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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. Click of death - Wikipedia

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    Click of death is a term that had become common in the late 1990s referring to the clicking sound in disk storage systems that signals a disk drive has failed, often catastrophically. [1] The clicking sound itself arises from the unexpected movement of the disk's read/write actuator. At startup, and during use, the disk head must move correctly ...

  4. Blue screen of death - Wikipedia

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    BSoDs in the Windows NT family initially used the 80×50 text mode with a 720×400 screen resolution, but changed to use the 640×480 screen resolution starting with Windows 2000 up to 7. Windows 2000 used its built-in kernel mode font, Windows XP, Vista, and 7 use the Lucida Console font, and Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 used the Segoe UI ...

  5. Data recovery - Wikipedia

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    The most common data recovery scenarios involve an operating system failure, malfunction of a storage device, logical failure of storage devices, accidental damage or deletion, etc. (typically, on a single-drive, single-partition, single-OS system), in which case the ultimate goal is simply to copy all important files from the damaged media to another new drive.

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    System Mechanic is an easy solution for optimal PC performance and simple computing. Once downloaded, it helps speed up slow computers by removing unnecessary software and files and fixes problems ...

  7. Data corruption - Wikipedia

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    Data corruption refers to errors in computer data that occur during writing, reading, storage, transmission, or processing, which introduce unintended changes to the original data. Computer, transmission, and storage systems use a number of measures to provide end-to-end data integrity, or lack of errors.

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    Hint: The first one can be found in the top-half of the board. Here are the first two letters for each word: BU. DI. HE. AN. FL. ST. BE. CO (SPANGRAM) NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today.

  9. Why norovirus is so hard to kill: Here's how to protect ... - AOL

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    Why is norovirus so hard to kill? The most reliable way to stop the spread is washing your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds , especially if you are preparing food, or after using ...