How long did your old HDD lasted?

last SG · 2008-08-24T13:31:28+00:00

How should it crawl if i reduce free space to <5%?If you want junk files, I have a lot.Install everything, then restart computer.Then see how long it tak...

Anonymous User SG

Hi guys, I just wanted to know, How long would a normal HDD last if it was on a computer that runs an average of 6~7+Hr?

I'm asking because my HDD all of a sudden have gone alot slower than usual. And i didn't do anything out of normal. It's a Seagate 80Gb Pata 5,200rpm.

And what are the 'classic' symptoms of a failing HDD? Thx for ur help...

Xcert SG

Hi guys, I just wanted to know, How long would a normal HDD last if it was on a computer that runs an average of 6~7+Hr?

I'm asking because my HDD all of a sudden have gone alot slower than usual. And i didn't do anything out of normal. It's a Seagate 80Gb Pata 5,200rpm.

And what are the 'classic' symptoms of a failing HDD? Thx for ur help...

my maxtor 250GB IDE 7200rpm has been running 24/7 for months and still running.

classic symptoms ar...clicking sound...sometimes cannot be detected...

ur HDD slow in what sense...did restarting ur pc help?

LatecomerX SG

Hi guys, I just wanted to know, How long would a normal HDD last if it was on a computer that runs an average of 6~7+Hr?

I'm asking because my HDD all of a sudden have gone alot slower than usual. And i didn't do anything out of normal. It's a Seagate 80Gb Pata 5,200rpm.

And what are the 'classic' symptoms of a failing HDD? Thx for ur help...

Have you tried reformatting and re-installing Windows on it?

Anonymous User SG

Have you tried reformatting and re-installing Windows on it?

Once... but it's quite a while ago... :p

ur HDD slow in what sense...did restarting ur pc help?

Slow in a sense that it would take quite a bit of time to say switch between app. Like from IE7 to Adware scanner, or even in between tabs in IE7.

Btw mine is about 4~5yrs old, with about average usage of 6~7hr a day for that duration. And by clicking you mean normal "search" clicking or abnormally loud clicking? Mine just seems to do alot of searching...

maurizio13 SG

my old quantum fireball 1GB and 2GB still working, but the company has since ceased to produce hard disk.

alwaysdisturbed SG

Once... but it's quite a while ago... :p

Slow in a sense that it would take quite a bit of time to say switch between app. Like from IE7 to Adware scanner, or even in between tabs in IE7.

it may not be hard disk fault.

it could be ram or mobo.

Anonymous User SG

it may not be hard disk fault.

it could be ram or mobo.

Gotta good point here... because this comp is a older system, i only have 512Mb Ram plus its ddr only... i've been compensating for the lack of ram by increasing the virtual memory to 1Gb for almost 2yrs now...XD

MyPillowTalks SG

My old comp uses a 2nd hand HDD, used 2 years before i got it

around 6 years already, including the extra 2 years will be 8 years

it is a deskstar dunno wad 60gb IDE hdd

Midlusionz SG

There's a certain lifespam for HDD de.. dunno write how many times and its ard there liao

alwaysdisturbed SG

There's a certain lifespam for HDD de.. dunno write how many times and its ard there liao

yea, but i don't think thats very significant.

Midlusionz SG

yea, but i don't think thats very significant.

It's a guage bah

Trcyng SG

Back up your data. you never know when you will need that.

maurizio13 SG

MTBF

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Over 10 years for mine. Have some newer ones, but have they die faster than a lightning could strike.

Seeing all the P2s and P3s that I have.

maurizio13 SG

one of my cousins while travelling on a motorbike, dropped it from the bike while the bike was moving, left a big dent on the Quantum hard disk, but the hard disk worked fine.

Anonymous User SG

So it's more on how it was used rather than how long it has been used, huh?

But how much affect would virtual memory have on the hdd? Standard value is 2x of ram right?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Yes.

How long it has been used is probably not an issue when you're talking about old HDDs. Old hardware are more hardy than new hardware. You can do quite a lot of damage to them and they will survive.

Try that on new hardware and they will probably die.

maurizio13 SG

more microelectronics means more sensitive to damage.

Anonymous User SG

Another thing, should i ease off loading alot of things into the old hdd? Because it is almost aways full, i have to constantly delete & transfer things away.

How much free space do you usually leave in your hdd? (Like in terms of a certain xx% of hd space free?)

ndmmxiaomayi SG

MS recommends that it's at least 5% free. Anything lower, it will boot up very slowly. Try adding some junk and reduce it to less than 5% and boot up.

See how it crawls.

Personally, I will keep it at least 20% free before I move important stuffs elsewhere or delete unwanted stuffs.