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Interpreting S.M.A.R.T. data from hard disc drives
Introduced in 1995 on all IDE, SATA, SSD and SCSI hard drives is a feature described as S.M.A.R.T., an acronym for self monitoring and analysis technology. This is a set of data that is accumulated and stored inside a hard … Continue reading
Understanding Hard Disk Drive Failure
The most common and critical failure on any laptop, desktop or server computer involves hard disk drive failure. Since the programs and data on a computer require the hard drive to operate correctly, any problems with the hard disk drive … Continue reading