How does a hard drive get messed up?
Well I have had experience with having 2 hard drives before and it sounds to me that its just the 200gb hard drive is defective. I had 2 80gb hard drives and the second one must have been faulty (it was my backup hard drive that had all my pics, vids, etc. on it whereas my first hard drive was my one that had my operating system and programs on it) and because it was faulty it fried and caused my power strip to automatically turn off which is a safety feature, and I could smell the nasty smell coming from it and I knew that it was a goner so I took it out and when I tried to turn my computer back on with just my primary hard drive it couldn't read it so I took it out and put it into my second computer and it couldn't read it either so I took it to Office Depot and had them look at it and it turns out that when the power strip turned off immediately while I was still on my primary hard drive it corrupted all of my programs including my operating system so the hard drive was practically useless unless I wiped it out and put a fresh operating system in it and reinstall all of my programs which I did. So to put it all into one simple answer, from my experience, yes the second hard drive can mess up your first hard drive (maybe not directly but maybe indirectly like mine did).
I dropped my usb stick on the floor and now it doesn't work when I plug it into the computer?
hi lily its extremely rare for a usb stick/memory stick to stop working after only being dropped on the floor... the majority of usb memory sticks are pretty robust and can withstand more than just a drop on the floor infact one of my memory sticks( a vertabin model ) went through a 30 degree wash cycle and still works.. however the main problem with memory sticks is they store the data on memory "cells" which makes retrevial of data very difficult... however there are a few things to try before taking it to a specialist repair center 1) if you have another pc or laptop then try the usb device in those.... sometimes it may be your pc or laptop and not the actual memory stick 2) clean the metal usb connector part of the stick.... check for damage ( bent connection ) and if theres any damage attempt to mend it however be careful 3) this next solution works with normal hard drives however it has not been tested with flash memory sticks.... place your memory stick in the freezer for around 10 minutes and then try the drive again.. as i have mentioned this worked with a hard drive ..so dont expect miracles... however what have you got to lose ? that said if the memory cell has been damaged not even specialist data retrvial teams will be able to find the lost data... i hope this helps,any problems let me know good luck lily !
(sigh) okay, let’s take it from the top. internal means inside your computer. your hard drive is internal. there are external hard drives that connect with usb, but we’re gonna say you don’t have one of those. next, let’s clarify what a virus is. the most common viruses are adware, which means that they show you ads randomly. if you get popups with ads and clickbait, you have adware. adware doesn’t do anything to your files, it doesn’t “corrupt” them. you might be thinking of the WannaCry virus. that was a terrible virus that did corrupt your files, but you would know if you had it because it would be asking you to send them $300 in bitcoin. if you saw something saying “you have a virus” and flashing, popping up on your screen, or using all caps or exclamation points, then it was lying.in conclusion, i’m guessing you do have a virus because people who don’t know anything about computers tend to get viruses. your files are fine, but you should take your computer to a repair shop and ask them to check it for viruses, and also ask them for tips on how not to get viruses. thank you goodbye.
Did I damage the hard drive by dropping my laptop?
A couple of weeks ago, I carried my laptop into the bathroom with me (I know, I know...) and had it perched on the counter while I washed my hands. This was stupid, and predictably, the laptop overbalanced and smacked into the linoleum floor below. It fell in a more-or-less straight vertical line, so it landed right-side-up. However, it immediately shut off. When I turned it back on, it continued to run just as it had before. No crashes, no weird noises, boot times are normal. The frame around the screen did pop out of place a bit, but I was able to click it back into position by tilting the screen back and forth and pressing down. The only lasting effect is a tiny gap of space between the frame and the screen at the bottom, and I doubt this will cause any problems, since it's not exposing any hardware. However, I am concerned about damage to the HDD. The fact that it shut down means that SOMETHING happened. Is it possible that the fall knocked the spindle out of place until the machine could reboot? I'm not sure what could have been jarred by the impact that would shut it down. Is it likely that an impact that shut off the laptop caused lasting damage? Thank you for your time.
