Storage

troubleshooting data transfers rates
I have been looking for info regarding the data transfer rate in networked PCs and how to improve it ~ Is keeping a cache in a squid-based HTTP cache better than taking the time to design a local disk cache in a heavy loaded networked? ~ NFS is fast but it is still using the common network's bandwidth . .... 8 Aug 2008 09:56

nero discspeed - erase vs format
DiscSpeed is a free download from Nero, which includes an erase function. The dialog has both Erase and Format functions. What is the difference? SCSI MMC has ERASE. One of my DVD+RW has a faint arc scratch, which shows up as hard errors at 3GB. Should erase pick this up? The laser has to switch between read (tr... 17 Aug 2008 20:14

Seagate Drive Models..Whitch one..?
Brian Mathews <bm(a)yummy.conn> wrote: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (ST3250310AS) - Hard Disk Drive - 250GB Which is the better drive to get, here the 16MB Buffer models is a is a few $ cheaper.. Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (ST3250820AS) - Hard Disk Drive - 250GB Neither of the above. The buffer doesnt make... 20 Aug 2008 22:08

NTFS file record segment errors
I have a hard drive that just went south for the summer. It was an external USB drive (Beyond Micro) with a 500GB WD Caviar HD. It wouldn't sign on as a USB drive, made a lot of attemps then stopped all access. I put it into the system (IDE) and I just hung the system because it can't read many of the file rec... 6 Aug 2008 19:01

Drive Fitness Test - Erase Function is taking a long time...
Hi Following a write error on a Hitachi 30GB (2.5") drive I downloaded their drive fitness test software. The quick test found some errors and suggested I run the erase function to fix the errors. I have had the erase function (sequential write) running overnight and its still running. There is no ind... 7 Aug 2008 19:39

Best adapter/interface for My Book
I've just bought a WD External My Book 500GB for use with Win2000 Pro to backup internal HDs. The device is compatible with USB 2.0, Firewire 400, and eSATA interfaces. Platform is Dell workstation and I need to use a PCI slot. What is the best PCI adapter for this drive system? -ed ... 22 Aug 2008 06:51

Which partition app best for this? Thanks.
Which of these part apps will recognize the full size of a 250gb drive connected via usb 2 ide adapter on a SE system and allow me to create several 60GB partitions? Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Ranish Partition Manager2.40 Using stable version because V2.44 is beta and reported to be buggy. Free FDIS... 14 Aug 2008 11:23

Which external portable HDD to get these days?
Hi all. I am in a need to get another external portal HDD for mostly backups. It can be a name brand bundled one or enclosure + HDD. However, it has to be from cdw.com since my boss and employer said so (dumb, I know -- I guess it is the contracts or discounts?). Anyways, I need a big HDD that will carry lot... 8 Aug 2008 00:46

max partition size on usb for winxp
Hello. I bought a WD 500 GB external hard drive with a fat32 partition. Using the xp manage dialog, I wiped the partition and want to put a 250 gb partition. The new partition wizard will allow a 500 gb partition, but if I click the down arrow, it goes to 18 gb. If I type 250 gb, then it puts in 18 gb. Why won't th... 5 Aug 2008 15:16

Dell PowerEdge 2960 SAS compatible drive
Does anyone know if this drive will work in a PowerEdge 2950 with SAS? http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139227/show_product_overview Just had a look at the existing drive (also a Cheetah 15k SAS drive but 146GB) and the SAS adapter on the back appears to be a more standard that in previous Dell caddies - a 29 pi... 31 Jul 2008 08:15