Any storage devices are bound to fail after prolonged usage. Similarly, a hard disk with it’s physically moving components fail a lot often. It usually suffers from three types of failures: mechanical, logical, and overtime failure.
Once the hard drive fails, the system will not detect the device.Some other symptoms of a hard drive failure are: high boot time, decrease in data transfer rate, error messages while accessing files. In some extreme cases, you’ll hear abnormal sounds coming from the drive.
When the hard drive fails, you should check the type of failure. This article explains how to diagnose a failed hard drive and how to fix it.
Why is My Hard Drive Failing?
Whether you are using anHDD (Hard Disk Drive) or an S.S.D. (Solid State Drive), it is just a matter of time before it starts to degrade.
Signs That Your Hard Drive is Failing
Depending on the type of hard drive failure, your PC will run into various issues.
Mechanical failure includes damages to internal moving components. Logical failure includes damages to an HDDs firmware and also errors on sectors and partition tables due to malware and virus. Finally, overtime failures are damages due to wear and tear.
In case of mechanical and overtime failures, the hard drive may not be salvaged, but its data can be recovered. On the other hand, we may be able to fix failure due to logical issues.
Signs of Mechanical Failure
A hard disk is composed of a lot of moving components and hence is prone to damage. It can be due to wear and tear of the components or physical damage.
Here are some of the signs that your hard drive has suffered from mechanical failure.
Signs of Logical Failure
Logical failures occur due to malicious software installed on the hard drive. These applications may cause the drive to malfunction. Here are some common signs the hard drive has suffered from logical failure.
Signs of Overtime Failure
