ForumHome / Forum MenuForum NavigationForumActivityLoginRegisterForum breadcrumbs - You are here:ForumAnything Goes...: Any questions about anything, go!What causes an I/O error on a har …Post ReplyPost Reply: What causes an I/O error on a hard drive? <blockquote><div class="quotetitle">Quote from <a class="profile-link highlight-default" href="#">datarecovee</a> on August 18, 2025, 3:52 AM</div><span style="font-weight: 400">Hard disk errors that involve I/O faults are a result of loose cables, aged drivers, disk corruption, or hardware failures. USB port problems with external drives can be a symptom of a problem, whilst internal </span><a href="https://datarecovee.com/i-o-device-error/"><b>disk I/O </b></a><span style="font-weight: 400">errors usually indicate that a drive is about to fail. It is also possible to display SSD I/O device errors on SSDs because of bugs or wear in the firmware.</span></blockquote><br> Cancel
