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Dell Dimension C521 Hard Drive
Your computer contains a hard drive which houses the data that the computer needs. HDDs are designed in an array of storage capacities and brands. Due to the delicate nature of a hard drive, they can fail whenever they want for any number of reasons! Replacing a hard drive is pretty straight forward if you have ever replaced a hard drive before, obviously. The type of hard drive that you would need to purchase really depends on the computer. The actual storage size of the hard drive is simply a personal choice as most computers will be able to accommodate any size hard drive you install.
Clues to watch for to know your hard drive is not going to last much longer
- The operating system may take forever to begin loading and may only boot up once in a while
- Your system stops or does weird stuff off and on through the day
- On some old hard drives you can hear a tick, tick, tick sound resonating from the computer
- Your Dell desktop shuts down when you view certain files
- The Dell desktop crashes randomly while using it
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