Hello Linux fam,

My friends HP Omni 120-1124 Desktop PC is having a hard drive failure [Error: 1720 Smart Hard Drive detects imminent Failure (failing attr: 02). I want to replace the hard drive. Before making the purchase I wanted to make sure I purchase the right hard drive.

The current Hard drive has:


Size: 1 TB

Interface: SATA
I am not a hardware guy, but I am willing to learn as I am learning Linux administration.

I was thinking I could replace it with this hard drive. However, I am cautious to purchase it if it ends up not being compatible.

I am only asking this out of ignorance, because to me it should work since its 1 tb, the interface is Sata. Not sure what else would need to be checked to replace it.

Thank you!

I've used Western Digital HDD's for years and never had a problem.

Even if it does end up being not compatible or unrecognized (which I doubt) you can return it for a refund. I've installed 2 Seagate HDD's, a handful of SSD's and 3 brand new WD HDD's and my Linux Distro's have always recognized them.

Make sure you have a good SATA cable. One went up on me and I had to replace it.
https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters...rds=sata+cable

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Thanks Ztoracat!

I am going to order it. I will check the SATA cable. Looks more inexpensive then replacing the computer.

Thanks for the feed back of your experience!

Btw nice pictures on your blog

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Your Welcome-

Always glad to help.
-::-Let us know how things go once you install your new 1 TB drive.-::-

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Thanks!

I would recommend the Western Digital Black over the Blue:

https://www.amazon.com/Black-Perform...+digital+black

and:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-625-_-Product

They say the Blue is quieter but it only has a 2 year warranty and has a slower access time. The Black is considered the best performance wise of the WD drives and it comes with a 5 year warranty. To me, the manufacturer's warranty period is an indication of how much confidence the manufacturer has in the drive. However, the WD Black is $20 more.

As far as compatibility, any standard 3.5" sata drive will do. Western Digital and Seagate are the main manufacturers. Most of the people I know that do gaming builds for a living will not touch a Seagate these days. Seagate had some serious quality control issues in the past and its reputation took a serious hit.

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I ended up using the WD Blue 1TB SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 RPM 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Desktop Hard Drive.

I ordered it the night I asked this question and it fit perfectly.

It took me maybe 20 minutes or so, because since its all in one PC I had to remove a couple of panels, but nonetheless the whole process was painless!

Thanks for the help Ztcoracat!

That's great news! 20 min's till joy, not bad:-

You're Welcome Belikewater. Always glad to help.

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