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Question posted by dmscheffer on November 1st, 2011

Hard Drive - How To Test If Still Good.

Have a 250 HD and it just stopped working but fan works so power still working.  How can I ck to see if HD is bad or it is something else?  

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Answer #1: Posted by TAG on November 1st, 2011 7:47 PM
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Very likley it is not the hard disk unless items such as magnets were around it. Taking the hard disk out and placing it in another computer is a sure way to see if it works or not, but chances are it is a physical internal problem in your computer. 

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