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Boogieman_WD Posts 275 Registration date Friday October 10, 2014 Status Member Last seen October 19, 2016 - Apr 29, 2015 at 08:28 AM
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Apr 29, 2015 at 08:28 AM
Hey there, Noobility.
It sounds like the hard drive is in a pretty bad shape. If you've already decided that you can part with your data, I'd recommend that you try downloading the HDD manufacturer's diagnostic tool (or a 3rd party diagnostic tool if the manufacturer doesn't offer one) and test the drive to see exactly how bad is the situation. You could also try the drive with another computer or at least a different SATA port and a different SATA cable on yours, to see if it's recognized. Although, if it's too badly damaged, it's not a good idea to continued using it (having in mind you don't want your data back).
As for the chkdsk command and the SSD - the SSDs don't have sectors as the HDDs and do not need chkdsk to be run on them as most modern SSDs have leveling technology, which automatically remaps worn out bits.
Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
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It sounds like the hard drive is in a pretty bad shape. If you've already decided that you can part with your data, I'd recommend that you try downloading the HDD manufacturer's diagnostic tool (or a 3rd party diagnostic tool if the manufacturer doesn't offer one) and test the drive to see exactly how bad is the situation. You could also try the drive with another computer or at least a different SATA port and a different SATA cable on yours, to see if it's recognized. Although, if it's too badly damaged, it's not a good idea to continued using it (having in mind you don't want your data back).
As for the chkdsk command and the SSD - the SSDs don't have sectors as the HDDs and do not need chkdsk to be run on them as most modern SSDs have leveling technology, which automatically remaps worn out bits.
Hope that helps.
Boogieman_WD
WD Representative
