Sequential vs Random I/O on SSDs?
Question: I believe I understand the difference between sequential and random I/O on HDD’s, and that sequential I/O is much faster. My question, this article states that: ? there is…
Seagate ST2000DL001
ST2000DL001 Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 2TB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST2000DL001 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
What’s the difference between SATA and SATA-II (3.0 GB)?
Question: What’s the difference between SATA and SATA-II (3.0 GB)? Specifically, if I’m shopping for a new (budget, so not new-new) motherboard, do I need to take into consideration if…
Seagate ST2000LM015
ST2000LM015 Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 2TB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST2000LM015 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
GPT PMBR Size Mismatch will be corrected by w(rite)
Question: Linux gives error “GPT PMBR size mismatch will be corrected by w(rite).” The error message is far from self-explanatory. Does this mean that Linux will (attempt to) resize the…
Seagate ST2000LM010
ST2000LM010 Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 2TB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST2000LM010 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
What is typical power consumption of 2.5″ laptop external hard drive connected to USB socket?
Question: What is the approximate power and current consumption of a 2.5″ laptop external Hard Drive 7200RPM SATA (300Gb), connected to a laptop USB port as an external hard drive?…
Seagate ST2000LM007
ST2000LM007 Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 2TB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST2000LM007 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
Do S.M.A.R.T. requests wear off the harddrive?
Question: In a german ubuntu guide for the hddtemp program is claimed that every S.M.A.R.T. request wakes up the drive although no data is read. Because some harddrives that can…
Seagate ST3250820NS
ST3250820NS Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 250GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST3250820NS hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…