How can I shrink my 12GB pagefile.sys?
Question: Even though I only have 4GB of RAM, I have a 12GB pagefile.sys. From what I’ve read about the topic, this is bigger than the x1.5 rule-of-thumb and it’s…
Samsung HD502HJ
HD502HJ Samsung 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 500GB and featuring a SATA interface. HD502HJ/B Samsung 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive. All information about the Samsung…
What is the origin of the hard drive light?
Question: In practically every computer I’ve had, there’s always been a light to display hard drive activity. What’s its origin and original use? Answer: Well, I can say, as an…
Samsung HD502HI
HD502HI Samsung 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 500GB and featuring a SATA interface. HD502HI/JP1 Samsung HD502hi 500GB 5400RPM SATA Desktop Hard Drive HD502hi/jp. All information about the…
What actually is “unallocated space”?
Question: Once again, here I am trying to wrap my head around some HDD and filesystem concepts. When Windows displays a drive as having “unallocated space” and prompts for the…
Samsung HD501LJ
HD501LJ Samsung 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 500GB and featuring a SATA interface. HD501LJ/C Samsung 500GB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 3.5-inch Hard Drive. All information about the Samsung…
What happened to the B: drive in Windows and why does the hard drive default to C?
Question: Why is it that I see an A: drive and a C: drive but not a B: drive? Is there a reason why the disk partitions start at C?…
Samsung HN-M500MBB
HN-M500MBB Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 500GB and featuring a SATA interface. HN-M500MBB/EV4 Samsung 500GB 5400RPM SATA 3Gb/s 2.5-inch Hard Drive. All information about the Samsung…
Is the boot sector really just the beginning of a drive?
Question: First, I am assuming that drives and/or partitions have a linear address from start to finish. This must be the case, or else programs like dd would not be…
Samsung HM500LI
HM500LI Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 500GB and featuring a SATA interface. HM500LI Samsung Spinpoint M60S 500GB 5400RPM SATA 3Gbps 8MB Cache 2.5-inch Internal Hard Drive.…