How to increase the disk cache of Windows 7
Question: Under Windows 7 (64 bit), I’m reading through 9000 moderately sized files. ?In total, there is more than 200 MB of data. ?Using Java (JDK 1.6.21) I’m iterating over…
How to verify that hard drive is filled with zeroes in Linux?
Question: I have hard drive filled with zeroes. How to check if all bits on hard drive are zeros using bash? Answer: od will replace runs of the same thing…
How to partition a hard drive that has no OS installed?
Question: I have a 500 GB hard drive. The laptop came with Windows 7 preinstalled. Now as I am installing Windows 8, I have deleted the C drive. So I…
How to access S.M.A.R.T. values when using RAID and Intel Matrix Storage?
Question: We have a RAID 5 array using Intel Matrix Storage (i.e. a motherboard based RAID). One of the hard drives has started to make a grinding noise, and the…
What is faster cutting or copying a file?
Question: To get large file from one place to another what is faster cutting or copying a file ? What factors can influence the result? I’ve heard it matters if…
How to find which hard drive represents each drive letter?
Question: I have 3 hard drives in my computer and I can not figure out how to distinguish which physical hard drive in my computer represents the drive letter. When…
Move EFI System Partition to another drive
Question: I had a Windows 8 installation on an HDD, using UEFI as boot. The HDD has the following GPT table: DISKPART> list partitionPartizione ### ?Tipo ?Dim. ?Offset————— ?—————- ?——-…
Why is the effective hard drive size lower than the actual size?
Question: I just got a new Lenovo Laptop which has been installed with Windows 7 and is supposed to have 250 GB hard disk. Windows 7 reports that the hard…
How to measure disk performance?
Question:How to measure disk-performance under Windows? ?? ??(9 answers) ?? ???Closed 6 years ago. ? A friend has asked me to perform maintenance oh his computer. The described symptoms point…
Cross platform Hard Disk encryption?
Question: I would like to encrypt my hard drive so that it requires a password to access it. However features like BitLocker in Windows will only work under Windows, and…