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‎03-18-2019 05:44 AM

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Product: p6-2307a
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

My HDD runs with firmware HP16. I want to move the HDD to another PC, as a data drive. Are there any issues with compatability that I should be aware of? New pc is not a HP brand.

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‎03-19-2019 03:16 PM

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@Pinto51,

As the ST20000DM001 is circa 2014, I would not trust the duty cycle to last under continuous spin mounted as a data drive.  If your unconcerned about data intergrity, stored massive amounts of files. then I hope you have backups stored off-line.

Do you enjoy stories?

I bought years ago 10 indentical Seagate 1 TB drives.  The model at this time does not really matter.  Those that died: (1) The first only had 30 hours on the drive, spanned across 2 years of off-line backup.  (2) Another bricked after 3 years.  None of these drives were ever used full time. All were redundant CLONE drives of different computers.

That said,  hard drives are not specific to any computer manufacturer. 

 

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‎03-19-2019 03:16 PM

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@Pinto51,

As the ST20000DM001 is circa 2014, I would not trust the duty cycle to last under continuous spin mounted as a data drive.  If your unconcerned about data intergrity, stored massive amounts of files. then I hope you have backups stored off-line.

Do you enjoy stories?

I bought years ago 10 indentical Seagate 1 TB drives.  The model at this time does not really matter.  Those that died: (1) The first only had 30 hours on the drive, spanned across 2 years of off-line backup.  (2) Another bricked after 3 years.  None of these drives were ever used full time. All were redundant CLONE drives of different computers.

That said,  hard drives are not specific to any computer manufacturer. 

 

This system is feedback driven thru Solution and Kudo flags. It's the only means of knowing if you have been served. Please click Accept as Solution, if your problem is solved. To say THANK YOU, press the "thumbs up symbol" to render a KUDO. You can render both Solution and KUDO..

HP Envy 8 5010 Tablet
(2) HP DV7t i7 3160QM 2.3Ghz 8GB
Printer -- HP OfficeJet Pro 8620 Legal
Custom Asus Z97D, I7-4790k, 16GB RAM, WIN10 Pro 64bit, ZOTAC GTX1080 AMP Extreme 3 fan 8GB RAM, 500GB SSD, Asus PB287 4k monitor, Rosewill Blackhawk case and 750W OCZ PSU.
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