I'd just replace the failing 500 GB hard disk by a new one of 500 GB or bigger. Any SATA-2 300 MB/s) hard disk should do.
Why do something else?
Kees
Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum, my name is Luigi and I decided to write to get opinions from expert users about the choice of new HD because mine are now running out (I can hardly run xp on them/it) and replacing any other components for compatibility with new HD. THEN: see my hw/sw configuration CPU: INTEL CORE 2 QUAD 8200 4MB SKT775 BOX Mainboard: ASUS P5N73-AM GF7050 DDR2 Svga+MAXT RAM: n. 2 DIMM DDR2 2GB 800MHZ PC-6400 kingston Hard Disk: n. 2 HD MAXTOR 500GB SATA2-300 7200r Graphic Board: SVGA ASUS EN 9800 GT HB/HTDI 1024MB Glaciator PCIE HDMI Audio Board: Integrated nella M.B. Monitor: ACER 19" V193BDM LCD MM DVI black Power: 520W Operating System: WINDOWS XP PRO. Case: CASE MT CM ELITE 334 black (520W) , so I said above that apart from changing HD, maybe I will also need to replace the MB and other components, but I'm not sure, because I do not know if I would they will be compatible with new HD. it all started with a block of the computer during a video game, I restarted the pc from the button, the desktop still knocked out, I turn off abruptly the pc and does not start xp any longer. I Overwritten xp without formatting but nothing (the disk is full but the programs Do not work, launched the image made at 25 june and installed simple diagnostic programs to evaluate the condition of the HD because I was not even able to defrag. Scandisk points that HD has some damaged clusters. Why all of this? in effect after the launch of back up of June, the PC worked, but: a) could not do a new back-up, b) the diagnostic progr. said that the drives were in poor condition,; he primary was at 34% health .. I did a scan in dos without repairing or replace bad blocks using a sw. called HDD REGENARATOR (as I told above some damaged cluster were not detected), and what result did I get? (rather than the usual previous situation)? that the PC is a terrible slowness. I formatted all, today, but still problems .. re-launch the back up of June in order to keep the pc working with my progr. until I would replace the disk, but nothing, I think NTDR file is missing or MLTDR I do not remember the correct name.. and now ia m formatting again .. MY QUESTIONS ON HD: a) I would like to buy a reliable / durable hard driveb) the number of it should be at least 2 or 3, one for xp and programs and maybe games, one for games only if I did not put them in the first one, and the other for storage and back up, perhaps by partitioning it into 3 parts for the image of xp, image of the games and various storage. I have an external HD which I can not understand the features, because I do not know what it's like 3.5 "USB 2.0, etc., branded Mediacom, which I would use to save a second copy of the HD storage / backup.Thank goodness I have this now, I have not lost at least my data storage before formatting .. c) the other requirement even if less important is the speed of read / write and file transfer velocity, but if this is in contrast with the reliability I'm willing to not take into consideration it. (I never understood what speed transfer means. For example: 3gb/so internal 6Gb / s of the new HD now on sale, or just 300 mb / s, and I do not know the transfer speed of my current HD, Could you explain this in simple terms?) d) RAID technology intrigued me even though I finally understood only RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 0 +1 and RAID 1 +0. Instaed I have not understood 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, For personal culture could SOMEONE be so kind to tell me the DIFFERENCES between them and briefly explain me the pros and cons? OF COURSE I DO NOT KNOW IF Raid can be applied MY MOTHER can you confirms it for me looking at my hw config. above? I was goingt to buy 1 HD 360 GB RAID 1 +0 (as explained in wikipedia) to use for XP and for games, in three copies so that the info will be divided into 3 parts among the 3 HDs, but at the same time will be written in double copy since the hard disks are 3 double blocks double: - Block A-> 120 +120 GB - Block B-> 120 +120 GB - Block C-> 120 +120 GB so any information is written 2 times, ie the first third of it is written twice, second third twice too and third third twice too. Sorry I re-explain TECHNOLOGY RADI 1 +0 but it was for having from you an implicit confirmation that I understood correctly. Can you let me know whether the system put up with/support the rupture of a disc for each block and the replacement of failed hard disk can be made while the system is working on the PC? about the storage disk, I need a reliable and much more capacious hard dirve, at least 1 TB. I read also that the raids are generally composed of SCSI disks, I do not know all the models and brands of HD present on the market. SATA, SCSI, SSD, WESTERN DIGITAL, HITACHI, FUJITSU and so on. I just realized that the SCSI is more expensive and reliable than the SATA ones. Idem for the WD. Instead I did not understand much of SSD model, these one should be made even without disk drives and heads inside ...
this said, which HD, according to the brand, model, technology raid / non-raid, and the above stated requirements, do you recommend for me? Thanks very much. I apologize for the long post, but I tried to summarize the whole story to understand causes and needs, and maybe because if I did not write all the things now I forgot to ask something (although this might have happened anyway
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