Hard Drive Short DST Check Failed

[LeeQB625]

The desktop has failed the hard drive short dst check, and not able to start the Windows. I am considering replacing the hard drive, but since the warranty was expired, I want to check the price for the hard drive replacement to see if it is worthy.

Hard Drive Short DST Check: FAILED

Failure ID: M0906K-93LC9N-XD4CRF-60SV03

Product ID: Z5M32AA#ABA

Hard Drive: 1

System Quick Test: FAILED

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

You have a few options:

1. You can replace the 1 TB 3.5" mechanical hard drive with another 1 TB hard drive (not recommended).

2. You can replace the 1 TB hard drive with a 1 TB 2.5" SATA solid state drive (SSD).

Something like this:

Amazon.com: Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SA510 SATA Internal Solid State Drive SSD - SATA III 6 Gb/s,...

You would also need a 3.5" to 2.5' adapter to mount the smaller SSD where the 3.5" drive is now:

I recommend this adapter:

Amazon.com: ORICO 2.5 SSD SATA to 3.5 Hard Drive Adapter Internal Drive Bay Converter Mounting Brack...

3. Probably the best option would be to install a M.2 2280 NVMe SSD which is about 5 x faster than a SATA SSD is since your PC has support for a M.2 SSD.

Something like this:

Amazon.com: SAMSUNG 980 SSD 1TB PCle 3.0x4, NVMe M.2 2280, Internal Solid State Drive, Storage for P...