Posts Tagged 'Bad Sectors'

Hard vs Soft Bad Sectors in HDD: Different Causes and Solutions

Bad sectors are tiny clusters that cannot be read in hard disk drive (HDD). They can be divided into two types. One is hard bad sectors, and the other is soft bad sectors. This article will expose the different causes and solutions of the two types. It is known that hard disk drive (HDD) is vulnerable due to its mechanical parts. Among all hard drive issues, bad sector is admittedly common. Hard disk drive is divided into millions of sectors. Bad sector refers to a sector that is unreadable...

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6 Most Common Causes and Solutions for RAID 0 Failures

When one disk fails in RAID 0, the entire array will crash. So as to prevent RAID 0 failures and RAID 0 data loss, you should know its common causes and solutions. Now, this article will list out 6 of them. With RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology, you will be able to combine two or more drives in a storage system. Therefore, you could achieve more storage capacity simply by adding additional hard drives into the array. For most RAID levels, one of the most merits is the...

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6 Common Signs Indicating Bad Sectors on Hard Drive

If a hard drive contains too many bad sectors, you will suffer a variety of troubles in dealing with the drive data. Therefore, this article will expose you 6 common signs indicating bad sectors on hard drive. You should pay attention to these signs. As mentioned in my previous post - “6 Common Problems Caused by Bad Sectors on a Hard Drive”, a sector on a hard drive refers to a small container for storing data. Therefore, if a sector becomes bad, the data stored in this sector will suffer,...

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