Seagate hard drive data recovery data recovery

Case:Customer name: Siemens Company’s hardware operating environment: Seagate 7200.12ST3500418AS software operating environment: Winxp file system: NTFS fault phenomenon: Customer adopting measures: Directly sending data recovery company data recovery process received after the after -disc engineer detection and found that the sound of hard disks was very sound.Normal, the hard disk has been busy, not ready.Read…

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2060-701477-002 WD PCB Circuit Board

HDD Printed circuit board (PCB) with board number 2060-701477-002 is usually used on these Western Digital hard disk drives: WD5000ABYS-01TNA0, DCM DHNCHV2ABB, Western Digital 500GB SATA 3.5 Hard Drive; WD5000ABYS-01TNA0, DCM DBNCHV2CAB, Western Digital 500GB SATA 3.5 Hard Drive; WD4000AAJS-32YFA0, DCM HARNHT2ABB, Western Digital 400GB SATA 3.5 Hard Drive; WD5000AAJS-57TKA0, DCM HHNCHV2AAB, Western Digital 500GB…

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Sync – How can I synchronise my Outlook Calendar with Google Calendar (preferably using a free/open source tool)?

How can I synchronise my desktop Outlook calendar with my Google Calendar (Outlook -> Google)? I saw the question Free tool for Synchronizing Google Contacts and Calendar with Outlook, but the solution that was suggested there is no longer available – Google Sync End of Life. There are tools that required a payment, like SyncMyCal,…

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Ipod Manuals

These are lastest ipod manuals you can free download~
iPod nano Armband (4th generation)
Nike + iPod User Guide (including safety information)
iPhone and iPod touch Enterprise Deployment Guide
iPod classic (120GB) User Guide
iPod nano (4th generation) User Guide
iPod touch Important Product Info & Safety Guide (with iPhone 2.1 Software)
iPod touch User Guide (with iPhone 2.1 Software)
iPod touch Important Product Info & Safety Guide (with iPhone 2.0 Software)
iPod touch User Guide (with iPhone 2.0 Software)
AppleCare Protection Plan for iPod
iPod touch Features Guide
iPod touch Important Product Info Guide (with safety information)
iPod classic Features Guide
iPod nano (3rd generation) Features Guide
Apple Component AV Cable for iPod
iPod shuffle (2nd generation) Features Guide (Manual)
iPod Hi-Fi User’s Guide
iPod Hi-Fi Safety and Regulatory Compliance Information (Manual)
iPod Safety Guide (Manual)
iPod nano (2nd generation) Dock (Manual)
iPod nano Safety Guide (Manual)
Fifth Generation iPod Late 2006 Features Guide
iPod nano (2nd generation) Lanyard Headphones (Manual)
iPod nano (2nd generation) Features Guide (Manual)
iPod USB Power Adapter (Manual)
iPod nano Features Guide
iPod Features Guide
iPod mini (2nd generation) User’s Guide
iPod with color display User’s Guide
iPod shuffle User’s Guide (Manual)

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How to upgrade my computer to a larger capacity drive?

When upgrading to a larger capacity drive, the main thing to consider is whether or not your computer is capable of addressing the extra capacity provided by the larger drive. If the system is several years old this is especially true.

Here are some common thresholds for capacity limitations:

  • 2.1 GigaBytes
  • 8.4 GigaBytes
  • 32 GigaBytes
  • 137 GigaBytes
  • 2 Terabytes

As an example, if you have an 80 GigaByte (GB) drive, and are considering upgrading to a 160 GB drive, it would be wise to verify that your system BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is capable of addressing capacities above 137GB before purchasing one. If it is, you can safely use drives up to 2 Terabytes in capacity.

To check system BIOS compatibility, contact either the system vendor (HP, Gateway, Dell etc.) or the system mainboard manufacturer. Mainboard manufacturers usually have capacity limitations listed in the specifications on their website.

ATA Controller Cards

A workaround for a capacity issue with a Parallel ATA drive is to install an ATA controller card into a PCI slot in your system.  Drivers will be provided by the card manufacturer to be loaded into Windows or MacOS.  The larger capacity drive would be connected to the card instead of the mainboard so that the card can provide the addressing to the drive and enable larger capacities.  A modern ATA-133 controller card would support up to 2TB in capacity per drive (usually up to 4 drives per controller card).

Serial ATA

For Serial ATA (SATA) drives, all Serial ATA controllers are capable of up to 2TB in capacity so it is safe to assume that when you are upgrading a Serial ATA drive to a large capacity one, it will be compatible with your system.

You can also purchase a SATA-150 or SATA-300 controller to install into a free PCI slot that will enable compatibility with a Serial ATA drive for up to 2TB in capacity (usually up to 2 drives per controller card, commonly up to 4).

External and Networking Products

When upgrading to larger External and Network drive products, the extra capacity is handled by the operating system, so doesn’t rely on BIOS addressing.  It is safe to assume that if you are upgrading to a larger capacity External drive product, the same system would be able to handle the extra capacity if your older drive is already supported by the Operating System.

Controller Vendors

Here is a list of ATA and SATA controller vendors.

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