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Question 243

A technician was called in to look at a user's PC. The user reported the PC was very sluggish. The HDD light on the PC was constantly on without blinking. The
PC itself was slow receiving input and took a very long time to load the OS. The technician also noticed updates had failed. Which of the following is MOST likely the cause of these issues?

  • A. The hard disk drivers have been corrupted.
  • B. The HDD cables need reseating.
  • C. A RAID disk failed.
  • D. The HDD has no free space.
Answer:

d

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simon2k
1 year, 2 months ago

D. The HDD has no free space.

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esco0710
1 year, 1 month ago

D
HDD with No Free Space: If the hard disk drive (HDD) is full or has very little free space, it can cause the system to become very sluggish. A constantly active HDD light might indicate that the system is constantly trying to swap data to and from the disk due to insufficient RAM, which is exacerbated when the HDD is full. Additionally, a lack of free space can cause updates to fail as they don't have enough room to download or install.

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