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Common Problems Why Hard Disks Crash
There are so many reasons why your hard disk may crashed:
(1) It may be caused by mechanical or physical problem such as
the spindle motor system failure. This failure is usually caused
by over-heating. The activity light flashing that you see on
your CPU (central processing unit) indicates that its head moves
to different tracks. If this movement fails, it can no longer
read or write data. Remember, a hard disk is a hardware
component, not a software. It is a magnetic device use to store
data, it reads and writes data as it spins.
(2) Failure of logical system (the logical partitioned drives
assigned as C, D, E, F, G) may be caused by and not limited to
corrupt system files, corrupt firmware, registry components and
virus infection. Spywares, adwares & all other malicious files
may also cause your hard disk to crash.
HINTS:
(1) If you see the activity light flashing but the computer does
not boot, the case may be, your files is still intact on the
hard drive but becomes inaccessible -- this may be because of
logical system failure. Try booting through a floppy disk or use
the start-up disk that came with the system.
(2) If you don't see any activity light flashing on the CPU and
that the system can not start up (ofcourse after checking all
power cables are "on") then it is likely of mechanical problem.
And notice that if the system BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)
can no longer recognize the hard drive, then it is the
physical/mechanical system that failed.
The good news is, usually, in today's
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technology on hard disks,
if this problem occurs it normally will alarm you and warn you
before it will totally fails, so you could get that chance to
immediately back up your files. And there are also many data
recovery tools available in the market today. But at times, it
is cheaper to replace the hard drive than to fix it
(unfortunately).
TIPS & TRICKS TO AVOID THIS DISASTER TO HAPPEN:
1. Keep your hard drive healthy by performing defragmentation at
least once a week (others prefers once every two weeks)
2. Run your anti-virus program everyday! Run spyware/adware
removal tool at least once every week (there are many available
free to download). Keep updates with all these tools and
programs too! Turn on your firewall & pop-up blocker, it
protects you from intruders!
3. Remove all unknown emails, clear your bulk and spam emails
immediately.
4. Delete all internet temporary files (including all offline
files)
5. Install all necessary updates on your computer
6. Be very careful in downloading files from different sites
(firmware usually fails because of this)
7. The last but not the list - take "backing-up" your hard drive
on a removable disk or tape as a serious task for you to do at
least everyday or once a week especially if you are using it for
business purposes!
About the author:
The Author: Pinky Mcbanon is a Computer Engineer and a Medical
Biller/Coder. She shares her technical expertise with
http://www.fix-exchange.com and http://www.medclaimsplus.com
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