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Gateway 8000 Hard Drive
Replacing your main hdd can be a simple task if you have an idea of what you are doing, of course! Due to the sensitive nature of the drives, they can fail whenever they want for a wide variety of reasons. HDDs can come in an array of storage capacities and types. Your Gateway 8000 has a hard drive which holds your documents and other data in order for the computer to run. The type of hard drive that you would need to buy all depends on your laptop. The storage size of the drive is simply a personal choice as this computer can accept any sized drive.
General indicators that your hard drive is going out
- Your Gateway laptop shuts down when you use certain files
- On older computers you may occasionally hear a ticking sound resonating from the computer
- It may take forever to boot up and may never boot all the way
- Your system stutters or becomes unresponsive randomly throughout the day
- The computer crashes at random times while in use
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