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How to Monitor Your Computer Storage Health

You couldn't have done without those Gigabytes , Terabytes or even Petabytes ... of Hard Disk Drive(HDD) or Solid State Drive (SSD) storage on your computer!!! They help you store those videos, music, pictures, documents and many other things you use them for.  You need to care about the health of your computer storage device. They do need some checkups too because they also have life span... I recommend you use CrystalDiskInfo to monitor the health of your storage device.   Download CrystalDiskInfo. I'll advise you download the zip file of the Standard version and extract it. Make sure you select the right architecture before you run the application.  Read also  Computer Storage Optimization The application will display the health and temperature of your HDD or SSD. It can as well display the health of an external HDD or SSD. You'll also see the number of times you've powered on your HDD or SSD and also the hours and days it has operated.  If you see " Good &q

Computer Disk Drive Jumper Settings

I'll like to discuss about a common problem faced when using two or more CD-ROMs or Hard disk drives in a system unit.     When two hard disks, for example, are connected to the motherboard with one SATA, PATA or IDE cable, there's possibility for one of the two to read/write.     It might not be that the other that can't read/write is faulty. You can also read a about  Computer Storage Optimization . Checking up connected devices in BIOS settings might even display just one of the hard disks. If both CD-ROMs or Hard disk drives are ascertained of being in perfect condition then the problem might be the JUMPER SETTINGS.       What are jumpers and how can you identify them on your CD-ROMs or Hard disk drives?      Jumpers are conductors for bridging circuit. They are used to permit some settings. You can find jumpers at the back of your CD-ROM or Hard disk drive in some pins. The pins are usually four in number.  Warning: Be careful when removing those kind of jumpers becaus