Wikio - Disk Drives

Hitachi working on 5TB hard disk drives (BwT)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:05:26 GMT

Solid state disks are slowly gaining ground on traditional hard drives, particularly in laptops, but that isn't stopping Hitachi from continuing to push HDDs to the limit. While recent developments in the field are already yielding one terabyte units, Hitachi believes they can have a commercial...

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Data Recovery from the Hard Disk (TechEnclave)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:19:58 GMT

Hi, I need a solution to recover some of the data from my laptop hard disk.My HD capacity is 40 GB. When I was running a mobile software utility accidentally it has deleted around 7 GB of data, which may be missing/not accessible in the HD. I did...

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Solid state disks to get better power management over time (DV Hardware)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 01:06:14 GMT

A harsh review of solid state disks by Tom's Hardware earlier this week busted the myth that these drives use less power than hard disk drives but SSD makers are quick to point out that things will change in the future. However, high-performance solid state drive maker STEC provided some insight into what to expect. Data used in the Tom's...

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Acer Extensa EX5620-4025 NoteBook T2370 1GB 120GB DVD+-RW Vista H $400 + $17 Shipping (dealwhiz.com)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:30:43 GMT

Newegg.com offers Acer Extensa EX5620-4025 NoteBook T2370 1GB 120GB DVD+-RW Vista H $400 after $100 instant discount + $17 Shipping. Deal Description: Acer Extensa EX5620-4025 NoteBook T2370 1GB 120GB DVD+-RW Vista H with Memory Size 1GB DDR2, Hard Disk 120GB, Optical Drive DVD Super Multi, Graphics Card Intel GMA X3100 Video Memory shared memory.

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Explore : Components, Memory

JVC Everio GZ-MG330 Camcorder ([MobileRatty] Lattest Articles)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:24:25 GMT

JVC has released a new member to their everio family. The GZ-MG330 which is available in four colours, You can have it in red, blue, silver, and black. Videos are recorded on a 1.8in hard disk with...

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Virtual CloneDrive 5.4.0.3 Beta (http://8download.blogspot.com)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:53:00 GMT

Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files generated with CloneDVD or CloneCD can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting them into a normal CD/DVD drive. Probably the best virtual drive software, Virtual...

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Comprehensive List of How (Key to Press) to Access BIOS for Various OEM and Computer Systems (My Digital Life)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:05:59 GMT

BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is a firmware code that run by an PC when first powered on to identify and initiate component hardware (such as hard disk, floppy and optical disk drives), and then run bootstrapping or booting up process to load or execute and let operating system taking control of the computer machine. Most OEM [...] [ This is a content summary only....

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Re: Crush niyong celeb (local and foreign...) (FIlipino online community)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:59:18 GMT

si marc nelson ang wapu. nakita ko kasi sya sa greenbelt.. bumibili sya ng hard disk eh bumili ng laptop ung friend ko dun. hihi.. hindi pa sya suplado in fairness

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TrueCrypt 6.0 (http://8download.blogspot.com)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:33:00 GMT

TrueCrypt can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mount it as a real disk, or an entire hard disk partition or a device, such as USB memory stick, floppy disk, etc. This software provides two levels of security: a hidden volume (more information may be found here), and a volume cannot be identified (no part of the volume can be distinguished from random...

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n-Track Studio 6.0 Build 2323 Beta (http://8download.blogspot.com)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:33:00 GMT

n-Track Studio is a complete recording studio in your PC: all you need is a card and some free space on your hard disk to store audio data. Record, edit, overdub your audio tracks, apply effects, process audio live input, mix and then burn audio CDs or create mp3 files. Key features of “NTrack Studio”: · Speed and transpose controls for whole song, tracks and individual tracks .wav files...

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Format USB Flash drive to NTFS file system (D' Technology Weblog)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:33:59 GMT

So, you’ve a USB Flash drive, if you want to change the file system on your USB drive, here’s the way to enable NTFS on your USB Flash Drive: Right click My Computer and select Manage. Open the Device Manager and find your USB drive under the “Disk Drives” heading. Right click the drive and select Properties. Choose Policies [...]

