We have seen and heard people call a computer tower a hard drive.  While we technical people know that a hard drive is a storage device that holds all of a computers data, most are confused as to what a hard drive is.  This brings up one question after another.  Thus, this is why we created this page to assist with the most commonly asked (or frequently asked) questions about hard drives.  This page is set apart from the rest of the site, because it is more a question and answer page versus details that you would find on our Education pages. We hope you find what your looking for, however if you don't, please feel free to e-mail us using our contact form found here.  Please be detailed in your question when submitting to us at the best of your ability so that we can address you in the most professional manor we can.  All information provided on this website is for your use and we do not claim any liability or damages that may occur from advise here in. Frequently Asked Questions: Why do Hard Drives have to Fail? What Causes Hard Drive Data Lose? How often should I back up my files? What media should I use to backup? What is Defragmenting, what does it do? What are Bad Sectors & How to Repair them? Trying to boot into computer, but it will not let you? Does RCCS install new drives, even if I supply it? My computer is running slower, is the hard drive the reason for this? Hard drive light will not quit running or stays solid, why? I hear noises from the inside of my computer, is that the hard drive? My external hard drive fell, now it has a grinding sound, what do I do? If a computer is powered off without being properly shutdown, can it hurt the hard drive? Does the room temperature matter for a hard drive? I have heard the term Reformat, what does it mean? If my hard drive is suppose to be a certain size, why does it show up smaller? I am getting a "low disk space" error, what does that mean? Can the life of a hard drive be extended? What is the worse kind of hard drive crash? What is a FAT, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS? Can freezing a hard drive allow you to recover data? What does it mean to slave a drive? What is the System Volume folder in XP? My computer says its virtual memory is low, what does that mean?