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Dell Inspiron 5100 Hard Drive
Hard drives can be touchy and they can fail whenever they want for any number of reasons! Replacing your main hdd can be quite easy if you know what you are doing, of course! Your computer has a hard drive which is responsible for holding the operating system and all other info in order for the computer to run. HDDs are made in varying capacities and connection types. The hard drive type to buy really depends on the Dell laptop. The storage capacity of the drive is simply a matter of choice as just about any computer can accept any sized drive.
Clues to watch for to know the HDD is dying
- Your system halts or acts crazy off and on through the day
- It may get stuck trying to boot up and may only boot up once in a while
- On some old hard drives you may hear a ticking sound resonating from the computer
- The Dell laptop shuts down randomly even while using it
- Your Dell laptop shuts down when you use certain files
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