Archive for August, 2009

FAT 32 File System Frequently Asked Questions

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Microsoft’s FAT32 File System Windows 95 OSR2 provides an updated version of the File Allocation Table file system called FAT32 . This updated file system allows for a default cluster size as small as 4K, as well as support for EIDE hard disc sizes in excess of 2 Gbytes. FAT32 provides many enhancements over previous implementations of the FAT file system

Do I need to set any jumpers to configure my SATA drive?

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

No jumpers need to be set to configure a SATA drive . Serial ATA connections take the guess work out of master/slave drive configuration , since the single drive point to point connection has been introduced. The Serial ATA host automatically determines the master and slave hard drive.

Jumper Basics

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Jumpers are small metallic pins that protrude from the end of a hard disc drive or from its circuit board, as shown below. Jumpers are used to configure the hard disc drive’s options, such as defining master and slave or cable select

What do I do if my hard drive reports bad sectors?

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Bad sectors can often be corrected by using a spare sector built into the hard drive. However, any information written to a bad sector is usually lost. There are several methods for finding and correcting bad sectors .

Formatting an Internal or External hard drive using Mac OS

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

A step-by-step guide to formatting an ATA hard drive with a Macintosh operating system(Mac OS) .

How to Troubleshoot SCSI/ATA hard drive combinations?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

When SCSI drives are connected to the SCSI host adapter, with an ATA drive installed, you are unable to boot from the ATA drive.

Hard Disk Data Recovery Tips

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Before you venture into hard disk data recovery business, it is necessary to know the causes of hard disk failure .

How to Make Custom iPhone Ringtones for Free

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

You don’t have to pay for your songs twice to get a ringtone.

Data Recovery And File Recovery Tools

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Data recovery is used when serious situations and accidents occur to your system, like when hard drives has been formatted, or if you accidentally delete a file that you really need, which is no impossible, or it can also be used when a virus enters your system and deletes some of your files and information. The great thing is that any data recovery software works sufficiently with most computers and operating systems. You can use data recovery software to recover information from your local hard drive, your extra hard drive, a floppy disk, a removable or portable hard drive, memory cards, and in most cases you could even use it to recover information from old CD?s.

Data Recovery And File Recovery Tools

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Data recovery is used when serious situations and accidents occur to your system, like when hard drives has been formatted, or if you accidentally delete a file that you really need, which is no impossible, or it can also be used when a virus enters your system and deletes some of your files and information. The great thing is that any data recovery software works sufficiently with most computers and operating systems.