Bad hard drive?

[mando209]

So my computer started acting a bit Wonkey.it wouldn't close browser or open anything after a couple of mins.2nd hdd would disappeR till I shut down then turn on pc.then it would appear again. I replaced 1st hdd (windows 7)with new ssd drive.computer still starts but after I start messing with that 2nd hdd.it randomly start acting funny.why does the 2nd hdd disappear then come back after a reboot?

1st ssd drive windows 7

2nd hard drive - 1tb seagate - about 10+ years old.

Asus mb

6gb ram

[Monkeyfightah]

You're lucky af that that HDD still runs mine is ~6y old and I'm waiting till it dies.

Just make sure You don't put any important data on that thing.

[mando209]

Well I changed it to a different sara port.lets see what happens.*crosses fingers*

[mando209]

Well almost 2 hours and lots of file transfer I see no problems.thanks all for the help lol.

[levibaker88]

Crystal Disk is your friend, also low level formatting.

[Captain_WD]

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Hey there mando209 Welcome to the community!

 

Swapping SATA cables and ports is the first thing you should do to see if the problem comes from the drive or from other parts of the system. you might want to try the drive on another system to be on the safe side. 

Checking the S.M.A.R.T. status is a good idea to see if the drive's health is good or not, as @levibaker88 suggested. 

As @Monkeyfightah pointed out, I wouldn't advise you to store anything important on the drive before ensuring it is completely safe to use it for data that you don't want to lose. Post back with some results! 

 

Captain_WD.