PC destroying HDD's please HELP

ijuro · Nov 12, 2013

Please HELP my pc suddenly destroyed my HDD (S.M.A.R.T. say that number of reallocated sectors starts suddenly increasing and then hdd died) I buyed new hdd and instal win 7 but after week reallocated sectors start to increasing again and HDD again died!! So i conected my 2 years old hdd which i using for backup and it also dies !! What is wrong with my PC ? I really dont know what to do and I need to use my PC. THANKS FOR HELP!

Onus · Nov 12, 2013

Bad power can kill hard drives. Please provide full system specifications. This should include the brand and model, not just wattage, of your PSU.

ijuro · Nov 12, 2013

Onus :

It's a FSP group (FORTRON) Blue Storm II 500W http://www.pctechnology.gr/mod/Hemi/Reviews/Blue%20Storm%20II%20500W%20&%20Booster%20X3%20300W/revpic10.JPG Here's a picture of label on PSU.

And my HDD's are Seagate LP ST31500541AS 1,5 TB
Seagate Baracuda ST3500418AS 500 GB
And my old HDD Seagate Momentus ST9160821AS 160GB

CPU: Intel e5700 3 GHz
GPU: Asus radeon hd 5770
RAM: 3 Gb

viper1979 · Nov 12, 2013

Yes. It sounds like you have a bad power supply. Replace and don't use your computer until you do.

-T

Onus · Nov 12, 2013

The Blue Storm is not a bad PSU: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story3&reid=84 , but it may be sufficiently old that capacitors in it may have begun to fail. The result may be increased ripple and noise, which can cause damage. Your +12V may not be in spec any more.

ijuro · Nov 12, 2013

Onus :

http://oi40.tinypic.com/6r4qrk.jpg This is screen from speed fan it's showing about 16 V on 12 V cable it is all right ?

And the PSU is about 4 years old and heavy used so i think it can be bad.

One more question is: How can I be sure that PSU is the problem because if i buy new and my problem doesn't be solved what i can do ? What else can cause this HDD dying ? I would rather buy new PC but no moneys left for it.

ZionZA · Nov 12, 2013

16v? holy crap. unplug the power from that pc and never use it again until you replaced the power supply. Nothing on a motherboard is suppose to use more than 12v so anything above that will start to cause problems eventually. 16v is way above

viper1979 · Nov 12, 2013

Please stop using that power supply. Take it to the recycling center and purchase a new one. No wonder you a frying drives.

-T

ijuro · Nov 12, 2013

Thank you for fast help

ijuro · Nov 12, 2013

Onus :

Speed fan say it is 16V but in bios its 12 so it still can be power supply?

Onus · Nov 12, 2013

Software measurement is not always accurate. Given that bad power will indeed kill hard drives, replacing it is still a good idea.

viper1979 · Nov 12, 2013

Buy a Corsair next time.

-T

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