The lifespan of the hard disk may be shortened because of the habit of frequently moving users. ICTNews tell you some indication of coming down hard drives to provide timely solutions.
The lifespan of the hard disk may be shortened because of the habit of frequently moving users . ICTNews tell you some indication of coming down hard drives to provide timely solutions .
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Compared with other methods of information storage , the traditional life of the computer hard drive is much shorter , only about 5 to 10 years , depending upon drive type , manufacturer and temperature conditions , humidity , intensity activity ...
1 . Computer running slow , crashes frequently , appearing " blue screen of death "
These symptoms can be caused by many reasons , not only from hard drive failures . However, if they appear after you've installed a piece of software , or the engine is running in Safe Mode , almost certainly your hard drive is having problems and you should immediately back up the data important or plan to replace the new hard drive .
2 . Faulty data
You do everything but still can not open the file that you just saved a few minutes before , or worse, can not find it ? Many reasons can cause this condition , one of which comes from a hard drive is about to fail.
3 . Too many bad sectors
Bad sectors are areas where no hard drive to store data , or if the data is corrupted and unusable . Bad sectors are often hidden in the operating system and it is difficult to recognize , especially when the user has used a large amount of hard drive space . To check if the hard drive has many bad sectors or not , in Windows 7 you go to My Computer , right click on the drive or partition you want to check , select Properties . In the Properties window , select the Tools tab and click Check Now button . In the Check Disk window , check both Automatically fix file system 2 entry errors Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors Security for Windows automatically check for , fix system errors and recover bad sectors .
4 . Drives appear strange noises
When you hear strange noises coming from the hard drive , then everything is almost too late . Hard drive noise than normal running or sound it emits is often repeated by the drive are trying to recover from the error occurs during data recording .
5 . Warning from S.M.A.R.T
SMART is short for Self Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology ( Technology self-monitoring , diagnostics and reporting ) . This tool has the ability to automatically monitor the operation status of the hard drive and the features commonly found on modern hard drives . However , like 4 on methods , not always SMART also proved effective when diagnosing hard drive failures , and in many cases , hard disk SMART error before giving up and intervention warning .
If you see one or more of the above symptoms are happening to the hard drive of her , the safest way is solved immediately transfer important data to a second hard drive , because the ability to both drives at the same the damage will be very rare , unless you are extremely unlucky . And if you 're living areas frequently occurring natural disasters such as floods , earthquakes , you should store the data in a different location , such as at the company , in friends computer , or upload to a server online .
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