3TB internal HDD

[Derek Smith]

My Seagate ITB HDD has just failed. I need to replace it.

I've looked at reviews of 3TB drives and a number of reviewers stated that you can't boot from a 3TB HDD. And not just one person.

Is it that they haven't partioned it or is it that dreaded work 'technical'?

[figz]

It depends on the motherboard, but generally anything made in the last few years will boot from it just fine.

And I've had nothing but trouble with Seagate drives. Western Digital all the way for me now.

[Derek Smith]

Thanks for that. The MB is 22 months old, as is the HDD. I've got no idea where the receipt is. I've got another Seagate and will replace that with a 3TB as I do a fair bit of video. Mind you, I'm considering an SSD. One assume they are reliable?

[anonymous-user]

Dereck it might just be worth checking out the warranty status on the faulty drive via the manafacturers website. I believe the other guys are right about 3tb drives being ok now to use as boot drives. I do know some smart TVS cant see 3tb drives but that's about it

[Derek Smith]

techiedave said:

Dereck it might just be worth checking out the warranty status on the faulty drive via the manafacturers website. I believe the other guys are right about 3tb drives being ok now to use as boot drives. I do know some smart TVS cant see 3tb drives but that's about it

Thanks. I've sent an email and admitted I have no receipt. I await their response. It is not as if it is not one of theirs. I've also contacted the supplier of the bare-bones system. The guarantee is 12 mnths but you never know.

On the HDD there's a System Reserved partition, 349MB, with 107 used. I've always wondered what that is for. Any Idea?

[14-7]

figz said:

And I've had nothing but trouble with Seagate drives. Western Digital all the way for me now.

I'd whole heartedly agree with that. I've had a few seagate drives fail on me after just over a year but W ones seem to just keep going.

[WinstonWolf]

Might be a good opportunity to swap to a SSD?

[Allanv]

Derek Smith said:

techiedave said:

Dereck it might just be worth checking out the warranty status on the faulty drive via the manafacturers website. I believe the other guys are right about 3tb drives being ok now to use as boot drives. I do know some smart TVS cant see 3tb drives but that's about it

Thanks. I've sent an email and admitted I have no receipt. I await their response. It is not as if it is not one of theirs. I've also contacted the supplier of the bare-bones system. The guarantee is 12 mnths but you never know.

On the HDD there's a System Reserved partition, 349MB, with 107 used. I've always wondered what that is for. Any Idea?

http://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/hdg-explains-what-is-the-system-reserved-partition/

[Derek Smith]

WinstonWolf said:

Might be a good opportunity to swap to a SSD?

Are they more reliable? I'll pay for that.

[WinstonWolf]

Derek Smith said:

WinstonWolf said:

Might be a good opportunity to swap to a SSD?

Are they more reliable? I'll pay for that.

They're massively faster and come with a ten year warranty in the case of the 850Pro. I've had one fail but the speed increase is definitely worth it. Ideally you'll have a backup for your regular HDD, just do the same for the SSD.

I'd put a 500gb drive in for the OS and application files and use another larger drive for regular storage.

[14-7]

Derek Smith said:

WinstonWolf said:

Might be a good opportunity to swap to a SSD?

Are they more reliable? I'll pay for that.

Definitely do this if you can afford to. OS and important programs on SSD and everything else on a normal HD.

Ebuyer do some cracking deals on SSD's quite often. 240 gb Samsung Pro's for £100.

[WinstonWolf]

I got the 500gb from Amazon for about that amount

[Derek Smith]

Thanks for that, guys. Ordering one now. There's one on Dabs for £100. http://www.dabs.com/products/sandisk-480gb-ultra-i... plus the cost of a tray as I haven't any 2.5 bays.

I've found the receipt for the HDD. I year guarantee, and I bought it nearly two and a half years ago.

I'm going for a clean instal. of win7 and then upgrade to win10.

[WinstonWolf]

It'll be like a new machine with the SSD

[Derek Smith]

WinstonWolf said:

It'll be like a new machine with the SSD

Just ordered the SSD plus a 3TB HDD to replace the storage lost with the defective 1TB HDD.

I only use the C: drive for temporary storage, removing files every month. So I'll have 6.5TB. It is incredible.

More remarkable is that, with my video, I'll be moaning about lack of space within a year.

Looking forward to the 'new' computer.

Thanks again.