SSD cache to minimize HDD spin-up time?
Question: short version first: I’m looking for Linux compatible software which is able to transparently cache HDD writes using an SSD. However, I only want to spin up the HDD…
Seagate ST91603110CS
ST91603110CS Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 160GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST91603110CS hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
Windows 7 startup repair with Truecrypt
Question: I have many computers encrypted with Truecrypt 7.1a (current version) with the whole drive encrypted. ?Today one of them shows the Windows 7 splash screen for a moment and…
Seagate ST9160310AS
ST9160310AS Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 160GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST9160310AS hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
What are High Fly Writes?
Question: What are High Fly Writes that are tracked by SMART on a hard drives? Does a creeping number indicate issue or upcomming issues? And, why is it not tracked…
Seagate ST9160301AS
ST9160301AS Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 160GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST9160301AS hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
How to mount a .vmdk VMWare virtual harddisk outside of the virtual machine
Question: I’ve got the virtual harddisk (VMWare .vmdk file) of an old (crashed) virtual machine. How can I open this to extract files without booting from it or attaching it…
Seagate ST160LT016
ST160LT016 Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 160GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST160LT016 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…
What are the differences between Host Protected Area (HPA), Device Configuration Overlay (DCO), and service area of a HDD/SSD?
Question: I’m confused about the differences between the Host Protected Area (HPA), Device Configuration Overlay (DCO), and the service area of a HDD or SSD. From what I gather on…
Seagate ST160LT007
ST160LT007 Seagate 2.5″ hard drive with a storage capacity of 160GB and featuring a SATA interface. All information about the Seagate ST160LT007 hard disk drive: technical parameters, failure symptoms, HDD…