How to do a hexdump of first track of HDD?
Question: How would i do a hexdump in Ubuntu for the first track of a HDD? I am looking for a winhex-esque output if that makes sense. The first track…
Why are 4k reads in hdd/ssd benchmarks slower than writes?
Question: There are several benchmark tools available to test the speed of a pc drive. Here is an benchmark example of a SATA SSD: Sequential Read : 718.498 MB/s Sequential…
Do Solid State Disks (SSDs) have a buffer cache?
Question: All HDDs that I know have at least 8MB or more of buffer cache (I know that it is for increasing read and write performance on Disk Drivers). However,…
Is it worth buying SSDs for a RAID?
Question: Im seeing people using SSDs for RAID-0 and getting excellent improvements in read/write rates. But now there is a good opportunity to acquire another SSD Force Corsair F60 identical…
Low disk space after filling up C:WindowsTemp with .evtx and .txt files
Question: I’ve been using my new Windows 10 PC for about one week and have recently started getting this warning: This does not appear every reboot. Checking C: properties, 212MB…
What is the whole function and effect of “Turn off Windows write-cache buffer flushing on the device”
Question: In Windows 7, using the Device Manager, bringing up the properties of a disk, and going to the Policies tab, there are 2 switch items. The write cache, which…
File copying utility like rsync with error handling like ddrescue, for data recovery from a hard drive with bad sectors or hardware failure
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Is it possible to create individual power settings for each hard drive?
Question: I have a number of different drives that I use for different purposes but I only use two of them frequently.I would like for the others to enter sleep…
Power Options: Turn off harddrive. Effective or dangerous?
Question: I keep a PC running 24×7 as it handles several light (processor-wise and disk-wise) tasks and acts as a jumping point into my network from outside. I’d like to…
The mystery of the Undead HDD. How can this happen?
Question: The short version I had a disk die on me a year ago. ?It had been a full-on click of death; the system couldn’t see anything let alone mount…