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    Hard Drive Health/Life Question.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by HPDV6700, Apr 21, 2010.

  1. HPDV6700

    HPDV6700 Notebook Consultant

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    I have this pretty old hard drive that is used daily, and got thinking that this drive is like 6-7 years old, and still gives 55+MB/Sec transfer. The hard drive has been on/used for years, and has Always ran cool. It comes back as having no bad sectors when running an error scan, and has never gave me an issue. But can i keep trusting this drive? Info below. Thanks.
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    HPDV6700, Apr 21, 2010
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  2. newsposter

    newsposter Notebook Virtuoso

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    never 'trust' a drive, even a brand new one.

    Drives are mechanical, high-stress devices. For every user who has trusted their drives and survived, there is another who has had 100% data loss.

    Do your backups.
     
    newsposter, Apr 21, 2010
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    sean473 Notebook Prophet

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    i would do backups at least once a month.. although its recommended to do it once a week.. my drive is only 1-2 years old so not very likely to fail...
     
    sean473, Apr 21, 2010
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  4. leslieann

    leslieann Notebook Deity

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    If it lasted this long, odds are it will keep running for years to come. The period between 1 and 2 years is when they seem most vulnerable.

    As mentioned though, back up, back up, back up.
    You never know when they will go.

    Especially S.M.A.R.T., out of several hundred drives I have replaced, only twice did smart predict failure ahead of time. I was better at predicting failure than it was just based on minor glitches, data loss and noise. Old trusted drives are as good as gold.
     
    leslieann, Apr 22, 2010
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