Category: FAQs

Question: I have an older 4TB hard drive by Western Digital that is full of important stuff I’ve been holding on to for many years but one day I turned…

Question: I have just successfully switched from IDE mode to ACHI mode on my mobo, but now all my HDD’s show up in the safely remove hardware list. ?How do…

Question: I recently heard that, all else being equal, larger hard are faster than smaller. ?It has to do with more bits passing under the read head as the drive…

Question: Hello friends, I’m crying, because a overvoltage (9V instead of 5V) usbhub killed both of my Drives: WD Elements 5TB 3,5″ USB Drive (WDBWLG0050HBK)WD Elements Portable 3GB 2,5″ USB…

Question: When the number of possible RAM adresses is limited by the computer architecture (32/64 bit), why isn’t the size of the hard disk limited? Or is it limited? If…

Question: I’ve had some problems with the PC in the last week or so when my PSU busted and I had to purchase a new one. Now a week later…

Question: ?????? ??Want to improve this question? Update the question so it’s on-topic for Super User. ? ?? Closed 6 years ago. ???? ??Improve this question ?? ? I am…

Question: Ok First off this is major Human error. I already feel like a dolt so please do not remind me of my own failure. I had a RAID ProRaid…

Question: Prerequisite We have a FreeNAS System with a Pool consiting of 5x”3-way-mirror”. The disks per mirror are from different vendors but with the same “on-paper” performace-characteristics. Pool-Layout: Tank0 ?mirror-0…

Question: I have gone through 3 hard drives, the 3rd one marks today. First lasted 1 year, other 2 have ended up lasting 1-2 months. Is this a coincidence? The…