Uses of single-partition disk configuration
Question: I see in my company’s IT installations that there are numerous disks with one partition occupying all of the space on disk. There is typically something like a /dev/sdb…
Decent HDD
Question: I m going to be upgrading my computer soon but in the meantime I need a new HDD. My current one is a Toshiba HDD dt01aca050 and my current…
Seagate ST380021A
ST380021A Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 80GB and featuring a IDE interface. ST380021A Seagate Barracuda 80GB 7200RPM EIDE 2MB Cache Ultra-DMA100 3.5-inch Low Profile (1.0 inch)…
Mac OS X external drive appears as empty in Finder, but when accessing from Terminal, files show up
Question: How do I access my files visually from the Finder? The drive is mounted, it is not empty, it worked on a Windows PC. And, as stated, I can…
Is it ok to supply power to my both SSD and HDD using same single sata power cable from psu?
Question: hi, my cpu i5-4670k, gpu – zotac 1050ti mini, mobo- gigabyte z87x-ud3h, bios version F10b, psu corsair cs650m , ram 4x4gb @1600 mhz, MX 500 500gb ssd, WD 1TB…
Seagate ST380020A
ST380020A Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 80GB and featuring a IDE interface. ST380020A Seagate U6 Series 80GB 5400RPM EIDE 2MB Cache DMA/ATA-100 (ULTRA) 3.5-inch Low Profile…
Windows 7 Disk Management Spanned Volume vs Striped Volume
Question: Im looking for a reason why a person would use a Spanned volume rather than a Striped volume? If my understanding is correct Striped: ?Faster read/write speed than spanned,…
Hdd/Ssd cage type?
Question: I bought a cheaper case off amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07Q8VJ17J/ref=ox_sc_act_image_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1) and I am wondering what the best cage or mount I can get to hold my hdd and ssd? I have…
Seagate ST380013A
ST380013A Seagate 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 80GB and featuring a IDE interface. ST380013AS Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB 7200RPM SATA 1.5Gbps 8MB Cache 3.5-inch Hard Drive. All…
Identifying Windows 10 DeviceHarddisk1DR2
Question: I’m getting errors in Windows 10’s event log stating DeviceHarddisk1DR2 drive controller is having a problem. I know that the hard disk numbers depend on the BIOS and do…