Installing an internal hard drive is one of the more straightforward upgrades out there—and is often a better option than using external drives that may be dropped or misplaced. The process usually ...

Most small businesses today rely on computers for a wide variety of tasks ranging from billing and accounting to maintaining inventory, email correspondence and storing HR records. All this crucial ...

Drives fail. And no matter how many backups you have, losing a drive when you’re in the middle of working on something important—my namesake’s law—can be a real pain in the ass. Thankfully, replacing ...

I've been doing some computer upgrades at work this week, and that includes replacing some computer hard drives. I've been replacing older hard drives (with spinning platters to store data) with solid ...

A bare drive dock like this one from Cirago is used to quickly move files to and from your computer via USB. Jim Rossman / TNS This week I got an email from a reader who asks, “I have a stand-alone ...

If you’re encountering the error message Hard Drive – Not installed on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer, then this post is intended to help you. In this ...

Hard drives never fail at convenient times. When their behavior begins to suggest that they've neared the end of their productive lives, you may not correlate the symptoms with their cause soon enough ...

What is a hard drive? It’s a common question and one that we’re more than happy to answer. Whether you are looking for ways to upgrade your hard drive, trying to buy a computer with the right hard ...

You’ll need to wrap all computer components in antistatic bubble cushioning wrap. Start by placing the computer tower in an upright position on a sturdy table or surface. Then use the antistatic ...

If you run a hard drive diagnostics test on your Dell Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer and receive the Error code 2000-0142, then this post is intended to help you ...

QUESTION: What should I be doing to monitor my hard drive? ANSWER: Of all the components that make up your computer, the hard drive should be considered the most important to maintain and monitor ...