Up till now i've always done the following 1 drive - Primary is C - then an Extended with maybe 1 or 2 logical for data any comments on this as i think / thought extended is the way to go ? only 1 o/s to boot from

Hi i have 10.0.608.0 but still XP will this work ok on Vista ? thanks

Need something that will image a partition so it can be restored when "user" has give it a traumatic 12 months so not a drive cloner really any software you can recommend will be appreciated

Without taking pc lid off - is there a software way to indicate if sata or ide ? maybe a smart indicator function ? its so i can help someone find out which theres is and then i'll get them a new one thanks

I am trying to finish a class project for my A+ class at college. I bought two identical 7 gig drives off Ebay, they tested good, and a new Silicon Image 0680 RAID IDE card. I formatted both drives and installed the drivers for the RAID card when prompted my XP Pro. The OS loaded fine, but when...

Hi I am trying to merge my primary partition which contains my OS (XP Pro) with an empty partition on the same drive (as I am running out of space on my primary partition). However I am using Partition Magic 8, the operation goes well until the computer has to re-set to apply the change, at this...

I trashed HD and remote HD with Acronis TrueImage because I had GoBack installed but NOT disabled. Let this be a lesson to others. Tried boot from OEM boot cd and used XP Repair but it just deleted some more OS files and then crashed. Didn't get to the repair part. Removed HD and put in USB...

I use a Sony DVD RW DW-U14A drive for burning. For starters, Drive Image will only accept a blank disk; this seems a bit absurd if there's space left. And it lacks the ability to reformat the disk, so I have to use Nero 5.5 to erase it. But even after the disk is blank (registering as "not...

Using XP. Memory stick is recognised in'My Computer'as Removable Disc 'F'. A Card Reader plugged into the same USBport does not show in 'My Computer' at all. However if I go into 'Portable media devises' via Control Panel, it does show up as Removable disc 'I' for SD card and Removable disc 'G' for...

I am truying to burn a file that is 4.2 GB in size onto a dvd-r. I am using windows xp pro with InfraRecorded. I have tried settign the file system to UDF, but for some reason I am hitting a 4 GB filesize limi. Any files smaller than 4GB get burned fine, but If I try a file larger than 4 GB, I...

ok, this is a long one but i really am clueless on this one two week ago i set up a "fileserver", as i'm a visual nut and not a server nut i went for a simple xp pro machine with a raidcontroller: asus p5k-vm with intel c2d e4300 - 1GB ram, promise fasttrak tx4310 PCI raid controller, 4 samsung...

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I did a really stupid thing. When my PC went weird, I bought a new one and failed to back up my important files. Well, actually, I think I did.. I just can't find where I put them. I gave the old PC away to some not for profit group but kep the hard drive in case I might want to use it in the...

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Hello, I have an IBM Deskstar 60GXP 3.5-inch 7200 RPM 60GB ATA disk drive that I would like to convert to an external usb storage device. This drive has some data on it that I would like to retain. I have read an article that describes this process and it involves using a drive enclosure. The...

Do all Seagate 7200.7 hard disks have CQ (command queing) whether it is a 60GB or 160GB drive? Thanks in advance E

I have Coolmax enclosure loaded with Oxford 911 chipset. I bought 3 years ago. I am having hella difficult time in finding the right firmware for that enclosure. ================= Coolmax Enclosure (CD-510-COMBO) USB/FIREWIRE 3.5"/5.25" IDE TO...

I'm thinking of getting a solid state drive for my boot and critical programs and the local computer guy may be getting a 60Gig as trade in for a customer that wants to get a 120Gig. This means I can get the 60G dirt cheap. I don't know the model etc yet and was wondering if you guys had any...