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Hitachi 7K1000 vs WD Raptor
Posted on December 24th, 2007 | 4 Comments

Previously Dave <me@you.com> wrote: I have one of the current 1TB Samsungs, and several smaller ones. Pretty good disks. The only issue is that they have a tendency to increased vibration and if...

raid vs network performance
Posted on December 24th, 2007 | 34 Comments

On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:14:09 +0100, "Folkert Rienstra" <see_reply-to@myweb.nl> wrote: Show me examples of people writing "PCI" when they meant PCI Express, THEN I'll show you someone who needs...

How do I arrange drives.
Posted on December 23rd, 2007 | 4 Comments

Arno Wagner wrote in news:5t0d85F1bcrthU1@mid.individual.net The babblebot moron consistently can't even spell the name right. Yeah, far more dangerous then just using harddrives.

What Determines Which Drive Is HD0?
Posted on December 23rd, 2007 | 40 Comments

Arno Wagner wrote in news:5t0dkfF1bcrthU6@mid.individual.net Give it a some time and we will say the same of you, babblebot. Such a rich treasure to choose from, compliments of Google.

raid10.. how many drives can fail and still have the array in tact?(4 drives/8 drives)
Posted on December 23rd, 2007 | 18 Comments

markm75 <markm75c@msn.com> writes: RAID6 is RAID5 that survives two drive failures, not one. -- A host is a host from coast to coast.................wb8foz@nrk.com & no one will talk to a host...

Acronis TI 11 question...
Posted on December 23rd, 2007 | 4 Comments

Ian R <sorry@nospamthanks.com> wrote Yeah, thats the most likely reason for his brain fart. Same to you and yours.

Best Raid 1 Controller Card ?
Posted on December 22nd, 2007 | 2 Comments

You want firmware RAID, not hardware (which is pci-x and no faster). Silicon Image is fine, like...

SSS - anyone knows this chip brand? (ATA Flash / CF controller)
Posted on December 19th, 2007 | 1 Comments

On Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:17:22 -0800 (PST), Frantisek.Rysanek@post.cz put finger to keyboard and composed: I couldn't find the 8873, but here are two...

Which would you go with.. 8 drive raid 5 or 8 drive raid10 or 4-driver5 and 4-d R10?
Posted on December 19th, 2007 | 0 Comments

Background.. server is a fileserver.. dual quad core xeon harpertown 2.5ghz cpus.. 10gb memory.. sataII enterprise 32mb cache 500gb drives.. already have the OS as a mirror (2 drives).. 12 drive...

2Tb Offsite Backup?
Posted on December 19th, 2007 | 16 Comments

Previously rpeters+groups@icomproductions.ca wrote: You are welcome. Arno

Need to copy 200GB of data to 130 USB drives
Posted on December 18th, 2007 | 6 Comments

Gerald Abrahamson wrote in news:3kb5m39mobu70sj2mqffal7vkn7c3s6bds@4ax.com Of course it should. Even if you read that as 480MB/s (which it obviously isn't) it still costs 200,000/480 = 417 sec or...

3ware or Areca for sataII multilane pci-e x8 controller?
Posted on December 18th, 2007 | 12 Comments

Arno Wagner wrote in news:5soblvF1abuv6U1@mid.individual.net Which happens all the time on servers. Indeed babblehead, you rarely do.

reuse encrypted hard drive?
Posted on December 18th, 2007 | 3 Comments

Previously just bob <kilbyfan@aoldotcom> wrote: Via the official ATA command set wiping requires the password. Unofficielly, several companies offer software and services to do so without password....

gparted - how to convert a HD partition to an iso file
Posted on December 16th, 2007 | 3 Comments

On 16 dec, 05:36, Arno Wagner <m...@privacy.net> wrote: It can. You can copy and paste between partitions of the same size on different disks (even usb disks). On linux it seems possible with a...

MI5-Persecution: How Could It Be True? (412)
Posted on December 16th, 2007 | 1 Comments

Just kill file the fool and report him to his ISPs. Include message headers. abuse@newsdemon.com "Brian Whatcott" <betwys1@sbcglobal.net> wrote in...

Good sites for NAS Reviews?
Posted on December 15th, 2007 | 1 Comments

Keywords: In article <b4GdndfzF87eoP7anZ2dnUVZ8hydnZ2d@giganews.com>, "Fred Finisterre" <finisterre@gmail.com> wrote: 4TB is a little out of their normal range, but these guys have a lot of good...

Informations about hardware, about computers, about configurations...
Posted on December 15th, 2007 | 0 Comments

http://comp-hardware.blogspot.com/ If you looking for computer hardware...

Hard drive problem
Posted on December 15th, 2007 | 1 Comments

Marc <marcoraicevic@videotron.ca> wrote: Nope, that wont be the problem and you dont have to disconnect a badly fragmented drive to stop it slowing down the system either, just dont access files on...

Edge10 NAS400
Posted on December 15th, 2007 | 0 Comments

http://www.edgedupe.com/19_edgestore/edgestore_nas400.html Looks to be competetively priced, and looks quite nice (FWIW), but I can't find any reviews anywhere. Anyone know if it's any good? Or...

Any good DVD writers these days?
Posted on December 14th, 2007 | 1 Comments

Spam Bob <spambob@bikinibottom.net> wrote: They're so cheap that what matters is whether they a picky about the media now. And even more of a hassle if they are fussy about the media used. I...