Solved Win 11 went from crashing when attempting an update, to not booting at all and refusing to reimage my drives.


Do what you can to test or replace the drive.
 

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OhOhlsen said:
It's less not being able to run it and more I can't even get to the software, though I suppose they're somewhat similar in effect.



Unfortunately, that's the problem. I can't get my PC to do a clean install, as mentioned above (I believe on the first page of this mess)
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If you have access to another computer, (friend or family), I would make a GParted Live USB or CD...

GParted -- Live CD/USB/PXE/HD

gparted.org gparted.org

Then just write zeros to the drive, and then try the clean install.


If that doesn't work, then you may have a bad drive as @zbook mentioned.



F12 will bring up the Boot Menu on a Gigabyte motherboard, in case you don't already know that.
 

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    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
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    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
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    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
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    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
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    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
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    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
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    Internet Speed
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    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
I'm definitely leaning toward a faulty drive as well. Since I'm here, anyone got any tips how to access some semblance of a file explorer so I can try and clear up room for my secondary becoming my primary? I have a 1tb external hard drive for emergencies like this, and it's feeling like it's time to send my main one down the rainbow road, so I'll need to move the important stuff over to that external drive.

Edit: Remember, I can't get any further than the windows setup software.
 

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    i5 11400
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    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
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    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
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    Nvidia 3070ti
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    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
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OhOhlsen said:
I'm definitely leaning toward a faulty drive as well. Since I'm here, anyone got any tips how to access some semblance of a file explorer so I can try and clear up room for my secondary becoming my primary? I have a 1tb external hard drive for emergencies like this, and it's feeling like it's time to send my main one down the rainbow road, so I'll need to move the important stuff over to that external drive.
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A GParted Live USB can partition anything. As you probably know... it's Linux based. :-)
 

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    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3037 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
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    PC/Desktop
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    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
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    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
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    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
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    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
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    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
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    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
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    Logitech Optical M-100
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    300/300
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    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
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    PC/Desktop
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    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
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    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
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    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
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    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
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    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
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    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
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    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
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    Firefox 3.x ??
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    Symantec (Norton)
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    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
I don't need partitions just yet, I need a way to move files from my backup drive to the backup of the backup drive. Everything I'm searching is operating under the assumption I can boot to Windows
 

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    Windows 11
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    i5 11400
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    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
OhOhlsen said:
Any files deemed important have been moved to a separate drive before I tried to reimage anything, so no worries there.
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OhOhlsen said:
I'm definitely leaning toward a faulty drive as well. Since I'm here, anyone got any tips how to access some semblance of a file explorer so I can try and clear up room for my secondary becoming my primary? I have a 1tb external hard drive for emergencies like this, and it's feeling like it's time to send my main one down the rainbow road, so I'll need to move the important stuff over to that external drive.

Edit: Remember, I can't get any further than the windows setup software.
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temporarily save to another drive or the cloud > secondary to become primary
 

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    Windows 10
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    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
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    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
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    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
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    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
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    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
Seagate USB will not boot on my PC, no matter what I do. When I have it plugged into my partners PC there's no issue. On one hand, I hear what you're saying about Seagate not being able to run likely means a faulty drive, but it's not that the program is failing to run its that it's failing to boot on one sys vs the other, and when it does run on my partners PC it doesn't recognize any connected drives.
 

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    i5 11400
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    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
OhOhlsen said:
I don't need partitions just yet, I need a way to move files from my backup drive to the backup of the backup drive. Everything I'm searching is operating under the assumption I can boot to Windows
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GParted Live... Look at rsync, down near the bottom.

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    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
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    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
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    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
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    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
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    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
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    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
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    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
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    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
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    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
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    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
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    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
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    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
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    Firefox 3.x ??
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    Symantec (Norton)
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    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
OhOhlsen said:
When I have it plugged into my partners PC there's no issue.
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There are multiple types of drive tests.

A drive can pass one test and fail another.

If there is no issue then run the other drive tests as needed.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
Ghot said:
GParted Live... Look at rsync, down near the bottom.
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My mistake, it's been a long day lol

zbook said:
If there is no issue then run the other drive tests as needed.
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I misspoke. There is no issue in that the Seagate usb will boot on her PC, but there is an issue in that it will not recognize connected drives even when Win setup does
 

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    i5 11400
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    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
If the drive is recognized by Windows then run other drive testing software as needed.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
I feel like an idiot but you lost me again. What other drive testing software? All I have been suggested to use thus far is the bootable Seagate usb. But I either can't get it to boot or can't get it to recognize drives that other programs can. Still can't boot to anything.
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11
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    PC/Desktop
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    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
If the drive works in another PC, then it's probably a Windows problem.
A problem that won't let you clean install and/or wipe.
Which is why I suggested GParted Live... it can do pretty much anything, and there's a great online manual...

