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- Partitioning Questions
- I'm kind of just starting this for anyone with partitioning questions, but I do have questions that I am trying to get more info on. Suppose you have 3 hard drives installed, say one IDE and 2 SATA and you are trying to install Windows XP, Vista, and Linux...
- Tags: gjames.ctech@...
- Discussion threads 2007-02-27
- Configuring RAID 1 mirroring
- I have an uncertainty about configuring my 2 400GB drives in RAID 1. I currently am using 1 of them for storage and it does not have a backup. I have decided to purchase a 2nd drive and wish to set it up to mirror my current one.My...
- Tags: backup, RAID, dmciltrot@..., hardware, back up, setup, disk, hard drives, drive, array, configure, mirroring
- Discussion threads 2007-02-16
- Retrieving data from HP notebook PC hard drive
- Hello, my HP Pavillion Notebook PC will not boot up and I want to retrieve data from the hard drive. Instructions on this site suggest using a hard drive adaptor, but this hard drive does not have a 40-pin IDE connector. Is there another hard drive adaptor I...
- Tags: adapter, hard drive, hard drives, hardware, Hewlett-Packard Co., IDE, lisagenuit@..., notebook computer, PC, pin
- Discussion threads 2007-02-08
- Adding a second hard drive to a Toshiba 6100
- I plan to add a second hard-drive to my Satellite Pro 6100 via the slim-select bay. Can anyone fill me in on what is necessary as to formatting the new drive etc?? I plan to use the second drive to mirror the C:/ drive in case the C:/ drive goes...
- Tags: add second hard drive, C:/, hard drive, hard drives, hardware, parker7603@..., Toshiba Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-10
- External USB Hard Drive Not Recognized in XP?
- Help anybody,My laptop HD burned up and I got a new one but the old one was under warranty so I bought a drive enclosure for $20 and use it as a backup drive of 80Gig. The enclosure came with a USB connection, etc. It used to work...
- Tags: external hard drive, hard drives, usb, hardware, networking, software, windows, External USB Hard drive, longhorndkr@..., Microsoft Windows XP, Recognized
- Discussion threads 2006-12-21
- Boot error after connecting second HDD that has been connected before
- Hi, I'm having problems booting my PC. I've recently reinstalled Windows XP and then tried to reconnect a relatively new (2 months) Seagate Barracuda 160gb drive via IDE, exactly as it was connected before when it worked perfectly. I then reboote
- Tags: boot problems, hard drives, hardware, windows, jamie.hancock@..., IDE, hard drive, boot device, Jamie, cable
- Discussion threads 2006-12-21
- external hard drive for laptop without USB 2.0
- I need to buy more memory for my dell laptop, is it ok to buy an external hard drive that is specific for USB 2.0 even though mine is only USB 1? i can't find hard drives that are not for usb 2.thanksYesYou will get a pop up that...
- Tags: hard drives, memory, hardware, USB 2.0, USB, laurashreeve1@..., hard drive, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2006-11-24
- ML350 on 2000 server wont boot up
- COMPAQ ML350 RUNNING ADVANCED SERVER 2000, ON RAID 5, WILL NOT BOOT UP AFTER WE HAD REMOVED THE 3 HARD DRIVES AND TRIED TO BOOT THEM UP FROM HP ML370 WHICH FAILED.THEY WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IN THE CORRECT ORDER.NOW THEY ARE BACK IN THEIR ORIGINAL SERVER BUT NOW THE...
- Tags: Boot, HARD DRIVES, Removed, rngara@..., windows, server
- Q&A 2006-09-06
- Mirroring Hard Drives
- I have windows server 2003.I had two hard drives mirrored and one went bad and the other is on its way. It has been able to be recovered and I would like to mirror it with another new hard drive however it will only sync to about 42% and the...
- Tags: hard drive
- Discussion threads 2006-07-28
- Take advantage of quick backups to tape on Linux systems
- I dont use tapes no moreI disagree to use tapes for performing backups.It is sensitive to magnetic fields dust and it wearsduring every use. Your tape drive heads could need a cleanup. Omission to clean the drive could jeopardize the reliabily of the backup.My solution: I use Hard drives in...
