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I have a 110 GB HD that is edging towards failure. It's already lost some files due to corruption. Everything has been transferred to a new drive, but since the old one is still more or less functional, I thought I could keep it in service and save my other HD from some wear and tear by copying...

Actually, my first inclination was to click on one of the links to see an example of the message which I thought you were linking to.

You can use Smartmon to read the S.M.A.R.T. data from the drives: http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/ There is also a program called 'Spinrite' that you can load onto a USB disc or a CD and boot from that. You can then select a drive and a level of testing to use. It ought to be...

I've sometimes had my PC freezing while loading Windows because of something wacky like having a certain DVD in a certain drive. Make sure all drives are empty and no USB sticks are plugged in. You could try downloading and burning a Linux Live CD and see if that runs on the affected machine...

Legality of porn ownership depends on what country you're in. In England at least, it's been legal for a long time (thank goodness). Only violent and kiddie porn is illegal. I would be more likely to question the legality of 40 gb of music ;)