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 ...

Like all computer components, hard drives eventually fail -- often before any other component due to the hard drive's moving parts wearing out over time. Not all excess noises indicates hard drive ...

I built a new PC a few months ago. The first thing I noticed was that the seek noise from the hard drive was super loud. I never had that problem with Seagate drives. But I decided to give WD a try ...

I'm one of those people who is usually quite content with $50 speakers and on-board sound, so I want to preface this by saying that any solution that involves dumping hundreds of dollars into new ...

Brett Wickens reports on some hardware-related issues with his Titanium PowerBook: "In addition to the known DVD eject/read issues (see previous coverage), I had two other problems: Cosmetic wear This ...

One way to answer that question is to make your box quieter than your competitor's. PCs are relatively noisy. And that can be a major irritation for users. In this Recipe, I'll show you a relatively ...

Valentina Vuksic has taken one out of the Gizmodo book and has created a sound mixer that gets its beats from dying hard drives. If you recall, Gizmodo had a Hard Drive Dying Track Contest back in ...

Red X in OS X Previously, we suggested looking at the version number of the AppleScript.component file in System/Library/Components as a way to determine if the ...

If you're using hard drives on your PC (many of us still do), you ought to know what not to do to ensure a long lifespan for your spinning drives. While external hard ...