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I have a desktop PC with a 1 TB SSD, an Intel i7 processor, and 32 GB of DDR4 memory, running Windows 11 Pro.The hard drive had two partitions, C and D. After successfully reinstalling Windows 11 from a USB drive, the PC worked normally again. However, only one partition, C, was left on the...

I have a Windows 11-Pro system that suffered RAM failure. I thought there was so much corruption that it would be better to re-install Windows. However the installer now says the System doesn't meet the requirements for Windows 11. Is MS withdrawing support for systems that were previously...

I'm trying to do a windows clean install but my hard drive is not showing up in the disk selection part. All I see is the installation usb. Does anyone know how to fix this

the demagnetization of 2.5" HDDs is related to high temperature and high humidity during long-term storage of the drive and is it also linked to the age of the 2.5" HDD (example: 2.5" HDD manufactured in 2010)? Example: 36C humidity 58-67% What is bit rot in 2.5" HDDs and how to avoid it? 2.5"...

older HDDs are more resistant to demagnetization compared to modern 2.5" laptop HDDs? demagnetization is the leading cause of data loss and corruption in long-term archiving data?

HD Tune 5.60 is good or bad software for Full Surface Scan (Full ErrorScan disabled quickscan) for HDDs 2.5" buy in Aliexpress + enclosure case USB 3.0? to really discover the true health of the drive

In the video "Optimize Your Hard Drive and Extend Data Life," Dave from Dave's Garage demonstrates how to replace and format the hard drive in a PDP-11 minicomputer. He guides viewers through mounting the drive on RT-11 and RSX-11M operating systems. Additionally, Dave discusses the use of...

As we move further into the digital age, storing data effectively has become more crucial than ever. Windows 11 users fortunate enough to have multiple hard drives available may want to consider spooling them together to create a larger, more manageable volume. This article dives deep into how...

I was getting the error "The Recycle Bin on D:\ is corrupted" (external). Then, when I unplugged it and plugged it back in, it was unlabelled, and I can't access the files anymore. The error message says, "This volume does not contain a recognized file system." Yes, the disk shows good health on...

Hi, I have installed an SSD and want to use it for windows, current windows is running on an optical HD at this moment and was planning on leaving the optical as back up of things, but someone told me that wasn't so sure, but one could not just read, use or rescue documents inside win10 files in...

Windows 10 PC suddenly started giving blue screens, nothing I tried would get the PC to boot up properly, couldn't get into safe mode or anything. Tried to install from USB but that didn't work. I removed hard drive and using a reader I was able to access files etc....so hard drive is not...

Hello, I have some mini-PC problems, it started when Windows 10 kept pushing updates to flood my 32gb hard drives to a mere 100 mb's in my Asus VivoSticks TS10 making them inoperable. I had to keep deleting updates everyday and could not shut down the automatic updates in the policies no matter...

I had my old C: HHD drive replaced by an SSD, and moved to D: A new copy of Windows 10 was installed by the computer shop. Although I never used my D: drive since then, Windows 10 reads it upon waking from sleep for a few minutes - even when the drive was disabled and the drive letter removed as...

Hello everyone, I have a problem with NVME hard drives, 3 of them by now. I work with Windows 11 Pro, Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2690 v4 @ 2.60GHz and I have done the data transfer with EaseUS Partition Wizard Pro. The NVME's are installed as follows: 1 x directly on the mainboard (MACHINIST...

Hello, I have encountered a problem on my (windows 10) PC which I am unable to fix and I need help. Below is what happened and what I have tried so far: It started when I opened multiple Twitch tabs on Chrome. My PC started freezing. After some seconds I entered the blue screen, saying to NOT...

Shingled Magnetic Recording drives have a bad name, and rightly so if you need to write continuously for more than a couple of minutes, because the firmware just can't cope and frequently grinds to a halt for a few seconds. As someone who always buys NAS HDD's for their longevity and durability...

I have an older Laptop that I use for travel. It was my wife's old laptop. It crashed and I had reload it with the OEM system after replacing the hard drive. Now it's running 8.1. I had previously upgraded it to Widows 10 when available. It I just bought a new Windows 10 download from Microsoft...

Hi guys, I have a 2023 Dell laptop (Inspiron 14 5430), and I'm trying to switch from Linux to Windows 11 again. But the ISO, that I downloaded on the Microsoft website, do not work properly, it can't find my disk. What can I do?

I have now windows server 2019 essentials as my primary OS. Now i want a dualboot with win 10 Pro. A few years ago I have used GAG- Graphical Bootmanager. But it's quite old, and probably will not support GPT based drives. My w10 Pro is installed on a second hard drive (using GPT, and NOT MBR)...

BLinitializateLibrary failed 0xc0000001 Error 0135: CPU fan failure Lenovo custom built gaming PC 2021 UEFI-nonCSM Legion T5 32GB DDR4 AMD Ryzen. PC worked well for 2 years, but now has 2 errors. Both errors happen when hard drive is connected or not. Reset CMOS with jumper, had no effect...