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Hardware
How do the heads read and write information?
How-to
How is drive size calculated?
How can I find out how much space I have left on my hard drive?
What are some tips for preventing electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage?
Technical
Does Gateway recommend any particular companies for data recovery on failed Hard Disks?
How do I configure an IDE device, such as a hard drive, for my system?
When installing the operating system why does the computer only see a small portion of the drive capacity?
Can I have other IDE devices on the same cable as my tape drive?
Why is my 120-GB hard disk drive only showing 111GB in Windows® XP?
Why does ScanDisk stop responding after 100,000 clusters?
Why is there a discrepancy between the reported capacity and the actual capacity of my hard drive?
What is the difference between the 24-bit and 48-bit logical block addressing (LBA) specifications?
What are the advantages of faster RPMs in regard to hard drives?
Not all my drive space is recognized. Where is the rest?
What is cable select and why should I use it?
What basic troubleshooting steps can be taken if the Servers ATA/IDE hard disk drive is not being detected or recognized?
Where can I locate information about the jumper configuration for my hard drive?
Terminology
What is Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART)?
What are some examples of how SMART works?
Is there a glossary of terms and acronyms?
Is the noise level from my hard drive indicative of an issue?
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