How to Test your Laptop Hard disk for Speed and Errors

You've been using your laptop for quite a while when all of a sudden it starts crawling like a tortoise. Your data doesn't transfer as quickly as it used to and even worse, it starts to fail. Then that still  small  voice in your head says" Test  Your Laptop Hard Drive For Speed and Errors." What you need to know about your laptop hard disk is this. That the speed(or lack thereof) of your laptop hard disk affects your laptop's performance. When it starts slowing, it is forced to overcompensate which causes unnecessary stress on your hard disk. Here is how to do the test.

To Check Errors

• Click "Start" and select "Computer"
• Click The "Tools Tab" and click  the "Check Now" button under  "Error Checking" Heading.
• Now use you "check your disk" options. You'd be better off choosing the "Automatically Fix System Disk Errors' option. The other option is "Scan for For and Attempt Recovery of Bad Sectors" but that takes much longer and is a more thorough.
• Schedule a scan on the drive you you want to check for errors.  The Check Disk utility only scans when the disk is not in use.
• Click "Start" to Begin the scan.
• With the automatic option it should fix these errors without any problems.

To Check For Hard Disk Speed

• After checking for errors, Run Your hard disk testing software to test the speed of your laptop hard disk. The test should give you the results on the speed test  including important information such as the data transfer rate. And it should help speed up your PC
• If you're looking for  software  to test the speed of your hard disk try  Perfect Booster or  Seagate's Hard Drive Testing Software . They both come highly recommended. 

That's a wrap on  "How To Test Your Laptop For Speed and Hard Drive  Errors". You shouldn't experience too much difficulty with this exercise. Hopefully the above suggestions will be a breeze for you.

Cheers!


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