Where is the software RAID information actually written?
Question: Like title says, where is the actual information which specifies which disks are being used, what order, etc…? I noticed while installing a linux distro that it was detecting…
Seagate ST31000340NS
ST31000340NS Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 1TB and featuring a SATA interface. HDD-CS-ST31000340NS Supermicro ST31000340NS 1 TB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive SATA/300 7200 rpm 32 MB…
Can’t extend C partition. How to make unallocated space “adjacent”
Question: How do I extend my C drive? From: Extend a Basic Volume ? You can add more space to existing primary partitions and logical ?drives by extending them into…
Seagate ST31000526SV
ST31000526SV Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 1TB and featuring a SATA interface. ST31000526SV Seagate 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 32MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive. All information about…
Mapping ata device number to logical device name
Question: I’m getting kernel messages about ‘ata3’. ?How do I figure out what device (/dev/sd_) that corresponds to? Answer: From http://www.phuket-data-wizards.com/blog/2011/07/16/matching-linux-ata-numbers-to-the-device-names/:The command grep ‘’ /sys/class/scsi_host/host{0..9}/unique_idwill provide output like/sys/class/scsi_host/host0/unique_id:1/sys/class/scsi_host/host1/unique_id:2/sys/class/scsi_host/host2/unique_id:0/sys/class/scsi_host/host3/unique_id:0/sys/class/scsi_host/host4/unique_id:3/sys/class/scsi_host/host5/unique_id:4/sys/class/scsi_host/host6/unique_id:5/sys/class/scsi_host/host7/unique_id:6so we can…
Seagate ST31000525SV
ST31000525SV Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 1TB and featuring a SATA interface. ST31000525SV Seagate SV35.5 1TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 32MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive. All information…
Can storing my HDDs airtight damage them in anyway?
Question: I have lost many electronics that I keep unused for a long time before due to the near sea (high humidity area) area that I live in. I learned…
Seagate ST31000524NS
ST31000524NS Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 1TB and featuring a SATA interface. HDD-T1000-ST31000524NS Supermicro HDD-T1000-ST31000524NS 1 TB 3.5 Internal Hard Drive SATA/300 7200 rpm 32 MB…
Can’t change drive letter to previously used drive
Question: I recently upgraded my D: data drive to a larger one, like so: installed the new drive as E: copied all the files from D: to E: using robocopy…
Seagate ST31000524AS
ST31000524AS Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 1TB and featuring a SATA interface. ST31000524AS Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6GB/s Internal 32MB Cache 3.5-inch Low Profile (1.0…