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Here is my problem. I have 2 harddrives. An 80 gig and a 40 gig. I run my 80 gig as master with the OS on it, and my 40 gig is a slave. One day my computer stopped working for some odd reason. ...

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One of my HDDs in my RAID array failed several hours after installing a new DVD±RW drive today. I then remembered I had a problem with a molex connector about six months ago, so I put a Y-connector...

Hello, If I were to switch to a promise Raid 1 Ultra ATA controller from a SIIG 680 Ultra ATA controller Raid 1, would I encounter loss of data because it is just a mirrored set? Also, if I stopped...

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Hello, If I were to switch to a promise Raid 1 Ultra ATA controller from a SIIG 680 Ultra ATA controller Raid 1, would I encounter loss of data because it is just a mirrored set? Also, if I stopped...

"Sammy Heavyfoot" wrote: Yeah, I'm having the same problem. WinXP Pro is the OS, copied the old disk (FAT32) to the new disk (NTFS) using Maxtor's MaxBlast. Also using a SIIG controller card...

Is the parameter landz standardized at 58139 on *all* 2.5" laptop HDDs, regardless of their capacity? That's the value labeled on my IBM TravelstarT 30.00 GB HDD. Anyone out there know the landz of...

Hi. I'm extracting data from a laptop HDD by connecting it to the IDE Secondary Master of a regular PC. Want to get the correct detection of this HDD before attempting data recovery. The HDD has...

Mark M wrote: I would bet $1 the boot time will be shorter with a 8MB buffer.

Hi there, I've got a IBM Deskstar 41.1 GB (model IC35L040AVVA07-0) and this HDD crashed. It seems to me that the controller does not work proberly any more. The HDD does not make any weird noises...

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Hi, all: I have a desktop computer running Windows XP Pro, connect to 2 hard disks (C: Seagate Model ST360020A, D: DVD drive, E: CDR/W drive, F: IBM Deskstar model: IC35L060AVER07-0). The computer...

I've got a couple of WD 1200AB drives in a server as master and slave on the same cable (not that I think it matters, but for completeness). I'm running Solaris 9. The machine is not heavily loaded....

I'm buying a new HD and this is what I want to do (in summary, explanations below): 1) Install new HD in current computer running windows 2000, call it "C:" 2) Old "C:" should be called "D:" but it...

Hi folks I have an 80GB hard drive. I split the hard drive into two partitions as C: drive with 50GB and D: drive with 30GB drive, and installed Windows 98 Second Edition on C: drive and Windows XP...