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| | Hey, I really need your help as my hard drive is dead. Is there anyway I can retrive my files? I don't have a backup! When i plug the USB into any computer, it doesn't run. IS THERE HOPE? |
| | Don't know if this is the right place for this,but here goes. I have partitioned my main hdd into three partitions, two primary and one logical. Here is the rub. when I right click on an item to send it somewhere, none of these drives show up. How can I … |
| | I have been trying to install a WD500AKSS 500 gb drive to no success. My system is XP Pro on a SuperMicro X6DAL-XTG mobo. Can't get info from any manfacturers. My mobo manual states the following: ...for drive capacities over 137 gb your system must be equipped with 48-bit LBA … |
 | When I boot up my computer with my 200GB Maxtor external hard disk connected and powered on, the POST/BIOS freezes while booting. Depending on when I turn the drive on, it will freeze in different parts of the boot process, but regardless, it still freezes. The one thing that really … |
| | Need you help !!! I have a website, and desperately need a simple javascript. Here is a requirement: The balance of my account will appear in the web, and it's dynamically INCREASING every second at certain percentage. I expect it similar to the "counting free storage" of GOOGLE: [URL]https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=mail&passive=true&rm=false&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fmail.google.com%2Fmail%2F%3Fui%3Dhtml%26zy%3Dl<mpl=default<mplcache=2[/URL] For … |
| | Hi! I have a PC with a SATA hard disk. I wanted to add a second SATA hard disk. From what I had read it was just a case of plugging into the right holes with the right connectors. I thought I could handle that! However, when I connected the … |
| | Hi All , I have Pentium-4 system with 40GB HDD, 256MB RAM and process 2.8(I think so). I bought new 160GB HDD and installed Operating system in that. Initially it shows both the old 40GB HDD and 160GB HDD but now it is showing only 160GB HDD only. And one … |
| | I actually just joined today so I am not sure if this has already been discussed here. My question is: Is there really a software that can reset a Seagate hardrive back to zero? Going back to zero includes resetting the bad sectors of the drive. My friend claims he … |
 | Hi all, On (lucky me!) Friday the 13th, my [b]Maxtor 250GB SATA[/b] drive failed. Its connected to a Promise SATA PCI Card, and my computer specs are as follows: 2 existing SATA drives connected to mobo, 2GB ram, 3.2Ghz P4 HT. [b]The error:[/b] Windows loads very sluggishly, and when I … |
| | Hi I am new in the forum.....I just installed windows vista and I'm having trouble with the hardrive memory....every time I enter my computer I see that the memory is lower....right now is 10 g less than it was when I install vista....I ran Norton scan and it did not …  |
 | Hi, Ive recently brought a second SATA HDD for my comp. Installed it with no problems and its working fine the only problem is the size its says it is. I bought it as a 250GB but when i look at it in "My Computer" it says that it is … |
| | Hi, my name is Joe. I bought a used IBM Travelstar for my Laptop. It had Windows NT on it. I used FDISK and was able to delete the Non-disk partition, but I cannot delete the other partitions. Tells me I need to delete the Logical partition first but there … |
| | can any body help me out wid this ........as i m doing C not C++.....plz tell me the whole program........plzzzzzzzzz Construct a solution algorithm and write a C program for the following programming problem. Use a top-down modular design. State clearly tasks that are to be performed by each module. …  |
| | Hi all I am in serious trouble. i am not able to access my c: drive(when i open my computer it is shown like ([B][COLOR=red]Access Denied (c:)[/COLOR][/B] wherever i click on the icon it says c:\ not accessable. Access Denied. For this drive the sharing and security tab in the … |
| | Has anyone else ever seen this happen? My machine has 2 hard drives with several partitions(c,e,f,g,h,i, and d for the cd rom). I booted from the winxp cd, and when it got to the point where it asked which partition I wanted to install Windows on, I noticed the drive … |
| | I keep getting boot from cd: boot disk error insert system disk when I try to load up. The drive is browsable from a temporary one which I added. In the recovery console I have tried bootcfg /rebuild fixmbr and fixboot to no avail.. This problem occured after I installed … |
