Many computer users don’t know the hard drive components and how hard drive works. Do you know how files are stored in your hard drive? How Windows know whether the files are? How to read files from and write into … Read More
What is Partition Boot Sector?
Each partition (also sometimes called a “logical DOS volume” in the DOS/Windows world) has its own volume boot sector. This is distinct from the master boot sector (or record) that controls the entire disk, but is similar in concept. It … Read More
Seagate doubles capacity of data center hard drive
Seagate Technology today released its highest capacity, enterprise-class hard disk drive, doubling the previous storage limit if its high-end systems. The Savvio10.4K 2.5-in serial-attached SCSI (SAS) drive, aimed at external storage arrays, also increases meantime before failures (MTBF) by 25% … Read More
Why/When/How do HDD low level format?
We have discussed the difference between full format and quick format, today we’ll talk about hdd low level format. What is low level format? Low-level formatting is the process of outlining the positions of the tracks and sectors on the … Read More
Unformat drive with best format recovery software
Did you encounter data losing problem before? For example, when you open a partition, Windows prompt to format the partition before access it. After formatting the partitions, you remember that there are important files. What a heartbreaking experience. After this … Read More
Hard drive interface introduction and comparison
Some readers reflect that they don’t know the difference among hard drives, so this article introduces the hard drive interface, including IDE, SATA and SCSI. AT Attachment. The specification, formulated in the 1980s by a consortium of hardware and software … Read More
Drag your common-used application, file, folders to shortcut manager
Still have a fit that there is no enough space on your Quick Launch Bar, Task Bar? Are you upset that too many files and shorts on your desktop, but you cannot delete them all, as you have to use … Read More
Samsung launches 2TB EcoGreen hard drive
There’s now a good selection of 2TB hard drives on the market – with the likes of Seagate, Western Digital and Hitachi already offering various models – but there’s always room for more. Joining the party today is Samsung with … Read More