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…
Samsung SP1614N
SP1614N Samsung 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 160GB and featuring an IDE interface. All information about the Samsung SP1614N hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
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…
Samsung SP1614C
SP1614C Samsung 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 160GB and featuring an IDE interface. All information about the Samsung SP1614C hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
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…
Samsung SP1613N
SP1613N Samsung 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 160GB and featuring an IDE interface. All information about the Samsung SP1613N hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
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…
Samsung SP1604N
SP1604N Samsung 3.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 160GB and featuring an IDE interface. All information about the Samsung SP1604N hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
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…
Samsung HM160JC
HM160JC Samsung 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 160GB and featuring an IDE interface. All information about the Samsung HM160JC hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…