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  1. 27tsma

    PC Really slow for no reason

    so recently i had re-installed windows on my pc and in doing so i had to reformat my drives from gpt to mbr cause it wouldnt let me install windows on it unless it was mbr but found out that it had to be gpt when windows was installed so i used the built in MBR2GPT.EXE to re format it to gpt and...
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    Solved M.2 caused internet to break?

    Hello, recently I got a WD Black Sn850x 4tb M.2 drive for my computer. After putting it in the slot and getting it allocated on my pc I noticed that 5gb internet connections wouldn't show up on the menu, just 2.4. I tried resetting the router, taking the m.2 drive out, updating my drivers...
  3. Youcef Guenaoua

    My PC reports a wrong usage value in one of my drives

    Hello. My non-system "D:\" drive's total capacity is approximately 683 GB, of which 655 GB I'm actually using. Yet, the OS shows that there's no more than 20 GB is left unused as shown in the picture. Furthermore, after I ran chkdsk and TreeSize scan, I found that there's no hidden files nor...
  4. A

    Sudden filling of disk space?

    Hi! I have an Acer laptop with the latest Windows update installed. Today I have been moving files and photos to an external hard drive to free up some space in order to download a game. After I freed up about 50 GB, it suddenly jumped back to indicating that only 11.5 GB are available. Steam...
  5. Z

    Upgrading Computer Storage

    Hello, I am looking into upgrading an HP ENVY Phoenix 810-135qe by installing an SK Hynix Gold S31 1TB SATA 2.5 inch Internal SSD because the HDD that came with the computer seems to be slowing down significantly. I'm posting this to ask whether the SSDs I'm considering would be compatible with...
    • Zasko
    • Thread
    • compatibility internal storage operatingsystem storage upgrade windows 10
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Internal Hardware
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    How to get Seagate Exos Enterprise HDD to Be Detected By Windows?

    I am going to be purchasing a Seagate Exos Enterprise HDD. Seagate mentions that you have to do something with the power supply in order for the HDD to be detected by Windows. Does anyone know what that implies? I also saw something in the reviews about altering the power supply cable but the...
  7. danielelii

    SSD and HDD space optimization

    I as a music producer recently switched to PC from Mac. And I am wondering if it's possible to install Windows 10 on my SSD and my programs, plugins, music packs and such on my HDD. Since my SSD is only 250GB and my HDD is 1TB, I want to store most of my music stuff on the HDD, so that it...
    • danielelii
    • Thread
    • hdd help music optimize pc help ssd storage windows windows 10
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Software Support
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    Solved Is Upgrading Mechanical Storage Drive to SSD a good idea?

    I am thinking of upgrading my mechanical 5400 rpm drive in my laptop to a 1TB SSD. The only problem is, I have heard that SDD's aren't really good for storage becuase of wear and tear. I already have a SSD as my boot drive, and figured I'd get better read and write speeds by upgrading from my...
  9. GundyGunner

    Internal Hard Drive Shows Up In Device Manager, But No Where In Disk Management

    I have a WDC 3TB Hard drive in my Computer along with a 120GB SSD in it as well. It is custom built from scratch, this may or may not be the reason since it is my first build. My computer recognizes that both drives are working in the computer, it the BIOS and in Device Management, but in Disk...
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