Archive for October, 2009

Quick Format vs. Full Format

Monday, October 19th, 2009

Quick Format vs. Full Format during Windows installation or in Windows Disk management When you choose to run a Full Format on a volume (or partition), files are removed from the volume that you are formatting and the hard disk is scanned for bad sectors.

Two Useful Tools For Online/Remote Troubleshooting

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Sometimes our customers need a online data recovery or remote PC troubleshooting . Here are two useful tools may help you, with a few simple steps, you’ll learn how to troubleshoot someone else’s computer remotely

How To Tell If The Noisy Hard Drive Is Normal?

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Current hard drive technology dictates that some noise will occur during drive operation. The type of noise and the volume of the noise can change depending on the current function that the drive is involved in. It is important to recognize which noises indicate trouble and which are simply normal drive sounds

WD Hard Drive Interface Guide For Compatible Cable Connections Part I

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Which internal drive is the right choice: SATA or EIDE? First, look at the connections on your computer. SATA Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives are quickly becoming the new standard in hard drive technology.

When Data Recovery Becomes Impossible

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

We?ve all been using computers for a while now and I bet none of us have been spared from at least one data loss related problem in our technical ?career?. Data is so easily losable that you?re practically forced to make backups for everything you have, for obvious safety reasons

When Data Recovery Becomes Impossible

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

We?ve all been using computers for a while now and I bet none of us have been spared from at least one data loss related problem in our technical ?career?. Data is so easily losable that you?re practically forced to make backups for everything you have, for obvious safety reasons. Data loss can occur due to several reasons, including: - Physical damage

Avoiding Data Recovery On External Hard Disk Drives

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

According to UniRecovery RAID Data Recovery Labs, External Hard Disk Drives provide great flexible storage option and security by providing a mobile back up option, yet this advantage has dangerous twist to users. With storage capacity running in hundreds of Gigabites, accompanied by high rates of data transfer, in addition to the flexibility to plug the external drive to a Laptop, Desktop, Server, Memory Cards, Camera or iPod and sold at reasonable prices have increased their popularity dramatically

Avoiding Data Recovery On External Hard Disk Drives

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

According to UniRecovery RAID Data Recovery Labs, External Hard Disk Drives provide great flexible storage option and security by providing a mobile back up option, yet this advantage has dangerous twist to users. With storage capacity running in hundreds of Gigabites, accompanied by high rates of data transfer, in addition to the flexibility to plug the external drive to a Laptop, Desktop, Server, Memory Cards, Camera or iPod and sold at reasonable prices have increased their popularity dramatically. However, as the popularity of the external drives containing backups and valuable data are increasingly failing for no apparent reasons.

2 Ways To Backup Your Laptop Data

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

Creating a backup of any Windows Vista computer, including a laptop, is a safety measure in case the hard drive fails . Backups can be accomplished using several options, but the most convenient way to save data is either on a network drive or by burning the files to a CD-ROM or DVD disk. These two methods create full backups that are easily retrieved after a hard drive failure

General Knowledge Of Magnetic Tape

Monday, October 5th, 2009

History of Magnetic Tape & Magnetic Disks Magnetic tape and magnetic disk media are used for data storage.They have developed and changed over the years, getting smaller while holding more information.