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  2. Hard disk drive failure - Wikipedia

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    A hard disk drive failure occurs when a hard disk drive malfunctions and the stored information cannot be accessed with a properly configured computer. A hard disk failure may occur in the course of normal operation, or due to an external factor such as exposure to fire or water or high magnetic fields , or suffering a sharp impact or ...

  3. Quiet PC - Wikipedia

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    Older hard drives used ball bearing motors but more recent desktop hard drives use quieter fluid bearing motors. [43] The smaller 2.5" form-factor hard drives generally vibrate less, are quieter, and use less power than traditional 3.5" drives, [43] [44] but often have lower performance and less capacity, and cost more per gigabyte. To minimize ...

  4. Power-on self-test - Wikipedia

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    Long continuous beep tone Memory failure Steady, long beeps Power supply bad No beep Power supply bad, system not plugged in, or power not turned on No beep If everything seems to be functioning correctly there may be a problem with the 'beeper' itself. The system will normally beep one short beep. One long, two short beeps Video card failure

  5. Bad sector - Wikipedia

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    Hard disk reader. A bad sector in computing is a disk sector on a disk storage unit that is unreadable. Upon taking damage, all information stored on that sector is lost. When a bad sector is found and marked, the operating system like Windows or Linux will skip it in the future.

  6. Western Digital - Wikipedia

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    Western Digital said that the new drives are 35 percent faster than the previous generation. On September 12, 2008, Western Digital shipped a 500 GB 2.5-inch (64 mm) notebook hard drive which is part of their Scorpio Blue series of notebook hard drives. On January 27, 2009, Western Digital shipped the first 2 TB internal hard disk drive. [26]

  7. Beep (sound) - Wikipedia

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    A beep is a short, single tone, typically high-pitched, generally made by a computer or other machine. The term has its origin in onomatopoeia . The word "beep-beep" is recorded for the noise of a car horn in 1929, and the modern usage of "beep" for a high-pitched tone is attributed to Arthur C. Clarke in 1951.

  8. Fix problems reading or receiving AOL Mail

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    If you're having problems reading and retrieving your AOL Mail, the following troubleshooting steps: Use AOL Basic Mail. AOL Basic Mail gives you a way to see your emails in a simpler layout. This can often help when you're having problems retrieving mail on a slower connection speed. Reset your web settings

  9. Stomach rumble - Wikipedia

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    A stomach rumble, also known as a bowel sound, peristaltic sound, abdominal sound, bubble gut or borborygmus (pronounced / ˌ b ɔːr b ə ˈ r ɪ ɡ m ə s /; plural borborygmi), is a rumbling, growling or gurgling noise produced by movement of the contents of the gastrointestinal tract as they are propelled through the small intestine by a series of muscle contractions called peristalsis. [1]