SS hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
S.M.A.R.T : What’s the difference between “Start/Stop cycle count” and “Load/Unload cycle count”?
Question: Q1. What is the difference between “Start/Stop cycle count” and “Load/Unload cycle count” ?Q2. What happen to the hard-disk when a computer is put to sleep mode, does the…
HDD’s not showing ing bios or windows
Question: Hello everyone i recently built a new gaming pc however it doesn’t recognize any hdd’s i just plugged into it.spec’s,Asus rog strix b450-F gamingryzen 5 3600x16gb(2x8gb) rgb geil evo120gb…
Seagate ST380215A
ST380215A Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 80GB and featuring an IDE interface. All information about the Seagate ST380215A hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
Is it sufficient to refresh an archival external HDD with chkdsk?
Question: Some background: I have been helping my uncle, a photographer, maintain a system of storage for all his work (Terrabytes of images!). We do this by using two external…
Recovering data from HDD
Question: Hello, so I have put my self in a pickle. I used a hdd from a old laptop (Windows 7) as an external memory drive to save and back…
Seagate ST3802110A
ST3802110A Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 80GB and featuring an IDE interface. All information about the Seagate ST3802110A hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
My hard drive seems to be overheating… what should I do?
Question: After a cold boot, the hard drive in my notebook jumps to 56 within an hour or so of idling. Is 56 a cause for alarm? Notes: The notebook…