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Gateway GM5688E Hard Drive
Due to the delicate nature of a hard drive, they will fail you whenever they want for any number of reasons! Your computer has a hard drive which is in charge of storing all of the data in order for the computer to run. Hard disk drives are made in different physical sizes and connection types. Replacing the drive can be quite easy if you have an idea of what you are doing, obviously. The type of hard drive to get depends on your computer. The storage size of the hdd is simply a matter of choice as just about any computer can accept any sized drive.
Simple signals the primary hard drive should need replacing
- On older computers you may occasionally hear a tick, tick, tick sound resonating from the computer
- Your desktop freezes or is slow to respond off and on through the day
- The desktop freezes when you view a particular file
- The system may begin to load and may never boot all the way
- The Gateway desktop may shut down at random times while in use
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