On 14/01/2021 11:31, Adam Bower wrote:
I don't think I've had any spinning disks in a laptop for 6 years now, would highly suggest getting an SSD to anyone no matter what you use a laptop for (or a desktop or server for that matter).
The only spinning disks I have in my machines are in games consoles, a downloaded file dump, the scratch space for cloud backups and a cardboard box waiting for to me drilling holes in them and take them to the recycling centre.
Until this necessity, I'd always been wary of the extra cost & comparatively small capacity, coupled with the fact that I've never brought myself a new laptop, so all but one of the ones I've bought have come with spinning rust. However in the circumstances that I found myself in, the cost of a SSD kit was a fraction of the cost of a new laptop.
Clearly things have changed since I last looked at SSDs. Small size was previously a limiting factor for me, but I got a 1TB without breaking the bank. I'm thinking of getting one for my personal laptop now.I got a 1TB without breaking the bank.
As I got a kit, there is a V Cheap Hard Disk USB caddy/case which I've plugged the faulty spinning rust in. I'm currently running a surface test on that disk (via Ultimate Boot CD) and there are errors on it. That confirms what was wrong with the laptop.
Fingers crossed that the new battery restores the laptop to normal operation - having to run it on mains is a bit of a pain.
Drilling holes in old disks before taking to the tip? Does that work well? I usually run DBAN (Darik's Boot And Nuke) on them, then break the sata or IDE pins off. Physical damage to the platters if something I'll consider. Do you just use a hand drill? Does it work well? Any tips??
Steve