Archive for June, 2009

Intel RAID Controller Troubleshooting Guide: My RAID controller has an issue not addressed above

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Check the following: • Update the firmware files to the latest version. The files required depend of the server board, but may include BIOS, BMC, FRUSDR, HSC. Clear the CMOS upon completing any updates.

Intel RAID Controller Troubleshooting Guide: Some of my hard drives show up during POST and some do not

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Drives not showing up in post can be caused by a variety of problems. Please check the following: • Are you using the latest BIOS and firmware for the server board and the latest firmware for the RAID card

Intel RAID Controller Troubleshooting Guide: My system appears to power on, however there is no video

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Check the following: • Look for a blinking cursor in the top left corner of the screen. If the cursor is there, wait 5 minutes to determine if the system will continue the boot process

Intel RAID Controller Troubleshooting Guide: Upon booting, my server starts beeping

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Upon power on, beeps can come from the server board, from the RAID controller, or from other devices installed in the system.

Data Backup-Recovery and CYA

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Has it happened to you yet? Floppy disk with important data went bad? CD or DVD with your favorite pictures got scratched

Intel RAID Controller Troubleshooting Guide: My server will not power on

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Though it is unlikely that a server will not boot, the following are some of the possible reasons for failure to boot: • Some ATX power supplies have a power switch on the back of the power supply next to the fan. Is this switched on? • Check for proper power cord connections.

Seagate Additions External Storage Solutions For Small Business

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Seagate Introduces New Additions To Its BlackArmor Family Of External Storage Solutions For Small Business, New Products include Networked, Desktop, and Mobile Storage Options to Store, Backup, and Secure Business Critical Data.

Hard drive reinvented by DataSlide

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

DataSlide, UK based data storage company has reinvented hard drives with a new contemporary design that results in faster data access at lower power.

Backup and Recovery for Small Business Networks

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

Ask small business IT staff what worries them most . They won’t talk about natural disasters, power outages, security breaches or running out of disk space. They will probably tell you that what keeps them up the most are nightmares about backing up and recovering servers and workstations and the data on them.

Updates to mini hard drive from Samsung

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Everywhere, people are looking for small and portable items that can be carried easily. Samsung line of S1 mini external hard drives have new additions. At the size of a credit card of about 1.8 inch, these external hard drives are now available in 160GB capacity