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08-12-2011, 03:24 PM
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Hard drives? whats the best
what is the best hard drive in your opinion and why?
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08-12-2011, 06:08 PM
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The consensus in this forum is Western Digital.
They are fast, reliable and have excellent warranties. More specifically, WD Black drives for speed and Green drives for quiet and low heat.
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08-12-2011, 08:29 PM
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ok, thanks for the reply. my external WD 500 gig was clickin today and wouldnt be recognized by my pc so i was getting worried about it. the clicking stopped when i went into the device manager and then everything seemed ok and is still goin good? i dont know.
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08-12-2011, 08:32 PM
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Presuming you have the data backed up (in case it fails), download WD's diagnostics and run them on the drive.
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08-13-2011, 12:33 AM
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But if not, back it up before running diagnostics! If the drive is starting to fail, diagnostics can take it out.
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08-13-2011, 06:43 AM
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It's an external drive. If it's connected by usb, I don't believe the WD diagnostic utilities won't run on it. If connected by esata, they will run fine. Since this is an external drive, it could be a problem with the sata to usb hardware or a problem with the drive itself. You would have to remove the drive from the enclosure to test for sure. If it's a prebuilt external drive from WD, opening up the case will void the warranty. When prebuilt external units fail or start clicking, it's frequently a problem with sata to usb hardware or power supply for the unit rather than the hard drive itself.
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08-13-2011, 09:00 AM
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The Windows version of WD's diagnostics will run on a USB drive.
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08-13-2011, 12:14 PM
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got a link? i just defraged and optimized it and my pc. i will google as to where to dl it from. if i have any problems, (like if there is 5 downloands and which one to dl i will get back.
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08-13-2011, 12:19 PM
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8-O holy cow, there is like a million downloads.
this is the one i have http://support.wdc.com/product/downl...&sid=3&lang=en I have disk repair, clean, defrag and analysis when i right click on the drive. i didnt register my HD so i cant dl the software for it? how can i get it? Last edited by Tregrad; 08-13-2011 at 01:14 PM. |
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08-13-2011, 04:26 PM
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Data Lifeguard Diagnostic for Windows
File Name: WinDlg_124.zip File Size: 901 KB Version: v1.24 Publish Date: 7/2011 No registration required. Just download it. Follow the instructions. |
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08-13-2011, 06:01 PM
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ok it asks me for my registration for "My Book Home Edition Software (All)" but not the data life guard, it all passed so all should be good in the hood?
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08-13-2011, 06:24 PM
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Should be good - for now.
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