So I've always thought that having magnets near hard-drives was bad for the hard-drives, yet these days all I see are magnet-tipped screw drivers. Even those "iFixit" branded ones, which are obviously ...

What is a hard drive? It’s a common question and one that we’re more than happy to answer. Whether you are looking for ways to upgrade your hard drive, trying to buy a computer with the right hard ...

The speed of a computer depends on several components, including the hard drive, CPU, RAM and video card. Which parts matter most, however, depends heavily on how you use your machine. A faster drive ...

Computer hard drives contain numerous moving parts to read and write your data. Over time, or through rough handling, these parts can wear out or become damaged, resulting in unusual noises as the ...

QUESTION: What should I be doing to monitor my hard drive? ANSWER: Of all the components that make up your computer, the hard drive should be considered the most important to maintain and monitor ...

Installing an internal hard drive is one of the more straightforward upgrades out there—and is often a better option than using external drives that may be dropped or misplaced. The process usually ...

Ah, the joy of summer storms. A recent one involving a flooded basement (a torrential downpour traveled down a chipmunk burrow that led to an otherwise enclosed basement window with a broken ...

I just recently moved into a new place, and I'm considering placing my TV near my computer. Would static from the TV (either LCD or CRT; I can currently choose TVs of either type to use) damage the ...

It's magnetic. It's electric. It's photonic. No, this isn't a teaser for the latest superhero trio in a Marvel blockbuster. This is about our precious digital data. We need to store it somewhere ...

Is your computer gasping for breath, drowning in a sea of photos, documents and random downloads? We've all been there: that moment when your computer feels like it's about to burst at the seams, ...