Bad Hardrive?

KoEDeath · 11-07-2009, 11:14 AM

Ok, well my old computer was dieing so i got a new one and i was salvaging parts from it, and i was a bit weary as to if i should Install the hardrive into my new computer because i believed it had a problem, what was happening was the computer was slowed WAY down every game i tryed to play would crash and... I restored the computer and the problem persisted, so my question is do you think it is the hard drive or the graphics card? and if it is not the hard drive doing this do you think i should bother puting it into this computer? Thanks in advance

-KoEDeath

Dogg · 11-07-2009, 12:23 PM

You will need to install the drive into a computer to test it. You can test the drive using the manufacturers disk tools found in the sticky: Hard Drive Diagnostic Utilities

KoEDeath · 11-07-2009, 12:39 PM

But if i install it and there is an infected file of sorts couldnt i risk contamination of my new drive?

Dogg · 11-07-2009, 12:53 PM

Risk is minimal if you aren't booting from it. If you are worried about "infection", repartition and format the drive, then test it.

KoEDeath · 11-07-2009, 03:14 PM

Ok thanks alot for the help/time ill try that out :)

-KoEDeath

11-07-2009, 11:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
KoEDeath Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 11 OS: Windows XP	Bad Hardrive? Ok, well my old computer was dieing so i got a new one and i was salvaging parts from it, and i was a bit weary as to if i should Install the hardrive into my new computer because i believed it had a problem, what was happening was the computer was slowed WAY down every game i tryed to play would crash and... I restored the computer and the problem persisted, so my question is do you think it is the hard drive or the graphics card? and if it is not the hard drive doing this do you think i should bother puting it into this computer? Thanks in advance -KoEDeath

11-07-2009, 12:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dogg Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 2,085 OS: XP sp3	Re: Bad Hardrive? You will need to install the drive into a computer to test it. You can test the drive using the manufacturers disk tools found in the sticky: Hard Drive Diagnostic Utilities __________________ Google is your friend !

11-07-2009, 12:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
KoEDeath Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 11 OS: Windows XP	Re: Bad Hardrive? But if i install it and there is an infected file of sorts couldnt i risk contamination of my new drive?

11-07-2009, 12:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dogg Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: St Louis, MO Posts: 2,085 OS: XP sp3	Re: Bad Hardrive? Risk is minimal if you aren't booting from it. If you are worried about "infection", repartition and format the drive, then test it. __________________ Google is your friend !

11-07-2009, 03:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
KoEDeath Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 11 OS: Windows XP	Re: Bad Hardrive? Ok thanks alot for the help/time ill try that out :) -KoEDeath