What this article will describe is the errors and operations that will cause devastating hard disk failures, not ordinary disk and system errors. These failures usually have no precursors. Once they occur, the hard disk cannot be recognized in the BIOS. The possibility of hard disk data recovery is extremely small. This is the so-called enemy of hard disks.
Generally speaking, automatic detection technology is added to the hard disk today so that users can see the aura before a fatal failure occurs and back up the data - but this is all designed for normal operation. If the user's usage method is listed below, the occurrence of the failure may be without aura, that is, sudden death.
1. Suddenly forcefully cut off the power when powering on and off.
The current power supply and motherboard ATX design generally realizes the function of soft shutdown. This design makes people feel very convenient. However, soft shutdown requires a series of operations to close the running programs first. In addition to the compatibility and bugs in the design of various operating systems and motherboard manufacturers, Windows often crashes when closing the application and then cutting off the power. You may have seen the question of "why crashes when soft shutdown" in many forums and newspapers. At this time, the reset operation of the hard disk may not be completed. If the user uses the practice of forcibly cutting off the power, the possibility of physical damage to the hard disk is very high.
* Correct way: If a crash occurs during soft shutdown, you should press the RESET key to let the system re-enter Windows and then officially complete the shutdown operation - this may be a little more cumbersome, but it can ensure that the hard disk is reset safely. For your hard disk worth thousands of yuan, safety is the first priority.
There is also the power cut off when powering on: Of course, no one will do such a boring operation under normal conditions, but when some situations such as the display card or memory is not plugged in, and the video cable is loose, causing the computer to have no display on the computer, many people only focus on solving the problems they see, frequently turn on, shut down, plug and unplug the board, and then turn on the computer... and do not pay attention to the hard disk creaking under the power switch again and again - especially when powering on, it is not displayed. It only takes a few seconds. The initialization action of the hard disk has not been completed, the head is in a sensitive position, and the power is cut off and shut down, and then it is hit by the current in less than 10 seconds, and the probability of failure will be greatly increased.
*The correct way is suggested: unplug the power cord of the hard drive first, and you can do whatever you want. After troubleshooting, it is not too late to reconnect.
2. Misoperation on partitions
This is indeed a lot of mistakes for novices - various versions of Windows have caused the existence of various formats of FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, and different tasks have led to the novices being eager to change the partition format. Now GHOST and PQ partition masters can operate the partitions at will to adjust the size and format of the partitions. In particular, the latter also has the function of formatting partitions and hiding partitions. For those familiar with operations, these tools are handy; but for novices, they should be particularly cautious about partition operations. Although the partition error is a soft fault, not a physical fault, if you make a random operation error and perform "recovery" without understanding the basic concepts, it may cause the partition's boot area and partition table to be too chaotic and cannot be recognized by any tool software - if you do not have data backup of the partition table and hard disk boot area, hehe, you have to format it low-levelly - there is also a problem of whether the use of low-level formatting tools is proficient and understandable. I have seen many cases where the new hard disk can no longer be used due to misoperation of the partition.
*Suggested measures: Whether you are an old bird or a novice, when you are sensitive to the hard disk, backup the partition table and boot area data, and you can recover it correctly at any time when something goes wrong. It is best for beginners to hire a master, take a look first, and be familiar with the software interface and instructions before operating it yourself. After all, the hard disk is different from other accessories, and it contains your valuable data.
3. Dangerous habits during the initialization and use of Windows
When Windows is initialized, it is a sensitive and dangerous moment. If the user loads too much stuff in the startup group, Windows initialization will take a lot of time and may cause a crash - especially for users who load more than 2 firewalls or online monitoring of virus software due to fear of viruses, the chances of conflict between various antivirus software are high.
In addition, the Windows series provides the function of switching various applications with the TAB+ALT keys, especially the ability to switch back to the Windows interface under the DOS window, which facilitates users who want to work under the old applications. However, because DOS is a single-threaded operating system and its applications are also based on this thread design, DOS applications occupy a large CPU. Because of the old DOS architecture, the program's response is not as fast as Windows programs. Therefore, when operating Windows DOS windows, it is recommended that the user's actions should not be so fast, so as not to fail to respond in time to cause a crash; in addition, you should also be cautious when switching with TAB+ALT, and do not force the switch before the program has completed the current task, causing a crash.
Errors in Windows will not directly cause physical damage to the hard disk. However, these are problems of use habits. It doesn’t matter if you or two times. Over time, frequent crashes and restarts will accumulate impact on the hard drive and even various accessories of the computer. Moreover, frequent crashes can easily cause people to become impatient and may shut down the computer before the computer restarts, which is the possibility of the first type of fatal failure. There are also various bad habits such as shutting down your computer without exiting Windows programs, not organizing your hard disk for a long time, and not running disk scanners (the most common on some public computers), etc., which may lay the root cause of hard disk destruction.
*Suggested measures: These are basic things. Pay attention to changing usage habits, such as online anti-virus software, just hang one, you can change other things regularly, but at the same time, there are not many things that are suitable for running in the background. Other standard correct operations are mentioned in many empirical articles, so I won’t say much here.
4. Other unconventional mistakes
For example, there are many cases of data cable insertion, damage caused by poor power supply, short circuit of boards, etc., in various newspapers and magazines. I won’t list them here, just pay attention to it.
Summarize:
The hard disk enemy mentioned above may not necessarily fail immediately after such operation, but there is a very high chance of damage - you are still playing games today and surfing the Internet. After you turn off your phone casually, there will be no prompt tomorrow, and the system will not be able to find the hard disk. Please compare your own practices and pay attention to improvements. It is dangerous to use temporary cramming and find solutions to maintain the hard drive if there is a problem, unless your luck is always so good!
