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Seagate starts shipping self-encrypting enterprise HDDs

By: CompuZap | Posted 09.22. 2009

Hard Drives

Trying to keep the hard drive crown, Seagate has now begun to provide the Secure Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) option for its enterprise line-up which includes the Savvio 15K.2, Savvio 10K.3, Constellation and Cheetah 15K.7 HDDs.

Tags: hard drive, hdd, seagate, self encrypting
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Samsung will release USB 250GB 1.8-inch HDD

By: CompuZap | Posted 07.10. 2009

Samsung

Number one NAND flash manufacturer Samsung Electronics has now announced the upcoming introduction of, no, not a new SSD, but a high-capacity 1.8-inch hard drive.

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Safeguard your files!

By: MadMonkey | Posted 05.8. 2009

Safe

Keep in mind: If your computer hasn’t crashed yet, it will in the future! So instead of waiting for fate to strike, take some precautions now! Here’s how..

Tags: failure, hard drive, hdd, maintenance, tasks
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How to resize a partition in Vista

By: MadMonkey | Posted 05.2. 2009

Disk Partition

For many years, Microsoft have provided “Disk Management” with it’s Operating Systems, which allows you to manage partitions. In previous versions of Windows, you would need to delete the existing partition, and create a new partition in the correct size.

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How to clear/wipe your hard drive

By: PCHF | Posted 04.28. 2009

Hard Drive

Formatting may not be enough if you plan to pass or sell your hard drive on. Data can still be retrieved even if you completely format or delete your partition.

How To

Firstly, you’re going to need to get DBAN

Tags: clear, format, hard drive, hdd, patition, purge, wipe
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Can I install Windows 7 on my PC?

By: The H
Posted 11.8. 2009

You’ve heard the hype, you’ve seen the TV ads and the press reports and you’re sitting there thinking oh yea, Microsoft are at it again. Vista was a disaster, there I said it. It was released too soon without software support and was therefore doomed from the start.