- There are different types of hard disk failures. They are: logical failure, electrical failure, firmware failure, mechanical failure and complex failure mode.
- The symptoms of logical failure are, damaged or corrupted files, or unable to access the system files.
- The solutions of the Computer Problems are, to turn off the system properly and not using faulty software.
- Data recovery is possible only if the issue is a logical failure. If the external hard drive is physically damaged, use a SATA cable.
- The Hard drive failure may occur due to an operating system crash when trying to access the drive.
- Due to unusual sounds from the drive, the driver may not be listed under My Computer option or in Disk Management.
- Take the hard drive out of the CPU and connect it to the SATA port on the motherboard of the PC.
- A faulty connection or power supply failure may be one of the reasons for the hardware failure issue.
- Use the SATA cable that is better than the USB cable to handle bad sectors.