Solved! My pc is up all day, will it damage my hdd?

[gtrxpro]

Hello!

i was wondering that will my hdd get ruined because i am keeping it on for like 9 hrs. a day : |
and i have 1 current pending sector too, is it bad? and im experiencing the diagnosing pc every time i boot up
i started happening since the day i got 1 current pending sector
is my hdd failing, because in a previous thread someone told me its failing
Please help thanks

 

[13Gigatons]

What HDD is it?

Some HDD are rated for 24/7 operation....so I doubt 9 hours would be a problem.

 

[mikeymikec]

Hard drives' platters have to spin in a tiny enclosure at speeds =>5400RPM, usually non-stop if they're the boot drive while the computer is on. There's a lot that can go wrong there, and most of the drives I've seen die were not being run for ~9 hrs/day. Unless you were in the habit of kicking your running computer on a regular basis, or playing with magnets near the drive, then the drive's failure is likely not your fault.

 

[damian101]

No, not a problem. Spinning up puts stress on the platter motor, so for it, constant operation with no spinning up/down is better. A dead platter motor is relatively rare though nowadays. What really counts are activity of the read/write head and drive temperature, you want to keep those low. Humidity is also bad, I've been told.
A pending sector is probably not a problem. It might get reallocated later. Drives can normally reallocate a lot of sectors, after it runs out of reallocation space you get dead sectors (very bad). If your number of reallocated sectors is quickly rising, don't expect the drive to live much longer.

 

[igor_kavinski]

i was wondering that will my hdd get ruined because i am keeping it on for like 9 hrs. a day : |
and i have 1 current pending sector too, is it bad? and im experiencing the

Ripple current stresses electrical components inside an HDD every time it is turned on. Also, there are thermal stresses to consider. If you want really long life, keep the HDD running 24/7 but this is not practical.

I have found that Windows 10 is pretty stressful on HDDs. Also, if you watch high bit rate movies or download a lot, your HDD may not be able to handle the constant abuse very well. You should look into getting an SSD for use as the primary drive.

Download Speedfan. Right click and Save link as otherwise it may not download properly: Download SpeedFan - Access temperature sensor in your computer (almico.com)

Click "Perform online in-depth analysis".



Then you will get something like this:



It will most likely tell you to replace your HDD and that is the correct suggestion because once you have a pending sector, it means either the hard drive platter's surface is degrading or there has been some sort of head failure. Your problems will only increase from this point onwards so best to simply replace the HDD now.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

No, not a problem. Spinning up puts stress on the platter motor, so for it, constant operation with no spinning up/down is better.

Very much this. A spinning motor is no problem, spin up/down and ramp loading are what puts stress on a drive. Also temperature, so keep an eye on it. Too low can actually be bad for the drive in the long run.

Humidity is also bad, I've been told.

Particularly on the inside of a drive, hence the ventilation hole*. Always let a HDD reach room temperature before powering it up. This is especially important with external drives.

*Unless it's a helium filled drive. That would be particularly counterproductive...

 

[gtrxpro]

What HDD is it?

Some HDD are rated for 24/7 operation....so I doubt 9 hours would be a problem.

It is a WD blue 320gb Hdd