Definition: Physical damage


Damage to the physical unit. For a hard drive this may be damage to the electronics, the mechanics or the media itself.




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Shock damage

Shock to a hard drive may cause the platters to become displaced, or damage to heads or the magnetic coating of the platters. Dropping a hard drive may also damage the mechanics within the drive such as the motor. As a consequence, the drive is unable to position the heads correctly along the recorded signals. A shock may later lead to a head crash.

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