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. ST2000DL001 Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB 5900RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive. All…
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. ST2000LM015 Seagate BarraCuda Pro 2TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 128MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive. All…
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. ST2000LM010 Seagate 2TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gb/s 2.5-inch Hard Drive. All information about the Seagate…
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. ST2000LM007 Seagate 2TB 5400RPM SATA 6Gbps 128MB Cache 2.5-inch Hard Drive. All information about…
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. ST3250820NS Seagate Barracuda ES 250GB 7200RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive. All…