GParted -- GParted Manual

GParted is the GNOME Partition Editor for creating, reorganizing, and deleting disk partitions. GParted enables you to change the partition organization while preserving the partition contents.
gparted.org gparted.org

It could also be a motherboard issue.
Maybe the M.2 port is bad, or the circuit runs between the M.2 port and the CPU.
But let's hope that isn't it. :-)
 

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    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3037 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
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    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
1) GSmart Control:

sourceforge.net

GSmartControl

Download GSmartControl for free. Hard disk drive and SSD health inspection tool. GSmartControl is a graphical user interface for smartctl. It allows you to inspect the hard disk and solid-state drive SMART data to determine its health, as well as run various tests on it.
sourceforge.net sourceforge.net

GSmartControl · Hard disk drive and SSD health inspection tool

GSmartControl Hard disk drive and SSD health inspection tool GSmartControl is a graphical user interface for smartctl (from smartmontools package),...
gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev gsmartcontrol.shaduri.dev

Click Self-Tests tab > Test type > Extended Self-test > Execute (run overnight)

Copy and paste the results > post a share link




2) HD Tune:

HD Tune website

HD Tune
www.hdtune.com
Health
Benchmark
Full error scan




3) HD Sentinel:

Hard Disk Sentinel - HDD health and temperature monitoring

Monitoring hard disk health and temperature. Test and repair HDD problems, predict disk failure.
www.hdsentinel.com www.hdsentinel.com
Overview
Temperature
SMART
 

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  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
Trying to run Gparted usb now, but I've been staring at a black screen for a bit so it's seemingly not working.

Either way, I think ima leave it here for tonight. I think I'm probably getting in my way, but am too fired up about this to realize the full extent of my exhaustion. I'll pick it back up in the morning and go from there. Thanks for the tips and help y'all.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
OhOhlsen said:
Trying to run Gparted usb now, but I've been staring at a black screen for a bit so it's seemingly not working.
Click to expand...


You may have to temporarily disable Secure Boot in the BIOS, so the USB stick can boot.
It's a long story and it's Microsoft's fault. :-)

I'm going to bed. It's 2am here. :sleep:
Good luck.
 
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  • OS
    Win 11 Home ♦♦♦26100.3037 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦24H2 ♦♦♦non-Insider
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® [May 2020]
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
    Motherboard
    Asus Pro WS X570-ACE (BIOS 4702)
    Memory
    G.Skill (F4-3200C14D-16GTZKW)
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA RTX 2070 (08G-P4-2171-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC1220P / ALC S1220A
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell U3011 30"
    Screen Resolution
    2560 x 1600
    Hard Drives
    2x Samsung 860 EVO 500GB,
    WD 4TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    WD 8TB Black FZBX - SATA III,
    DRW-24B1ST CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750W Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Cooler Master ATCS 840 Tower
    Cooling
    CM Hyper 212 EVO (push/pull)
    Keyboard
    Ducky DK9008 Shine II Blue LED
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-100
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox (latest)
    Antivirus
    Bitdefender Internet Security
    Other Info
    Speakers: Klipsch Pro Media 2.1
  • Operating System
    Windows XP Pro 32bit w/SP3
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Built by Ghot® (not in use)
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ (OC'd @ 3.2Ghz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition
    Memory
    TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (2 x 1GB, DDR2 800)
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA 256-P2-N758-TR GeForce 8600GT SSC
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" Professional (CRT)
    Screen Resolution
    up to 2048 x 1536
    Hard Drives
    WD 36GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
    Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA
    Lite-On LTR-52246S CD/RW
    Lite-On LH-18A1P CD/DVD Burner
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad EPS12V
    Case
    Generic Beige case, 80mm fans
    Cooling
    ZALMAN 9500A 92mm CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech Optical M-BT96a
    Keyboard
    Logitech Classic Keybooard 200
    Internet Speed
    300/300
    Browser
    Firefox 3.x ??
    Antivirus
    Symantec (Norton)
    Other Info
    Still assembled, still runs. Haven't turned it on for 13 years?
Fun stuff this morning. Running the Seagate usb fails to do anything on my system still; running the same usb on my partners PC fails to detect her functioning SSD, my originally affected SSD, and an unused spare SSD.

As for the Linux usb, I haven't gotten around to reattempting that, but will be shortly. Just wanted to check in as to the utter failure that this Seagate usb seems to be. From what I'm understanding, the other three linked programs require me to be able to boot to an OS. Not happening, unfortunately.

Edit: I'm willing to admit, maybe I'm missing something about Seagate. I went to what was listed, used the zip they provide to create a bootable usb, but the thing that does have me thinking I did something wrong is that, when it  does manage to boot, it shows Seagate for DOS. I figure that's what it should be since I'm testing unflashed SSDs, but it never detecting anything is throwing me off. Especially since booting my partners working drive and running windows Seagate tools shows her drive with no issue, and it passes all tests.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
Welp, I got my unused NVMe to install 80% of windows before failing with the error mentioned pages ago. Better than failing at 1% though. Been slow going as I keep getting pulled away.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
Finally managed to get the spare drive flashed and running windows. Took it to the main system and the bios doesn't recognize it as bootable. It does recognize there are drives connected, but that's it. I now have the bios running a check of the new drive and will then have it do a check of my backup. Feel like an idiot for not seeing that sooner.

Edit: All tests pass. Not sure why it won't let me boot then
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
Yeah, it's gotta be a bad mobo. This drive works with no issue on my partners PC, but my PC won't boot to an os at all. Not that Seagate usb and not a freshly installed win11 drive. Running chkdsk on her PC says it's fantastic, chkdsk on mine says it's shoveled and can't be fixed.

That really blows. A new mobo that matches the specs I have now is going to cost way more than it's worth. Bleh.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    i5 11400
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte B560 DS3H AC-Y1
    Memory
    64gb Corsair Vengeance Pro
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 3070ti
    Screen Resolution
    1080p
    Hard Drives
    (2x) WD sn850x
    PSU
    Modular Corsair 1100w Gold
    Antivirus
    ESET/Aura
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