Write Activity to .vmem file even though the VM is suspended
Question: I have a VMWare VM I have to use for certain tasks at work. For some reason while the VM is running or suspended something is doing massive (in…
Why does OS X insist on spinning up all external drives when loading a file from the local drive?
Question: Why does OS X insist on spinning up all the attached external drives (firewire, usb) when loading a file from the local (internal) drive? It’s driving me insane that…
What does NOEXEC flag mean when mounting directories on RHEL?
Question: I am trying to understand the NOEXEC flag when mounting. I am having an execution issue within the /tmp directory on someone elses machine that I cannot access atm…
Can I connect a SATA hard drive to to my PC, while it is running?
Question: I am trying to do a hard drive recovery, and want to know if I unplug and plug the hard drive back in, while the PC is on (running…
Why does large file transfers stop at 99% for a few minutes?
Question: I’ve been meaning to ask this question for a long time. While trying to copy/move files(large sizes say over 10GB) in Windows from or to any external drive, I…
How much time until an unused hard drive loses its data?
Question: Do you guys know how much time needs to pass until the data stored on a hard drive starts to degrade? To keep the data intact for long periods…
Why 45MB Unallocated space at the beginning of a Silicon Power Marvel M70 64GB Flash Drive AND Why Drastically different sector counts?
Question: I have a brand new Silicon Power Marvel M70 64GB USB flash drive has 45MB of unallocated space preceding the 58.89GB of available space. I don t care about…
Very slow random read/write on HDD
Question: I have a laptop HDD which is around 8 years old. I feel that the hard disk is very slow, in many cases, I notice the “Active Time” in…
Are there SSDs compatible with PCIe x1?
Question: My internal hard drive is ticking. It’s gonna be dead soon. I’ve backed up all my data, thanks for your concern. What I’m doubting is, I have an old…
External SSD vs. Internal standard HD for speed?
Question: I am using a laptop for gaming because I am not able to build a desktop currently. I was thinking about getting an external SSD for the speed, but…