Storage

SATA II RAID 0 not reaching 3.0 Gbps
On or about Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:57:13 +0800 did "Man-wai Chang ToDie (33.6k)" <toylet.toylet(a)gmail.com> dribble thusly: Chipset is nForce 570 Ultra. Whatever possessed you to think it would? 3.0Gbps indicates the maximum interface transfer rate for a single drive (which no current SATA drive can meet, muc... 25 Jul 2008 10:25

LACIE problems
I bought 2 Lacie external HD (those nice "Porsche design"). One is working allright since 2006, the transformator of the second broke after a few uses and I can't find a replacement here in Italy.... On their site Lacie does NOT give a telephone number to call, just a mail. So my view is: be VERY CAREFU... 23 Jul 2008 10:12

Utility to Image Hard Drive to File under Windows
Which imaging utilities can read either a DOS or NTFS partition and copy the image to a file on an NTFS file system? The point is I want to have a library of images as large files under NTFS, rather than having to index a large number of physical drives, each of which would have one or more partitions. --... 2 Jul 2008 18:05

USB memory stick has 'loader.exe' constantly appearing
Hello... I have a USB memory stick and everytime I insert it into a PC (running WinXP pro) symantec finds 3 x 'loader.exe' on it. I have formmatted the stick a number of times but each time Auto protect keeps finding this worm. Could it be that there is something built into the memory stick that formatting... 23 Jul 2008 10:12

Maxtor NAS Shared Storage II
I'm trying to use a Maxtor NAS Shared Storage II on a network that uses only static IP addresses and whose subnet id is 10.0.0. How can I do this? A printer I have at my place of employment supports what it's manual refers to as IP Gleaning. You add an IP address / MAC address to the ARP cache and then ping th... 1 Jul 2008 01:04

SanDisk Cruzer Micro 2 GB (SDCZ6-2048RB) U3 & Windows 98 SE support?
Hello! I have client who has a SanDisk Cruzer Micro 2 GB (SDCZ6-2048RB) that comes with U3 Smart feature. How can he use this USB Flash stick/drive under his old Windows 98 SE via its USB connection? I did not see a driver for this specific model (SDCZ6-2048RB) on http://www.sandisk.com/retail/driverdownloa... 30 Jun 2008 04:30

Can hard drives handle floor vibrations?
Our next door neighbor has a kid who frequently turns up the car stereo all the way. The bass is strong enough to make the windows rattle. I wonder, will my hard drives be OK if the floor frequently vibrates? ... 4 Jul 2008 01:50

Transcend MP3 + FM Player - T.sonic 610 - 1 GB
HOMESHOP18- Features: MP3 Player that supports MP3, WMA and WAV music formats - FM Radio (FM Radio recording and the ability to preset 20 FM radio stations) - Digital Voice Recorder - Karaoke-type lyrics display - A-B repeat function allows you to continuously replay a designated section of a track - Supports 12 ... 28 Jun 2008 04:32

SATA Connector Question
Is the SATA connector on a 2.5" notebook drive a different SATA connector than is found on the 3.5" desktop drive? I need to copy a notebook drive, and the connector at least looks different. If it is different, where can I find a suitable SATA-to-IDE or SATA-to-SATA adapter cable? I already have a SATA-to-IDE ... 27 Jun 2008 22:25

LACIE External Hard Drives
Has anyone had any experience with these "Lacie" drives? Opinions? Thanks. ... 1 Jul 2008 05:09