store OS and programs in SSD,media such as pic,movie,songs all in HDD

I bought an external 3.5" drive yesterday, everything is working fine but my computer doesn't recognize the drive if I switch on the ext HDD before I boot my computer, it'll only work if I switch the ext HDD on after I boot into Windows. Is this normal?

This post has been edited by Beouwulf: Sep 17 2013, 04:42 PM

if replug it when u switch on before booting?

hi all wanna ask my Seagate BackUp Plus 1TB got problem during watching movie
out of the sudden,movie will stop playing randomly...(12,17,25 min etc....)
i have disable Kaspersky auto scan for this drive bcoz a pop up will appear wishes for scan to b granted whenever it stop playing.....
btw i'm using GOM player for movies

i try to disable sleep time as stated here
but can't overcome this prob...
i don't think my hddsk got prob because i used to watch movie with direct usb connected to my LED TV and movie goes well and can watch untill it ends...
any advice is highly appreciated

This post has been edited by huzzLEE_82: Sep 19 2013, 08:35 AM

Just out of curiosity...i heard that hard disk price is depending on the currency exchange with USD$$.. can you all explain?? thx

my 2.5" transcend ext hd just got "weng" last night..

when i plugged it to my pc, i didnt recognize the hd and ask me to format...

but even if i try to format, this kind of msg appear:

"windows cant format the hd bla bla bla..."

any ideas??

hey guys , wanna ask external hardisk expansion better or slim better ?

which 1 life span longer ?

Seagate 2.5" USB3.0 Portable HDD:
500GB Expansion = RM169
500GB Slim = RM179
1TB Expansion = RM249

Thanks

same with my friends, also ext transcend. got two partition.
1 is working, the other 1 cannot be recognize, need to format, but when try to format, cannot be done.
im using easeus backup to backup the data, luckly all the data is there.

Thanks i ran the WD Align to check the HD,it says already aligned. then i ran another software which is WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic.i choose to do the quick diagnostic,then it shows FAIL. is it indicate that my HD is totally damaged? and if i RMA the HD,is it better,or i can fix it by my own?

another question is,i already formatted the HD, is there any method to retrieve back my files instead send it to manufacturer?

so the other one cant be saved?

then i'll book its place in the trash can, lol...

Hi guys,

I'm planning to get a 2TB 3.5 inch external HDD, but not sure which one should I get:

1. Just get a 2TB external (WD/Seagate/Buffalo) OR
2. Get WD Red NAS 2TB with Rock 3.5 inch external casing

I usually store HD movies in these external HDDs, so I believe WD Red is more suitable for me since I read reviews that it's suppose to have longer life span..right?

I've had a 1TB MyBook before, died after almost 3 years but luckily able to replace the HDD via warranty. My friends 1TB Passport also full of bad sectors after few months on usage..so kinda have a bad impression on WD HDDs

Please advise. Thanks!

i can backup all data from both partition.
but cannot format the raw partition.
maybe need to delete all partition and make new partition, im not sure, i will try later.

You can try using data recovery software like Stellar Phoenix Data Recovery, etc.
There's some free one out there using Hiren's BootCD bundles.
You can try to wipe it using the WD included diagnose software, can't remember what's the program's name though. Something to do with disk wipe.

You can try disk wipe software (Low Level Format is one of it) to wipe the disk clean to manufacturer default settings then start align/create partition from there.
If this fail could means the surface is damage beyond repair or the controller itself is fried/corrupted. This is the EOL, nothing you can do other than RMA or paper weight.

Both options are great
But I more prefer Option 2 with WD Green becoz its cheaper (Price 2TB Red = 3TB Green). Not sure about reliability, I guess its about luck
Note that WD Green have warranty 2 yrs, WD Red & WD MyBook 3 yrs
So take your pick

It seems that ppl here are recommending more towared WD Black or WD Red, coz of longer warranty and better reliability..hmm..

morning all, got few brands of 2.5" external hdd on-hand and i plan to take apart one of those to put inside my laptop, i dun mind wty void, just need to ensure the sata connection is not soldered, any insight? thks!

In the end, it's up to you to make the decision. Just giving my opinion

Got my Buffalo PNTU3 1.0T. As I heard once sending for warranty, all data will be gone and come back like a new hard disk. Any idea how to back up those files in hard disk? Get another backup?

If you have space for another hard disk then you can backup to another and send current faulty for warranty, otherwise as normal warranty procedure, you won't get your data back even it just repair the parts not holding the data.

Sad. Maybe backup to cloud is the best as secondary backup.