I'm trying to asynchronously write several USB 2 flash drives under Win7 as explained he http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365683%28v=vs.85%29.aspx My program hangs and the same happens when I use the "4K QD32" CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64 write test. All work fine when...

Hello. Earlier today, I tried to do a weekly back up (Time Machine) but Mac OS X 10.8.5 refused to mount its MacHFS partition (FAT32 was OK). Its Disk Utility ran for a long time on MacHFS partition, couldn't repair it, and told me to back it up if possible. Since it was a back up of the...

I am using a Mukii TransImp enclosure for a 2.5" laptop drive. Other than the gray lettering, it is identical in appearance to http://www.dx.com/p/mukii-transimp-tip-230u3-cb-2-5-usb-3-0-sata-hdd-enclosure-expansion-card-adapter-max-1tb-169976#.VAVArGMkirE, except that mine has an eSATA interface....

I recently found that the 2.5" 600MB HD on my laptop had 269 reallocated sectors, which I'm told is obscenely high. So I backed up to another HD and am now using it as the main drive. It seems to me that the dubious drive doesn't really have a use except for things that you don't care about...

I purchased a 500GB Momentus XT 2 years go, just recently migrated to it (original laptop HD was dying), and upgraded to the current firmware SD28. According to http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/ok-to-defragg-hybrid-drives.165254, there use to be a page at knowledge.seagate.com that...

I've been trying to find the following, not sure if it's too wishful thinking. I'm seeking an online front end to a database of HDs that one can filter based on criteria, e.g. 2.5 inch, SATA, no SD, from 150 to 750GB, 5400-7200rpm, acceptable vendors, family of models, etc. From browsing other...

I have an approximately 2-year Toshiba MK6476GSXN HD on my laptop (my only computer). Recently, I plugged in a faulty SD/USB converter, which caused all sorts of boot failures. Before I identified the failed converter, I thought that my HD was dying. I ran cygwin's smartmontools and compared it...

Hello all, sorry if this has been covered, but I have not been able to turn up a thread on this subject. I can use some help installing my new Seagate 1.5TB HD as a data drive. Everything is telling me it is a 500GB drive, including the bios, a right click, and accessing the Disk Management...

Hi, Running a RAID6 array, noticed the drives were set to minimum timeout for error recovery. I suspect this is being done by the newly installed IBM ServeRAID BR10i or LSI SAS3082E-R RAID controller card. System is Slackware64-14.1 with 3.16.1 kernel. # smartctl -l scterc /dev/sdf smartctl...

I have a Sata 6.0 drive, an Hitachi GST Deskstar H3IK20003272SP, which strangely enough I have only used intermittently mostly for data backup. I have been using it on an older system ( circa 2008 ) whose Sata controller only supports Sata 3.0. I had experienced occasional problems in the past...

Suppose I got an enterprise-grade NAS and connect it to one workstation (at least a Sandy Bridge i7) via ethernet so the NAS is pumping out a large file at 1 Gb/s. What data rate would I get? 100 MB/s?

Suppose I wish to replace a 500 GB hard disk with a 500 GB SSD. Should I use the manufacturers data migration software, or can I just use a workhorse like Clonezilla or Acronis?

Because that wears out the SSD quickly, and it is better to put it on a slow HDD. If so, then how do computer (especially laptop/notebook) users with only a SSD (not hybrids with HDDs) do this? I assume Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux follow this rule? Currently, I have a Debian stable box that...

"Consumer-grade SSDs actually last a hell of a long time" http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/consumer-grade-ssds-actually-last-a-hell-of-a-long-time/ I've got four of the Intel 5xx series here in the office with no failures. Three of them are over a year old. Lynn

A standard MS MBR disc label as used by GNU/Linux only supports LBA-32. The bogus CHS junk could be used to add support for the LBA-48 capability of ATA drives. Given that 1 TB discs are available the 2 TiB MS MBR limit could be reached with a RAID. A partition entry in an MS MBR disc label:...

http://www.oo-software.com/en/special/kdt562 From the developer. Don't have a SSD, so I'll pass on this one. 's -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012

Somebody offered me a pair of used HP LTO drives if I pay for freight only. They are 6 years old, but claimed only to be used for church on Sundays. I have had a few tape drives (Exabyte, 3590 and DLT) and they were trouble. So I wonder if the LTO are any better.

I have a external 5.25 floppy, Tandy #25-1087, that uses a lpt connector and separate power supply that I don't have, RS web site says it requires 12VAC, is that right? alternating current? I opened it up to find the controller board was made my Micro Solutions Inc, checking their website just...

.... It is nice to be able to recover, fix, and access disks that are easy to access with those bootable medias because they are insecured. What about when you guys have to deal with encrypted disks? How does that work if the disks are having problems? Thank you in advance. :) -- "The ants are my...

How? Either they got more bits per inch, or more platters. If the latter, it must have a thinner casing to squeeze in the extra platter.