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Windows 7: Hard Drive Life
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16 Feb 2012
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Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1 Houston, Texas |
Hard Drive Life
I have a Western Digital 160 GB that I purchased in 2006. I am wondering if that is getting near the end-life of it or is there a such thing? Thanks,
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
CPU Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz
Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Socket H2 ATX
Memory Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz
Graphics Card Zotac GeForce 9400 GT 512MB
Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Sync Master 940 = 19 inch
Screen Resolution 1440 X 900
Keyboard Microsoft Natural 4000
Mouse Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
PSU 500 watt
Case NZXT Apollo - Silver with Clear Side Panel
Cooling Three 120 mm Fans
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Sata 3 SSD ==
Western Digital 160 GB Caviar Blue 7200 RPM ==
Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Green 7200 RPM ==
Internet Speed AT&T Fiber Optic Wireless Network
Other Info 120 mm Blue LED Fan -- Three Blue LED Lazer Light Sticks
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16 Feb 2012
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc CT |
The life of the hard drive is dependent on a number of factors
The quality of the HD
The amount of use
and
The type of use. For example do you turn the computer off properly?
I had my Windows 98 from 2000-2008. Finally, I had to get another computer, but not because of the Hard Drive, that was working as good as the day I bought it.
You may want to test the drive. Harddrive scan usings SeaTools - SeaTools for Windows | Seagate - Both long and short tests | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS 420
OS Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, clean install, upgrade disc
CPU Intel Core2 processsor Q8200(2.33Ghz 1333FSB) Quad Core Tech
Motherboard Dell
Memory 6 gb
Graphics Card ATI Radeon 256MB HD3650
Sound Card Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Dell SP2009W 20"
Keyboard Dell USB Keyboard
Mouse Dell Premium Optical USB
Cooling Fan
Hard Drives 640 GB Serial ATA Hard drive
Internet Speed DSL 2.85
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17 Feb 2012
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The longer they run withOUT failure, the longer they WILL run.
I have a 10-yr old 80G from a Win XP box that outlived the replacement 7-yr old 250G. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7
CPU AMD Phenom II X2 (dual-core)
Motherboard GA-MA785GM-US2H
Memory 4G
Graphics Card integrated ATI HD 4200
Sound Card integrated
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung 24"
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Microsoft Digital Media Pro
Mouse Logitech WIRED!
PSU Ultra X4 500W
Case Ultra X-blaster
Hard Drives 1 SATA (750GB, 32MB cache, 7200 RPM)
1 IDE (80GB, 8MB cache, 7200 RPM)
1 SSD (Intel 320, 120GB, installed but not activated)
Internet Speed 15 Mbps FIOS
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17 Feb 2012
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1 Houston, Texas |
Thanks for your help guys. I have been eyeing the SSD's, but I just can't bring myself to spend that much. Hopefully they will begin to go down soon. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
CPU Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz
Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Socket H2 ATX
Memory Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz
Graphics Card Zotac GeForce 9400 GT 512MB
Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Sync Master 940 = 19 inch
Screen Resolution 1440 X 900
Keyboard Microsoft Natural 4000
Mouse Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
PSU 500 watt
Case NZXT Apollo - Silver with Clear Side Panel
Cooling Three 120 mm Fans
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Sata 3 SSD ==
Western Digital 160 GB Caviar Blue 7200 RPM ==
Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Green 7200 RPM ==
Internet Speed AT&T Fiber Optic Wireless Network
Other Info 120 mm Blue LED Fan -- Three Blue LED Lazer Light Sticks
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17 Feb 2012
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Quote: Originally Posted by bigmck  I have a Western Digital 160 GB that I purchased in 2006. I am wondering if that is getting near the end-life of it or is there a such thing? Thanks, Well, if that is the only drive you have and all of your data is on it, I would be a bit concerned. Best to get as new one and use this old as a backup. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Home built (GeneO industries)/Model 3
OS Windows 7 64 bit SP1
CPU i5 2500k @ 4.5 GHz, 1.264V 124 GFlop (IBT with AVX)
Motherboard ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory 16GB (4GBx4) 1600MHz G.skill Ripjaws X 8-8-8-24
Graphics Card MSI GTX 660 Ti PE/OC, 2GB 7160 MHz DDR5 clock, 1228 Mhz Core
Sound Card Onboard Realtek HD
Monitor(s) Displays NEC Spectraview 2490WUXi-SV
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard HP Wireless
Mouse HP wireless
PSU Seasonic X-850 (2012 KM3 model)
Case Fractal Design "Define R3"
Cooling CM TPC 812 push/pull, 3 120mm, 2 TY-140 case fans
Hard Drives Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (System), Crucial 128GB M4 SSD, 2x WD Caviar 1TB Black internal (data), 1x WD Blue 6Gb/s 1TB Internal, 1x 2TB eSata WD20EARS Green, 2x 500GB Seagate external USB, 1x 350GB exte
Internet Speed 27.8 Mb/s down, 5.6 Mb/s up
Other Info USB 3.0 x4 , SATA III x4, eSATA x3, SATA II x4, USB 2.0 x8. 2 Samsung DVD R/W drives.
WEI: CPU 7.7, Memory 7.8, Graphics 7.9, Disk 7.9
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18 Feb 2012
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#6 | |
MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1 Somewhere in the middle of Desert :-) |
You may suspect your old drive if it is making any unnatural clicking noises indicating that it is near it's active life. Otherwise you can backup the data and do a full format for identifying any bad sectors.
