Recovering important photos and data from a malfunctioning hard drive can be surprisingly expensive. Depending on what goes wrong and whom you take it to, it’s not unusual for data recovery companies ...

Has your Mac Mini hard drive filled to capacity or burnt out? There's no need to buy a new computer, simply swap out the old drive for a new one. Dan Graziano Associate Editor / How To Dan Graziano is ...

One of the coolest features we saw in Sony’s own teardown of its new PlayStation 4 was how easy it looked to replace the console’s hard drive. In fact, the PS4 shown in Sony’s teardown video had a ...

If you have an external hard drive that's been around for a while, check for these warning signs to ensure that it doesn't ...

One of the joys of the PS3 was its easily upgradeable hard drive -- and the PS4 is no different. By sliding off the PS4's case and removing a single screw, you can easily slot in a replacement hard ...

Looking for some advice from people who know more about this than I do. My RAID 5 just bit the dust. My array was 4x WD RED 3TB. I purchased 3 drives in July 2013. One drive died end of last month. I ...

I need to replace the HDD on a 2010 iMac (27 inch A1312) - its unfortunately one of those models that used the built in hard drive's temperature sensor rather than a surface mounted one.. In this case ...

Sony launched its PlayStation 4 back in November 2013 with a pretty meaty 500GB hard drive, although with the console approaching its two-year anniversary, chances are you’ve come pretty close to (or ...

There are many ways to make a slow laptop faster, but few are as easy and cost-effective as replacing your existing hard drive with a solid state drive (SSD). Making the swap will, in most cases, ...

Question: Microsoft told me that I need a new hard drive for my Windows 7 laptop. Should I buy a new hard drive or a new computer? I don't want Windows 10. - Alicia Vidal, West Miami, Fla. Answer: Buy ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

One of the joys of the PS3 was its easily upgradeable hard drive -- and the PS4 is no different. By sliding off the PS4's case and removing a single screw, you can easily slot in a replacement hard ...