| | Here is the problem, Hdd crashed and burned, replaced hdd, got in touch with HP for recovery disc, the ones they sent are not compatible with my machine. Was told those disc are no longer avaible(sic) so they refunded my money back, so all I have are a set of … |
| | Hard Disk - One Partition Unaccessible...!!! Hi I have attached three hard disks and have booted from one hard disk...but why one of partition (partition J ) of another hard disk is not getting accessed from the hard disk from which i have booted. Normally i was able to access … |
| | My laptop recently crashed (by the way, thanks again to those of you who responded to that post =] it works now) and so i was looking into the area of external hard drives for back up between my desktop and laptop i don't really know much in the hardware … |
| | I have been trying to remove "my way search assistant" from my computer for weeks now!! I have failed. I followed the directions from dlh6213 (thank you) and now I have a [I]hijackthislog[/I] that Im not too sure what to do with. (posted below) I would greatly appreciate any help … |
 | I have had this dirve since October and Must have made around 20-30 single sided DVD burns since then. A week ago I put in a CD to re-install some drivers, the next day when I put in a Disk it made some kind of noise as if it were … |
| | My niece's Dell Inspiron 5100 has got a Hitachi 40 gig hd and it over heats. Got a laptop cooler and it still runs hot 125deg's and up. If i take a regular house fan and turn it pointing up and sit the laptop on top of the fan it … |
| | Recently I purchased a new computer with Vista Pre-Loaded on it. So far, no major problems till I tried to connect the hard drive from my old computer to the new compuuters motherboard. I poped the restrictor that would make it a master out, so the new hard drive is …  |
 | Hey ppl There's a new technology emerging in some lab in America ofcourse(dunno the specifics) where a new kinda disc is being developed. The name is HVD. Now now now dont mistake it for the HD-DVD that u might already know about. This is the abbreviation of Holographic Versatile Disc. … |
| | hi i have a maxtor II one touch and recently it just wouldnt boot up. started to panic as it has incredibly important photos. i sent it to a data recovery specialist and he said that he managed to get it working again, but couldnt access the data because it … |
| | Hallo, 1 week ago I got an external USB Harddisk (MaxtorOne Touch III: 7200RPM 500GB) and I pluged it into USB port. Windows gave automatically drive letter G: . All was fine, and I could save my data on it. And today I restarted my PC and found that I … |
| | I have an older PC, with Win 98 SE. I installed a network card, and when it restarted, I received an error message "Your multifunction device (Intel 823.... Bus Master [URL="http://www.tek-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=1366681&page=1#"]IDE Controller[/URL]) has some devices using 32-bit drivers and others using compatibility-mode drivers. This configuration is not supported, so your … |
 | if i was to put a hard drive in a enclosure and set it up on my computer in my bedroom 1. format it 2. allocate drive letter would i be able to write files to it and take it to my other computer down stairs and use it without … |
| | All drives in the DiamondMax Plus 8 series are listed below: 6E020L0 (20Gb) 6E030L0 (30Gb) 6E040L0 (40Gb) Identification: A slimline IDE hard drive with a shiny metallic top and a white Maxtor label in the centre. The "DiamondMax Plus 8" label can be found a third of the way down … |
| | Flash drive - some generic 512mb thing. Puter: Dell Lattitude d510 XPsp2pro On any other computer the drive once plugged in detects and apperas in "my computer". on this laptop what happens is: the flashdrive's led lights up for a couple of seconds and turns off in device manager a … |
| | Hi guys, I am still running win 2K (yeah I know update!) but when I try to use a USB removeable media storage device (Imation) it flashes once then is not identified. I have the usual drives, c, d (dvd), e (cdr-w) on the system and not sure if I … |
| | Hello I have a Samsung VM8000 with windows 98 as an operating system. When I put any audio or installation disc's in the cd rom drive its reads it and an orange light flashing up on the cd drive which obviously means that it is reading the disc, when suddenly … |
| | hellow to all how do i install a new hard drive on a tishiba satellite 2435-s255 i got it for free but without a hard drive so i will be installing a fresh install eny body have eny ideas thanks blackmagic |
| | The dvd burner will not burn normal cds, when u right click the disc drive and a disc is in it it does not give you an option for format. When you double click the drive and a blank cd is in it, it says drive is not acessible, and … |
