August, 2009 | DataRecoveryUnion.com

The following limitations exist using the FAT32 file system with Windows operating systems:Clusters cannot be 64 kilobytes (KB) or larger. If clusters were 64 KB or larger, some programs (such as Setup programs) might calculate disk space incorrectly. A volume must contain at least 65,527 clusters to use the FAT32 file system.…

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‘Disk Full’ Error When using Microsoft Backup

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“Cannot copy filename. There is not enough free disk space.” or “You have either run out of space, or the backup (.bkf) is too large for this disk. Note: If this is a disk formatted with FAT32, the maximum possible file size for the backup file is limited to 4GB.”…

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Locating & Correcting Disk Space Problems on NTFS Volumes in Windows 2000/XP/Vista

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Problem: At times, Windows 2000, XP, and Vista misreport the amount of Free Disk Space on a hard drive – whether it is an internal drive or external drive. Cause: There are several causes for this:The cluster size of the NTFS volume is too large for the average-sized files that are being stored.…

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How to locate the serial number on Seagate drives?

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Flash presentation on how to locate the serial number on Seagate hard drives.…

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What are the main features of EIDE?

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These are the main features:Faster transfer modes- PIO modes 3-4, DMA mode 2 and UDMA. Multiple Read/Write commands LBA mode, translation for drives larger than 504 MB Four devices on the ATA controller (secondary port) CD ROM and Tape Drive support…

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Terminating the SCSI Bus

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What is Termination? Cables make up the physical connections of the SCSI bus. Since the SCSI bus is a chain of devices on a cable rather than a loop, the two ends of the bus must be terminated. Every wire in the cable has a specific impedance, or resistance to the passing of electrical signals.…

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Serial ATA (SATA) data cable lengths

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Serial ATA cables are available in many lengths up to 1 meter. Minimum cable length is 12 inches, using shorter cables can cause timing, or noise interference on the cable. The same conditions apply to cables that are too long. Though the Serial ATA specification calls out supporting cable lengths up to 1 meter or 39.37 inches, PCB traces from the cable connection to the host and drive controllers ASIC, adds length to the bus.…

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How to terminate A SCSI hard drive?

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With today’s high speed hard drives combined with long cable runs, only use high quality ‘twisted pair’ cable and external active (cable end) terminators. Active termination boosts data integrity and reliability. With active termination, a 110-ohm resistor on each signal line connects to a voltage regulator.…

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Volume Size Too Big Error During Windows XP Installation

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Why do I get a “Volume size too big” error message during the installation of Windows XP? You cannot format a volume larger than 32 GBytes in size using the FAT32 file system during the Windows XP installation process. Windows XP can mount and support FAT32 volumes larger than 32 GB (subject to the other limits), but you cannot create a FAT32 volume larger than 32 GB by using the Format tool during Setup.…

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Can I boot from my SCSI hard drive with an IDE/EIDE drive installed?

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The system with a bootable hard drive on an IDE/ATA controller in most computer systems. Most new BIOS’ have a SCSI Boot Sequence (option) setting. Some combo SCSI/IDE cards will allow the reverse or some add-in secondary IDE cards will allow the SCSI to boot first.…

August 2009

Limitations of FAT32 File System

‘Disk Full’ Error When using Microsoft Backup

Locating & Correcting Disk Space Problems on NTFS Volumes in Windows 2000/XP/Vista

How to locate the serial number on Seagate drives?

What are the main features of EIDE?

Terminating the SCSI Bus

Serial ATA (SATA) data cable lengths

How to terminate A SCSI hard drive?

Volume Size Too Big Error During Windows XP Installation

Can I boot from my SCSI hard drive with an IDE/EIDE drive installed?