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     Hard drives last between 3 to 5 years. Most manufacturers offer a one year warranty some even offer 5 years on their high priced models. They will not help you recover your data only to get you a refurbished drive. Never purchase a refurbished hard drive.

    

     If your hard drive is making a clicking noise or grinding noise it is a final warning sign that it's about to fail. You should turn off your computer and call us immediately to copy all your information to a new hard drive. This process takes about an hour and your computer will look and work as it did before. To hear what it sounds like play the video below.

 

     If you do not do this and you do not have a backup, the hard drive will have to be sent out to recover the information which can be costly. Also your computer will have to be reinstalled. If your hard drive is past the point of simple recovery click the link below for a free quote.

      

     Download and install the program below to see how your hard drives are doing. It works using a feature built in all hard drives called S.M.A.R.T. If a message comes up that a failure is predicted contact us immediately to backup and restore your data to a new hard drive.

    

     You can also extend the life of your computer by replacing the hard drive after the third year. The benefits you will get is more space and faster read and write speeds.

 

 

 
  Hard Drive Health Monitor

PROTECT YOUR HARD DRIVE’S HEALTH

 

CrystalDiskInfo is a free failure-prediction program for computers using Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008. This program sits in the system tray, monitors your hard drive(s) and alerts you to impending failures.  The program uses the new Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology (SMART technology) built into all hard drives, and can predict failures with great accuracy. It is a free program that everyone should install on their computers.  The program works with most computers. If for any reason, it doesn’t work, you can easily uninstall it. Follow these instructions to install and activate the program:

 

·         Download the program from http://release.crystaldew.info/redirect.php?product=CrystalDiskInfoSetupEn.

·         After installing the program, click on “Function” then on “Resident”

·         Click on “Function” then on “Startup”

·         Click on “Function” then “Auto Refresh” then on "10 min."

 

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Last Updated: Friday January 27, 2012