Various quandaries in building a new PC [more inside]
posted on May 13, 2008 - 21 answers

Question about laptop hard drives: "Plug-in module"? [more inside]
posted on May 12, 2008 - 5 answers

Are there any issues with backing up multiple computers to one external hard drive? And which drives come with simple, one touch backup software? [more inside]
posted on May 9, 2008 - 4 answers

Why would my hard drive show up in the BIOS, but not in Windows? [more inside]
posted on May 7, 2008 - 10 answers

Highly technical hard drive filter: My hard drive failed. Came home, and PC was sitting at the "where's my hard drive" BIOS screen, to my great horror. [more inside]
posted on Apr 27, 2008 - 9 answers

Can an ATA-7 hard drive be used as a replacement for an ATA-6 hard drive? [more inside]
posted on Apr 17, 2008 - 5 answers

I consider this to be google cheating, but I honestly know nothing of this. Get me a power supply - model #atx-300-12e or the equivalent. Asap. Please. [more inside]
posted on Apr 9, 2008 - 14 answers

I lost the little jumper that sets the SATA drive from SATA II (3.0 Gb/s) to SATA I (1.5 Gb/s). Where can I buy/steal a replacement?
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 8 answers

Bizarre Hard Drive Failure Filter: Is it possible that my desk from Ikea is helping to send my hard drive to an early grave? [more inside]
posted on Apr 5, 2008 - 20 answers

Can anyone help with a program to show total drive space in a PC across multiple drives? [more inside]
posted on Mar 30, 2008 - 4 answers

Can this laptop be saved? All was good. Then it sounded like there was a part loose and rolling around inside my laptop for a few seconds. The hard drive started running slooowwwly with some additional crunching and grinding noises. On reboot I got an I/0 error then a no bootable drive error. [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2008 - 8 answers

I think I'm finally switching to Ubuntu on my main machine. I have two 160GB external drives, currently both with NTFS, currently mirrored (by software, not a RAID). With what and how should I format/use these guys? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2008 - 8 answers

I would like to recover data from two SATA hard drives that were once part of a single logical partition under Linux [more inside]
posted on Mar 8, 2008 - 2 answers

What the blazes is making my hard drive work so hard? [more inside]
posted on Mar 6, 2008 - 19 answers

Questions about getting an external hard drive enclosure. [more inside]
posted on Mar 3, 2008 - 10 answers

What's the best way to erase my hard drive for resale if I don't have original OS reinstall CDs to work with? [more inside]
posted on Feb 29, 2008 - 13 answers

I would like to find a computer shop in the Hollywood, FL area that can replace the hard drive in my fiancee's iBook G4. It's way too complicated for me to do it myself so DIY is not an option. Apple's "genius bar" refuses to do it so I guess we need to find a local computer tech shop. Any recommendations on a skilled and trustworthy place?
posted on Feb 24, 2008 - 12 answers

I can no longer open a number of raw and jpg files in a single folder on an external harddrive. What's going on? Is my harddrive about to die? [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2008 - 5 answers

How to recover from sync-ing a RAID 1 the wrong way? [more inside]
posted on Feb 6, 2008 - 11 answers

What kind of transfer speeds should I be expecting from my new external Firewire 800 drive? [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 10 answers

Computer question: Last week I posted this question trying to replace a hard drive. Now I have a new problem... the hard drive uses a connector type that I've never seen before and it doesn't agree with what Wikipedia shows. [more inside]
posted on Jan 15, 2008 - 8 answers

Every night at 12:10AM, the brand new primary hard drive in my computer begins grinding away for a duration of 10-60 seconds. Why? [more inside]
posted on Jan 14, 2008 - 12 answers

Recently, one of my hard drives failed, with bad sectors all over the place. I've gotten the partition repaired, but some of the directories are damaged. What free tools can I use to reconstruct them? [more inside]
posted on Jan 13, 2008 - 6 answers

Would upgrading my hard drive again be pushing my luck? I'm already beyond my laptop's specifications. [more inside]
posted on Jan 12, 2008 - 11 answers

Asking for a friend: I guess I should erase my Macbook's hard drive before sending it back to Apple. How should I do it? [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 33 answers

I have a very old laptop whose 3 GB (!) hard drive died. Can I put a fresh new 100 GB hard drive in there or should I replace with the exact model I took out? Details inside. [more inside]
posted on Jan 7, 2008 - 6 answers

