I'm dealing with an aging HP Omen 870-147c, which has served me well for about nine years. It's mainly used for storing photos and videos, light office tasks, and my kids' school projects. Recently, I've had some issues; the system fans have been quite loud, and last week, it failed to boot. After some troubleshooting, I discovered that the 2 TB HDD is failing, while the SSD boot drive appears fine. So, I have a few questions regarding the best path forward for storage upgrades:
1. Since the SSD seems healthy, should I still consider cloning or replacing it, or is it fine to leave it as is for now?
2. For replacing the failing HDD, I'm considering a 4 TB drive or larger focused on media storage and backups. Should I think about an SSD for this, or stick with a NAS-class HDD?
3. The current partition setup includes local data and recovery. What's the best long-term strategy for handling this? Should I consolidate, repartition, or change the data layout completely?
I appreciate any advice on storage layout and upgrade options for this older system!
2 Answers
I had a rough experience with WD Black drives - returned two 6TB models that were freezing up on me. I’d suggest looking into other brands or models if you're considering something like that.
For bulk storage, I say go for whatever's cheapest at this point. If the data isn't super critical, you can always keep copies on multiple drives or in the cloud for safety.
That's smart! I’m regularly backing up important stuff from my failing disk to the cloud too. If you have any specific drives in mind for replacement, let me know.
Thanks for the heads up! I’ll definitely steer clear of those WD drives.