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Computer terminology of hard drive, RAID Array & Server, Data Storage and CD Optical Storage. Tools for hard drive repair, data recovery, HDD firmware download and repair and other useful hard disk softwares. Jumper setting guide for Seagate, Western Digital, Samsung, Toshiba & Maxtor hard disk drives.

Hard Disk Drive Terminology:

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RAID Array & Server Terminology:

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Data Storage Terminology:

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CD Optical Storage Terminology:

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Hard Disk Drive Firmware:

  • Seagate – Download firmwares for Seagate hard disk;
  • Maxtor – Download firmwares for Maxtor hard disk;
  • Western Digital – Download firmwares for Western Digital hard disk;
  • Fujitsu – Download firmwares for Fujitsu hard disk;
  • Hitachi – Download firmwares for Hitachi hard disk;
  • Quantum – Download firmwares for Quantum hard disk;
  • Toshiba – Download firmwares for Toshiba hard disk;

Computer Forensic Tools:

  • Final Forensics – Would Class Forensics Analysis & Data Recovery Solution.
  • OnScene Investigator – the unique data recovery solution to Apple Macbook and Macbook pro.
  • X-Way Forensics – X-Way Forensics is an advanced work environment for computer forensic examiners.
  • F-Response – The First Truly Vendor Agnostic Solution for Remote Forensics and eDiscovery.
  • MacLockPick – MacLockPick™ is a valuable tool for law enforcement professionals to perform live forensics on Mac OS X systems.
  • EnCase Forensic – EnCase Forensic is the industry standard in computer forensic investigation technology.

Best AntiVirus Softwares:

  • AVG Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware – With AVG Anti-Virus, you get hassle-free protection against today’s most sophisticated threats, online and offline.
  • Panda Antivirus Pro 2010 – Install it and forget about viruses, spyware, rootkits, hackers, online fraud and identity theft. Surf the Web with peace of mind.
  • Trend Micro AntiVirus & AntiSpyware – Trend Micro AntiVirus & AntiSpyware is the essential security you need so you can email and share files with confidence.
  • Eset Nod32 Antivirus V4.0 – ESET NOD32 Antivirus software proactively detects and eliminates more viruses, trojans, worms, adware, spyware, phishing, rootkits and other Internet threats than any program available.

Data Recovery Softwares:

  • VirtualLab Data Recovery – Recover data from lost or missing partitions, viruses, and accidental deletion; formatted drives from nearly any type of media.
  • Recover My Files – Recover deleted files, perform unformat recovery and corrupt drive recovery.
  • R-Studio Data Recovery – Recover files on your local computer and on computers across your network.
  • EasyRecovery(TM) Professional – EasyRecovery is the complete solution for your data recovery, file repair, and disk diagnostic needs.
  • FinalData – Recover lost data on your hard disk or CDs, and repair damaged Microsoft Office files.
  • EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard – Recover your lost data from various storage devices and file systems.

Raid Array Recovery Softwares:

  • DiskInternals Raid Recovery – Recover RAID data from all types of corrupted RAID arrays.
  • Quick Recovery for RAID – Quick Recovery RAID is a do-it-yourself non-destructive raid data recovery software.
  • R-STUDIO Network Edition – R-Studio detects and treats valid software or hardware RAIDs as regular drives/volumes.
  • ZAR – This tutorial describes the data recovery procedure used to recover a RAID 0 or RAID 5 array.

Hard drive diagnostic softwares:

  • WD Data Lifeguard Diagnostic – The Data Lifeguard Diagnostic softwares are used primarily for determining the physical condition of your hard drive.
  • Seagate SeaTools – Seagate creates two free hard drive diagnostic softwares – SeaTools for DOS and SeaTools for Windows. Both diagnostic tools are excellent.
  • Hitachi Drive Fitness Test – Hitachi Drive Fitness Test is free hard drive diagnostic software available for use on most drives available today.
  • Microsoft Windows Built-In Error Checking – Error Checking, sometimes referred to as chkdsk, is a hard drive diagnostic tool that comes with Microsoft Windows that can scan your hard drive in search of a wide range of errors.
  • Samsung HUTIL – Free hard disk drive utilities and diagnostic tools are only for Samsung Hard Disk Drives.
  • Fujitsu Diagnostic Tool

Harddisk Diagnostic & Harddrive repair tools:

  • PC 3000 System – PC-3000 Drive Restoration System is a Phase I tool, dealing with drive restoration and its two critical steps: harddisk diagnostic and harddrive repair.
  • HD Doctor Suite – HD Doctor Drive Restoration Suite is an integrated hardware-software combined system that fixes firmware issues for drives of all major manufacturers and popular drive families.
  • HRT – HDD Repair Tool (short for “HRT”) is designed for HDD repair and data recovery by BVG Group.

Firmware Repair Tools:

  • Seagate Firmware Repair 5.0 – Seagate Firmware Repair 5.0 is a demoware aiming at one-key solution towards typical firmware malfunction of Seagate Barracuda VII drives.
  • Bad Sectors Repair 2.0 – Bad Sectors Repair 2.0 can add bad sectors of Maxtor 541DX(2B0X0H1) HDD into the factory defects list (P-LIST), up to 15,000 bad sectors can be added into the list at most.
  • Maxtor Firmware Repair 2.0 – Maxtor Firmware Repair 2.0 is a program aiming at solution for typical firmware malfunction of Maxtor 541DX (2B020H1 2B010H1).
  • HDD Scan And Repair 3.0 – HDD Scan And Repair 3.0 is the one known professional program which can scan HDD over 136 G directly that need not the support of computer mainboard with high speed. It can utmost afford 2000 G HDD in theory.

Low-level Hard Drive Diagnostics Freeware:

  • MHDD – MHDD is the most popular freeware application for low-level HDD diagnostics.

Freeware Partition Manager:

  • Gnome Partition Editor – The GParted application is the GNOME partition editor for creating partitions, reorganizing partitions, and deleting disk partitions.
  • EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition – EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition is a FREE disk partitioning utility for extending system partition, better disk space management, settling low disk space problem under Windows 2000/XP/Vista.
  • MT Partition Wizard Home Edition – Partition Wizard Home Edition is a free partition manager designed by MT Solution Ltd.

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