HDDs

Forum discussion tagged with HDDs.
  1. SparkyTech934

    [SOLVED] How to Transfer Large Amount of Data When Upgrading Capacity

    Hi All, I recently asked a storage question on the forums related to one of my 4 HDDs (in a RAID 5 array) having some uncorrectable sectors after power loss, and subsequently, needing to replace it. I will more than likely be taking the opportunity to upgrade the storage capacity of the array...
  2. SparkyTech934

    [SOLVED] Recovering Data From Offline Uncorrectable Sectors

    Hi All, I am running Windows Server 2019 Standard on my HP Z640 Workstation, and this morning I noticed that my machine had crashed/rebooted. Looking at the logs, it seems that it was a critical kernel-power error, so it must have been a temporary power outage or issue. per usual in these...
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    [SOLVED] Western Digital 4TB HDD vs WB Blue 1TB 7200 RPM?

    Hi guys, I already have 2 HDDs in my PC, both of them Western Digital Blue 1TB 7200 RPM. Due to needs of more storage space, i decided to get myself Western Digital Blue 4TB HDD, will be used for gaming only. But there's speed differences between both types of HDDs (7200 RPM vs 5400 RPM). I...
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    Question can Raid 1 work on both Mac and PC?

    I am planning on getting 2 internal 2.5" HDDs (1TB to 2TB) for backup, and put them into a Raid Enclosure to set them up as RAID 1. planning on getting this one...
  5. palinopsic

    Setting up a network and server for a small company (10 computers)

    I'm looking into setting up a LAN and server for the small business I work for. Does anyone have advice on equipment, setup or just a good book or source of info to start learning from? Here are the details: -There's a good source of budget and no defined limit. The idea is to get it working...
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    Need help accessing dead/dying hard drive and retrieve files

    My hard drive suddenly drive on me. I tried using linux live to troubleshoot things and luckily my hard drive can still be detected "ST500LT012-1DG142" But the problem is, I couldn't open it. I tried doing fdisk -l and it doesn't show me anything which makes me worried, even though my...
  7. jpishgar

    BestConfigs: Intel-Based Office PC

    It's that time again! Time to update the Tom's Hardware BestConfigs! Once again, we are opening the field to user recommendations to get the best consensus for the absolute best of the best in each category. Post the best configuration you can put together for the following build category and...
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    Need a low profile graphics card that can run League of Legends.

    Hey guys, I have an Emachine El1352 slimline PC. I'm not interested in buying a new PC to play League and I just want to upgrade the graphics card so I can play the game, even if it's at low settings. Anything is better than the onboard graphics that I currently have... but my question is, which...
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    r9 270 vs gtx 760 bang for your buck

    Hi im building a gaming rig and i would like to ask whether the 50-60$ difference between the r9 270 and gtx 760 notable in performance. Ive seen "r9 270x vs r9 270" here and it says that the difference between the r9 270x and r9 270 is not that much so its a waste spending 40 more dollars for...
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