FIND OUT THE HEALTH OF YOUR HARD DRIVE
reposted from Kim Komando Show Electronic Newsletter - Oct. 21, 2006
Hard drives have a lifespan of three to five years. But I've seen some
die after two years. I have a few that are still chugging along after
5 years. There's really no good way to judge how long one will last.
There may be signs, though. If you hear a popping or a cat-like sound,
your drive may be failing. Problems starting Windows may also be
caused by a failing drive. I had a drive that would disappear and then
reappear in Windows Explorer. A few days after this started, it died.
Programs are available to monitor the health of hard drives. They use
the drive's self-monitoring tools. HDD Health and HD Tune are two such
utilities. They're free.
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