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How To Perform Diagnostics on Maxtor (or Quantum) SCSI Drives

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SCSIMax is a diagnostic utility for all Maxtor (and Quantum®) SCSI hard disk drives supporting Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T). This test will determine hard drive integrity in a short period of time, with a high degree of confidence. If the program completes without error, the problem remains elsewhere in your system.…

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Make your own Cleanbox Cheap

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This is a cheap way to make a cleanroom, or rather glovebox for working on drives.  Works well and will get the small jobs done. When it is something important I usually use a cleanroom but you canuse a glovebox. In addition, when the platters spin, the air bearing created will usually spin off small debris.…

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Data Recovery Equipment: CleanRoom Environment Control

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What is a Cleanroom? A cleanroom is an environment, typically used in manufacturing or scientific research, that has a low level of environmental pollutants such as dust, airborne microbes, aerosol particles and chemical vapors. More accurately, a cleanroom has a controlled level of contamination that is specified by the number of particles per cubic meter at a specified particle size.…

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Server Recovery Tips

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Data disasters will happen. Accepting that reality is the first step in preparing a comprehensive disaster plan. Time is always against an IT team when a disaster strikes, therefore the details of a disaster plan are critical for success. Here are some suggestions from Ontrack Data Recovery engineers of what not to do when data disasters occur:In a disaster recovery, never restore data to the server that has lost the data – always restore to a separate server or location.…

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