Continuous Hard Drive Failures

[Nobert_01]

Hi,

I have a hp evvy 15 j101tx with the following specs:

• Intel core i7 4702mq
• 8gb ram
• 1tb hdd with 24gb msata cache
• 1920 X 1080 FHD touchscreen panel
• Nvidia gt 750m with 4gb ddr3 dedicated video memory.

However, My laptop has been constantly having issues to do with hard drive failure. I bought the laptop in May 2013 and i have replaced my hard drives six times so far. Even the last SSD(Crucial 256GB) that i used failed. Is there a problem with the motherboard or the laptop??

Note: I am now using the 24gb msata as boot drive since a hard drive rplacement only lasts for approximately six months and then dies.

[WAWood · Accepted solution]

Nobert_01

I wish I had good news for you -- but I don't ...

I ran into a similar problem with an old HP Media Center PC.  It started "eating" hard drives (like your laptop), and in the span of 6 months went through three of them!

I checked into alternatives, including replacing the motherboard (which I can do in a desktop), and found that the motherboards in HP PCs are custom-made by third partied and (generally) not available to consumers.

I suspect you will find the same problem with your laptop.

[Nobert_01]

Thank you very much Wawood.

This laptop has driven me nuts over the last few years. Anyway, I am thinking of getting a higher capacity msata to use as my boot drive. Newegg offers the samsung 850 evo 256gb version for 99 dollars. I hope that will solve my problem.