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June 10

RHDD or SSD

What is "1TB WD My Passport Ultra"? -- Apostle (talk) 04:24, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Appears to be 1 terabyte Western Digital My Passport Ultra. External USB HDD. ―Mandruss ☎ 04:48, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

@Mandruss: You might also use this link Hard disk drive#External hard disk drives for 'External HDD'. --CiaPan (talk) 11:57, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

It is not an SSD. I prefer the 2TB version. The Quixotic Potato (talk) 09:59, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

I was thinking; I gave it a small shake and heard a bang. Okay, thanks peeps -- Apostle (talk) 18:23, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

If you mean while it was running, that was a really dumb idea. Modern hard drives particularly 2.5" are far less sensitive to vibrations than old ones, but intentional misuse will still cause problems. It should be obvious from the specs, speed, a simple online search, weight, SMART, internal drive info etc etc whether it's an SSD or HD. (For that matter where did you even get this HD? Unless you're randomly being given devices, it should be obvious from the price, or if it isn't you really need to do more research before buying stuff.) If you mean when it was disconnected, then provided it's really a small shake that was probably harmless and the noise may be an indication it can't be trusted. Nil Einne (talk) 06:39, 11 June 2016 (UTC)

Yes Nil, I'm not 100% dumb Thank you however; noted all for the future... Regards. -- Apostle (talk) 18:13, 11 June 2016 (UTC)