FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

TROUBLESHOOTING COMPUTER ISSUES

COMPUTER TROUBLESHOOTING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What would be a symptom of a hard drive that is about to fail?
A
Your computer will work but will only go half its normal speed
B
The pictures on your screen will be blurry
C
Your mouse and keyboard stops working
D
The hard drive makes a clicking sound
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Clicking sounds are usually the first indicator of a problem with an external hard disk. Frequently, however, the cause is not a physically broken drive. There are two main sounds that can be described as clicking: soft clicking, and hard clicking. Soft clicking can be the normal sound of the drive working.

Detailed explanation-2: -There is a portion of your hard drive where manufacturer data is stored, this is known as the service area. If this becomes damaged your hard drive won’t operate correctly. The actuator arm will swing back and forth, trying to find the information, leading to the clicking you’re hearing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Common signs for a failing hard drive include sluggish performance, unusual noises (clicking or loud component sounds), and an increase number of corrupted files. These are textbook symptoms for the inevitably of a failing hard drive and action should be taken quickly to save your files from being lost.

Detailed explanation-4: -But in fact, hard drive clicking and won’t boot is the most common symptom you can see when the internal & bootable hard disk is corrupted. You can’t boot into the system, losing access to all data in the internal hard disk, this may drive you crazy.

Detailed explanation-5: -Causes. There are a number of causes for hard drives to fail including: human error, hardware failure, firmware corruption, media damage, heat, water damage, power issues and mishaps.

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