HDD Seagate 2tb ST2000DM001 sudden death
Question: Hi all I have two Seagate 2tb ST2000DM001 HDDs. One with 20k hours and other with 5k. Both with CC25 FW. And a 120gb SSD to OS.The 5k one…
If one disk in a JBOD group fails, are files on other disks inaccessible?
Question: If I use a dual-disk enclosure that employs JBOD, would I be able to at least access and use a second disk in the event that the other fails…
Seatools S/N not matching S/N on disk’s label
Question: I found Seagate Ironwolf 4TB drives on Amazon for $15 less than the WD Reds. But having terrible luck with the quality of the drives being shipped. The first…
What are disk sectors for?
Question: I started to get confused on how the hard disk operates, particularly in writing and reading data into its platters. According to this article: http://www.tech-faq.com/how-data-is-stored-in-your-hard-disk.html hard disks write data…
Dead Hard disk spinning and getting detected occasionally ?
Question: Hi. I have a Seagate 1TB internal hard disk which is dead for like over a month. Lost hope that I could recover some data. Until I noticed a…
recover data from a physically damaged hard drive (Windows)
Question: My laptop was recently damaged on the side where the hard drive is located and now I cannot access its Windows partition. I am able to boot into Linux.…
My SSD’s are making weird noises
Question: Hello, Both my SSD’s have been making these weird sounds, the one in the video is brand new. I’ve held the SSD against my ear when it was plugged…
Automount external hard drive on Mac
Question: I have an external drive plugged in to my MacPro via eSATA. At the moment, the disk only mounts if I log in. Since I am using the computer…
Easiest way to use a > 2TB internal hard disk in Windows XP 32-bit?
Question: I have an 3TB external disk and Windows XP 32 bit.It works as a USB 2 disk with its enclosure, but I want to use it as an internal…
LaCie d2 10TB won’t turn on
Question: Hi – I have a 6 month old LaCie STFY10000400 10 TB d2 Professional Thunderbolt 3 hard drive, it’s been great until this morning when I tried to access…