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Today is June 16, 2019. In the past 2 weeks I have seen a rash (4) of hard drive failures. Two of the failures were not obvious. All of the failures were on older (at least 6 year old) computers. The failures were on desktops and laptops. Hard drives are electro mechanical devices. When they fail, it will probably be at an inconvenient time. | Today is June 16, 2019. In the past 2 weeks I have seen a rash (4) of hard drive failures. Two of the failures were not obvious. All of the failures were on older (at least 6 year old) computers. The failures were on desktops and laptops. Hard drives are electro mechanical devices. When they fail, it will probably be at an inconvenient time. | ||
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+ | Today is July 6, 2019. The clock has continued to tick and several more "// | ||
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Backups. At a minimum, backup your data. For many users, the free version of Google Drive offers enough space for your data. 15 gigabytes is FREE. Google also stores pictures for FREE. The picture storage does // | Backups. At a minimum, backup your data. For many users, the free version of Google Drive offers enough space for your data. 15 gigabytes is FREE. Google also stores pictures for FREE. The picture storage does // | ||
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Upgrade to SSD (Solid State Drive). Upgrading to SSD on a computer can deliver dramatic performance benefits. Windows and many applications (antivirus programs particularly) are disk abusers. 99% of the time, when I analyse performance on a Windows computer, the first obvious indicator of system slowness is: The disk drive is 100% busy. The disk drive is often the "neck of the funnel", | Upgrade to SSD (Solid State Drive). Upgrading to SSD on a computer can deliver dramatic performance benefits. Windows and many applications (antivirus programs particularly) are disk abusers. 99% of the time, when I analyse performance on a Windows computer, the first obvious indicator of system slowness is: The disk drive is 100% busy. The disk drive is often the "neck of the funnel", | ||
- | If you read the item mentioned in the next sentence, please note the comments at the end of the article. Here is a link to an article that discusses [[https:// | + | If you read the item mentioned in the next sentence, please note the comments at the end of the article. Here is a link to an article that discusses [[https:// |
The price of SSD has dropped significantly the past year. Upgrading to SSD can be an effective solution for improved performance and extending the life of older computers. We frequently see computers with small amounts of the hard drive being used. Why is this important? Because, that probably means you can upgrade to an SSD that has less capacity than the hard drive in your computer. Today, you can buy a 250 gigabyte SSD for less than $50.00. The upgrade/ | The price of SSD has dropped significantly the past year. Upgrading to SSD can be an effective solution for improved performance and extending the life of older computers. We frequently see computers with small amounts of the hard drive being used. Why is this important? Because, that probably means you can upgrade to an SSD that has less capacity than the hard drive in your computer. Today, you can buy a 250 gigabyte SSD for less than $50.00. The upgrade/ | ||
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The people that have good backup practices, probably do not show up in the Help Center. If you have good backups, I am guessing you are proabably not intimidated by replaceing a hard drive. | The people that have good backup practices, probably do not show up in the Help Center. If you have good backups, I am guessing you are proabably not intimidated by replaceing a hard drive. | ||
- | If your hard drive is still working, upgrading to an SSD is a simpler process. There are software tools that facilitate " | + | If your hard drive is still working, upgrading to an SSD is a simpler process. There are software tools that facilitate " |
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- | Upgrading to SSD might encourage you to rethink about the cost of a new computer. WIth SSD, reboots, program loads and updates are dramatically faster than traditional HD. The title of this page implies older computers will benefit. However, even newer computers | + | Upgrading to SSD might encourage you to rethink about the cost of a new computer. WIth SSD, reboots, program loads and updates are dramatically faster than traditional HD. The title of this page implies older computers will benefit. However, even newer computers |
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