Is your hard drive running slow? Learn the common reasons behind sluggish performance and what you can do to speed it up.

I received a notebook hard drive today, and several pins are bent (some so far that they touch the pin next to them). Is there anything better than ...

How to Tell If Your Notebook Hard Drive Is SATA or PATA. ... Count the pins or contacts on the cables. A PATA drive requires 39 or 40 holes in the data cable, ...