Chkdsk Questions
Question: Recently in running chkdsk /r on my system drive (platter drive, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit) I’ve gotten back “4 EA records processed” and “76 reparse records processed”. ?Am I…
Samsung HM321HI
HM321HI Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 320GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Samsung HM321HI hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
What is this 48-pin laptop hard drive connector?
Question: I’m trying to get data off a 2.5 inch hard drive from an old laptop (a Macintosh PowerBook Duo 230), the drive is model: WDS-2120 It looks like a…
Samsung HM320JI
HM320JI Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 320GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Samsung HM320JI hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
Why are there different lengths of contacts on SATA connectors?
Question: I have looked around, but cannot seem to find out why. On SATA drives (2.5 and 3″), there are variable lengths to the copper contacts on both the data…
Samsung HM320HJ
HM320HJ Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 320GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Samsung HM320HJ hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
Need clarification on what IDE hard drive size 2.5 inch versus 3.5 inch actually means
Question: I have some older IDE (parallel ATA) hard drives I want to check for files before tossing them out. I have found SATA/IDE to USB Adapters to use, but…
Samsung HM320II
HM320II Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 320GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Samsung HM320II hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…
What do you call the place on a hard drive (or motherboard, or anywhere else) to place jumpers?
Question: Most hard drives have a set of pins next to the pata or sata port to place jumpers to do things such as designating it a slave or master.…
Samsung HD300LJ
HD300LJ Samsung 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 300GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Samsung HD300LJ hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, frequently…