H ard disk failure is possibly the worst thing that can happen to your computer and it often occurs without giving any warning signs. Test Your Hard Drive for Impending Problems You may however run certain tests on your computer beforehand to get an idea about the current condition of your hard disk. This should in turn help you decide whether a replacement drive is necessary or not. Step 1: Check your hard disk for errors All recent versions of Windows include a utility called Chkdsk.exe that can check your hard disk for any bad sectors. You may either run Chkdsk from the command line ( see details ) or launch Windows Explorer, right click the drive that you wish to examine and choose Properties. Switch to the Tools tab and click the “Check Now” button under Error checking. Select “Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors” to perform a thorough disk check. Step 2: Understand the sounds of your disk Do you sometimes hear strange sounds coming out of the CPU box? Well, if the hard d...
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