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It would not damage the drive itself but it certainly could damage your data.<br />
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If the DMA controller goes bad, your motherboard is trashed.<br />
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Are you having a problem or are you just worrying?
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It would not damage the drive itself but it certainly could damage your data.

If the DMA controller goes bad, your motherboard is trashed.

Are you having a problem or are you just worrying?

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If the DMA controller on my motherboard goes bad will it damage my hard drive?
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If the DMA controller on my motherboard goes bad will it damage my hard drive?

DMA controller

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