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Compaq Presario 1600-XL140 Hard Drive
Hard drives can be touchy and they can fail whenever they want for any number of reasons! Your Compaq Presario 1600-XL140 contains a hdd, or hard disk drive, which holds all of the data in order for the computer to run. Hard drives can come in varying physical sizes and connection types. Replacing the drive can be a simple task if you have an idea of what you are doing, of course! The type of hard drive to get depends on your laptop. The size of the hard drive is quite simply a matter of choice as this computer can handle any size drive.
Key signs of a weak main HDD
- Your laptop is jerky or does weird stuff at random times
- The Compaq laptop crashes at random times while in use
- It may hesitate to load and may never boot all the way
- Your Compaq freezes when you use a particular file
- On older computers you may notice a tick, tick, tick sound resonating from the computer
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