How-To Geek: How to See if Your Hard Drive is Dying

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How to See if Your Hard Drive is Dying Jan 25th 2013, 11:00 Hard drives use S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) to gauge their own reliability and determine if they're failing.  You can view your hard drive's S.M.A.R.T. data and see if it has started to develop problems. Unfortunately, Windows doesn't have an easy-to-use built-in tool that shows your hard disk's S.M.A.R.T. data.  We will need a third-party tool to view this information, though there is a way to check your S.M.A.R.T. status from the command prompt. Image Credit: wonderferret on Flickr How to Use a Windows Installer Disc to Back Up Your Files When Your Computer Won’t Boot How to Protect Yourself From Java Security Problems if You Can’t Uninstall It How to Easily Create Your Own Google Chrome Theme

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