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Re: Windows OS

From "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups aus.cars, aus.computers
Subject Re: Windows OS
Date 2015-12-28 05:20 +1100
Message-ID <deaofjFos9aU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (10 earlier) <567f8e73$0$11102$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <de9lu4Fg9qrU1@mid.individual.net> <567faa29$0$21718$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> <de9quhFhfi2U1@mid.individual.net> <567fbd21$0$1594$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com>

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"D Walford" <dwalford@internode.on.net> wrote in message 
news:567fbd21$0$1594$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com...
> On 27/12/2015 8:56 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "D Walford" <dwalford@internode.on.net> wrote in message
>> news:567faa29$0$21718$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>> On 27/12/2015 7:30 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "D Walford" <dwalford@internode.on.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:567f8e73$0$11102$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>> On 27/12/2015 3:41 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "D Walford" <dwalford@internode.on.net> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:567f4a13$0$1515$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>> On 27/12/2015 9:29 AM, Clocky wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 22/12/2015 1:17 PM, D Walford wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On 22/12/2015 4:02 PM, XR8 Sprintless wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> On 22/12/2015 2:56 PM, felix_unger wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On 22-December-2015 3:20 PM, XR8 Sprintless wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> So far I am yet to be convinced that Windows 10 is any better
>>>>>>>>>>>> than
>>>>>>>>>>>> Windows 7.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It's more complicated (difficult to use) and designed to
>>>>>>>>>>> encourage
>>>>>>>>>>> ppl
>>>>>>>>>>> to buy from the 'store'. I don't know why M$ never seem to
>>>>>>>>>>> appreciate
>>>>>>>>>>> that simpler is better.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I have the benefit of industry specific training packages,
>>>>>>>>>> however in
>>>>>>>>>> saying that I still find that the interface is clunky and
>>>>>>>>>> sometimes it
>>>>>>>>>> does not take you where you actually want to go.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> For example settings on the start menu gives you limited access 
>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>> certain settings, however to do anything you have to still go 
>>>>>>>>>> into
>>>>>>>>>> control panel which can be accessed at least by right clicking on
>>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> start menu icon as well as computer management which is one I use
>>>>>>>>>> all
>>>>>>>>>> the time.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> After my recent crash recovery I reinstalled Win7 because I had 
>>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>>> disc, now I keep getting messages to "upgrade" to 10.
>>>>>>>>> Good idea or not?
>>>>>>>>> I didn't mind 10 before the crash and I don't think it was the
>>>>>>>>> reason
>>>>>>>>> the computer crashed because it was locking it before I
>>>>>>>>> installed 10.
>>>>>>>>> For some reason the computer is a lot more stable now so I'm
>>>>>>>>> thinking I
>>>>>>>>> should leave it alone despite it telling me that there is a hard
>>>>>>>>> drive
>>>>>>>>> error.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As Rod suggested you should post you SMART data as it will tell you
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> condition of your drive and why you are receiving the error. The
>>>>>>>> drive
>>>>>>>> might have developed bad sectors and if it runs out of reserve
>>>>>>>> sectors
>>>>>>>> you will likely lose data so back-up anything important.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There are any number of SMART drive monitors that are free to
>>>>>>>> download
>>>>>>>> and use but you can try this first:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Click Start and in the search box type CMD and press Enter (open 
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> Command Prompt)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Type
>>>>>>>> wmic
>>>>>>>> and press Enter.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Then type
>>>>>>>> diskdrive get status
>>>>>>>> and press Enter
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The returned status should say
>>>>>>>> Status
>>>>>>>> OK
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What are you getting?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Its says OK.
>>>>>>> A Google search suggests that the problem might be the cable or 
>>>>>>> where
>>>>>>> its plugged into the mother board,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That’s quite unlikely than the SMART report will tell me
>>>>>> if that is the problem even if you don’t understand it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've checked the connection and it looks OK.
>>>>>>> When I get time I will see if I have another cable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Makes more sense to get the SMART report first.
>>>>>
>>>>> 'ID' 'Description' 'Raw' 'Normalized' 'Threshold' 'Action'
>>>>> 5 Re-allocated Sector Count 3 100 0 Ready for use.
>>>>> 9 Power-On Hours Count 12257 100 0 Ready for use.
>>>>> 0C Power Cycle Count 1869 100 0 Ready for use.
>>>>> C0 Unsafe Shutdown Count 170 100 0 Ready for use.
>>>>> E1 Host Writes 5.62 TB 100 0 Ready for use.
>>>>> E8 Available Reserved Space 0 100 10 Ready for use.
>>>>> E9 Media Wearout Indicator 0 100 0 Ready for use.
>>>>> F1 Total LBAs Written 5.62 TB 100 0 Ready for use.
>>>>> F2 Total LBAs Read 4.72 TB 100 0 Ready for use.
>>>>> F9 Total NAND Writes 6712 100 0 Ready for use.
>>>> etc
>>>>
>>>> That's not the Everest SMART report.
>>>> http://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/everest_free_edition.html
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> OK, downloaded the program, opened "storage" then SMART then quick
>>> report?
>>> Is that what you need?
>>
>> No, that isn't the SMART report.
>
> That was found on the "Intel SSD toolbox" where there is a button labelled 
> "SMART Details".
>>
>> It has roughly the same format as the bit of the other one I left in the
>> quoting.
>>
>>
> Can't find anything that looks anything like the above, where do I look in 
> Everest?

Its visible to you in storage/SMART and then clicking on
the drive you want the SMART report for in the list of drives.

Its in the full report, but you do need to edit out all but the
SMART report manually because the full report is very large
with all sorts of stuff that isn't relevant to the SMART report.

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