Keeping Your HP Hard Drive Healthy

written by: Shawn Paul; article published: year 2008, month 07;


In: Categories » Computers and technology » Hardware » Keeping Your HP Hard Drive Healthy

The hard drive is known as the workhouse of the computer. Therefore, the hard drive needs periodic tuning, so that the hard drive can perform its operations smoothly and efficiently without any interruption.

In order to maintain optimal health of the hard drive, the user can follow the instructions given below:

First of all, look at the short-cut icons on your desktop. As we know that, it takes time for your PC to find these icons when it boots up. Therefore, turn off these icons with a swift right click or delete them if you don’t need easy access to them.
On the other hand, if you don’t need all those pictures and individual files on the desktop, then you can start categorize them into folders.

You can also delete the files that you do not use any longer along with the duplicate files. These folders eliminate the clutter on your PC’s desktop. You should empty the Recycle Bin after the removal has taken place.
The user can sort and delete the temporary and unused files with the help of “Disk Cleanup”. With the help of Disk Cleanup, you can free the space on your hard drive. As a result, the hard disk can perform its operations faster and smoothly.
The data on the hard drive is stored in bits and pieces, wherever space is available. When the user opens a certain file, the hard drive gathers the data from different locations where it is stored. As a result, the whirring sound comes from the hard drive. Use the Disk Defragmenter to reorganizing that scattered data on your hard drive. The benefit of Disk Defragmenter is that it shifts the files at the beginning that you use the most. In this way the load time increases and the hard disk and PC can perform more efficiently.
When the user visits a new website, the system stores the content automatically in the folder of Temporary Internet files. It is also called as cache. The Temporary Internet files use valuable storage space and therefore, slow down the hard drive’s speed. You can delete these files and clear the cache through the “tools” function in the MS Internet Explorer.
The hard drive must have at least 15% free space, so that the Disk Defragmenter can to adequately and completely defrag the hard drive. On the other hand, the Disk Defragmenter will not be able completely defrag, if the free space is less than 15%. If you clean up and organize the hard drive, then the hard drive will remain healthy. In this way the hard drive will be able to run smoothly and perform efficiently.
The HP SATA hard drives come in sizes of both 2.5 and 3.5 inches. The available models for Hewlett-Packard SFF (Small Form Factor) SATA hard drives are 5.4Krpm with capacity of 60 and 120GB. The models for Hewlett-Packard 3.5 inch SATA hard drives are 7.2Krpm having capacity of 80,160, 250, 500, 750 GB.

HP has developed 500 and 750GB NCQ (Native Command Queuing) Serial ATA hard drives in 3.5 inch size. These HP hard drives offer its customers with increased performance and efficiency. The HP hard drives are best solution for Video distribution and archiving systems, enterprise restore and backup systems.

Author:
Shawn Paul (Marketing Manager)
Tape4backup.com
34972 Newark Blvd, # 501, Newark CA 94560
Tel : 888-491-4949
Fax : 888-449-5050
Email: sales@tape4backup.com

legal disclaimer

1) Our website is not responsible for the information contained by this article as well for any and all copyright infringements by authors and writers. E-articles is a free information resource. If you suspect this article for any copyright infringements, please read the Terms of service and contact us to investigate the problem.
2) The E-articles directory team is not responsible for inaccuracies, falsehoods, or any other types of misinformation this tutorial may contain and will not be liable for any loss or damage suffered by a user through the user's reliance on the information gained here. Please read the Terms of service

Useful tools and features

Translate this article to...    Send this article to you or to a friend

Link to this article from your page   
If you like this article (tutorial), please link to it from your web page using the information above. Linking to this page, this is the only way to help us improve our service, the same time providing your visitors with a way to improve their online experience.

related articles

1. An Overview of IDE Devices ~ IDE versus EIDE devices ~ The Master Slave Concept
In this article, you will learn to install and troubleshoot IDE devices. First, you’ll be given an overview of IDE devices and some of their features, and then you’ll be shown a number of different configurations for installing IDE devices into a computer system. IDE overview The hard drive controller is responsible for converting signals made by the system CPU to signals that the hard disk can understand. These signals include instructions on where to find data and how to...

2. How Does a Printer Work ~ The printing process ~ Types of Printers
Although many different manufacturers make printers, you’re likely to encounter only three real categories of printers (so far). The three types of printers discussed in this article are: Laser Printers Inkjet Printers Dot-matrix Printers The exam touches base on each of these, but the wise technician should focus on laser printers, not only for the exam’s sake, but because these printers are the most common type in today’s computing environm...

3. Pocket PC Installation
Installing Pocket PC programs is fairly straightforward. Palmtop computers use an interface with a hosting laptop or desktop computer. The handheld is updated and installed through this interface. This interface also provides a means to install third-party programs onto the iPAQ. The procedure typically is as follows: The program is downloaded to the desktop. The user installs program from desktop, just like any other program. ...

4. General Bus Architectures
On the system board are a number of expansion slots that are used to expand on the computer’s capabilities. When it is first purchased, a computer only has so many capabilities—the nice thing is that you can expand on those capabilities. Expansion slots expand on what the computer can do. The problem is that there are different types of expansion slots in the system, so when you go to purchase that sound card or network card, you have to make sure that you purchase the right type. In the following sections...

5. Basic Motherboard Components
When you look at the motherboard inside your computer, you notice that there are a number of different items connected to this board. The memory sockets are installed on this board; the CPU socket is located on the motherboard, and the BIOS chip is also located on the motherboard. In this section, we will identify the different system board components. Processor One of the easiest items to recognize on the motherboard is the processor. The processor is usually the l...

6. Managing Windows Services from the Command Line
You can manage services through the command-line interface as well as the GUI; in some cases, the command line can be faster and easier. There are two ways to do this. The first is with the net command. The commands net start servicename and net stop servicename start and stop a service on the local computer. If the service name has spaces in it, you must enclose the name in quotation marks ("), and you can specify either the service's Display Name (the name listed in the Services management display), or the shorter S...

7. How to Choose and Install Memory on Your Compter
In general, upgrading memory is a simple task—assuming you purchase the proper type of memory for the upgrade. Factors that affect the proper type of memory are: - The speed of the memory - Pin connector type - Parity versus non-parity The following sections discuss each of the factors that affect the purchase of memory for your system. Speed When purchasing memory, you need to first take into account the speed of the memory, which is typically measured ...

8. IBM Wireless Security Auditor
WSA is an IBM research prototype of an 802.11 wireless LAN security auditor, running under Linux on an iPAQ PDA. WSA automatically audits a wireless network for the proper security configuration to help network administrators close any vulnerabilities before hackers try to break in. Although there are other 802.11 network analyzers out there (wlandump, ethereal, Sniffer), these tools are aimed at protocol experts who want to capture wireless packets for detailed analysis. WSA is intended for the more general audience of networ...

9. Types Of Motherboards
A motherboard form factor just describes the dimensions or size of the motherboard and what the layout of the motherboard components are. It is important to understand the different motherboard form factors, because you cannot take any motherboard and place it in a computer case. You must put an ATX board in an ATX case. Full AT The first type of motherboard that we want to talk about is the full AT motherboard. The full AT motherboard is 12 inches wide and 11 inches long. ...