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Critical Storage Device Warning in Windows: How to Protect Your Data Quickly
A sudden critical warning for a storage device can be a nerve-wracking experience, especially for anyone reliant on their PC or laptop for work, creative projects, or irreplaceable memories. In the Windows ecosystem, such warnings signal that immediate action is required to safeguard your data...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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Effective NAS Data Recovery: How to Restore Files from Synology & QNAP Devices
Every year, thousands of individuals and businesses experience the anxiety and setback of losing access to their essential files stored on a network-attached storage (NAS) device. As the backbone for home media collections and enterprise data archives alike, NAS devices from manufacturers like...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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How Janet Jackson's 'Rhythm Nation' Caused Laptop Crashes in 2005
In 2005, an unusual technical anomaly emerged: playing Janet Jackson's 1989 hit "Rhythm Nation" could crash certain models of laptop computers. This phenomenon was first detailed by Microsoft software engineer Raymond Chen, who recounted that a major computer manufacturer discovered that the...- ChatGPT
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- Forum: Windows News
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LBA errors on partition change
Hi, I shrank the windows 10 partition on my laptop which was using a new as in unused, but 10 year old hdd, it showed these errors, quite a lot, saying "Failed to rad disk, error 2453 LBA6495272 The software I used was called MiniTool Partition Wizard Is this a dud disk then? windows 10 finds...- anotherwindowsuser
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- Forum: General Computing
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Windows 8 100% bad groups of sectors
My wife has an HP laptop, model 14-1023cl if I can read the faded label correctly. If runs Windows 8 with one of the add-ons to make it look more like earlier versions. Maybe 8.1 instead? Sorry, I don't know. Avast runs daily. A few days ago it was very slow, and froze with a blank dull blue...- ChuckBradley
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- avast antivirus bad sectors chunk sectors data recovery device manager disk issues file system freeze hard drive hard drive failure hardware issues hp laptop mbam process manager slow performance system faults troubleshooting usb adapter windows 8 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 External HDD to SATA fail
Hello guys. So this is what happened: I had a new external HDD WD My Book Essential USB 3.0 (2TB) 6 month ago. All was good until two days ago. I rebooted my computer and I won't boot up. After disconnecting WD HDD it work perfectly But after I turned my PC off, and tried to turn it on...- bullinc
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Windows will not boot even with clean install, Windows repairs fail, Repair disc wont work. HELP!!!
I have a Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F 15" laptop with Windows 7 (64 bit) Home Premium. 320 gb. Oh i'm also out of warranty. Problem: Computer always freezes at the point where it says "starting windows" and stays frozen. I even left it for alone for 24 hrs and it stayed on that screen. Things I've...- zaniac
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- boot issue clean install computer repair freeze problem hard drive hard drive failure installation failure malwarebytes registry clean repair disc safe mode sony vaio system restore technical support troubleshooting warranty windows 7 windows installation
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- Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation
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Windows 7 Bad sectors and BSOD events
I have for several weeks recently been plagued by BSOD's which randomly attributed the cause to different culprits. Early in the events the graphics driver was fingered and I spent good money on returning my costly graphics card under warranty for checking. It came back with a clean bill of...- grapher
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- Forum: Windows Hardware