| | I recently bought a used T21 ThinkPad laptop form a local shop specialising in second hand PC’s. It’s a 700mhz Pentium 3 with CD-R and DVD-R (not writers) and a single USB 1, so I guess it’s about 4 or 5 years old. The CD-DVD drive is a ‘cassette’ type … |
| | i have a acer travel mate a really old one i don't know what make it is though. it can read data Cd's and music Cd's but it cant read windows xp windows 2000 or anything it says the disk is corrupted but i tried it in many other PCs … |
| | [font=Comic Sans MS]:confused: Ive got an Dvd-burner/Cd drive and it cant read any of my disk and i cant burn either....plz help coz the warranty just run out a week ago!!!! i happened rite after i woz watchin a dvd help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i cant afford $500 for a new one (btw … |
| | Im an administrator for a company and our vp's decided that they want laptop's!!! We have setup offline files for their profile folder because we have roaming profiles in an AD environment and to make an ease of life this is stored on a server [URL="file://\\server\profiles\joe.joe"]\\server\profiles\joe.joe[/URL]. now when they login … |
| | Was software wiping a 100gb laptop drive to sell it, and now the Bios cannot see it. A few disk diagnostic programs seem to be able to access it anyway and they say the drive is fine (full surface scan). Windows XP install disk can partition, format, write the OS. … |
 | This IDC White Paper looks at the savings and benefits that system software and disk defragmentation can provide to customers. It also examines the savings that were achieved by three enterprise customers using a simple model over one year. These customers were selected by Diskeeper for analysis by IDC. |
| | While there is little dispute among IT professionals regarding the impact of disk fragmentation on system performance, no independent guidelines exist to recommend the frequency of defragmentation across an infrastructure. Some IT professionals use defragmentation as a measure of last resort, defragmenting only after system performance has sufficiently degraded to … |
| | Depending on your perspective, [I]virtualization’s [/I]purpose is to afford divergence and convergence. It affords the division of logical objects that should be separated, and/or the consolidation of objects that should be grouped together. The technology’s recent explosion coincides with the trend of consolidating systems on to fewer, but more powerful … |
| | The mathematics of accidental file erasure is alarming.A PC user is likely to spend an average of one hour in a frantic effort to recover the file (or files, or an entire directory) before turning to the help desk. Just two occurrences per day – a conservative estimate for a … |
| | Resolving issues with file system performance include numerous solutions, primarily hardware related, from use of faster disks, a greater number of disks, distributed storage, SANs, and on the bleeding edge extreme, petabyte-worthy technologies such as cluster file systems. It can also lead to “workaround” handlings such as reinstalling software, re-imaging … |
| | Despite all the advances of recent times, the disk remains the weak link. And with the ongoing explosion in data storage as well as the massive size of modern disks, that link is growing steadily weaker. As a result, fragmentation exerts a severe toll on enterprise performance and reliability, one … |
| | In today’s environment of bigger disks storing not only larger files but more files than ever before, the effects of fragmentation worsen markedly with each day’s use. To keep up with same-day performance degradation, disks must be defragmented in real-time. |
| | variations of this are being posted repeatedly here. hope this will clarify things once and for all. [code=c] // to choose a random element from a sequence when // a. you do not know how many elements are there before hand // b. you want to make one single pass … |
 | I've been reading some posts where some newbs have had trouble installing slackware. So I have put together this little how to so they can get slackware installed. I usually only help with MEPIS as I feel it is the best linux but for those who want to try and … |
| | I am trying to install a dvd writer that has s-ata cables only problem is that my system uses ide cables. Can this work and how? |
| | My external hard drive began rattling so loudly it sounded like a motorcycle was in my living room. I immediately turned it off, let it cool down and tried turning it back on - it made the same noise. My external holds 500gb and I am currently using 100+. All … |
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