Do you have any insights from past experiences regarding an EOL machine?
Do you have any insights from past experiences regarding an EOL machine?
Welcome to the forums, newcomer! I just upgraded my graphics card and everything is functioning properly, except for the hard drives. What GPU did you upgrade it to? You mentioned your prebuilt model is seven years old. It seems we can assume the power supply hasn’t changed during those years. I checked the specifications and found that the prebuilt came with two PSU options—525W and 700W. Which one do you have, and what was its capacity before the GPU upgrade? Did you update your BIOS before making the change? It’s worth noting that I’ve had this issue with these hard drives for a while; some are over 15 years old now. If they’re indeed that old, consider replacing them. Be sure to back up any important data and swap them out with a newer drive.
How many drives do you have?
View the names of your drive models in Device Manager.
Are these internal (SATA connected) or external (USB connected)?
If internal, are they linked to the motherboard or a separate SAS raid card?
Check your drives using HDtune health. Display the screenshots from the health section.
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Hello Lutfij,
Your response is appreciated! Happy Easter!
I own a 700 watt OEM PSU and haven’t made any changes since installing the prebuilt unit. The previous GPU was a Quadro K2200, and the new one is the 2060. I haven’t updated the BIOS in several years; I believe the last release was the final version, though I’ll verify.
Regarding your question, do you think there’s a possibility that the HDDs are failing while the machine still has a few more years left, based on what we’ve observed so far?
When you don't have the right tools, the only option is to make assumptions.
Hello
@SkyNetRising, @alceryes, @Lutfij
I upgraded my Quadro K2200 to a 2060 and kept the original 700w PSU. Today I updated the BIOS from version 2.59 to 2.61, but the problem persists. The BIOS update was done before the GPU change.
Fortunately, I managed to save most of my data on all HDDs to an external drive (though not ideal). I intend to buy a new HDD in Sydney and then move all backups there.
This has never been possible for me to test these drives in another system. However, one of my HDDs recently failed.
I’ve attached photos from HDtune health. The drives are internal SATA connections.
My HDD models are:
ST2000NM0008-2F3
WDC WD20EZRX-00D
ST31000528AS
WDC WD 6400AAKS-0
https://imgur.com/a/MKvkqFj
To resolve the problem and determine whether the issue lies with the machine or the drives, perform a straightforward, concise test. Obtain a spare SSD, disconnect every other SSD and hard drive, and reinstall Windows 10. If the machine functions correctly, the problem likely stems from the older hard drives.
Additionally, if you ever choose to erase everything on your "C" drive, be sure to save your drivers in the Windows system 32 folder—they are not available for download anymore.
I frequently use many HP Z series PCs, and my drivers are safely backed up after a thorough search across numerous web pages to find genuine, virus-free versions. It’s quite a challenge, like searching for hen's teeth if you understand what I mean.
Now that you brought this up, I was quite annoyed before and ended up disconnecting all HDDs, leaving the SSDs in place. It functioned smoothly without any issues and I didn’t experience any problems during boot or shutdown. No freezes occurred at all.
Appreciate the HP drivers update. Fortunately, I can download them consistently now, so I’m not concerned about that.