The document provides instructions for repairing a corrupted hard disk drive. It begins with definitions of key terms like hard disk drive, software, power supply, and device manager. It then lists the steps and tools needed to repair the drive, which may include checking the power supply, trying the drive on another laptop, checking for errors, and using SMART status checks. Additional methods described are using Check Disk in Windows, formatting the drive using CMD, and wiping the drive using software like DBAN. Diagrams and screenshots supplement the written steps. The overall document aims to comprehensively guide repairing a corrupted hard disk drive through both built-in Windows tools and third-party applications.

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2. The purpose of this assignment is for students to demonstrate
mastery of operations management concepts and tools.About
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Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe
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Developed a 700- to 1,050-word memo to a prospective
employer outlining your credentials (including taking this
class), all of the projects you have done for this class (Learning
Team and Individual), and their impact on the businesses you
have engaged with so a Senior Manager reading it would want
to hire you as either an operations consultant or permanent
employee.

3. Summarized the business case for each project.
Outlined what you specifically accomplished, assuming these
projects were implemented their estimated impact on the
business.
Utilized the learnings from Week 6 to highlight your skills in
global sourcing, procurement and outsourcing which can also be
of benefit to your target firm.
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The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page,
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guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a
reference page.
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maintain the flow throughout the paper.
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Writing Assignment #1
Set of Instructions
Summary of the Assignment:
that explain to a user how
to operate a device, how to make something, or how to
accomplish a task.
However, your instructions
must have 25 or more steps. More information on the number
of steps is provided
below.
main step.

6. o at least 10 graphics should be integrated into your set of
instructions
o at least four graphics should be original
o graphics borrowed from other sources need to be cited in APA
format
o all graphics should be labeled
Brief Description and Strategies to Follow:
Please keep in mind the following principles when writing this
assignment:
need 25 main steps. Some
steps can be nested under other steps. More information on this
strategy is given in the
resources provided in the class on writing steps for instructions.
imperative verb, as the resources in
the class indicate.
specific about the brand
and type. Some examples are as follows:
o If you write about changing oil in a car, you cannot write a
general set of
instructions on how to change oil in any car. You must write
about how to change

7. oil in a specific car (e.g., a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado).
is, what type
of oil to use, what size of wrench to use when loosening the
bolt, etc.
o If you write about changing a tire in a car, you cannot write a
general set of
instructions on how to change a tire in any car. You must write
about how to
change a tire in a specific car (e.g., a 2011 Scion XB).
ill involve showing the reader exactly where the jack
is, how to use
the jack for the car, where the spare tire is, what size of lug
wrench to use
when loosening the lug nuts, etc.
o If you write about how to use a digital voice recorder, you
cannot write a general
set of instructions on how to use any digital voice recorder.
You must write about
how to use a specific digital voice recorder (e.g., a Panasonic
RR-US490).
exactly where the
record and play buttons are, etc.

8. the reader follow the
instructions.
Sections to Include in Your Set of Instructions:
The set of instructions will include the following sections:
information such as time needed,
skill ability, relevance, context, stage setting, etc.
o Your instructions will be written to a non-technical lay
audience. Please list all
equipment or materials needed for an audience of this nature.
o Your instructions will be written to a non-technical lay
audience. Please define
any terms as appropriate for an audience of this nature.
Instructions
o number all of the main steps, as the resources for the class
indicate
o provide a graphic for steps of the instructions that need a
graphic

9. assignment
is that you have four original graphics.
APA format
o Warnings or statements of caution (as appropriate) should be
integrated
throughout the set of instructions.
Overall, chapter 10 from Tebeaux and Dragga should be read
thoroughly as you begin this
assignment. Different types of instructions call for different
strategies. The chapter from
Tebeaux and Dragga is an excellent resource in guiding your
approach.
Helpful Guides and Resources:
resources listed in our class,
has the following:
o an appendix that provides tips in writing instructions and
incorporating graphics
into instructions.
o chapter 6, "Photographing the process."
o chapter 7, "Using Other Visuals."

