laptop that eats hdd's

[TheDsvm]

ok so i have been having a problem with my acer laptop for years, to keep it short i got it in 2011/2012 and it has killed 5 hard drives, I didn't try using an ssd because they were too expensive, what would happen was the same thing every time, the laptop would start being slow and it wouldn't boot, it would restart until no boot device was recognized and that is because the discs stopped spinning, i have tried taking the hdd apart (that failed) i used a WD black, that died after a month of using it and now i use a boot usb linix drive to use my laptop. i don't remember the model but it has a Geforce 610m and a i7 520m i think. i gave up on it but i want to know why it did that and acer won't reply to my e-mails so, f*$@k 'em.

[Callum_Suttle]

Hard drives die much easier just from light drops and knocks. How long do they last before they fail?

[ARikozuM]

Are you using it while moving around?

Are you putting it in a bag while it is still on?

Are you getting refurbished drives from the OEM?

[TheDsvm]

1 minute ago, Callum_Suttle said:

Hard drives die much easier just from light drops and knocks. How long do they last before they fail?

usually in between 4-5 months.

[TheDsvm]

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Are you using it while moving around?

Are you putting it in a bag while it is still on?

Are you getting refurbished drives from the OEM?

I have been guilty of moving around the house with it but when i moved it was or in hibernation or off and no my drives were not refurbished

[Callum_Suttle]

If you're buying used drives, that could be it. Enterprise drives often just fail with the slightest flaw (they are in servers and are redundant so they don't need to be recovered. And if you're laptop gets knocked about with the hard drive is spinning that could be killing them. 

 

I'd say try a new SSD but if I'm wrong, you don't want to kill a drive that expensive.

[HeadsUpHigh]

On 8/29/2016 at 4:55 AM, TheDsvm said:

usually in between 4-5 months.

They die too fast, there is probably something wrong with the laptop

[TheDsvm]

Just now, Callum_Suttle said:

If you're buying used drives, that could be it. Enterprise drives often just fail with the slightest flaw (they are in servers and are redundant so they don't need to be recovered. And if you're laptop gets knocked about with the hard drive is spinning that could be killing them. 

 

I'd say try a new SSD but if I'm wrong, you don't want to kill a drive that expensive.

to be honest when i build my new amazing sexy pc, i'll buy an ssd to try but who knows i also didn't try any NAS drives but i don't have a clue if they make them in 2.5...

[Callum_Suttle]

Just now, TheDsvm said:

to be honest when i build my new amazing sexy pc, i'll buy an ssd to try but who knows i also didn't try any NAS drives but i don't have a clue if they make them in 2.5...

What brand of drive are they? And are they new?

 

Try a WD blue or black

[TheDsvm]

2 minutes ago, Callum_Suttle said:

What brand of drive are they? And are they new?

 

Try a WD blue or black

i did, and it died quicker, i tried seagate, kingston and WD

[ARikozuM]

I would get an SSD since they're more resilient to shock due to no moving parts.

[ARikozuM]

I would get an SSD since they're more resilient to shock due to no moving parts.

[Callum_Suttle]

There has to be a problem with the laptop then but I have never seen a fault like this. Maybe it could be heat

[Callum_Suttle]

1 minute ago, ARikozuM said:

I would get an SSD since they're more resilient to shock due to no moving parts.

Regardless, brand new hard drives shouldn't be breaking this quickly. And if he invests in an ssd and it dies, it's a lot of money down the drain

[TheDsvm]

1 minute ago, Callum_Suttle said:

There has to be a problem with the laptop then but I have never seen a fault like this. Maybe it could be heat

i got a external laptop cooler with 6 fans running at 800 rpm

[ARikozuM]

1 minute ago, Callum_Suttle said:

Regardless, brand new hard drives shouldn't be breaking this quickly. And if he invests in an ssd and it dies, it's a lot of money down the drain

I think it's either a temp or shock issue.

[Callum_Suttle]

Just now, TheDsvm said:

i got a external laptop cooler with 6 fans running at 800 rpm

Does the hard drive spin when you leave it in sleep mode. If it's in your bag it could be getting knocked around.

[TheDsvm]

1 minute ago, Callum_Suttle said:

Does the hard drive spin when you leave it in sleep mode. If it's in your bag it could be getting knocked around.

not if it's in hibernate mode, but it might be heat it got really hot but that's weird that no other laptop mike mine has this problem...

[ARikozuM]

Just now, TheDsvm said:

not if it's in hibernate mode, but it might be heat it got really hot but that's weird that no other laptop mike mine has this problem...

Have you ever blown the case out?

[TheDsvm]

2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Have you ever blown the case out?

i took it apart to solder the charger port back on because the connections were shit, it broke again so i took it apart and hard wired the charger cable to the laptop cables

[TheDsvm]

BTW i also think that a ssd is the answer to all my problems but why did i have to get the hungry for drives laptop -_-'