The hard drive, which typically provides storage for data and applications within a computer, has four key components inside its casing -- the platter (for storing data), the spindle (for spinning the ...

This article is part of The State of Science, a series featuring science stories from public radio stations across the United States. This story, by Jes Burns, was originally published by OPB. A honey ...

The most common repairs to laptop and desktop computers are motherboards, power supplies, hard drives, and other major components. The cost and time required to repair PCs often makes it more ...