October, 2012 | DataRecoveryUnion.com

I recently upgraded to a Vertex 3 for windows and programs. Runs fine with Windows 7 64-bit except I cannot access my 1TB storage HDD. It DOES appear in the bios and device manager but not in My Computer. I’m wondering if it has anything to do with AHCI mode and TRIM?…

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Changing HDD Letter on Boot Drive

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM12 years ago12 months ago03 mins

MY HDD is currently labled as H. Long story but it is the only HDD currently in the system. I have run into a problem trying to install Nvidia GPU drivers. I can unload them to H but when they try to install they want to install to C and it does not give me a chance to change the install to H.…

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Sata Data Transfer Rates VS RPM

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM12 years ago11 years ago03 mins

I am looking to buy a new HDD, my SSD and 200GB HDD is not even close to enough storage for me, so im looking for either 1tb or 2tb, not too sure on the differences in performance, newegg has a deal right now for a 1tb caviar black 7200 rpm for $120, but its only sata 2 interface, however i could pick up a 2tb caviar green drive with sata 3 interface, but there only 5400 rpm for $130 im mainly going to be using the drive for storage, backup and games, since my OS is installed on my SSD.…

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Samsung Hard Drive PCB Boards Buying Guide

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM12 years ago2 years ago04 mins

As we know: Samsung HDD can’t spin; board/chip be burnt; interface broken; etc. These problems are caused by PCB malfunction. Swap PCB of your Samsung hard drives can resolve the problems. 1. Samsung Hard Drives PCB Buying Guide: For Samsung HDD, just need the donor PCB has the same board number as yours.…

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To RAID-0 or Not To RAID-0

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM12 years ago3 years ago03 mins

I was thinking about going down the RAID road with my rig and was wondering what people think is best RAID-0 or RAID 0+1(This is what i was thinking) or is there a better option advice would be well recived befor i go spend £150 on 3 more new drives to make the 4 needed for 0+1 and could you tell me how RAID 0+1 and RAID 1+0/10 differ please.…

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Seagate Board 100535537

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM12 years ago11 years ago02 mins

I am looking for Segate board # 100535537 and the main chip is b5502c30. I see you have the board but the description says it contains a different chip b5502c20. Do you have the c30? We also have this PCB with Main Controller IC of b5502c30.…

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Possible Hard Drive Disappeared Failure

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM12 years ago3 years ago03 mins

Q: So I just completed a clean install of Windows 7 and I was installing some software that was originally on my primary HDD to my secondary HDD ,and the installation was taking so much longer than usual, The progress bar was almost full then it slowed down, then completely stopped, so I just gave it some more time.…

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Do It Yourself Laptop Repairs

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM12 years ago3 years ago08 mins

As much as I like fast, shiny, new computer hardware, my actual needs are such that I get along fine with gear that is best described as “trailing edge technology.” I’ve been perfectly happy with a couple of older laptops for years now, but recently suffered hardware failures on both machines — one an easy fix, the other much, much harder to resolve.…

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ACE Data Group Announced Strategic Partnership With Dell

DATARECOVERYUNION.COM12 years ago3 years ago06 mins

ACE Data Group, LLC, today announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership with Dell(www.dell.com). The partnership allows Dell support agents to recommend Data Recovery Services for any media recovery needs their customers may have. This expands the range of services Dell can offer their customers and greatly increases the level of customer satisfaction.…

October 2012

New SSD Installed, Old Storage HDD Not Appearing