There are many free software diagnostic tools available to test and help you determine what, if anything, is wrong when you suspect there may be a problem with a hard drive.
Some of these tools are built in to your operating system already and are ready to use right now while others are available from your hard drive manufacturer.
Interested in some slightly more costly but arguably better third-party hard drive tools? Read More»
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Vista has to be the most health conscious version of Windows to date and in amongst the many diagnostic tools there’s a very useful facility to generate a comprehensive Health Report.
To fire it up go to System and Maintenance in Control Panel then Performance and Information, click the Advanced Tools link then select Generate a System Health Report and the process begins. After a minute or two it will create a list detailing the status of all of your PC’s critical components and if it detects a problem, it suggests some possible solutions. It’s well worth seeing what it comes up with, even if your PC is currently behaving itself. Read More»
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