Someone smart with PC please help

Just got a warning that the SMART health of my secondary drive (HDD) is starting to get low

need a new hard drive, what should I get?

Get a ssd especially if you don't have one to begin with.

a new hard drive

capital_d_colon [#2]

Get a ssd especially if you don't have one to begin with.

are SSD's hard to install? I got this shit prebuilt a couple years back and I know fuck all about PCs

cohnr [#4]

are SSD's hard to install? I got this shit prebuilt a couple years back and I know fuck all about PCs

Get a M.2 SSD if your motherboard supports it. All you gotta do is remove two screws and plug it in.

cohnr [#4]

are SSD's hard to install? I got this shit prebuilt a couple years back and I know fuck all about PCs

Not really.
Atleast for me all it took was plugging it into the motherboard + powersupply.

Gratis [#5]

Get a M.2 SSD if your motherboard supports it. All you gotta do is remove two screws and plug it in.

I think I only have one slot for M.2 SSD and its being used by my C: drive. Im not sure tho I cant really understand the motherboard specs

motherboard is PRIME H310M-E R2.0 if anyone can help

Obtain an ssd, if possible a crucial mx or something similar if you plan to use it long term as primary storage

Get like a 2tb m.2 ssd, they're like 110€

Get a m.2 Nvme SSD and clone your windows from the HDD to the SSD for faster boot up and overall speed. You won't lose any data.
You can buy any brand nvme ssd but do compare the read and write speed before buying. Higher the better.

Check this video to learn how to clone
https://youtu.be/BZqkYnmDnas?si=-uY7jybS1PjSLIWT

Zikos [#10]

Get a m.2 Nvme SSD and clone your windows from the HDD to the SSD for faster boot up and overall speed. You won't lose any data.
You can buy any brand nvme ssd but do compare the read and write speed before buying. Higher the better.

Check this video to learn how to clone
https://youtu.be/BZqkYnmDnas?si=-uY7jybS1PjSLIWT

If I already have an M.2 SSD in my system is there space on the motherboard for another one? Motherboard is PRIME H310M-E R2.0 if you can help please

cohnr [#11]

If I already have an M.2 SSD in my system is there space on the motherboard for another one? Motherboard is PRIME H310M-E R2.0 if you can help please

Looks like it only a singular slot, you can still go for like a decent sata drive or buy a higher capacity m.2 and replace the old one

AutismCanBeCured [#12]

Looks like it only a singular slot, you can still go for like a decent sata drive or buy a higher capacity m.2 and replace the old one

My current M.2 is really small and it would be nice to have a better one so I might just replace all the storage in my PC, 1 M.2 SSD and secondary storage SATA drive but would it be a big hassle to replace everything and set up windows and everything in my PC again?

cohnr [#13]

My current M.2 is really small and it would be nice to have a better one so I might just replace all the storage in my PC, 1 M.2 SSD and secondary storage SATA drive but would it be a big hassle to replace everything and set up windows and everything in my PC again?

It does take its time to replace everything, you could install your ssd first and then clone your windows into that, then flash back from that to the new m.2 to save time, it generally isn't actual hassle but more of just having to wait for stuff to load and download etc

AutismCanBeCured [#14]

It does take its time to replace everything, you could install your ssd first and then clone your windows into that, then flash back from that to the new m.2 to save time, it generally isn't actual hassle but more of just having to wait for stuff to load and download etc

I think I am just gonna replace all the storage because my current SSD isn't looking too good either, thanks for your help man

cohnr [#15]

I think I am just gonna replace all the storage because my current SSD isn't looking too good either, thanks for your help man

Yeah that sounds like a good plan, I recently did the same with my old ass drives, just replaced it all with faster m.2's

Not sure if you can private message on here but I would go with an SSD storage drive instead of a Harddrive storage drive. Few things.

• Performance will be far better, SSD pricing has came down substantially, and they install similarly (both require the same ports to function)
• Look up videos from jayz2centz or linustechtips on how to install an SSd and what it is if you are confused.
• Go to brand that isn't expensive is crucial, we use dozens of them here at work and they are great.