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Hard Disk and SSD Drive Problems

Solutions to problems with hard disk drives, SSD and CD/DVD drives

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Replace a failed dead laptop hard disk drive

February 5, 2017 Eric Legge 0

How to replace a dead laptop hard disk drive with another hard drive or an SSD Problem: Dead laptop Dead laptop: My Toshiba Equium M70-173 […]

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SSD drive not recognised by BIOS & Windows 7/8.1/10 install

October 15, 2016 Eric Legge 0

OCZ SSD drive not recognised by BIOS & Windows 7/8.1/10 install SSD drive problem SSD drive not recognised: My self-built desktop PC boots Windows 10 […]

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Can’t delete files on external USB hard disk drive

July 16, 2016 Eric Legge 0

I can’t delete files on my external USB hard disk drive External hard disk drive problem I can’t delete files in Windows 7 Home Premium […]

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PC / Computer randomly reboots and then warns to run Chkdsk

June 16, 2016 Eric Legge 0

Hard disk drive problem: PC reboots randomly and warns to run chkdsk hard-drive diagnostic tool My desktop PC runs Windows 7 Professional. Sometimes it reboots […]

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Useful free PC diagnostic tools / utilities

June 13, 2016 Eric Legge 0

Useful free PC diagnostic tools/utilities that provide useful information on a computer’s components, diagnostic tests or that monitor their activities   There are several very […]

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PC slow boot/shutdown – Hard disk showing as nearly full using only half capacity

June 12, 2016 Eric Legge 0

Hard disk drive problem: HDD slow boot/shutdown – showing nearly full but using only half its capacity My desktop PC – running Windows 7 Home […]

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External hard drive disk space shrunk from 500GB to only 50GB

June 11, 2016 Eric Legge 0

Hard disk drive problem: External hard drive’s disk space shrunk from 500GB to only 50GB My desktop computer is running Windows 7 Home Premium. Its […]

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Windows XP/Vista/7/8.1/10 many hard-disk error messages – runs chkdsk repeatedly

June 4, 2016 Eric Legge 0

  Hard-disk-drive problem: chkdsk runs repeatedly My desktop PC runs Windows XP SP3 [the last Service Pack for Windows XP, but the problem could apply […]

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After Windows 7/8.1/10 changes drive letters for USB flash drives backups fail

April 2, 2016 Eric Legge 0

Backups fail after Windows 7/8.1/10 changes drive letters for USB flash drives Often backups fail if Windows changes the drive letter of a USB flash […]

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Disk Management in Windows 7/8.1/10

December 21, 2015 Eric Legge 0

Hard Disk, SSD and USB flash drive Disk Management in Windows 7/8.1/10 In Windows 7/8.1/10, you can access all of the available drives – hard […]

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  • Home
  • PC Problems and Solutions
    • Software Problems
    • Windows 7/8.1/10 Problems
    • Hard Disk and SSD Drive Problems
    • Video/Graphics Card Problems
    • Laptop Problems
    • Networking and Internet Problems
    • Motherboard and Power Supply (PSU) Problems
    • RAM Memory Problems
    • Processor Problems
    • CD/DVD Optical Drive Problems
    • USB Problems
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  • Windows 10 / 8.1 / 7 / XP
    • Windows 10 Home and Pro Editions
    • Windows 8.0/8.1
    • Windows 7 SP1
    • Windows XP: Fix Startup / Shutdown Problems
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    • Windows Performance Monitor – Windows XP/Vista/7/8.1/10
    • Back
  • Hardware
    • Build Your Own PC/Computer
    • Hard Disk and SSD Drives
      • External Hard Disk, SSD and NAS Drives
      • USB Flash Drives / Memory Sticks
      • Back
    • Motherboards, Cases, PSUs
      • ATX PC Cases and Case Fans
      • Power Supplies – PSUs
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    • Video / Graphics Cards
    • Processors: Intel and AMD CPUs
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    • RAM Memory: DDR, DDR2, DDR3, DDR4, DDR5
    • Networking: Cabled and Wireless Wi-Fi Networks
    • Monitors: Digital LCD/TFT/LED
    • Sound Cards and PC Sound Production
    • CD / DVD / Blu-ray Drives / Writers
    • Universal Serial Bus: USB 2.0 3.0 3.1 USB Type C
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    • Upgrade PC/Computer Hardware, Windows & Software
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