Category: Questions

Question: Hi all i recently had a power cut while my system was installing an update, unfortunately this corrupted my o/s and i could not repair. i managed to do…

Question: Each block on a SSD has a finite number of writes. This is mitigated on modern drives by “spreading” the writes around as you use the drive. I’m wondering…

Question: Hi guys I need to get some more storage capacity, about 6TB or so. Which will be quieter and internal or external HDD? Cheers, Andrew Answer: okay an external…

Question: I have two hard drives (one for my business and one for personal). I have installed Windows 7 on each drive. However, I cannot get any sort of dual…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…