Converting between GPT and MBR hard drive without losing data
Question: NOTE: I don’t know a lot about hard drives so you’re going to have to work with me here. My question: Can I change my hard drive from GPT…
Why is Windows constantly spinning up my secondary HDD?
Question: I’m having a problem with windows constantly spinning up my secondary HDD. My main OS is on the C: partition of my SSD and on my HDD I have…
Windows 8 extremely high disk usage and slow IO
Question: Problem After upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8 Professional, there seem to be a few disturbing problems. When I have the Task Manager open, I sometimes notice the…
How should I interpret the specifications of a SSD?
Question: When considering to buy a SSD, how should I interpret the different specifications of the SSD? Here are some specific things that need to be deciphered: Controller (this can…
Is it safe to use a HDD while rsync is running?
Question: I plan to backup my large HDDs by rsync, and anticipate that it takes a few days. Is it safe to use the original HDD (adding files) while rsync…
Running Spinrite from a USB drive?
Question: I need to use SpinRite on my notebook which has no CD-ROM. How can I install and run SpinRite from a USB thumbdrive? Such that I could boot the…
What is the maximum number of partitions that can be made on a hard drive?
Question: What is the maximum number of partitions we can make on hard disk in Windows? If it is limited to some particular number, why can we assign all the…
Is a 7200rpm USB 3.0 drive going to have very similar performance to an internal 7200rpm drive or is it still going to be noticeably slower?
Question: I use my old 500gb drive to store all temporary stuff (windows temp folder, adobe scratch disks etc), and anything that needs thousands of small files to avoid unnecessarily…
Would these magnets be enough to damage a portable HDD?
Question:What is the tolerable magnetic field (in Tesla) for a hard disk? ?? ??(2 answers) ?? ????What computer components are currently vulnerable to magnets? ?? ??(15 answers) ?? ???Closed 5…
Demystifying SATA hotplug
Question: I have a BIOS that has an option to enable hot-plug on individual ports. I have a sliding enclosure for HDD and SSD (nothing more than a pass-trhu to…