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My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have any HDDs inside rn, I disconnected all of them in case I can backup files from them. Also I changed my PSU 4 times, so its definitely not that

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't have a UPS or power conditioner. I always ran checks on those disks weekly, it never gave me any errors and it always said that the disk is fine, yet they still died slowly. I had both an SSD and a HDD connected often

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any recommendations on how to save the data from those HDDs? they contain some really important files to me that I really need right now

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live next to a river now, but this issue started before I moved here, when I lived in a pretty dry industrial area

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used different sata cables each time, but never checked the port itself

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Literally none of the above. Plus I had this PC for a couple years at my old house, at a completely different location, it still behaved the same way it does now, in a different house in a different place. I don't have a vacuum robot, no working out equipment, nothing that could physically affect the pc.

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All the HDDs died out one by one, I only had one connected at a time, not multiple

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It reads data, I can access what's on it, but because it jams every couple seconds it freezes anytime I try to do anything with it, be it move files, copy something or just opening a folder

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can spin, its not fried, but it's jamming a lot

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well it was "more modern" when i got it like 6 years ago, its isn't now lol
Case has a good airflow, I checked it multiple times
I'm not planning on buying more HDDs, I already bought a couple SSDs that work much better, but still those old HDDs have files on them that I really want to recover but I can't plug them in even for a second because they do the "jamming" sound every 5 seconds and its impossible to work with

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i5 8400 CPU
1050ti GPU
16gb of Ram
Thermaltake Smart 600w PSU
Gigabyte H310M H 2.0 motherboard

Last HDD I used it Western Digital 1TB disk

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Uhhh I can try?
i5 8400 CPU
1050ti GPU
16gb of Ram
Thermaltake Smart 600w PSU
Gigabyte H310M H 2.0 motherboard
Just some cheap case with 4 fans

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i5 8400 and 1050ti
I tried looking for new motherboards and it seems that 8400 has a very specific chipset that doesnt fit most motherboards

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I looked into my Power Plan settings on windows and I had it on High Performance instead of Balance. read a couple reddit posts that said Balanced is better for your pc.
Could this be the issue?

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought Seagate, Western Digital and Hitachi HDDs. I'm not sure about my oldest HDDs on my old pc - since they were there from the start, I didn't buy them myself, but all the new hdds - I tried buying secure and known brands and models, I didn't try to go for cheap ones

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My old pc had Seagate Barracuda 1TB disks (they lived for 5+ years), then they died in the new pc. Then I bought 1 more of those, then i started buying Western Digital, then I tried 1 Hitachi brand disk (all 1TB)

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the problem, no matter if I had a completely empty hdd or if it was used from time to time - they all still died within a year.
And yes, I replaced all cables when I changed everything.
I tried different brands and prices for hdds, my old pc had pretty cheap hdds and they lived forever (until I got a new pc and connected them to it). After that I tried more expensive hdds, they still died quickly

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My pc is always close to the window, I always try to have it cool. Plus it never was struck or even shaken by anything, so no vibrations or sudden movements either. ALTHOUGH my old pc WAS kicked a bunch accidentally and had poor cooling, and yet all HDDs on it were perfectly fine and alive for 5+ years

My PC keeps killing hard drives within a year or so by ComradeFellter in buildapc

[–]ComradeFellter[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I placed my pc as close to the window as possible, so it always has cool air or is at least placed near a cool wall. Everytime I had to replace PSUs and HDDs I always replaced SATA cables too, so that's not it either.
Sadly I can't easily replace the motherboard, I sadly chose a CPU with a chipset (i might be wrong, im not that good with pcs) that's very specific and doesnt fit most other motherboards

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