did some 1 can share about this 1...
i really need to know the symptoms...
i already faces the dying hdd...
all my work in there...
now my external hdd got sound when transfr data...
it is disk error or what..?
im just oni now how to play games but didnt know much about the
technical thing...

very useful information i got here! just realize this thread though >.<
anyway, thanks a lot for the information...from now on, i shall be extra careful with my HDD...

My Hdd Running Freaking slow nowdays (When open VLC or movie also will lagg lagg dei, open computer slow 2 times)

But when check Speedfan for Disk Health, it says 99% healthy....

Btw, no sound when reading also... all seems good at least freaking slow

get hdtune and test for max read/write speed, and read the SMART information from the HDD

Min read 50mB+ max 62mB...

Is the Hdd fried??

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Added on July 7, 2011, 2:33 amMore info for u...

Min read 34.2MBps
Max Read 62.1mbps
Avg 52.7mbps

acess time 13.8ms

This post has been edited by liang1988: Jul 7 2011, 02:33 AM

HDD always has a very high failure rate.
I'm using a 3.5" HDD (internal) as an external hardisk for playing games using a HDD dock, I wonder in what way can I take good care of it.
I store it in a 3.5" box though after playing.

This post has been edited by xsaintzx: Jul 7 2011, 09:13 PM

if HDD causing a lot noise when reading is it gonna be fried soon ?
seagate Barracuda 1tb. i just got it from RMA thou. now its starting back to make those sound

depends, sis. pls try use smart feature enable in bios and run s hdd scan asap.

Such useful and informative thread. Really appreciated about it.
Might be useful reference in the future for beginner.

normal HDD can last how many years?

does using torrent kills hard disk?

is it better to lets say get a 8gb flash card and save it inside first then only transfer completed torrent to hdd?

No, torrent programs ultilises ram caching to reduce writes to the hard disk. Torrenting 24 hours a day for months won't kill the hard disk.

i think i might have killed my HDD T_T. any possible chance of recovery?

Depends on the damage. File system damage but still physically functioning hard disk can still have a chance to be recovered by recovery software. IF the drive cannot even start (mechanical failure), then recovery software won't help, need to resort to data recovery services

well, was watching movie, then accidentally knocked it down. then it hang. tried restarting the pc, and plug in back the hard disk. it can detect the drive, but when i click, it says need to format. can still be repair?

before damage, in 'My Computer' it will say this ---> Zanarkard (F:)
after damage ---- > Local Disk (F:) and when i click, it says not accessible, then say need to format.


T_T. got 300GB worth of files......

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Added on August 22, 2011, 11:12 pmwhat recovery software would you recommend?

This post has been edited by ciahcra: Aug 22 2011, 11:12 PM

If your hard disk has just a few folders, try ZAR, select recover 'current files' (demo version limits 4 folders per recovery, then need to rescanning and recover another 4 folders...)
Also note you need space to put the 'recovered files' onto another drive that is not the 'problem drive'

This post has been edited by adbacc: Aug 22 2011, 11:49 PM

Managed to recover already using testdisk. Thank god. Looks like bad sector problem....

great stuff........thanks for sharing.....very useful info








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recently most of the hdd can't be long lasting...

Anyone know whenever i plugged in my external HDD, the pc will pop a scan and fix program, may i know is that my HDD had problem d?