Is my hard drive dying??
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Rookie_MIB
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That could be a bad sign of impending failure. I would make a backup and plan to replace the drive asap. What's happening is it's trying to read a sector, failing to read it, retrying, maybe getting it, maybe retrying...
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Your drive is too far gone. Testing it like this could very well push it over the edge. Just get a new one NOW.
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^^ Exactly. It's like taking a 30 year old smoking, rattling Honda Civic and redlining the motor to test it. Now, I wouldn't be averse to getting something that will return your SMART codes and see if you're getting a bunch of reported pending sector reallocations or media write failures. That's a non-stressful method of peeking at it without running the risk of further issues.
Acronis Drive Monitor is free, and will give you the info.
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I have had bad luck with the WD Blue. Get a WD Black, or a small step down, the Seagate.
Of course, you may want to consider an SSD. Far, far faster and only about $200 for a 1TB one. Quieter too.
Of course, you may want to consider an SSD. Far, far faster and only about $200 for a 1TB one. Quieter too.
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