I usually check my HDDs with Speedfan, which has S.M.A.R.T. inside.
It gives a series of measurements, but the most important of all are the percentages down below, which tell you the fitness and the overall performance of the drive.
Today I made a check, and found that my external HDD, a 2.5" WD WD10JPVT got zero in fitness and 95% in performance. I thought there might be a mistake, so I took it out of the ********** box it was housed in and connected it directly to the PC. Same results.
It just confirms my distrust with external HDD boxes, which seem to make the HDD live shorter lives than when they are inside the PC. My internal PCs now last longer, and I believe running cooler, because of the fans I usually provide for them, had a part in that. Am I right?
Anyway, zero fitness indicates the HDD is going to die soon, right? Is there anything I can do to solve that? It seems unusual that performance is so high and fitness so low.
I'm already providing another HDD to copy what's in the 2.5", this time on a 3.5".
It gives a series of measurements, but the most important of all are the percentages down below, which tell you the fitness and the overall performance of the drive.
Today I made a check, and found that my external HDD, a 2.5" WD WD10JPVT got zero in fitness and 95% in performance. I thought there might be a mistake, so I took it out of the ********** box it was housed in and connected it directly to the PC. Same results.
It just confirms my distrust with external HDD boxes, which seem to make the HDD live shorter lives than when they are inside the PC. My internal PCs now last longer, and I believe running cooler, because of the fans I usually provide for them, had a part in that. Am I right?
Anyway, zero fitness indicates the HDD is going to die soon, right? Is there anything I can do to solve that? It seems unusual that performance is so high and fitness so low.
I'm already providing another HDD to copy what's in the 2.5", this time on a 3.5".