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Troubleshooting Hard Drives (Disk Failure (Troubleshoot (Run hard drive…
Troubleshooting Hard Drives
Disk Failure
Symptoms
Slow performance
Read/write
Clicking noise
Troubleshoot
Backup
Check loose/damaged cables
Check overheating
Check power supply
Run hard drive diagnostics
chkdsk /f
/scanos
bootrec /fixmbr /rebuild bcd /fixboot etc
Boot Failure
Symptoms
OS not found
Drive not recognised
Troubleshoot
Check cables
Check boot sequence
Check hardware config
Try drive in different computer
RAID not found
Troubleshoot
Check for missing/faulty RAID controller
Depends on RAID type
Crash Screens
Symtoms
Windows Stop Error
Apple spinning wait cursor
Storage device issue
Troubleshoot
S.M.A.R.T logs
Look for warning signs of hardware failure
Schedule disk checks