Should I use a dying hard disk?

Devang1999 · Aug 22, 2017

I have two hard disks one Hitachi 500 gb which gave errors and had to be replaced by a Seagate 1tb barracuda. I have windows installed on new 1tb hard disk. So should I use the 500gb HDD and will it affect other components? Also during the boot up a message is shown: A problem with the hard drive has been detected.

Supahos · Aug 22, 2017

Why would you want something dying in your computer? Errors from it can cause issues with programs crashing which can corrupt windows or other programs.

boosted1g · Aug 22, 2017

Why would you want to even try to use a dying hard drive?

At best you cant trust it to reliably hold any data you are trying to store on it, at worst it dying and throwing off errors is going to cause your entire PC to be unstable.

Eximo · Aug 22, 2017

As a scratch drive maybe. But it depends on the fault, if it is liable to catch on fire I would say no.

My friend had a Samsung drive that lasted three years after SMART started reporting issues. Just don't put anything on it you can't lose. He used it for games but kept his save files on his OS drive. (He also wasn't afraid to re-install his entire OS at anytime.)

neiler0847 · Sep 1, 2017

HDDs are cheap as dirt. There is no reason to use one that even hints at trouble.

RolandJS · Sep 1, 2017

One idea: after making sure everything is copied onto another, reliable, newer, HD, use this old HD for practice -- format it to rid any traces of an OS, use disk management to convert it to Logical (not Primary), place some throw-away folders and files on it, delete some stuff -- and use any and all DIY un-delete and data recovery programs at it, just for practice and learning.

USAFRet · Sep 1, 2017

If you're not especially fond of your data...sure...keep using it.
Personally, I don't like my stuff disappearing off into never never land.

Eximo · Sep 1, 2017

USAFRet :

The cloud, they call it the cloud now.

USAFRet · Sep 1, 2017

Eximo :

Not from a dead drive...:lol:

Devang1999 · Nov 9, 2017

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