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Explore : Flash Memory, Hardware

Beware of ebuyer - products not always as advertised (The fantastic site of Lord Matt)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:29:58 GMT

Beware false descriptions at ebuyer - you may purchase things you do not need. Which is exactly what happened to me. I saw a product titled: Plexus USB to IDE & SATA Adapter With Power Adapter (Supports 1.8" / 2.5" / 3.5" IDE & Serial ATA Hard Disk) Quite understandably I though it would enable me to read a 1.8 IDE (female) HDD made by Toshiba. So I ordered two of them. As I shall explain...

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Hitachi’s brain substitute (News on Japan)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:41:01 GMT

Register Hardware today is reporting that Hitachi is planning to release a small, 3.5-inch, hard disk that can handle five tetra-bytes (5TB). Hitachi says that two of these 5TB hard disk will together, “provide the same storage capacity as the human brain.” Hitachi plans to release these new super-capacity hard disks by the year 2010—just [...]

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Explore : Hardware, Hitachi, Storage

SBMAV Disk Cleaner Lite 2.85.4733 (http://8download.blogspot.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:21:00 GMT

SBMAV Disk Cleaner is an advanced hard disk cleaner for Windows that can safely clean your disk. It is designed to clean a hard drive of various informational trash having no importance, which simply clutters the disks. Version 2.8 program’s configuration has been updated and some bugs was fixed. Features: Search for useless files; Search for emply folders;...

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Power Adaptor for Transcend 3.5" HDD Enclosure (TechEnclave)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:35:24 GMT

Hi friends The power adaptor of my external hard disk enclosure has gone kaput. The casing is Transcend make, bought last year. The adaptor reads the specs as follows: Model: PAG0342 34.0W Input: 100-240V~47/63 Hz 1.2A Output: 5.0V --- 2.0A ...

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NEWS: LG intros Freeview Playback HDD DVD recorders (Pocket-lint)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:11:46 GMT

LG RHT399H, LG RHT398H and LG RHT397H launch LG Electronics has introduced its first series of digital Freeview Playback DVD recorders with built-in hard disk drives. ... Read LG intros Freeview Playback HDD DVD recorders on Pocket-lint now

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Virtual CloneDrive 5.4.0.2 Beta (http://8download.blogspot.com)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:33:00 GMT

Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive, however it exists only virtually. Image files generated with CloneDVD or CloneCD can be mounted onto a virtual drive from your hard-disk or from a network drive and used in the same manner as inserting them into a normal CD/DVD drive.Probably the best virtual drive software, Virtual...

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Hitachi Plans for 5 Terabyte Hard Drive By 2010 (Digital Media thoughts)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:43:00 GMT

http://www.electronista.com/article...cpp.gmr.drives/ "Hitachi expects to offer a hard disk with five terabytes of storage by 2010, the company tells Japan's Nikkei BP (registration required). While some recent developments are nearing one terabit per inch, Hitachi says its CPP-GMR (Current Perpendicular to the Plane Giant Magnetoresistance) technology has improved to where the company...

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Explore : Hardware, Hitachi, Storage

driver notebook acer note 371 (jobgolds)

noreply@blogger.com (jobgolds.com) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:42:00 GMT

Notebook Acer Note 371 Download Specification : Part Number 91.AA202.021 Processor / Speed Intel Pentium 120MHz Core Logic Chipset System Bus Speed 33 MHzRAM / Max RAM 16 MB / 64MB EDO Video Subsystem Cirrus Logic 65550 1 MBLCD Properties 11.3" STN Hard Disk Drive 1.0 GB IBM/DSOA-21080 2.5" 12.5MM Floppy Disk Drive 1.44MB 3.5" Internal CD-ROM Drive None Battery,...

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driver notebook acer note 352 (jobgolds)

noreply@blogger.com (jobgolds.com) — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:32:00 GMT

Notebook Acer Note 352 Download Specification : Part Number : 91.AA202.002 Processor / Speed : Intel 486DX4 / 75MHz Core Logic Chipset : System Bus Speed 33 MHz RAM / Max RAM : 8MB / 32MB Video Subsystem : Chips & Technologies 65540 LCD Properties : 10.4" Dual Scan Hard Disk Drive : 420MB Floppy Disk Drive : 1.44MB 3.5" (Modular) CD-ROM Drive : None Battery,...

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