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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about HDD damage focus on physical impacts and their consequences. Users report scenarios such as bumping an external HDD case while disconnecting a USB cable, or dropping a laptop from a short height, leading to hard drive failure and data access issues. Common concerns include whether minor physical contact can cause damage, and how to recover a Windows product key from a damaged internal HDD when the drive is no longer functional. These threads highlight the vulnerability of mechanical hard drives to physical shock and the challenges of data recovery and system reinstallation after HDD damage.
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    Doubt HDD impact contact

    I finished copying the files to my 2.5" external HDD. I ejected the HDD in Windows 10 but the enclosure case LED was on and then I went to pull the USB 3.0 cable but when the cable came out of the PC port my hand hit the side of the HDD case and the case moved slightly to the right of the table...
    • cloudff7
    • Thread
    • data transfer eject drive enclosure external drive file copy hardware hdd damage storage devices usb 3.0 windows 10
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Recovering a windows product key from a dropped internal HDD

    So last night I dropped my wife's laptop about 8 inches onto the floor. It hit the corner with the HDD and then gave me the blue screen of death. I ran the HP disk check which told me the the HDD was damaged. I bought a new HDD to replace the old but I don't have the windows 7 home premium...
    • DClay7
    • Thread
    • backup retrieval blue screen data recovery external drive hdd damage home premium installation disk product key repair troubleshooting windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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