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A computer is in one sense like the human body.<\/span><\/p>\n If the battery is the heart of a computer, the life-force pumping electricity and power to all extremities, then the hard drive is like the computer\u2019s brain: within it contains the device’s content and primary functionality.<\/span><\/p>\n A man can live with a severed limb but not without his head. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So too is a computer\u2019s functionality completely dependent on the health of its hard drive. \u00a0Fixing hard drive failure is a necessary step in restoring your device back up to full speed. <\/span><\/p>\n Viruses and malware are common causes cause of hard drive failure and computer malfunction, infecting your computer and eating away at your data and personal information. \u00a0Being intelligent concerning your computer activities is another important way to fix hard drive failure before it even begins.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n Not only do hard drives provide the \u201ccognitive\u201d function of the computer but it also store all of its data. \u00a0Your computer\u2019s hard drive is more valuable than you may realize and that is why it is important to take precautionary measures to ensure that your data and devices don\u2019t get lost into a cyber black hole if your hard drive crashes or breaks.<\/span><\/p>\n There are many online services that offer data storage and syncing your information to the ever ambiguous \u201ccloud\u201d. \u00a0A more secure way to be proactive about your data is to buy and external hard drive. \u00a0With this, you can backup your computer\u2019s data and files via USB or some other connection to your external hard drive so that <\/span>data recovery<\/span><\/a> in the event of computer malfunction will be more easily attainable.. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It is also important for the health of your hard drive to protect against viruses and malware. \u00a0Here are <\/span>helpful tips to protect against viruses and scams<\/span><\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https:\/\/prodatarecover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/hard-drive-repair.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n There are several ways to troubleshoot your computer when it\u2019s acting up to try and discern whether it is your hard drive that is at fault.<\/span><\/p>\n A hard drive could be damaged because of a physical mechanical error or because of some other software problem. \u00a0It is important to know the nature of your hard drive failure so that you can take the proper steps moving forward with repairing your device.<\/span><\/p>\n If your hard drive is audibly damaged and making irregular noises, turn your computer off at once.\u00a0 Leaving your computer on with serious hard drive damage could lead to many issues such as severe data loss and harm to the internal mechanisms of your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n One way to troubleshoot the problem yourself is to use <\/span>Window\u2019s diagnostic tools<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0This can run a scan of your computer\u2019s hard drive and will attempt to fix hard drive failures automatically if it is able.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image admin_label=”Image” src=”https:\/\/prodatarecover.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/data.png” show_in_lightbox=”off” url_new_window=”off” use_overlay=”off” animation=”left” sticky=”off” align=”left” force_fullwidth=”off” always_center_on_mobile=”on” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n If your hard drive is making noises, it is most likely dead and in need of replacement.<\/span><\/p>\n To <\/span>fix a physically broken hard drive<\/span><\/a>, you can check that the hardware connections and power cables are secure and in order. \u00a0You can also open up the backside of your computer to check and see if there are signs of any other damage or irregularity to other components of the computer since something like a power surge could be causing your hard drive to temporarily fail.<\/span><\/p>\n If nothing physically seems to be wrong with your hard drive and you cannot find any viruses or errors while troubleshooting, check to make sure that your hard drive is formatted and recognized by your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n Recovering data from a damaged or dead hard drive can prove to be a long a difficult process and if you have valuable information you don\u2019t want to lose, seeking professional help improves your changes exponentially of recovering your lost data while <\/span>repairing your computer<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n As unfortunate as the case may be, it will be faster and cheaper for you to order and change out a broken hard drive yourself. \u00a0This could also be a good opportunity to upgrade your hard drive so you have more memory and fast performance speeds.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Blurb” title=”For fixing hard drive failure on desktop computers, ” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%82%%” icon_color=”#5e7cbb” use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#5e7cbb” use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#5e7cbb” icon_placement=”left” animation=”top” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n do not tilt the hard drive sideways if removing.\u00a0 If you move it while the internal disk is still spinning, that can lead to more damage and data loss.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]<\/p>\n If you have any more questions about hard drive failure signs or hard drives in general, call ProData Management<\/a> for your answers.\u00a0 Our experts at ProData have more than 25 years of experience in commercial data recovery.\u00a0\u00a0Submit a case today<\/a>!<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=”Row”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″][et_pb_blurb admin_label=”Introduction” title=”Chapter 3″ url=”https:\/\/prodatarecover.com\/what-causes-hard-drive-failure\/” url_new_window=”off” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”%%2%%” icon_color=”#5b2322″ use_circle=”off” circle_color=”#5b2322″ use_circle_border=”off” circle_border_color=”#5b2322″ icon_placement=”left” animation=”right” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_icon_font_size=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” disabled_on=”off|off|off” disabled=”off”]<\/p>\nHard drive failure is fatal.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h4>\n
Without fixing hard drive failure<\/strong>, your computer is useless. \u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
Protect Your Computer\u2019s Hard Drive<\/b><\/h2>\n
Backup your data. \u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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How to Detect the Problem<\/b><\/h2>\n
Hard Drive Repair Solutions<\/b><\/h2>\n
If you can, live without the lost data.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h4>\n
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