- Tags: backup, hard drives, Joe90Fluke, Linux, Linux system, networking, tape, tar
- Discussion threads 2006-07-26
- Are Newer Hard Drives Failing Faster?
- I have hard drives with sizes from 250MB to 300GB (ATA 33/66/100/133 and SATA 150/300 - no SCSI). I had not experienced a hard drive failure until one 80GB drive died, then another, then a 160GB, and then two 250GB drives died. To top it off, my new...
- Tags: hard drive, failure, hard drives, warranty, SCSI, SCSI Drives, mark.c.duncan@..., hardware, SCSI Drive
- Discussion threads 2006-05-22
- Image: System Mechanic 6 Mobile Toolkit proves a potent troubleshooting tool
- System Mechanic Suite's MVPIf I had to select one tool I use the most within this suite, I'd probably say the utility that securely wipes hard disks. I don't know if that's a surprise, but it's a tool I've needed several times over the last couple days, in particular.
- Tags: System, System Mechanic, data protection, hard drives, tool, Erik Eckel, hardware
- Discussion threads 2006-05-15
- Best Hard Drive? Worst Hard Drive?
- Best Hard Drive? Worst Hard Drive?I've had two Maxtor 60 GB (Model 6Y060L0) hard drives fail within 4 week of each other. I was not able to recover any of the data. (Not a huge deal, as it was mostly employees' personal type stuff and/or files they didn't save to...
- Tags: Maxtor Corp., hard drives, maxwell edison, hardware, Seagate Technology LLC, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2006-04-11
- Are Today's Hard Drives Failing?
- I recommend my clients upgrade equipment if older than three years. Client heed my advice an then within two years their drives fail (I always recommend Dell, just to clarify I'm not building cheap systems with bad hardware)I also recommend Maxtor OneTouch for home based businesses for day to day...
- Tags: Are Today, backup, briwlls@..., Dell Computer Corp., hard drive, hard drives, hardware, maxtor, Maxtor Corp., onetouch, seagate
- Discussion threads 2006-03-09
- What to do with old hard drives/tapes
- Hi,I was wondering what other network administrators due with their retired hard drives and tape backups in order to insure no data can be read off them when they are ready to be discarded?Thanks.KilldiskI use a little utility called Killdisk. There's a free version that allows you one...
- Tags: Backups, pass, disk
- Discussion threads 2005-11-17
- Hard Drives Dying
- Just in the several months, I have had four hard drives go bad in three desktops and one laptop. All of the computers are plugged into surge protectors and power filters with the exception of the laptop when I am away form my desk. The desktops are normally left on...
- Tags: brand, computer, hard drive, hard drives, hardware, power supply, protector, stagehandler@...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-15
Additional Resources
- BIOS will not detect my hard drive
- I have several hard drives, but the two I want can not be detected and then it says "No Operating System Found" I don't think it is my BIOS since it works with other hard drives. The two hard drives are Maxtor and I want to find a way to...
- Tags: dittocookie@..., hard drive, BIOS
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- MediaHeal for Hard Drives (exe)
- MediaHeal for Hard Drives retrieves files from corrupted hard disks. MediaHeal for Hard Drives scans corrupted file system and saves the recovered files and folders into a folder on a safe drive. Supported are both physical disks and logical partitions (NTFS, FAT12, VFAT12, FAT16, FAT32), multi-partitioned and single-partitioned disks. MediaHeal...
- Tags: Hard Drive, MediaHeal
- Software downloads 2007-04-25
- Backing Up to External Hard Drives
- This white paper talks about backing up external hard drives. Backing up to external hard drives can be cost-effective, easy-to-manage strategy, which provides for onsite/offsite media rotation, allowing companies to store vital data in a secure offsite location for disaster recovery purposes. External hard drive backup has clear advantages for...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Hard Drive Backup
- White papers 2004-01-13
- Installing Hard Drive on Raid card system
- I have a system that has several IDE Hard drives and I have found it has a two port serial ata raid card. I need to backup a set of serial ata hard drives and I need to know how to setup this system so I can do this. The...
- Tags: PC, aaron.boone@..., Serial ATA, serial ata hard drive, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2007-09-04
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