I have a 160 WD Caviar SE hard drive that I <B>just got</B>. It worked just long enough for me to copy all my important, irreplaceable files on to it, and then like clockwork, it died. As far as I can ...

QUESTION: What should I be doing to monitor my hard drive? ANSWER: Of all the components that make up your computer, the hard drive should be considered the most important to maintain and monitor ...

The last three times I've come back to my iMac, I've been greeted by beachballs everywhere and after a few seconds a completely unresponsive system. One of the three times, pushing the power button ...

Hard disk drives (HDDs) work by spinning their internal platters. Only while spinning can data be read or written. It’s been decades since they gained the ability to remain online but not spinning in ...