So now you know
the secret Swiss technology for drilling holes into Emmental cheese.
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Just when you though that a hard disc drive was a piece of hardware, you had forgotten the firmware. So it would be the hardware or the software or both that failed.
The cause of hardware failure could be human error, natural disaster or component wear. The cause of software failure would be human error, malfeasance, or maybe an act of God or decree of Government.