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Hi there @Edgar R. Zakarian! The SSD can help only with faster loading times which occurs because the data transfer speed of a SSD is higher than that of a HDD (for instance for open world games and such that have to load often and load in objects, etc.), but it doesn't affect your FPS. Your GPU is the key component there, as well as the CPU, and installing the game to an SSD will not make that much of a difference in the general performance (except for the mentioned loading times). Hope this helps. Cheers!

Hi there @cyao0930 and welcome to the linustechtips forum! For Windows you can create a System Image of multiple drives by going to Control Panel -> Backup and Restore -> Create a system image. On the next screen, where you select the target drive to receive this multiple-partition system image, select a target and click next. Hope this helps. Cheers!

Hi there @lee.sam29392! Yes, you can use and upgrade with a Green drive since it is an energy-efficient drive that works cool, quiet and saves a lot of power. It is designed for backups/secondary storage purposes and its features make it a good choice for quiet backup or for archiving, so if you're looking for such kind of usage the Green will suit excellent. Cheers!

Hi there @Justas19! You don't need and don't want to defrag a SSD because it wouldn't make your access faster, nor your speed, and it will decrease the lifespan of the drive. Since there's no physical movement in the SSD the defragging is just causing a significant number of writes for no reason. Cheers!

Hi there @yoashiii! I personally would prefer to keep the current 120GB boot drive as such and initialize the new SSD as a separate storage location, but of course, you can make a fresh installation on the new SSD if you want. As for the HDD configuration, the Black drive will give you faster loading times for gaming and will perform better during multitasking since it's designed to sustain longer heavier workloads and harsher environments, and you can keep using the Blue drive as a mass storage location. Hope this helps. Cheers!

Hi there @RainbowLover! It all depends on how you weigh the pros and cons, but personally, I have never liked gaming on a laptop. Heat is always an issue and if anything goes wrong or needs to be upgraded it is more difficult on a laptop. Here are few examples I can give you: 1. Desktops give a lot more upgrade room. Furthermore, you can't upgrade most laptops above memory or hard drive. 2. Laptops not only overheat more, but they will also heat up whatever surface they're sitting on. 3. Laptop GPUs will never match up to desktop graphics cards because their cooling systems are extremely limited. 4. In most cases it's difficult to find a comfortable position to sit in with a laptop and a mouse unless you are at a desk, but you can use a desktop in that position too. Hope this helps. Cheers!

Hi there @Jerombolo! Yes, you're going to need an ESD bag to put the internal drive in order to prevent it from ESD and possible damage during the transportation. Here's a link to WD packaging and shipping instruction you van take a look at: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=iLb3R5 Hope this helps and cheers!

Hi there @fleshwoundf08x! Yes, I think that 500W PSU will be good enough for this video card. Also, if you're not planning to overclock the CPU you can get the locked model. Cheers!

Hi there @Luke S.! In order to unlock the HDD partition of your dual drive you have to run the installation program, which is available for download by plugging in the USB Web key provide. Once this software is installed, the remaining 1 TB will be visible. Here's a video with the steps how to initialize the Dual drive: Hope this helps and cheers!

Hi there @EvilGenius! I would recommend to go with a quick format since it's a new drive. When you choose to run a full/regular format, files are removed from the volume that you are formatting and the HDD is scanned for bad sectors. The scan for bad sectors is responsible for the majority of the time that it takes to format a volume. If you choose the Quick format option, format removes files from the partition, but does not scan the disk for bad sectors. Hope this helps and cheers!

I'm afraid this won't be possible. The two options I can suggest is to consult with a data recovery company or to RMA the device back to us: Data Recovery - http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=cUoDul RMA - http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=7PCjp7

Hi there @Tokka and welcome to the LinusTechTips forum! I would suggest to install your OS, so you can take advantage of the fast boot times, and your demanding apps and most frequently used programs on the SSD. You can use your HDD for games and mass media storage (music, movies, pics etc.) because most games don't really need to be on a SSD since they're large and will load quick enough from the hard drive. Hope this helps and cheers!

Hi there @Andrei666! The rig looks pretty good in my opinion and will do a nice job for streaming. The only thing I would change is the HDD because WD Purple is designed or surveillance purposes and it won't be the best choice for a secondary storage location in your build. Instead you can take a look at WD Black, because it is a performance oriented drive and has build-in features like dynamic cache (which optimizes the cache allocation) and no touch ramp technology (the recording head never touches the disk) that will give you faster loading times. It has 5 years limited warranty as well, performs better during multitasking and is also designed to sustain longer heavier workloads and harsher environments, or WD Blue which is meant for everyday computing - very good drive with solid performance and typical power consumption. Here are some links if you want to check them out: WD Black - http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=W7BpqJ WD Blue - http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=skPCZ9 Hope this helps and cheers!

