Storage

Seagate 7200.11 High Failure Rate
I have gotten 5 drives and 4 of them failed within an hour. Yes, the warranty replacements gotten directly from Seagate failed just like the orginal 2 new ones purchased from an online retailer. One of the original warranty replacements is still working, though I'm not really using it yet other than loading Win... 22 Sep 2008 19:29

SATA II Backward Compatible with SATA I?
Should any SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) drive work fine when plugged into any SATA I (1.5 Gb/s) connector? Or is it perhaps drive vendor-dependent? Or shouldn't it work at all? (I have a Seagate SATA II that is working fine on a SATA I connection to the motherboard without using the 1.5 Gb/s jumper on the drive). Tony... 8 Jul 2008 20:18

true image skipping .tib files
I have other computers on our network create images on my hard drive. Is there anyway when using acronis true image to have it backup the entire drive except for files that have the .tib extension. These .tib files are the images that don't need to be backed up. Thanks, Pete ... 8 Jul 2008 19:16

Seagate ST3320613AS vs ST3320620NS
"Man-wai Chang ToDie (33.6k)" <toylet.toylet(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:48439b10(a)127.0.0.1... which one is better? I've had 4 out of 5 ST3320613AS drives fail within an hour of installation. Tony ... 9 Jul 2008 02:26

SAS RAID Controller with PCI Interface?
Does any vendor make a SAS RAID controller that will work on a standard PCI Bus (not PCI-X)? I'm trying to retrofit SAS to an older architecture system. -- Will ... 8 Jul 2008 14:08

Question for seasoned SCSI expert
I'm involved in a complex case relating to a "failed" SCSI raid array. I need to ask a question of someone who is knowledgeable (very much so) in SCSI technology to confirm that my suspicions are correct. This will probably not apply to anyone who has less than 10 years' experience in SCSI. I would appreciat... 7 Jul 2008 22:47

How to determine supported MID types
Pioneer have a page that lists Supported DVD-Writable Media for various model series: http://wwwbsc.pioneer.co.jp/product-e/ibs/device_e/dev00003r_e.html I don't know if other manufacturers have similar data. However, I have recently been able to extract MID codes embedded in the SB01 firmware for a Samsung SH-S... 12 Jul 2008 23:48

Use of 2.5 SATA Drives For Servers
Is there 2.5 SATA drive whose use is recommended for a server? I have an industrial rackmount computer with SCSI drives currently that leaves no room for the cable connections behind the drives. It's HOURS of work to remove and replace a drive. I want something that gives us a lot more room to work behind the... 9 Jul 2008 09:35

How big is a gigabyte in hard drive advertising and packaging?
How big is a gigabyte in hard drive advertising and packaging? From another newsgroup, I suppose it's true: Coverage of a recent New Mexico Supreme Court case said that states were getting bold in finding excuses to void arbitration agreements under general state contract law and the U. S. Supreme Court was co... 23 Jul 2008 10:12

restoring system after disaster
Hello I use Veritas Backup exec 10d. I conmsider situation when my servers will be totaly destroyed. I know that I able to recover system and all data with IDR whan new server will be exacly like old one. But can I use IDR to restore system/data using different server I mean with different configuraton from dif... 4 Jul 2008 20:14