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How to DIY split SATA to two USB 2 ports?

as we know that we can combine the two 'data transfer' 'channels|lanes' (tx+-) of a SATA Drive into one and connect it to USB port, the simple idea is to connect it to two independed USB2 ports ...
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Why is my WD HDD making a curious sound?

That drive is poked. From the sounds of it the drive it sounds to me like it is continually hitting the head against the "stop" on the outside of the drive (for the first 2 seconds), and it ...
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Any way to do a Batch file move operation only when the HDD is idle-ish?

One simple way could be done in a single line and the best part is that you don't need to time it. Let the system worry about that. We want the use the Start command with the /LOW priority flag. If ...
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How to DIY split SATA to two USB 2 ports?

The short answer is "no", and the question is founded on incorrect assumptions. as we know that we can combine the two 'data transfer' 'channels|lanes' (tx+-) of a SATA Drive into one and ...
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REALLOCATED SECTOR COUNT 4948. Request for advice

4948 reallocated sectors would be plenty reason for me to replace the drive. As you can read others may have different opinions. Which kind of shows the difficulty in answering this type of questions, ...
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Why is a 64TB drive only for Mac?

I think the rule of thumb is "If its too good to be true, it is" TLDR: No, its fake, and while you could reformat them, chances are it'll fail if you do. I recall some Mac models in the past ...
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Predict a disk's near failure or burnout

It is not straight-forward to determine overall disk health from S.M.A.R.T. data. Some items indicate imminent failure, others, such as number of power cycles, give only the vaguest idea, or none. ...
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REALLOCATED SECTOR COUNT 4948. Request for advice

I'd say most modern drives have some bad sectors and its a 'pre failure' issue. You probably need to/want to look at your pending reallocation count, and any number other than zero there is a bad ...
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