Hi @gojira! I agree with the other guys - use Disk Management utility in Windows. Here's an article from the WD Knowledge Base with thte steps how to initialize a drive with it: http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3865/ Hope this helps and best of luck!

Hi there @alphabeta! Since I'm a WD rep I will comment only the WD drive you've selected. WD Green is a very good drive, but it's designed for secondary storage purposes, and since you're planning to run apps and games from the second drive as well, I would recommend WD Blue, which is meant for everyday computing and is very good drive with solid performance and typical power consumption, or another WD Black because it's a performance oriented drive with 5 years limited warranty that will give you faster loading times. You can check them out here: WD Black - http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=Fes27v WD Blue - http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=8AEG1v Hope this helps and cheers!

Hi there @Thenothing! I would say it pretty much depends on the games you want to play - if you think you'll be needing more storage capacity, then get the 2TB drive, and if not you can easily go with the 1TB. I personally will get the bigger one because it's better to have more storage than having not enough when you need it. Hope this helps and cheers!

Hi there @ayobreezy12345! You can simply reformat the hard drive and all the data stored there will be erased. Here's an article from our KB with the steps how to do that: http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3865/ Cheers!

Hi there @rmac8530! If you're going to use it as a second separate storage location, then you can go with pretty much every HDD you want. However, for RAID it's not recommended to use different drives because it tends to lead to performance problems. For instance, the volume can only be the size of the smallest drive (or a multiple of it depending on raid level), and also different speed drives cause sync issues which means more latency. Hope this helps. Cheers!

Hi there @loPro! I'm sorry to hear about the issues you have with the drive, but I agree with @C0LL0SS0S - at this point the best option would be to consult some data recovery company in order to retrieve your information. Here's a link with few companies that can help you with that: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=rxpXDk Hope this helps and best of luck!

Hi there @hajsveen! Since you're looking for a portable external drives you can take a look at WD Elements and WD My Passport. They both are very good and reliable, and the main difference between them is that the second one is hardware encrypted and password protected while the first one is not. Also they both come in capacity up to 2TB of storage. Here are some links if you want to check them out: WD Elements - http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=p1i6TO WD My Passport - http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=1deUuO Hope this helps and cheers!

Hi there @Korepavore! HDD is just an acronym for Hard Drive, and SSD is an acronym for Solid State Drive. The major difference in the architecture is that Solid State Drive don't have the disk inside, like the HDD does - SSD is mainly constructed out of chips while HDD is made out of magnetic discs which spin really fast and a electro-magnetic head which reads/writes data from/onto those magnetic discs. Cheers!

Hi there @Zackslay3r! The difference between these two drive is in the purpose they are designed for. The Black is a performance oriented drive and has build-in features like dynamic cache (which optimizes the cache allocation) and no touch ramp technology (the recording head never touches the disk) that will give you faster loading times, and has 5 years limited warranty as well. WD Blue on the other hand is meant for everyday computing - very good drive with solid performance and typical power consumption, which comes with capacity up to 1TB and 2 years limited warranty. As for the capacity of the HDD, it depends on whether or not 1TB will be enough for you. Hope this helps. Cheers!

Hi there. If you're looking for faster speed then 2 SSDs will be better option, but if you want to have more storage space then 2 HDDs will suit better. However, keep in mind that you will have faster read and write operations on your computer, but the risk of data loss with RAID 0 is bigger and because you won't have any redundancy if one of the drivees in the array dies you will lose all your stored information. As for setting up SSD and HDD in RAID, I wouldn't recommend it since you will be limited to the speed of the slowest, with the size of the smallest drive. Hope this helps. Cheers!

Hi there @AMD Lover! The hard drive looks OK to me, but just in case can you run a test on it using Data Lifeguard Diagnostics to see if any errors or bad sectors will be detected by the program? You can download it from here: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=cr7dey Let me know how it went.

Hi there @rabbitrider1! You have to setup the boot priority first. To do that restart (or turn on the computer), press the key or keys to enter the Setup program, choose the menu option or options to display the boot sequence and set the boot order. After that save the changes, exit the Setup program and restart the computer with the new settings. As for the HDD, can you recognized in BIOS? Is it visible in Disk Management? Because if you can see it in both places, then I agree with @zlolslavez that you have to initialize it first (in case you haven't done it). Here's a KB article which can help you with that: http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3865/ Hope this helps and let us know how it went.