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Hard Disk – Formatting and Partitioning: Tutorial

By admin, on January 7th, 2012

You decide to partition your hard disk, but before going through the process you must first prepare the things needed to complete the process of partitioning.

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The most important things in completing the process of partitioning and formatting are the hard disk, cables, computer and the installation CD. When these three are already prepared, the configuration needs changes as well. Configure the PC to boot or start from your existing optical drive such as the DVD or CD. In some cases, you need to modify the BIOS settings of the computer in order to set the configuration. You may need to refer to the documentation or manual that comes with your motherboard.

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The process that is going to be detailed here is partitioning in Windows XP. One can use the setup program of Windows XP in order to successfully partition then format the hard drive.

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Why you should Buy Solid State Drive Instead of Conventional Hard Drive

By admin, on April 28th, 2011

Solid state drive launched recently, were very costly until some time back. Now Solid State Drives (SSD) is becoming affordable. SSD is one thing which seems to take a lot of boom in coming years as price further go down. People prefer standard older driver because SSD are significantly costlier than those.

But now As SSD becomes cheaper, it is worth the extra money considering the following points about Solid State drives and their usage. So here is why you should spend extra and buy and SSD over traditional Hard disks –

1. First and very obvious one is you will see a big performance boost in your computer. Traditional hard drive has sped limitation which is derived from the speed of head movement, speed of rotating platters and position of data being searched. Solid state drives don’t have any moving parts so all these factors are not in place and that are why they are very fast compared to any convention hard disk. As they are much faster than traditional counterparts they remove all the bottlenecks from your configuration which are caused by slow hard disk. Putting a SSD in your desktop will thus gives you a major performance boost.

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How To Manually Remove Hard Drives

By admin, on December 27th, 2010

Hard drives can be removed manually by carefully following the instruction manual provided by hard drive manufacturers. A hard drive is removed when it needs to be repaired or replaced. Its important to follow instructions as rough handling can damage the equipment and nullify its warranty.

The only tools required for this procedure are a couple of screwdrivers. The first step involves shutting down the computer and switching off power supply. This is done to avoid damage to the internal components of a computer. After this, all the external cords and covers are removed and left as it is for 5 to 10 minutes to allow components to cool down.

A human body generates static electricity, which should be discharged before touching any component of the computer. Touching any metal object discharges static electricity from the body. First, the air deflector is removed and kept on a clean cloth. Then the drive data cable and power cable is disconnected from the hard drive and the drive is pulled out from the drive bay. It is important not to touch the bottom of the drive as the printed circuit board (PCB) may get damaged.

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Hard Drive Recovery – Some Important Guidelines

By admin, on December 16th, 2010

Hard drive recovery is a complex process and should only be done by data recovery experts. Data on a hard drive may be lost due to varied reasons such as such as software problems, computer virus, mechanical or electrical malfunction. Data recovery firms usually recover around 85% of the lost data

It is important to follow standard hard drive recovery guidelines to avoid further damage to the hard drive and other components. The hard drive must be carefully removed from the drive bay and placed into an anti static bag or wrapped in aluminum foil. This will prevent the hard drive from damage caused by static electricity.

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The covered hard drive should be placed in the middle of a box surrounded by insulating material such as foam, bubble wrap or newspapers. This should be sent to a reputed data recovery firm specially those who offer free evaluation of the hard drives. Online quotations can also be received from a number of data recovery firms. The firm offering the best deal should be selected. In some cases, it is difficult to remove the hard drive from the drive bay. To send the whole system or laptop it is recommended to use 7 inches of insulation. Data recovery firms then use special software to recover deleted and lost files.

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