How to verify that hard drive is filled with zeroes in Linux?
Question: I have hard drive filled with zeroes. How to check if all bits on hard drive are zeros using bash? Answer: od will replace runs of the same thing…
Samsung HM251HI
HM251HI Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 250GB and featuring a SATA interface. HM251HI Samsung Spinpoint HM251HI 250 GB 2.5 Plug-in Module Hard Drive SATA/300 5400 rpm…
How to partition a hard drive that has no OS installed?
Question: I have a 500 GB hard drive. The laptop came with Windows 7 preinstalled. Now as I am installing Windows 8, I have deleted the C drive. So I…
Samsung HM250HJ
HM250HJ Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 250GB and featuring a SATA interface. HM250HJ Samsung 250GB 7200RPM SATA 2.5-inch Laptop Hard Drive for Latitude E6410. All information…
How to access S.M.A.R.T. values when using RAID and Intel Matrix Storage?
Question: We have a RAID 5 array using Intel Matrix Storage (i.e. a motherboard based RAID). One of the hard drives has started to make a grinding noise, and the…
Samsung HM250HI
HM250HI Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 250GB and featuring a SATA interface. HM250HI Samsung SpinPoint M7 250GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache 2.5-inch SATA 3GB/s Laptop Hard Drive.…
What is faster cutting or copying a file?
Question: To get large file from one place to another what is faster cutting or copying a file ? What factors can influence the result? I’ve heard it matters if…
Samsung HM251JJ
HM251JJ Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 250GB and featuring a SATA interface. HM251JJ Samsung Spinpoint MP2 HM251JJ 250 GB 2.5 Plug-in Module Hard Drive SATA/300 7200…
How to find which hard drive represents each drive letter?
Question: I have 3 hard drives in my computer and I can not figure out how to distinguish which physical hard drive in my computer represents the drive letter. When…
Samsung HM251JI
HM251JI Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 250GB and featuring a SATA interface. HM251JI Samsung SpinPoint M6 250GB 5400RPM 8MB Cache SATA 2.5-inch Laptop Hard Drive. All…