1. Defragment your drive
Defragmentation put together in contiguous locations various chunks of individual files scattered across your disk , so the disk can be accessed faster and with less mechanical strain to the hard disk drive.
-- Steps for Defragmentation a drive
1. Go to My Computer
2. Click right click on a drive which you want to defragment.
3. Then select "Properties" .
4. A pop up window will be opened.
select "tools" tab.
5.Then select "Defragment now..."
another window will be opened
6. select the drive and click on analysis.
It will start analysis of your disk drive.
7. After the completion of analysis click on Defragment Disk.
then it will start doing defragmentation.
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2. USE POWER SAVING OPTIONS
The lesser you make you hard drive work, the longer it lasts.If you are used to leave your computer turned on while doing any other work or go out for long time like 1-2 hours,Then either hibernate your computer or use "power options" for your hard disk drive..
Steps for using power options :
Go to Control pannel
then select " Power options "
Then a dialog box will be opened. Click on "Change plan settings" .
After that one another window will be opened.
Click on " Change advanced power settings "
then a dialog box will be opened.
now expand "Hard Disk "
then expand Turn off hard disk after.
Now you can modify the time for turn off the hard disk according your usage .
kindly note that do not use this tip if you are going to use your computer after few minutes e.g.. after 4-5 minutes , because if you will turn "On" and turn " off " your hard disk after few minutes then the frequent starts-stops will reduce your hard disk drive's life .
Better you turn Off computer while going for such a long time.
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3. Avoid tilting : Moving your computer while its "On".
The hard disk will not take it kindly to being moved here and there while it is working.
If you hear screeching noise from your PC that noise is from the hard disk ,
it may be lead to crash or damage so its the time for backup of your hard disk .
Defragmentation put together in contiguous locations various chunks of individual files scattered across your disk , so the disk can be accessed faster and with less mechanical strain to the hard disk drive.
-- Steps for Defragmentation a drive
1. Go to My Computer
2. Click right click on a drive which you want to defragment.
3. Then select "Properties" .
4. A pop up window will be opened.
select "tools" tab.
5.Then select "Defragment now..."
another window will be opened
6. select the drive and click on analysis.
It will start analysis of your disk drive.
7. After the completion of analysis click on Defragment Disk.
then it will start doing defragmentation.
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2. USE POWER SAVING OPTIONS
The lesser you make you hard drive work, the longer it lasts.If you are used to leave your computer turned on while doing any other work or go out for long time like 1-2 hours,Then either hibernate your computer or use "power options" for your hard disk drive..
Steps for using power options :
Go to Control pannel
then select " Power options "
Then a dialog box will be opened. Click on "Change plan settings" .
After that one another window will be opened.
Click on " Change advanced power settings "
then a dialog box will be opened.
now expand "Hard Disk "
then expand Turn off hard disk after.
Now you can modify the time for turn off the hard disk according your usage .
kindly note that do not use this tip if you are going to use your computer after few minutes e.g.. after 4-5 minutes , because if you will turn "On" and turn " off " your hard disk after few minutes then the frequent starts-stops will reduce your hard disk drive's life .
Better you turn Off computer while going for such a long time.
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3. Avoid tilting : Moving your computer while its "On".
The hard disk will not take it kindly to being moved here and there while it is working.
If you hear screeching noise from your PC that noise is from the hard disk ,
it may be lead to crash or damage so its the time for backup of your hard disk .
