Problem: Electrical connection problem in hard disk Solution:
To remove this type of problem, you just follow these steps:
- Make sure the cable connections are correct.
- Check the 4-wire connector that carries power and makes sure it is properly plugged in. This connector has a taper on one end and cannot be put on backwards.
- When power is first applied to the computer, the hard drive light will momentarily come on which is a good indication that the drive is getting power. Also the vibration of the spinning platter and the slight hum will verify that the drive is plugged in.
Problem: Recording on the hard drive (read or write) Solution:
These type or problems are caused when the computer is unexpectedly rebooted after a lock-up or perhaps a power failure.
They are easy to troubleshoot and repair.
Simply run the scandisk program which is found in the Start/Programs/Accessories/System Tools folder and allow the computer to repair any errors found.
Conflict with the IRQ settings in hard disk
Solution:
What happens is some times a different device such as a sound card will use the IRQ 15 by default or because the settings were changed by a user. This causes the computer to not see the secondary hard drives immediately after the installation of this device using IRQ 15.
The only way to fix this problem is to change this device so that it uses a different IRQ setting.
Hard disk is used in computer as a data storage device. Most of the time a computer user faces some common problems in hard disk however this article provides you the basic hard disk troubleshooting tips and techniques and a computer user can solve these common problems by the help of this article.
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