Do forced shutdowns cause a laptop's HDD to fail?
129464
Can prematurely powering down a computer cause bad sectors in a hard drive?
45054
What happens to the content of RAM when a computer turns off?
92209
Is it safe to have laptop turned on 24/7?
153129
Does vertical position affect the lifespan or integrity of a hard drive?
146780
Why do I get a reboot instead of a shutdown?
55893
Physically Identify the failed hard drive
78571
Prevent Windows 7 users from canceling shutdown (disable shutdown -a)
137252
Mysterious Hard Disk Failure?
33761
Is unplugging the power from a PC in standby or in normal mode bad for it?
55977
How often should one shutdown a MacBook instead of just closing the lid?
132136
My computer wont shutdown
91544
Macbook Pro hard drive failing?
75081
Does production date affect compability or lifetime of a drive?
13610
HDDs won't spin down with hdparm command
92679
What does it mean when my new HDD reports errors at a time that shouldn't exist?
12843
Shutdown does not power off computer
34102
Can I manually put an external hard disk to sleep?