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3 Steps to Successful Data Backup

Articles / 2009-10-26 / 1 Comment

Data protection is crucial for protecting your business’s continuity. If your only data backup is on a computer, and the hard disk fails or is damaged by a power surge, your business data is gone. And having paper copies of business data isn’t adequate data protection; what if your business premises burn to the ground or experience severe flooding?…

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4 Steps To Create Your Disaster Recovery Plan

Articles / 2009-10-23

When disasters strike unprepared companies the consequences range from prolonged system downtime and the resulting revenue loss to the companies going out of business completely, yet many IT shops are not prepared to deal with such scenarios. How would you recover your data and keep the business running after an unforeseen disaster?…

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Why Does Data Use More Space On Larger Drives Than Smaller Drives?

Articles / 2009-10-22 / 1 Comment

The reason the data takes up more space has to do with the cluster sizes used to store data. Microsoft operating systems using the FAT32 file system use varying cluster sizes depending on the size of the partition. The following chart gives a breakdown of the partition/cluster size relationship using FAT32Partition Size Cluster Size512 MB – 8192 MB (8 GB) 4 KB8193 MB – 16384 MB 8 KB16385 MB – 32769 MB 16 KBGreater than 32769 MB 32 KBA cluster is the smallest unit used by the operating system to store data.…

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Top 10 Data Recovery Softwares (7): EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard

Articles / 2009-10-22 / 1 Comment

Recover your lost data from various storage devices and file systems. Price: Free to try (Recovery-disabled); $69.95 to buy Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista; Version: 4.3.6 Publisher’s description: EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard is an Advanced data recovery software to do format recovery and recover deleted files emptied from Recycle Bin or lost data due to partition loss or damage, software crash, virus infection, unexpected shutdown or any other unknown reasons.…

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Top 6 Free Hard Drive Diagnostic Softwares

Articles / 2009-10-20

There are many free hard drive diagnostic softwares available to help you determine what, if anything, is wrong when you suspect there may be a problem with a hard drive. Some of these diagnostics tools may be built in to your operating system already while others are available from hard drive manufacturers.…

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Boot Sector Viruses

Articles / 2009-10-20

Before discussing what a boot sector virus does, let’s first take a look at what a boot sector is. A floppy disk or hard drive is comprised of many segments and clusters of segments, which (in the case of a hard drive) may be separate by partitions.…

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Data Storage Solutions: USB vs. FireWire

Articles / 2009-10-19

What is USB 2.0? USB 2.0 is the industry standard peripheral connection type for most x86 computers (Windows based). This specification is rated with maximum transfer rate of 480Mb/s (60MB/s). Sustained transfer rate of USB 2.0 depends on many factors including type of device in use, data being transferred, and speed of the computer system.…

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Quick Format vs. Full Format

Articles / 2009-10-19

Quick Format vs. Full Format during Windows installation or in Windows Disk management When you choose to run a Full Format on a volume (or partition), files are removed from the volume that you are formatting and the hard disk is scanned for bad sectors.…

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Two Useful Tools For Online/Remote Troubleshooting

Articles / 2009-10-18 / 1 Comment

Sometimes our customers need a online data recovery or remote PC troubleshooting. Here are two useful tools may help you, with a few simple steps, you’ll learn how to troubleshoot someone else’s computer remotely. TeamViewer Step 1. Visit the TeamViewer home page to begin troubleshooting.…

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How To Tell If The Noisy Hard Drive Is Normal?

Articles / 2009-10-15 / 1 Comment

Current hard drive technology dictates that some noise will occur during drive operation. The type of noise and the volume of the noise can change depending on the current function that the drive is involved in. It is important to recognize which noises indicate trouble and which are simply normal drive sounds.…

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