JBOD isn't RAID but it is mentioned a lot with RAID controllers.
I found the following text on the net:
"A lot of people talk about JBOD and disk spanning as being
considered forms of RAID. This is not really true; JBOD stands

I currently have 2 pata drives, can I add a sata ?

I have the tendency to store old and unused hardware whenever I
think I might be handy in the future.
For harddisks, this means that I have had an old 8GB quantum
fireball and some 20GB drive, I think it was seagate but that

I am trying to update a seven year old computer. My 20GB hard drive should
probably be replaced. What is faster, a 9ms read IDE PATA drive connected to
the IDE on the motherboard, or a 9ms read SATA drive, connected to the
motherboard via a SATA controller? Any noticeable ...

My external hard drive on a WinXP system is a Western Digital MyBook
Essential 500 GB, model WD5000C032. The hd is not recognized at all.
It was hard drive 'I'. When it's first turned on, it makes 6 clicking
sounds, followed by a 20- or 30-second pause, then makes two more

Hello group
I just experienced something peculiar with a desktop keyboard and
that is when I  press the key the cursor just won’t move and the
motherboard emits an annoying humming sound .

Too lazy to shut off my Dell XPS laptop to shove a safety pin in the
hole to engage the emergency tray opener.
I've had this laptop for three years and this is the first time
something has gone wrong.

Sometimes, when I use "Safely Remove Hardware" (Win XP Pro) it will
say something to the effect of "Try again later" and I hear no activity in
the hard drive.  
What risk (s) am I taking by diconnecting the drive when "Safely Remove"

I installed a Maxtor SATA 500 GB hard drive.
It runs quite a bit warmer (hotter) than my 80 GB IDE hard drive. I cannot
touch it for more than 5 seconds, without letting go.
Is this normal for such a big hard drive? Is the temp of a drive depending

Following the installation of XP SP3 my D-Link driver ceased working. This
was and is a know D-Link problem. A DLL file had been overwritten by the
update and placed the software over a table and was giving it a continual
rogering.

Is there a way to find out if ram memory was previously overclocked ?
I have some utility tests as memotest and other but how to see if memory
was overclocked before my usage ?
Moreover, what kind of effects could that do to using that memory again

I am building a file server which will be on the move.  I will be
taking the server to a venue, setting up the network of computers,
then put them to use.  Once I am done, I am going to tare down and
move to the next venue.  Depending on security, I might be moving the

My computer was fully functional until one day all the problems
started. When I push the power button, all the fans start spinning
(video card, processor, motherboard, etc.) but nothing is booting. All
the hardware gets power power but for whatever reason nothing happens.

My desktop computer will not boot when I have my
Maxtor OneTouch 4 plugged in the USB. If I connect the
hardrive after the computer have started up, it works just fine.
if I connect the harddrive to my laptop it works perfect.

I can't boot from CD but floopy drive is working. It is a Gatewa
machine. It starts with windows Xp logo and then goes to the screen wit
different choices to start up: Start windows normally, Last good known
safemode etc). In BIOS it is setup to boot from CD (light does come u