10. listed in our class, features
excellent tips on writing instructions.
o Section 2.8.3 of the handbook, Instructions and Procedures,
will be particularly
helpful.
in WRTG 393 are provided
in our class in LEO.
Due Date:
Your instructor will notify you of the due date. You will write
a first draft, your instructor will
comment on the first draft, and you will submit a second draft
using the comments as your guide.
http://www.dozuki.com/Tech_Writing/chapter/A
http://www.dozuki.com/Tech_Writing/chapter/6
http://www.dozuki.com/Tech_Writing/chapter/7
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Running Head: REPAIRING A HARD DISK
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REPAIRING A HARD DISK

11. REPAIRING A HARD DISK
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Introduction
Hard disk drive is basically an electromechanical data storage
device that consumes magnetic storage to store and retrieve
digital information using a more complex and rapid rotating
disks or platters covered with a magnetic material. (Corey,
2009) The platters are commonly paired with magnetic heads
usually arranged on a moving actuator arm that read and write
data to the platter surfaces. Data can be obtained in a random-

12. access manner. This literally implies that individual blocks of
data can be stored or retrieved in any order and not only
sequentially. In this respective essay will focus on the repair of
the hard disk when it is corrupted. This will call for focus on a
typical model of the hard disk commonly known as the
Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) hard disk drive. (Corey,
2009)
The essential skills required in repairing of the hard disk drive
may critically include the efficient computer skills, PCB Test
skills, data recovery skills as well as the technical knowledge
and skills. (Corey, 2009) The repairing may take an average
time of five hours to conduct the whole process. The tools
required in this respective repairing include the technician tools
such as the straight-head screwdriver small since it is a Celeron
hp laptop containing a Integrated Drive Electronic hard disk.
Other requirements include Philips-head screwdriver small,
tweezers or part retriever, needle-nosed pliers, wire cutters,
chip extractor, hex wrench set as well as wire stripper and the
punch-down tool. (Corey, 2009)
Definitions
As mentioned above hard disk drive is an
electromechanical data storage device that uses magnetic
storage to store and retrieve digital information using one or
more rigid rapidly rotating disks or platters. Software is a
comprehensive term for the numerous types of programs used to
accomplish the functioning of Celeron hp computer laptop and
other associative devices. Power supply is the any source of
power in the laptop that the laptop may need to acquire power
energy in its functioning. (Corey, 2009) Device manager is a
control panel applet in the Microsoft Windows operating
systems. It allows users to access and monitor the hard ware
attached of the computer.
Instructions
According to the short bytes, there are numerous methods
of repairing a corrupted computer such as the Celeron hp laptop.
Such ways may be used even to prepare the corrupted hard drive

13. using Windows PC. (Scott, 2015) A corrupted hard disk drive
can be repaired by using in built Windows CMD-based tools and
equipment. This can be an efficient method in avoiding the
laptop into landing into problems such as in the situations with
flash drives. In addition, taking the hard disk drive fixing work
to anther category may significantly involve a third party
wiping software like DBAN, CCleaner and similar other wiping
software. (Scott, 2015)
To start with the hard disk drive may acquire and become
corrupt into two ways. The problematic situation can be in the
software stage where a technician may easily be able to fix the
problematic condition. (Scott, 2015) This therefore implies that
at the software stage, the laptop can be repaired. Otherwise, the
problematic situation may exceed to hardware stage where the
hardware is said to be at the fault. This hardware stage may be
regarded as critical and more intensive problematic situation.
This is literally because the user may not have the ability to get
the laptop or rather the hard disk drive back to its normal as
well as restoring and retrieving the information in the hard disk
drive and the hard drive itself. (Scott, 2015) The fortunate
capability of this stage is only recovering the data before the
hard drive sleeps forever. Below a various procedures and step-
by-step methods in how to repair a corrupted hard disk drive in
Windows 10.
a) Checking the power supply.
In the case of the hp Celeron laptop, the storage media always
take the power from the USB port itself. This is essentially
because it uses the external hard drive. In such a situation,
checking the power supply can be the effective starting point of
the hard disk drive repairing. (Abdullah, 2006) The following
step-by-step procedures can be implemented.
i. Try to unplug the hard disk drive and connect it again in the
process of the hard disk drive fix.
ii. Try another USB port on your own computer maybe the one
currently in use is not functioning properly. Ensure that the
USB ports are not disabled.

14. b) Try the hard drive on another Laptop, if your hp Celeron
laptop is not detecting.
In many situations, the respective laptop may be unable to
detect the Integrated Drive Electronic hard disk drive. This is
the case where the hard disk drive need to be operated and
repaired accordingly. The following procedures can be
enumerated. (Abdullah, 2006)
i. Connect to another laptop the storage media.
ii. If the Integrated Drive Electronic works, the drivers of the
hp Celeron laptop may be complicated.
iii. Reinstall the drivers of the Integrated Drive Electronic hard
disk drive. This can be accessed in the PC storage where you
right click on manage then on the device manager. (Abdullah,
2006)
iv. Right click on the Integrated Drive Electronic then click on
the option of uninstall.
v. Now reboot the laptop and connect to the Integrated Drive
Electronic disk. The drivers will begin installing automatically.
An individual can besides op t to change the drive letter
assigned to the storage media to restore corrupted hard drive.
i. Go to the PC and right click to access the manage option.
ii. Click on the option of disk management and then click on
the Integrated Drive Electronic disk drive to access the option
of the change drive letters and paths. (Abdullah, 2006)
iii. Click on the drive letter and take the option of the change.
Take the option of the new drive letter and click ok.
iv. Often, the laptop may indicate a warning that other programs
might not work then click yes. Normally, a problematic
situation or issue will happen only if you change the letter of an
internal drive where you have installed occasionally the
windows drive. As shown in the figure below (figure a)
(Abdullah, 2006)
c) Check your hard drive for errors
Windows has an inbuilt mechanism for hard disk recovery
using. This inbuilt mechanism has the capability of checking
storage media, internal or external hard disk drive. (Gordon,