I'm looking for an external storage solution that will play nice with an XP Desktop and a Kubuntu laptop...preferably at the same time [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2007 - 10 answers

Calling to the hive mind! Is anyone aware of a (reasonably priced (sub $150)) external hard drive (or, better, HDD enclosure) that meets the following specifications? [more inside]
posted on Dec 15, 2007 - 6 answers

Help me figure out how to salvage my hard drive! [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2007 - 7 answers

I have two IDE hard drives in my closet, and I need to get the info on them into a new external drive. What's the best way to do this? [more inside]
posted on Dec 4, 2007 - 4 answers

What is a good external HD option for around $100 that focuses on reliability and capacity? Speed is unimportant and I am willing to use an enclosure/internal HD as an option. [more inside]
posted on Nov 28, 2007 - 14 answers

I have a 100 GB drive in my Macbook. Formatted, it appears as as 92.7 GB according to the Leopard Disk Utility. I've used 37.7 GB, and both the Disk Utility and Finder state that I have 47.3 GB free. So where's the missing 7.7 GB? [more inside]
posted on Nov 23, 2007 - 12 answers

Is there such a thing as a hard drive enclosure that supports both SATA 2.5in and 3.5in drives? [more inside]
posted on Nov 21, 2007 - 5 answers

My windows didn't want to boot up, so I bought a new hard disc installed Windows on it and made the old one slave. The old hard disc reads as completely empty. Why? [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2007 - 15 answers

One of my hard drives threw a SMART error last night, but the symptoms are inconsistent with the self-diagnosis. What is the best way to do further testing? [more inside]
posted on Oct 31, 2007 - 9 answers

Are there any particularly awesome external firewire hard drive enclosures that I should be aware about? [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2007 - 7 answers

How to wipe a dead hard drive? After backing up my data to a recently purchased external drive, it promptly failed (and produced a horrible, burning electronics odor). As I'm still within the 14 day return policy, I shouldn't have any trouble returning it. However: I want to wipe all of my personal data from the drive first. How to do that with a drive that won't mount? [more inside]
posted on Oct 29, 2007 - 16 answers

Is Time Machine in Mac OS X 10.5 really a good full hard drive backup solution? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2007 - 4 answers

Will I screw up my Mac if I empty out the /Library/Printers folder? [more inside]
posted on Oct 20, 2007 - 12 answers

Should I RMA a refurbished drive sent to me where the website didn't mention is was refurbished? I order a drive a few months ago with 1 year warranty, and it has just failed on me. I looked closer at the drive and it was a refurbish. Details inside. [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2007 - 5 answers

if my computer crashes will I lose my data on my second internal harddrive like I would on my first? [more inside]
posted on Oct 14, 2007 - 14 answers

E-SATA Hard drive freezing my computer. [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 3 answers

Are there any protective covers or cases available for the LaCie d2 Quadra? [more inside]
posted on Oct 7, 2007 - 3 answers

I spilled hard cider on my computer desk, and it got into the openings of my external HDD - while it was on and running. What should I do now? [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2007 - 6 answers

IDE Channel Transfer Mode via WMI and PowerShell? [more inside]
posted on Oct 2, 2007 - 2 answers

How do I connect my NTFS hard drive to my new mac? [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2007 - 5 answers

Why does my hard drive keep losing it's file system and switching from NTFS to RAW? [more inside]
posted on Sep 22, 2007 - 2 answers

Flash memory vs hard drive in a personal media player: do the hard drives have serious reliablility/durablility issues in the portable media players like iPod and Archos? I expect I'll drop the thing a few times (or more), and wouldn't enjoy sending a hard drive model off for expensive repair/replacement. Any thoughts on what percentage of hard drive equipped media players require repair? Bonus points: what software (preferably freeware) would be able to pull a single frame from the videos I make for the player and print/save it as a jpg? The vids would be mp4, avi, or wmv.
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - 16 answers

Two hard drives in a row have developed bad blocks. What could be causing this? Heat is not an issue. [more inside]
posted on Sep 19, 2007 - 10 answers

Is my USB hard drive recoverable? Due to some bad wiring on my part, one of my USB ports rendered my external hard drive useless. [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2007 - 6 answers