Damage may have various causes, which cannot be 100% defined. Some damage may have more than one cause and some may cause further damage. See below the most common types of damage and their causes.
Defect | Damage | Cause |
---|---|---|
Software damages | Deleted data | Human factor, software error |
Formatting | Human factor, software error | |
Virus attacks | Outside Interaction, software errors | |
Damaged servo data | Human factor, software error | |
Hardware damages | Invalid motor | Defect in manufacture, physical failure |
Scratched plates | Physical failure, jolt, fatigue, sludge | |
Broken reading heads | Physical failure, jolt, fatigue, defect manufacture | |
Seized bearings | Defect in manufacture | |
Invalid electronics – inner, outer | Electricity, excess voltage | |
Others | Various damage | Natural elements (fire, flood) |