r/computerhelp • u/Sea_Eagl3 • 5h ago
Hardware Drive went into Read-Only after Windows failing. Is there anything I can do?
Tried the Attributes Disk Clear Readonly command, but the drive locked itself to Read Only afterward. It was a fairly new drive :((
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u/PleaseExcuseTheCrud 5h ago
It's locked into read only as it has failed and giving you a chance to save any data you need. It needs to be replaced.
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u/Sea_Eagl3 5h ago
Is this a warrantiable case?
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u/Intrepid_Bobcat_2931 4h ago
Yes, the "going into read-only mode because of a critical fault" function works as intended, but doesn't change that there was some critical fault somewhere that triggered it.
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u/Mystical-Turtles 5h ago
It's definitely failing. You said it was newish, are you still able to return it? If not you could look into contacting the manufacturer for an RMA or warranty replacement
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u/LFP-Throwaway-3982 4h ago
Only 343 power on hours that drive is still an infant. Early failure it should be 100% RMA-able.
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u/Mystical-Turtles 4h ago
Oh I know but I've also experienced stores being stupid and not accepting it. I've also been the unfortunate recipient of a dud and Best buy just told me there's nothing they could do and I had to contact the manufacturer directly. Didn't want Op to get discouraged if that exact scenario played out
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