Wednesday, March 23, 2016

HOW TO KNOW WHEN YOUR HARD DISK IS ABOUT TO CRASH



The drive is the store house of programs that runs the computer.
However, there are times, this device fails you when you least expect .The worst of all is the imminent loss of data.
                            
As in vehicles, a good and careful user can spot the signs of a troubled hard drive and take a proactive actions.
Below are signs or symptoms to look out for when your hard drive is about to pack up or give up the ghost
     (i.)            Frequent but irregular crashes, especially while booting up Windows®
    (ii.)            Frequent and cryptic error messages while performing typical activities like moving files
  (iii.)            Folder and file names that have been scrambled and changed
  (iv.)            Disappearing files and folders
   (v.)            Really long wait times to access folders and files
  (vi.)            Hard disk is silent for a long period after you request data by opening a file or folder
(vii.)            Garbled output from open files or printing
(viii.)            Hard drive grinds away constantly because of noisy bearings
Sound can be an excellent indicator of disk trouble! If you previously didn’t hear a peep from your hard drive, but now you d. If it seems much louder than usual or makes occasional clicks or grinding sounds, check it ASAP and get ready to backup your data and replace the drive.
If your drive is making regular clicking or grinding sounds, chances are you have a mechanical failure within the drive. Turn off your computer as soon as possible as continued use may damage the platters (data storage area) and make your data unrecoverable. The longer the drive is powered on, the more damage you may be doing to your data. You should then make a note of what happened and contact a computer technician immediately.

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