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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. Hard disk drive performance characteristics - Wikipedia

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   A hard disk head on an access arm resting on a hard disk platter. The access time or response time of a rotating drive is a measure of the time it takes before the drive can actually transfer data. The factors that control this time on a rotating drive are mostly related to the mechanical nature of the rotating disks and moving heads. It is ...

4. Disk buffer - Wikipedia

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   A 500 GB Western Digital hard disk drive with a 16 MB buffer. In computer storage, a disk buffer (often ambiguously called a disk cache or a cache buffer) is the embedded memory in a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD) acting as a buffer between the rest of the computer and the physical hard disk platter or flash memory that is ...

5. What to do when your computer is slow or freezes - AOL

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   If your PC is unresponsive, here are some tips to get it back up to speed. It’s frustrating to deal with a slow, lagging computer day in and day out. If your PC is unresponsive, here are some ...

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   Learn how to download and install or uninstall the Desktop Gold software and if your computer meets the system requirements.

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