Did someone pull a fast one on me?
Why would a Dell computer have a Seagate hard drive in it..I did not put it there..!!!
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hawkeye-08 wrote:sjholt wrote:
Just a note here. I have an HP computer here with a Seagate HD that went TU just after the 1 year warranty. It took Windows 8.1 with it.
I now run Linux Mint and won't go back to Windows.
Also this is the third Seagate HD that has crapped out on me.
I have WD HD's that are 12 years old and are still going.
So why not replace the drive with a non Seagate drive and reinstall Windows 8.1 unless you did not make or purchase the recovery disks... I understand now, carry on..
Maybe Windows do excessive Reads/Writes (Pagefiles, Recovery Points, Virus Scan ...) that shorten the life of hard drives. The viruses themselves, if not detected and eliminated , can also contribute to that.
