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Advice on Password Protecting/Encrypting folders to copy to DVD
Posted on August 31st, 2006 | 1 Comments

Previously Ian R <sorry@nospamthanks.com> wrote: Create a zip-file of the things and password protect that. For higher security use PGP/GnuPG tpo encrypt. Then burn the encrypted zip-file to...

Data Recovery Software
Posted on August 31st, 2006 | 1 Comments

s.fowler@qub.ac.uk wrote: I prefer ERP, but havent done a detailed comparison of all 3 with a number of drives which need recovery. I doubt it.

Preferences for external enclosures?
Posted on August 31st, 2006 | 2 Comments

"Andrew J. Rozsa" wrote: Hello, Andrew: You >can< get nice deals, on most anything, provided you use common sense and refrain from "impulse buying." Do your share of research, both on and off the...

NexStar LX network drive connection problem
Posted on August 31st, 2006 | 3 Comments

Mardon wrote: Hello, Mardon: Thanks! Your info might help others, with the same problem. Cordially, John Turco <jtur@@concentric.net>

How to use a LaCie Rugged Drive without a computer?
Posted on August 31st, 2006 | 5 Comments

Fabien LE LEZ wrote: Hello, Fabien: His final question was right up your alley, eh? Personally, I always thought that "Lacie" was pronounced, luh sigh' -- and judging from some of the harsh...

Windows Tips: Check Your Disks for Errors, With a Single Click
Posted on August 31st, 2006 | 1 Comments

Ablang wrote: <edited, for brevity> Hello, Ablang: That's a rather old "PC World" article! Why are you copying and pasting it, here, more than three years after it was written?

Samsung 32GB ssd (IDE Flash Disk Drive) from PQI
Posted on August 31st, 2006 | 1 Comments

fuzzieotter@yahoo.com wrote: Hello, Very impressive, but how much is it gonna cost? <g> Cordially, John Turco <jtur@@concentric.net>

Can my PC have 4 IDE hard-drives?
Posted on August 29th, 2006 | 5 Comments

"Andrew J. Rozsa" <rozsa@usa.invalid> wrote in message news:2ul7f21llk6ou20iv5g571eul0i5bgdrf7@4ax.com What SATA. What is? What's wrong with this situation (apart from the PATA drives not visible...

Can my PC have 4 IDE hard-drives?
Posted on August 29th, 2006 | 0 Comments

"Andrew J. Rozsa" <rozsa@usa.invalid> wrote in message news:f4f4f29citog3r23p8qkr70m9vfqoj71to@4ax.com Not according to the drive model number. That is not SATA, AFAICT. And if E: is 40GB then it...

Preferences for external enclosures?
Posted on August 29th, 2006 | 4 Comments

<Tony> wrote: It's the current fad for single-drive enclosures. The better ones have ventilation grilles front and back. IMHO, a metal encosure that relies solely on conduction (no vents) will not...

Hitachi Deathstar
Posted on August 29th, 2006 | 7 Comments

"Fabien LE LEZ" <gramster@gramster.com> wrote in message news:d207f2psoic4nn61f4bj2s1em3m1bknl96@4ax.com Thanks for making that up, babblebot.

SMART reports 50F?
Posted on August 29th, 2006 | 1 Comments

edavid3001@gmail.com wrote: Impossible in fact. Likely its having a brain fart for some reason. Yeah, that's about right with a well cooled system and that room temp.

Seagate external HD sleep
Posted on August 28th, 2006 | 4 Comments

"dbubd" <matthewmwarren@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1156772467.957043.195050@p79g2000cwp.googlegroups.com Hard drive may actually mean the full external drive package here, not the internal...

USB flash drive?
Posted on August 28th, 2006 | 1 Comments

Previously orange47@gmail.com wrote: Make sure you use Linux intended for a flash drive. Otherwise frequent writes to logs and the like could give the device an early death. As for the stick, I like...

Inferior drives?
Posted on August 28th, 2006 | 3 Comments

Previously Fabien LE LEZ <gramster@gramster.com> wrote: They were very good, until the 75GXP hit the market. It seems the newer Hitachi ones are fine too. The problem was IBM lying about the...

Curious HDD Issues
Posted on August 28th, 2006 | 10 Comments

Previously david_moss1@hotmail.com wrote: Indeed. It depends. I have two maxtors with 100-200 reallocated sectors and they have been running reliably for several years now. But they never had...

Inferior drives?
Posted on August 28th, 2006 | 0 Comments

On Sun, 27 Aug 2006 20:02:31 -0500, Andrew J. Rozsa <rozsa@usa.invalid>: Note that LaCie doesn't manufacture hard disks. They just make boxes to transform a IDE internal hard disk into an external...

Can my PC have 4 IDE hard-drives?
Posted on August 28th, 2006 | 0 Comments

Andrew J. Rozsa <rozsa@usa.invalid> wrote: Very likely. Likely you have all except the first one with a drive type of NONE. You should have that AUTO.

USB Drive Misbehaving - Please Help?
Posted on August 27th, 2006 | 3 Comments

"Doug" <DouglasEllicenospam@nospamcomcast.net> wrote in message news:YfqdnZOhMOLol2_ZnZ2dnUVZ_q-dnZ2d@comcast.com So the partition(s) are screwed. Run findpart...

WD vs. Seagate?
Posted on August 27th, 2006 | 5 Comments

"Arno Wagner" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:4ld5m6F1aglsU3@individual.net Whatever that has got to do with it, babblemouth. Your guessing is _your_ problem, babblemouth. WD abandoned...