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2. Bad sector - Wikipedia

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   Hard disk reader. 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 ...

3. CHKDSK - Wikipedia

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   On Windows NT operating systems, CHKDSK can also check the disk surface for bad sectors and mark them (in MS-DOS 6.x and Windows 9x, this is a task done by Microsoft ScanDisk). The Windows Server version of CHKDSK is RAID-aware and can fully recover data in bad sectors of a disk in a RAID-1 or RAID-5 array if other disks in the set are intact. [11]

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

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   The disk drives would measure the disk's "health parameters", and the values would be transferred to the operating system and user-space monitoring software. Each disk drive vendor was free to decide which parameters were to be included for monitoring, and what their thresholds should be. The unification was at the protocol level with the host.

5. Why is my computer so slow? - AOL

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   Failing Hard Drive: A failing hard drive can cause slow performance due to increased read/write errors, bad sectors or mechanical issues. You may notice delays when accessing files or loading ...

6. 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 ...

7. Comparison of S.M.A.R.T. tools - Wikipedia

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   Fixed drives USB, eSATA and removable drives RAID support [a] Shows S.M.A.R.T. attributes Hard drive self-testing Notification Notes AIDA64: Windows: Trialware [1] GUI IDE(PATA), SATA, NVMe eSATA, USB Some RAID controllers Yes No Monitoring only available in the Business Edition [2]