#Hard disk sentinel pro review install#
#Hard disk sentinel pro review Pc#

#Hard disk sentinel pro review install#

I have windows 10 on a flash drive that I was going to install on it, but obviously, I never made it that far. So I'm somewhat perplexed about exactly what's the situation here.Ī new HDD in this situation means a freshly out of the box drive with no OS installed. And you've indicated this problem has occurred with two new HDDs so that would seem to rule out any problem with defective disks.

Obviously if it's a 'virgin' disk you don't have a 'system' until you've installed an OS onto the disk. When you say the problem arises with a 'new' HDD, what precisely are you referring to? Is this a HDD that contains an installed OS that you previously created? What do you mean by 'new'? Well, if there's no power-type problem when the 'old' HDD is installed in that the system boots to the OS and functions without problems, that would seem to rule out any problem with the PSU. I've asked about this multiple times, but you're the first one to try to help. Is there any way the power brick could cause this? Also, thanks for helping. I checked the power draw on both hard drives and its the same. This only happens with the new hard drive, putting in the old one that's failing results in a normal boot. After that the led won't even blink upon pressing the power button unless I remove the battery, wait a few seconds and put it back in. Yes, when I try to turn the computer on the led indicating power blinks and then nothing happens.

#Hard disk sentinel pro review Pc#

Just a quick flash of the power light and then nothing.'Īre you (in effect) indicating that when you power-up the PC a LED blinks and then the PC immediately shuts down? So you're left with a black screen? And this situation happens sometimes, but not all the time?Īre you working with a laptop or is this a desktop PC? Have you given consideration to a defective PSU? I'm not sure I quite understand your statement that 'The computer gets no power when another hard drive is installed. It certainly appears that the problem(s) you're experiencing go far beyond a defective drive. Also, the computer is only a year old so i guess at some point i broke a mirror while walking under a ladder. I'm going to try getting a new version of the same drive that's dying but if that doesn't work i'll just have to move on. I can only find a few other instances of this on the web and none were solved. I thought it was the new drive but I got another one and the same thing happened. Just a quick flash of the power light and then nothing.

The computer gets no power when another hard drive is installed. I've been trying to figure out why it won't work with other drives but it seems to defy logic. Very little of it is important, and what is I have on a flash drive. I suppose as long as the OP isn't particularly concerned with the disk's data he/she can continue to use it until it gives up the ghost. The drive in question is one of Hitachi's lesser quality 2.5' SATA notebook drives. Unless it is a older system that uses IDE drives, still, and thus, doesn't work with new SATA drives. If that IS the case something is fundamentally wrong with your system and must be 'fixed'. Your statement that your computer 'doesn't work with new hard drives' is ominous. When the program indicates imminent failure of a disk (as it does in your case), we pay attention.Īssuming the data on the disk is of some importance to you, back it up A/S/A/P. It's just about our favorite HDD drive diagnostic program in terms of providing solid info on the state of health of a drive. We've used the HD Sentinel program for many, many years. By & large, getochkn is correct in that it's virtually impossible to predict with any precision when a disk will fail.