The digital world is a dangerous place. Malware, ransomware, and other hostile forces seem to lurk around every corner. The reality is that if you aren’t careful (and sometimes even if you are), your device could easily become the next victim of data theft. With hacker attacks occurring every 39…
5 Hard Drive Manufacturers You Should Know The hard drive is an essential (maybe the most essential) component of your desktop PC and laptop. Hard drives come in almost every shape and size and have more metrics to choose from than an all-you-can-eat buffet. So how do you know…
Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID) are frequently used by small to medium-sized businesses to help expand digital storage capacity. This innovation in hard drive technology has revolutionized the way businesses save their data and prevented many from having to make big capital investments in oversized drives and other expensive…
As of February 2019, nearly three-quarters (74%) of Americans owned a laptop or desktop computer. This is a staggering number of users, but probably very few of us can accurately answer the question, “What kind of hard drive do I have?” Many computer owners are more concerned about download speeds,…
Hard drives are an essential component of modern computing. Without a hard drive, your device will be hard-pressed to complete any commands, let alone support or save your important information. But sometimes, this hardware doesn’t operate as designed and computers may return an error like, “hard drive not being detected.”…
Have you ever grown out of a house? Maybe you moved into your first apartment when you were single, long before the pets, spouse or kids came into your life. But as those individuals and everything they bring with them slowly took over your space, your once spacious pad started…
Ever have a pair of shoes with laces that just won’t stay tied? No matter what you do—double knot, sailors knot, something you learned in that Scout program you attended once—the laces inevitably untie, leaving you frustrated and in constant danger of tripping. Many things in life can become unexpectedly…
Understanding general device maintenance and repairs, like how to remove a hard drive, is a great way to extend your computer’s shelf life. Going DIY on your hardware may seem a bit advanced for an everyday user, but you’d be surprised to discover just how easy taking care of your…
Ever look down when you’re riding in an airplane and notice how land is divided? You have no idea whose properties you’re looking at, how much they own or what they do with their land. But you can clearly see where one field ends and another begins. You can pick…
Has your hard drive short DST check failed? If you don’t know what that means–or even what a DST is–you’re in the right place! Today we’re going to help you figure out what to do if your short DST failed. What is a DST? A disk self-test (DST) is a…