Nowadays the mechanical hard disks have become cheaper and faster with very large capacities. For the money you have spent on the old 160, you will get a modern faster high capacity SATA drives. If a SSD is way too much for you now, you can go for a decent normal hard disk and have peace of mind. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba Satellite P775-S7232
OS MS Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit SP1
CPU i5-2410M 2.3GHz (2.9GHz Turbo-Boost) Sandy Bridge 32nm
Motherboard Toshiba PHRAA ver. PSBY1U-00F003
Memory 4GB+4GB Samsung DDR3 PC3-10700 (1333 MHz)
Graphics Card Video Intel(R) HD Graphics Family, 1696MB available memory
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio version=6.0.1.6323
Monitor(s) Displays 17.3 " Trubrite TFT LCD, LED Backlit
Screen Resolution 1600x900 32 bit, Native support for 720P content
Keyboard Premium Raised Tile keyboard
Mouse Logitech M215 wireless mouse
PSU Toshiba AC/DC Adapter
Case Notebook
Cooling Built-in Fan
Hard Drives TOSHIBA MK6476GSXN
580.614 [GB] partitioned C: 80GB and D: 500GB with hidden recovery partitons.
Spare bay for 2nd HDD but no SATA connector :-(
Internet Speed Not fast enough
Other Info Built-in Harman Kardon speakers with Dolby Advanced Audio, Waves MaxxAudio® 3. HDMI, 1xUSB3+3xUSB2 ports, WebCam, Battery life 4hrs 11mins, 4GB Readyboost SDHC card, WD My Book Essential Ext HDDs 2 TB, 2x1TB, My Passport SE 1TB and WDTV 1st Gen for Multimedia playing on a Sony Wega 32" LCD.
Recent addition to my toys are Asus Transformer Pad TF300T with 32GB onboard sd card + 32GB microsd card.
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18 Feb 2012
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#7 | |
Win 8 Release candidate 8400 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bigmck I have a Western Digital 160 GB that I purchased in 2006. I am wondering if that is getting near the end-life of it or is there a such thing? Thanks,
One way to get an answer is to check the uptime hours in smart and check with the manufacturer for a number called "mean time between failures". Thats an average of how long their drive usually last. Compare that to your smart number and you have a close idea | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU 2@2.4
Memory 4 gigs
Graphics Card Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays 17" Wxga
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Cooling none
Internet Speed 45Mb down 5Mb up
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18 Feb 2012
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1 Houston, Texas |
Quote: Originally Posted by zigzag3143
Quote: Originally Posted by bigmck I have a Western Digital 160 GB that I purchased in 2006. I am wondering if that is getting near the end-life of it or is there a such thing? Thanks,
One way to get an answer is to check the uptime hours in smart and check with the manufacturer for a number called "mean time between failures". Thats an average of how long their drive usually last. Compare that to your smart number and you have a close idea How I find my "Smart Number"? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
CPU Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz
Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Socket H2 ATX
Memory Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz
Graphics Card Zotac GeForce 9400 GT 512MB
Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Sync Master 940 = 19 inch
Screen Resolution 1440 X 900
Keyboard Microsoft Natural 4000
Mouse Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
PSU 500 watt
Case NZXT Apollo - Silver with Clear Side Panel
Cooling Three 120 mm Fans
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Sata 3 SSD ==
Western Digital 160 GB Caviar Blue 7200 RPM ==
Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Green 7200 RPM ==
Internet Speed AT&T Fiber Optic Wireless Network
Other Info 120 mm Blue LED Fan -- Three Blue LED Lazer Light Sticks
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18 Feb 2012
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#9 | |
Win 8 Release candidate 8400 |
Quote: Originally Posted by bigmck
Quote: Originally Posted by zigzag3143
Quote: Originally Posted by bigmck I have a Western Digital 160 GB that I purchased in 2006. I am wondering if that is getting near the end-life of it or is there a such thing? Thanks,
One way to get an answer is to check the uptime hours in smart and check with the manufacturer for a number called "mean time between failures". Thats an average of how long their drive usually last. Compare that to your smart number and you have a close idea How I find my "Smart Number"? Any decent HD utility should. The manufacturers test utility might and there are quite a few 3rd party apps. For the life of me I cant remember the name of one atm. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU 2@2.4
Memory 4 gigs
Graphics Card Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays 17" Wxga
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Cooling none
Internet Speed 45Mb down 5Mb up
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18 Feb 2012
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#10 | |
Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1 Houston, Texas |
Since I started the thread, I will just "hijack the subject". == I am thinking more and more about a SSD. The OCZ 120 GB are kind of in my price range. The screen shot below shows how my HDD is setup. I would expand the D drive to cover the whole HDD and make the SSD my C drive. Two questions == How do I expand the D to the left? I have Macrium Reflect V5. == If I unplug the C / D drive and put in the SSD, would Macrium restore to the SSD just like it does to the HDD or is it different? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Build
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit - Build 7600 SP1
CPU Intel Core i3-2120 3.30Ghz
Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Socket H2 ATX
Memory Kingston 4 GB DDR3 1333 mhz
Graphics Card Zotac GeForce 9400 GT 512MB
Sound Card Sound Blaster Audigy SE 24-Bit
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung Sync Master 940 = 19 inch
Screen Resolution 1440 X 900
Keyboard Microsoft Natural 4000
Mouse Microsoft Custom Optical 3000
PSU 500 watt
Case NZXT Apollo - Silver with Clear Side Panel
Cooling Three 120 mm Fans
Hard Drives OCZ Vertex 3 120 GB Sata 3 SSD ==
Western Digital 160 GB Caviar Blue 7200 RPM ==
Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Green 7200 RPM ==
Internet Speed AT&T Fiber Optic Wireless Network
Other Info 120 mm Blue LED Fan -- Three Blue LED Lazer Light Sticks
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