Dying HDD?

[Watashi]

I've noticed that some programs I have saved to my HDD have been randomly freezing. (any my whole computer freezes even though a separate boot drive) is there some sort of software that I can use to see if my drive is dying?

[Electronics Wizardy]

crystal disk info and most other programs will show smart data.

[AresKrieger]

crystaldiskinfo is one of the best programs for checking drive health I know of

[Godlygamer23]

You can try downloading/installing CrystalDiskInfo which will give you all the SMART information from the drive. Does the system freeze while running programs within Safe Mode?

[Watashi]

23 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

You can try downloading/installing CrystalDiskInfo which will give you all the SMART information from the drive. Does the system freeze while running programs within Safe Mode?

I thought if you ran it in "safe mode" no programs typically appear? or would it be different since my OS is on a separate drive?

[Godlygamer23]

43 minutes ago, Doomerson said:

I thought if you ran it in "safe mode" no programs typically appear? or would it be different since my OS is on a separate drive?

You can definitely run programs while in Safe Mode, regardless of their location.

[Captain_WD]

On 31.10.2016 г. at 4:26 AM, Doomerson said:

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Hi there

 

As the guys suggested, you should check the drive's S.M.A.R.T. status and see what the raw values tell you. If you can't read them feel free to post them here and we will help you out! 

 

What is the brand and the model of the drive? You should be able to get a diagnostic tool from the manufacturer's website too. 

 

When you open Task Manager does anything hit 100% usage when the freezes occur? 

 

Captain_WD.