Could dropping my iPhone 3G stop the 3G from working properly?
Dropping your phone can cause all sorts of problems including make data downloads slow as you could well have damaged or displaced the antennas inside the phone which will affect the signal. 3g phones actually have two 3g transmitters built into them to handle the handovers from one cell to another. If you have damaged one of these transmitters then your phone will be having problems handing over and hanging onto a cell which is not giving the best coverage and the weaker the signal the slower the data download.
I drop my laptop now the usb ports arnt working?
It could be that the ports weren't soldered onto the motherboard very well. When you plug a device into them do they move around easily? If they do then it's definitely a problem with the soldering. If it's something else we may need more detailed information that that though, like the make and model of your computer. It could also be that the controller for those 3 USB ports somehow got disabled, bring up the start menu and type in devmgmt.msc, click on action, select "scan for hardware changes", then write down the result and post it here.
TL;DR: No and yes, some chargers are better than original and can result in less damage, some are worse and can cause more damage.There are many factors that contribute to the "cleanness" of the current coming from the charger, and some components in to the device handles different impurities with varying result.This article I think covers the subject quite well, even though it is about USB chargers: A dozen USB chargers in the lab: Apple is very good, but not quite the bestA replacement charger can be significantly more expensive than an original, you can most often use it on other computers as well, and might even give a cleaner signal letting your laptop live a little longer. The charger you get with a laptop is after all selected with price as a large factor.If you get a model that you have to select the voltage yourself on, make sure to set the voltage before plugging anything in.Most regulators (inside the laptop) can handle a difference of about ±3V for a while, but any more and you will fry your laptop, and any less and it will not work and you might damage it.
I tested the actual current that phones are using from USB cables with different test condition:Using a lab power supply, 5 volt, 10 amps, virtually noise free.Using cheap cell phone charger power supplyUsing better USB power source that advertise 2 ampsThe lab power supply is actually adjustable. I tried different voltages from 5.0 volt up to 5.6 volts.For current sensing, I used:Old fashion galvanometer with shunt resistorAmp meter from quality multimeter (brand Fluke)An app which print the current consumed by the phone (The USB current +/- current to charge the lithium battery or current taken from battery)I tested different quality of USB cables.slim, high resistance, cheap cablesUSB cables provided with the phoneMore expansive USB cableslarge copper wires soldered directly inside the phoneResult: an horrible inconsistent mess.The android phones systematically discriminates against high quality power supply. It always draw less than 700 mA. It seems that a small voltage drop with increased current is considered as more “legit”.The cheap cables always perform poorly. The phone barely takes 300 mA, the absolute minimum allowed by USB 1.0 standard.According to tests made on 3 different brands of Android phone, the behavior is:try to draw a small current like 300 mAwait a few secondtry increase the current toward 500 mAif voltage drop below 5.0 volt,back off to 300 mA.Ogherwise, keep increasing the current up to 1 ampThe firmware may drop to current to zero then ramp up again few cycles.I tried to add filtering capacitor close to the connector on the phone side. This never changed the current that android pick as safe enough.The reason android is so careful in increasing the current slowly and back off as soon as the voltage drop is to protect the other USB device that are sharing the same USB power source. This makes sense only with laptop and desktop.A nice feature that could be added to Android would be a setting that would tell Android ; “go ahead, take the maximum current you can to charge the lithium battery faster. I promise that I am using a non shared power supply. I accept that the voltage can dip below 5 volt, no hill effect will happen.”
How can i mess up my Kyocera S2300 so i can get a new phone?
I have a Kyocera S2300 phone and i actually hate it. now latley its been sorta acting up delaying/stalling text messages and weve taked it in to MTS connect and he fixed it and my mom says if it acts up again then i can get a new phone! and thats what i want so how can i like mess up my kyocera somehow so i can get a new phone?? :D