How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive – Part 2

How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive – Part 2

In this two-part article on “How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive,” we have already looked at what bad sectors are and what causes them. We will now look at how your hard drive deals with them and what you can do to minimize the effect of bad sectors. How...
How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive – Part 1

How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive – Part 1

Bad sectors are one of the most common problems that affect hard drives. They can cause data loss and performance degradation. But what are bad sectors and how can you prevent or fix them? Drive Heads and Media: A Precise System A hard drive contains two important...
Boost Your NAS Array Reliability

Boost Your NAS Array Reliability

NAS arrays are devices that store and share data over a network. They are widely used in businesses and homes for backup, file sharing, and media streaming. However, the reliability of NAS arrays can be compromised due to bad sectors on drives, resulting in data loss...
Predicting Problems in HDDs and SSDs

Predicting Problems in HDDs and SSDs

Hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs) are essential components of modern computers for storing and retrieving data for various applications. However, these devices are not immune to failures, which can lead to data loss, performance degradation, or...
SMART Versus Other Drive Health Predictors

SMART Versus Other Drive Health Predictors

S.M.A.R.T., which stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology, is a set of drive health indicators for monitoring the quality and performance of disk operations, analyzing drive issues, and reporting the condition of the disk drive to the host. What...