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There are be a number of possible reasons:
1. Electrical failure due to a device going bad or
2. A short circuit on the printed circuit board causing PCB and or component damage
3. Drive's motor gone bad
4. Read/Write head crashed due to mechanical shock
5. Firmware of one or more chips on the PCB got courrupted Before concluding that the harddisk is bad you can also check if the jumper settings are correct, power supply voltage coming to disk are correct, the motherboard is correct and the cable connecting motherboard and harddisk is correct. - Neeraj Sharma
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 10y agoThere are many causes of a hard drive disk failure. The biggest reason this would happen is if the computer had a virus. This would cause the hard drive to fail.
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My mac os x won't load completely and just stays at the grey apple with the turning gear what should I do?
Either the hard disc is damaged or the installation of Mac OS X is damaged. Either way boot from the Mac OS X installation DVD. Insert the disc restart the computer and hold down the C key while it starts up. Once you have the desk top loaded select Disk Utility from the menu and run repair/first aid to try and fix the hard disc. If the hard disc is not too badly damaged you will need to reinstall Mac OS X. If you do not have back ups of the contents of your hard disc you will need to try and salvage what you can. Performing an Archive and Install will save your stuff if there is enough space on the hard disc.
My disc says its full when there is nothing on it?
Disc = DVD or CD or Hard disk?? If its a DVD or CD then the chances are it has been formatted incorrectly. If its a hard disk then it probably has not been partitioned correctly or the disk partition is damaged, or the drive has not been formatted correctly
Can you move the songs from one itunes to another itunes on a different computer without turning it on Because my computer with all my songs on is broken and i cant turn it on?
Computers are electronic devices that need to be turned on to supply the power so they can work. If the hard disc is not damaged you can remove the hard disc from the broken computer, insert the hard disc in another computer or a hard disc cradle (See links below) and copy your stuff on to the working computer. You should then use the old hard disc to keep regular back ups of all your stuff.
What is posterior herniation?
Posterior herniation is when a disc in the spine becomes damaged and bulges outward from the spinal column toward the back. Common causes are work related injury and age.
What is hard disk explain briefly?
The hard disk is a device which attached in a CPU where data , program ,and folder are being stored .
How do you make a damaged video game work?
Usually, if the game is in a 'Disc' format you will want to buy a Disc cleaner. This will wear down the hard coating though, so don't use it too often or you will eventually erase data.
What is a PlayStation 1 format disc?
There is no such thing as a "format disc." If you got a message when you turned on your PlayStation One, it means it needs a disc that is of PS1 format. You must make sure that: 1) The game is from the same country as the game itself. 2) Not a copy. If you are having problems with a disc that you bought from a store, you PS1 is damaged, the disc is damaged, the disc is dirty, or the lens on the laser of your PS1 is dirty.
What causes A Disk Read Error Occurred?
the logical choices is:: MAY BE YOUR DISK IS DAMAGED; SYSTEM MALFUNCTION; AND INVALID HARD DRIVE
How do you reformat a Mac Pro laptop With out lossing anything?
Reformatting a hard disc will wipe the contents from the hard disc. You will need to backup the contents of the hard disc onto an external disc before reformatting and then copy the contents back to return it to the newly reformatted disc.
Will putting a blu ray disc into a reagular DVD player mess up the blu ray disc?
No, the disc won't be damaged in any way but it will definitely not play
Do you get hard disc by ups?
no
Is a magnet there in a hard disc?
No
