I have a WD caviar black 1TB HDD and I've had it for a few months now, it's been working great but just today it keeps giving me these messages saying windows detected a problem and that I should back up my data. What could cause this? Would this be worth an RMA?
I would suggest you backup your data then run a chkdisk on it and see if it clears any errors.
chkdsk ran and pc rebooted, got the error again
[QUOTE=geogzm;40293671]chkdsk ran and pc rebooted, got the error again[/QUOTE]
See if you can find any more information in event viewer about what windows thinks is wrong with the disk
You could try using the western digital diagnostics program [url]http://support.wdc.com/product/download.asp?groupid=613&sid=3&lang=en[/url]
Run the SMART tests and post the results, you will probably have to RMA
I have some important shit on here and I don't have any other storage devices, nor can I afford to purchase any storage devices. What should I do?
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There's something wrong with my reallocated sector count. Thankfully, that's under warranty.
Well, if you REALLY want your files to stay safe, I would stop using the computer until you have the money for a new hard drive, when you have a new one, insert it in your system, disconnect the SATA cable of your current one, install OS on your new one, after everythings setup re-connect the old one after a system reboot, simply swap everything you need over.
I can't afford a new HDD :c
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This is definitely going to see an RMA though
I guess depending on how much data you need to store you can just upload it somewhere then download it when you have a new hard drive
It's probably uploadable. There's a folder of images and videos, a huge folder of text files, my music collection and a long guide I'm working on.
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It would take an inhumane amount of time to upload though lmao
You could ask a friend if you could borrow an external hard drive.
I'd be more than happy to lend one to a mate in this situation.
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