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Seagate Technology is one of the world’s largest hard drives and storage solutions manufacturer. Incorporated in 1978 as Shugart Technology, Seagate is currently incorporated in Dublin, Ireland and has its principal executive offices in Scotts Valley, California. The new FreeAgent ® GoFlex™ Family Enjoy reliable, secure storage.…

Hard Disk Repair

Tips For Replacing A Hard Drive From A Failed RAID

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM13 years ago3 years ago04 mins

There are some items to consider when replacing a hard drive from a failed RAID. If you are building a new RAID, then all hard drives in the array should be the identical model if at all possible. However, if you must replace a failed hard drive, it can sometimes be difficult to find the same model if that model is out of production.…

Hard Disk Repair

Tips for selecting Hard Drives for use in a SCSI/SATA RAID Configuration

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM13 years ago4 months ago02 mins

Most SCSI and SATA RAID controllers will accept different kinds of hard drives. The hard drives should match in capacity points and rotational (RPM) speed. At best, all drives in an array will be identical–at the same firmware revision level. RAID can be used with any size hard drive.…

Data Storage

RAID Controllers

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM13 years ago3 years ago07 mins

What is a RAID Controller? A disk array controller is a device which manages the physical disk drives and presents them to the computer as logical units. It almost always implements hardware RAID, thus it is sometimes referred to as RAID controller.…

Data Storage

Top 10 Most Popular Flash Memory Cards on Amazon.com

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM13 years ago4 months ago03 mins

A flash memory card is an electronic flash memory data storage device used for storing digital information. They are commonly used in many electronic devices, including digital cameras, mobile phones, laptop computers, MP3 players, and video game consoles. They are small, re-recordable, and they can retain data without power.…

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Compact Flash FAQs

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM13 years ago3 years ago06 mins

What is Compact Flash?CompactFlash is the world’s smallest removable mass storage device. First introduced in 1994 by SanDisk Corporation, CF TM cards weigh a half ounce and are the size of a matchbook. They provide complete PCMCIA-ATA functionality and compatibility.…

Data Storage

What risks do viruses pose to the data on a hard drive?

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM13 years ago3 years ago02 mins

When it comes to data storage, viruses can be divided into two basic categories:Viruses that delete data Viruses that corrupt dataViruses that delete data will tell the operating system (such as Windows) to flag files as being deleted. The data itself becomes unavailable but it still exists on the platters until it’s overwritten.…

Data Recovery

Data Recovery Companies in United Kingdom (UK)

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM13 years ago3 years ago05 mins

A list of professional data recovery companies in United Kingdom. 1. ABC Data Recovery ABC Data Recovery Ltd have launched R3Cover Data Recovery Software the UK data recovery services industry by storm in 2010 bringing highest standards to cost effective data recovery and repairs to clicking hard drives and siezed hard drive motors and of course their now famous student dscount scheme for memory stick and hard drive recovery.…

Hard Disk Repair

Cables for Ultra ATA/66 to Ultra ATA/133 Hard Drives

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM13 years ago3 years ago03 mins

This FAQ applies to all Seagate, Maxtor, Quantum ATA 66, ATA 100, and ATA 133 drives. The faster timing requirements of Ultra ATA/66 and above require the use of an 80-conductor cable. This is necessary for proper operation of UDMA modes 3 and greater.…

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Special Requirements to use an Ultra DMA Hard Drive

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM13 years ago4 months ago06 mins

Are there any special system or software requirements to use an Ultra DMA 33/66/100/133 ATA hard drive? Yes as follows:To utilize the Ultra DMA (UDMA) capability of a hard drive, the system that the drive is being installed into must contain the appropriate hardware chipset and have the necessary software drivers installed.…