15. 2007) The Windows will automatically ask you for drive
scanning when you connect the drive to the mechanism.
(Gordon, 2007) To effectively on the errors in the hp Celeron
laptop. Check the PC on the hp Celeron laptop and right click to
access the drive options. Click on the drive options to access
the option for properties. Click on the properties option to
access the options of the tools tab. Click on the tools tab
options to access the options of check. Then, click on the check.
This can be done as highlighted in the figure below (figure b)
(Gordon, 2007)
Figure a
Figure b
Figure c
The Integrated Drive Electronic disk drive we are using on
the hp Celeron laptop have a built-in hardware monitoring
technology called S.M.A.R.T. (Gordon, 2007) In this
circumstance, the windows do not have any app to display the
information data gathered by S.M.A.R.T. Nevertheless, the user
can ultimately check the overall status using Windows
Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) in CMD
and try their capabilities to solve the issues on the broken hard
disk repair. The following procedure as shown in the figure c in
the following step-by-step methods. (Gordon, 2007)
i. Open CMD in admin mode.
ii. Type wmic and press enter.
iii. Type disk drive get status and press enter.
The coded program will exhibit the SMART status of your hard
drive as OK. Ok will mean that everything is fine with the hard
disk. (Robert, 2009) If the response is not OK, the user may
have worries of their hp Celeron laptop crashing in the future.
Things when the user have multiple hard drives connected. This
is essentially because it lacks to display the name, so the laptop
will response OK for each of the hard drive disk connected.
(Robert, 2009)
Alternatively, the user or the technician can fetch S.M.A.R.T.

16. detail using a utility preferred as the Crystal Disk Info. (Robert,
2009) The utility can as well exhibit the numbers that are
associated with hard drive attributes as shown in the figure
below. (Figure d) The Crystal Disk Info utility exhibit as well
several other apart from hard drive attributes such as overall
health, temperature, the number of start counts and the total
number of active hours. (Robert, 2009)
A corrupt hard drive disk can as well be fixed using other
methods. Such methods may significantly include using built-in
windows CMD tools and other options. (Robert, 2009)
Significantly, the check disk utility used in fixing a corrupt
flash drives and SD card can as well be used for rotating hard
drive disks and SSDs. Nevertheless, it can be as well accessed
in the properties of a connected hard drive. In a hard drive
recovery, the technician can besides use Check Disk or chkdsk
using the command line. (Robert, 2009)
Other relevant repairing methods that can be used in fixing a
corrupt hard disk drive. Such methods may significantly include
formatting an external hard drive using a CMD as well as
formatting an internal volume using disk management. (Andy,
2010) Other crucial methods of repairing a corrupt hard disk
include formatting corrupt internal volume using CMD. This
formatting of corrupt internal volume includes various critical
steps. Opening elevated command prompt (Admin mode)
corrupted hard drive repair using CMD. Here, an individual
basically type disk part command and press enter, type list disk
and press enter, choose the disk where the partition exists that
is internal hard drive and displaying a list of available
partitions. (Andy, 2010)
Figure d
Then the user chooses the partition to be formatted. Once they
select this partition, they format it. Other significant methods
include repairing corrupted hard drive using disk wipe software,
using DBAN to wipe the hard disk drive. The DBAN process
uses interactive mode in DBAN in hard drive fixing process.

17. (Andy, 2010) Such applicational methods may highly help in
repairing a corrupt laptop especially a hp Celeron laptop.
References
Abdullah (2006), Hard Disk Drive, Mechatronics & Control, pp.
96-99.
Andy (2010), Upgrading & Fixing Computers, Taylor & Francis,
pp. 120-121.
Corey (2009), Fixing Your Own Computer for Seniors, pp. 102-
103.
Gordon (2007), Hard Drive, As the Disk Turns, pp. 12-13.
Robert (2009), Repairing Your Hard disk, pp. 156-157.
Scott (2015), Upgrading & Repairing Laptops, pp. 1023-1026.