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2. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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   Upgrade to an SSD: Replace your traditional hard drive with a solid-state drive (SSD) for faster boot times, quicker application launches and overall snappier performance.

3. Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology - Wikipedia

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   For example, they may be part of a RAID subsystem in which the RAID controller sees the S.M.A.R.T.-capable drive, but the host computer sees only a logical volume generated by the RAID controller. On the Windows platform, many programs designed to monitor and report S.M.A.R.T. information will function only under an administrator account.

4. 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 ...

5. Bad sector - Wikipedia

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   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. Bad sectors are a threat to information security in the sense of data remanence.

6. IOPS - Wikipedia

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   Input/output operations per second (IOPS, pronounced eye-ops) is an input/output performance measurement used to characterize computer storage devices like hard disk drives (HDD), solid state drives (SSD), and storage area networks (SAN).

7. Solid-state drive - Wikipedia

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   A solid-state drive (SSD) is a type of solid-state storage device that uses integrated circuits to store data persistently. It is sometimes called semiconductor storage device, solid-state device, or solid-state disk. [1] [2] SSDs rely on non-volatile memory, typically NAND flash, to store data in memory cells. The performance and endurance of ...

8. After 2 years of declines, the PC market is showing signs of ...

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   After two years of steady, agonizing declines, the PC industry appears to have hit rock bottom. And, according to research firm Gartner, things could be looking up, which should spell good news ...

9. Solid-state storage - Wikipedia

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   A solid-state drive (SSD) provides secondary storage for relatively complex systems including personal computers, embedded systems, portable devices, large servers and network-attached storage (NAS). To satisfy such a wide range of uses, SSDs are produced with various features, capacities, interfaces and physical sizes and layouts.