Generally speaking, automatic detection technology is added to the hard disk today so that users can see the aura before a fatal failure occurs and back up the data - but this is all designed for normal operation. If the user's usage method is listed below, the occurrence of the failure may be without aura, that is, sudden death.
1. Suddenly forcefully cut off the power when powering on and off.
The current power supply and motherboard ATX design generally realizes the function of soft shutdown. This design makes people feel very convenient. However, soft shutdown requires a series of operations to close the running programs first. In addition to the compatibility and bugs in the design of various operating systems and motherboard manufacturers, Windows often crashes when closing the application and then cutting off the power. You may have seen the question of "why crashes when soft shutdown" in many forums and newspapers. At this time, the reset operation of the hard disk may not be completed. If the user uses the practice of forcibly cutting off the power, the possibility of physical damage to the hard disk is very high.
* Correct way: If a crash occurs during soft shutdown, you should press the RESET key to let the system re-enter Windows and then officially complete the shutdown operation - this may be a little more cumbersome, but it can ensure that the hard disk is reset safely. For your hard disk worth thousands of yuan, safety is the first priority.
There is also the power cut off when powering on: Of course, no one will do such a boring operation under normal conditions, but when some situations such as the display card or memory is not plugged in, and the video cable is loose, causing the computer to have no display on the computer, many people only focus on solving the problems they see, frequently turn on, shut down, plug and unplug the board, and then turn on the computer... and do not pay attention to the hard disk creaking under the power switch again and again - especially when powering on, it is not displayed. It only takes a few seconds. The initialization action of the hard disk has not been completed, the head is in a sensitive position, and the power is cut off and shut down, and then it is hit by the current in less than 10 seconds, and the probability of failure will be greatly increased.
*The correct way is suggested: unplug the power cord of the hard drive first, and you can do whatever you want. After troubleshooting, it is not too late to reconnect.
2. Misoperation on partitions
This is indeed a lot of mistakes for novices - various versions of Windows have caused the existence of various formats of FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, and different tasks have led to the novices being eager to change the partition format. Now GHOST and PQ partition masters can operate the partitions at will to adjust the size and format of the partitions. In particular, the latter also has the function of formatting partitions and hiding partitions. For those familiar with operations, these tools are handy; but for novices, they should be particularly cautious about partition operations. Although the partition error is a soft fault, not a physical fault, if you make a random operation error and perform "recovery" without understanding the basic concepts, it may cause the partition's boot area and partition table to be too chaotic and cannot be recognized by any tool software - if you do not have data backup of the partition table and hard disk boot area, hehe, you have to format it low-levelly - there is also a problem of whether the use of low-level formatting tools is proficient and understandable. I have seen many cases where the new hard disk can no longer be used due to misoperation of the partition.
*Suggested measures: Whether you are an old bird or a novice, when you are sensitive to the hard disk, backup the partition table and boot area data, and you can recover it correctly at any time when something goes wrong. It is best for beginners to hire a master, take a look first, and be familiar with the software interface and instructions before operating it yourself. After all, the hard disk is different from other accessories, and it contains your valuable data.
3. Dangerous habits during the initialization and use of Windows
When Windows is initialized, it is a sensitive and dangerous moment. If the user loads too much stuff in the startup group, Windows initialization will take a lot of time and may cause a crash - especially for users who load more than 2 firewalls or online monitoring of virus software due to fear of viruses, the chances of conflict between various antivirus software are high.
In addition, the Windows series provides the function of switching various applications with the TAB+ALT keys, especially the ability to switch back to the Windows interface under the DOS window, which facilitates users who want to work under the old applications. However, because DOS is a single-threaded operating system and its applications are also based on this thread design, DOS applications occupy a large CPU. Because of the old DOS architecture, the program's response is not as fast as Windows programs. Therefore, when operating Windows DOS windows, it is recommended that the user's actions should not be so fast, so as not to fail to respond in time to cause a crash; in addition, you should also be cautious when switching with TAB+ALT, and do not force the switch before the program has completed the current task, causing a crash.
Errors in Windows will not directly cause physical damage to the hard disk. However, these are problems of use habits. It doesn’t matter if you or two times. Over time, frequent crashes and restarts will accumulate impact on the hard drive and even various accessories of the computer. Moreover, frequent crashes can easily cause people to become impatient and may shut down the computer before the computer restarts, which is the possibility of the first type of fatal failure. There are also various bad habits such as shutting down your computer without exiting Windows programs, not organizing your hard disk for a long time, and not running disk scanners (the most common on some public computers), etc., which may lay the root cause of hard disk destruction.
*Suggested measures: These are basic things. Pay attention to changing usage habits, such as online anti-virus software, just hang one, you can change other things regularly, but at the same time, there are not many things that are suitable for running in the background. Other standard correct operations are mentioned in many empirical articles, so I won’t say much here.
4. Other unconventional mistakes
For example, there are many cases of data cable insertion, damage caused by poor power supply, short circuit of boards, etc., in various newspapers and magazines. I won’t list them here, just pay attention to it.
Summarize:
The hard disk enemy mentioned above may not necessarily fail immediately after such operation, but there is a very high chance of damage - you are still playing games today and surfing the Internet. After you turn off your phone casually, there will be no prompt tomorrow, and the system will not be able to find the hard disk. Please compare your own practices and pay attention to improvements. It is dangerous to use temporary cramming and find solutions to maintain the hard drive if there is a problem, unless your luck is always so good!