Hard drive trouble shooting

Question 1

Hardrive Troubleshooting A+ 1001

Answer 1

Ready

Question 2

Disk failure

Answer 2

Cannot read from source disk, Slow performance, loud clicking noise. Losing data. First step back up data, Check for lose cables, Check for overheating, Check power supply, Run hard drive diagnostics.

Question 3

Boot failure

Answer 3

Drive not recognized, error messages, lights, OS system not found. Check cables to drive and mother board, Check boot sequence in BIOS

Question 4

RAID NOT FOUND

Answer 4

Missing or faulty RAID controller, Each Raid is differnt check what drive is in system having issues.

Question 5

Crash screens

Answer 5

These could indicated storage device issue.

Question 6

SMART ERRORS

Answer 6

SELF MONITORING ANALYSIS REPORTING TECHNOLOGY, AVOID HARDWARE FAILURE LOOK FOR WARNING SIGNS. Schedule disk checks.