I need to restore a couple of files with Acronis True Image. When I try to do that, I get a new drive letter, say M, and I can list that drive M with many programs. However, when I copy a file from the drive M to the C drive, I get an error trying to use it. For example, if the file is a JPG-file,...

Apologies if this question has been posted in the past but I've been unable to find a good answer. I have an old motherboard (c 1998-9). One of the hard drives has just died and I want to replace it with a new 40GB one. I have read that old motherboards/their BIOS won't recognise sizes over a...

Hi, i have SATA RAID 0 (2x 200GB Maxtor HDD, Intell raid, chipset 865PE, ICH5R). Few days ago, i give the harddiscs into another computer, but there was different raid controler and it was unable to pair the devices. But when i give harddiscs to my computer i am also unable to pair the devices. The...

I’ve a problem on a Windows 2003 standard server. I’ve install a LaCie (1Tb) hard drive and I’ve some error messages. Source: Sbp2port Event ID: 9 Type: Unknown Category: None The harddisk is on firewire.

I remember reading somewhere about the REV drive being capable of handling up to 500 Gig storage on future media. Suposedly they were going to try and double the REV disk storage every 18 months. Does anyone know if this correct? or just a rumor?

I need to buy a couple of extra drives for backup storage and am considering either an external drive or an internal drive which I would mount in a housing to function as an external. I may occasionally need to take the drives with me when traveling. I'm wondering if the internal drive w/ housing...

Do All Cognoscenti, Greeting! Could somebody please tell me which system log files (Windows XP Prof.) I should check if I suspect my HDD is dying? Thanks. Andy

alfredeneumann wrote... Some of you, including Rod, who replied to my several posts concerning drive extremely slow file transfers between two drives on same ide or within a hd when the files where in certain locations. I kept thinking it was hardware related-bad cable, bad...

I have a "tired" drive, but it's in a non-critical application so I'm gonna use it until it dies. Norton Disk Doctor finds one bad sector, but it also has trouble reading several more. I'd like to map them out too. Many years ago, I had a formatting program that timed how long it took the data to...

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Is it possible that PC to access a bad sector in HD causing shut down and restart automatically again? I had two HD doing the same thing. I foun done HD had a bad sector. I reformated again one HD. Seem like fixing bad sector did fix the unexpect shut down. I'm not sure 100% but I've to see or...

I need some help. My computer won't boot. When I turn on the PC, the CPU fan runs for a second and stops and nothing runs. I've tested the Power Supply and the PS works. I have unplugged all devices, retry, but the system still won't boot. The only things I didn't pull out are the RAM chips. ...

i have a western digital 250 gb hd i just got and iwas tryin to make it fit into my ps2 and bent the power pins out too far to the point it broke....is their anyway i can still use the hd or put something in the place of the pins to make it work?

I seek purchase recommendations on a SATA RAID 5 controller and hard drive enclosure that meets the following specs: 1. SATA II features (300MB/s, NCQ/TCQ, SMART, etc.) 2. Hot Swappable 3. Enclosure Management 4. Enclsoure has Four or Five Hard Drive bays and fits in three consecutive 5.25"...

Does that meak eme EVIL. I bought a Samsung harddrive. They they got caught out for price fixing on Dram Chips. *******S. A few other Dram makers as well.

On my new 200GB HD, according to this extract (from Nero Disc Info), it does not have DMA switched on, unlike my other two 60GB Maxtor HDs. How do I achieve that please? I assume enabling DMA is desirable for maximum speed? Come to that, so far I can't find where the setting is in WinXP for my two...

my system usually has 3 hard drives but now windows can only see 2. When the system is starting it will only show 2 drives when there is 3 physical drives installed. when you start the system the system light is constantly on. How do I get my drive back.........

Hi, Looking for a Quantum Fireball, 13.6gig with the part number KA13A881. Dont care if it is a full drive and has bad sectors, just really looking for the board knollidge at hotmail . com Thanks

Recently, while booting up Windows XP Pro, from time to time, I got a warning message: Primary slave drive fails. The Primary channel has logical disks: C and D of Maxtor 4D080H4 and the E of Maxtor 6Y080P0. I need to re-boot it again to boot up successfully. It appears to me that it is a signal...

I was trying to make some copies off of my internal 80GB hard drives (50GB total in files files) to an external 160GB drive. The 160 refused to allow copy because there isn't "enough space" on it but when I checked proerties, it shows 145GB free. Last I checked, 145GB free is than 50GB files...