I have a RAID 5 setup with four SCSI disks.  Two have failed.  Am I
right
that the data is completely unrecoverable?  Was just wondering
if it's possible to run some kind of utility on at least one of the

I had an IBM Travelstar 30GN hard disk in my laptop.  Despite the
model number it was actually a 20GB drive.  It started making scary
grinding noises and I called IBM about RMA'ing it.  They asked me to
run the SMART diagnostics and it passed.  They then told me that noise

Perhaps an odd question... We've found a set of really old DAT and DDS
backup tapes that we have neither the backup software nor the drives to
read/write. However, labels indicate these may contain sensitive data.
How would I go about destroying these w/o investment or illegal ...

Some wierd things were happening on a relative's PC recently. I had
setup this PC for them originally, and they said they were having
trouble booting anymore, none of the drives were seen. I had two drives
on the primary channel, a 60G master and an older 20G slave. They were

My flash drive (Memorex) is no longer detected when I insert it into the USB
drive of my desktop (WinXP pro SP2).   It works fine with my laptop, but
does not even detect on the desktop.
I tried other USB memory devices with the desktop and they work fine - so

I've purchased a couple of Buffalo Terastation Home Servers (2TB). I'm
generally pleased with them and even though they take an age to fill on
Raid 5, I was prepared for that.
Most of the stuff I need to get on them currently resides on a variety

I just bought 2 Seagate 250G to set up RAID 0 array with 3Ware 8006-2LP.
The disks are really hot. ANy comment about the effect heat on their life?

I have been fighting this pc for 3 days now. I have buit a new pc. ECS
L4VXA2 mobo. I have 1gb of ram. When the system boots up the bios
detects the hdd, however when I go to the bios setup, which is set to
auto detect, before I pushed the button the drive shoes up, sectors

Ever thought of owning an upgradable and small USB Flash drive?
I'm looking for the Smallest microSD (OR miniSD) USB Stick reader with
a hole for a keyring or lanyard. By smallest, I mean a drive that can
be easily inserted when other USB devices are plugged. This is an

I just purchased the intel entry level storage server SS4000E. I was
wondering if i can use SATA II HDD's ?

Have WinNT4W(SP6) installed on the first partition of the
system's 2nd internal IDE HDD (on the secondary master channel) for use
in an emergency to repair the primary Win2000 Pro OS. The file
<boot.ini> was modified to accomodate the (secondary) WinNT4W OS and is

It happened to me so many times, I am giving up using the
Startup Manager and the OS Selector. Both can hang up your computer
disallowing you from loading Windows. This is a very ridiculous and
inexcusable situation. The Startup Manager does not allow you to load

I have a desktop setup next to my radio tuned to a local FM station.
Normally the desktop has an IDE hdd setup as primary master. I have used a
half dozen different IDE hdd's in this desktop without noticing radio
interference.

I have a Lacie 300gb external hardrive.
It was working fine, but then I moved (from one apartment to another),
and in the new apartment, when I tried to connect the hardrive, it
didn't appear in "My Computer". I thought maybe it was a letter

I recently upgraded my drive to a 250GB Seagate. I have a multi-boot
config with WinXP and Win98se.
WinXP is fine, but Win98se cannot see anything above 137GB.
After some research, I discovered that my motherboard has a VIA