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  • October 5, 2022 at 2:37 pm #70064
    dwynnehughdwynnehugh
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      Thanks ED P.  Both solicitors so money should not be a problem tbh!!

      There is some back-up copies to hand 2017 era!! and I’ve been luck in that I have been able to remove the vast majority of the data needed from the duff HDD. At least with a failing HDD there may be some noise, SSD die totally silently imho! The system also exhibits difficulty in getting out of hibernation so there may also be a m/board issue – wondering really whether putting new bits in is financially worthwhile.   See what he says.  Many thanks,  Dave

      The more you meet people the more you understand why Noah took animals instead of humans

      October 5, 2022 at 11:47 pm #70066
      JayCeeDeeJayCeeDee
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        Hi Dave – maybe you can talk them into having a new machine – use that as a practise run for yours!!

        Wins all round!😃

        October 6, 2022 at 11:56 am #70068
        Ed PEd P
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          dwynnehugh wrote:

          SSD die totally silently imho!

          +1 on that remark. You can get a tiny bit of a warning by running utilities such as ClearDiskInfo.

          While this is at heart a S.M.A.R.T reader it puts the info together in a very clear and comprehensible manner.

          CleaDiskView

          As the ClearDiskView image shows, I am living dangerously with this old SSD and living on good backups is not really the answer!

          Time to raid the piggy bank, and also to donate a bit to ClearDiskView.

          October 6, 2022 at 2:36 pm #70072
          dwynnehughdwynnehugh
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            First of all – thanks to Dave Rice for the Fideco for the suggestion re the HDD Docking Station – ordered mine yesterday and got it today – not tried it yet but seems to be a solid piece of kit.

            Thanks also to EdP – re the Clear Dick View software – tried it and my SSD get the all clear at the moment – perhaps this is the best way to check it as I found that the ‘marble in an old tin box’ sound the HDDs made before they died was a good indication that swift action was necessary.

            Thanks to you both for these bit of info. Time to use the Fideco to locate a good HDD and try that …  !

             

            JCD – Now the PC simply says that it is repairing the HDD – sticks on 68% then eventually gets to 100% and monitor goes into standby and I can only get it out of that condition by switching off whereby the system checks the HDD again and at 68% …. well you all know where I am going with this.

            The more you meet people the more you understand why Noah took animals instead of humans

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