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Subcodes - ...rmation. These are then divided into eight 12-byte subcode blocks, each of which is assigned a letter designation PW. Each subcode channel can hol...
High Capacity Magnetic Storage Devices - ...
Zip. Flexible media, with capacities of 100MB, 250MB, and 750MB
REV. Rigid media, with capacity of 35GB (native...
Handling CD Read Errors - ...lled "Q" parity, which then is added to the 24 data bytes. The resulting 28 bytes are then run though another encoder that uses a different scheme...
Floppy Drive Types - ...ed, Double-Density(DSDD) was the standard FDD in PC-class systems, and was often found as a second FDD in early AT and 386 systems. The...
How to choose a Tape Backup Drive - ...s and perhaps even back up the workstations from the server. As you ponder which backup tape drive you should select, consider the following facto...
DVD Copy Protection - ...or other software application distributed on DVD-ROM discs.
Note that every one of these protection systems has been broken, so with a lit...
How to Manually Resolve Motherboard Conflicts - ...ions to enable them to be configured manually, this feature was found primarily on ISA PnP-compatible cards.
Be sure you write down or print o...
Hard Drive Advancements - ...big a drive you get, you will find a way to fill it. I know that I have lived by that dictum since purchasing my first hard disk drive more than 2...
How Magnetic Fields Are Used to Store Data - ...>Electromagnetism was discovered in 1819 by Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted, when he found that a compass needle would deflect away from p...
Hard Disk Form Factors - ...that available drives will fit in the bay, the screw holes will line up, and the standard cables and connections will plug in. Without these indus...
Magneto Optical Drives - ...acities up to 9.1GB. 12" MO drives are also available for enterprise systems. Originally, magneto-optical drives were strictly WORM (write once, r...
Tape Drive Backup Software - ...se the following checklist to evaluate the software you plan to use with your tape backup drive:
Device support. You might pref...
Introduction in the Microdrive Technology - ...28KB cache buffer.
Since its introduction by IBM, the Microdrive in its Compact Flash Type II-compatible form factor has increased in capaci...
Flash Memory Devices - ...ile memory that is divided into blocks rather than bytes, as with normal RAM memory modules. Flash memory, which also is used in most recent compu...
Comparing Disk Tape and Flash Memory Technologies - ...ry devices, which have largely replaced the floppy disk for data transfer, emulate disk drives. Some tape drives are also capable of emulating dis...
History of Magnetic Storage - ... was able to take any computer-related courses. I have to believe that this was more a reflection on their budget and lack of focus on current tec...
General Hard Disk Features - ...SME">Capacity
As stated earlier, a corollary of Parkinson's famous "law" can be applied to hard drives: "Data expands so as to fill the spa...
Advantages and Disadvantages of Tape Backup Drives - ...ndalone computers, or network servers when high-capacity tape drives and cartridges are used. Anytime multiple tapes or disks must be used to make...
Care and Feeding of a Tape Drive - ... a good idea to clean the drive immediately after first using a new tape. Depending on how you use your drive and how clean your environment is, e...
Handling DVD Errors - ...inner (row) bits are added to detect and correct errors. The scheme is simple and yet very effective. The information from the data frames is firs...
How CD ROM drive works - ...The servo motor, on command from the microprocessor, positions the beam onto the correct track on the CD-ROM by moving the reflecting mirror....
Things to consider when choosing a CD ROM Drive - ...most applications, DTR is the most important performance characteristic of a CD-ROM drive. DTR is most important if you use the drive mainly for s...
CD ROM Sector Information and Capacity - ...dding="5" cellSpacing="0">
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Advantages of NTFS file system - ...ile and folder permissions Using NTFS permissions you can control access to every file on an NTFS volume. You can configure permissions at eac...
Cartridge Based Removable Hard Disk Drives - ...bility of cheap, huge, fast hard disks and such technologies as CD writers and DVD writers has killed the demand for cartridge-based removable har...
Disks Partitions and Volumes - ...e assigned drive letters directly by the operating system and are also called volumes, and volumes are also called logical drives. Think of the pa...
Tips on choosing a Tape Drive - ...p) or that it has suddenly become very expensive to use (because you must buy twice as many tapes). In such a case, the only alternative to replac...
Tips on choosing a high capacity FDD - ...sewhere. Zip Drives are by far the most commonly used superfloppy, so installing one allows you to exchange data with more people. In theory, the ...
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The Technological Wonder that is a Hard Disk (04/04/2008)
... While floppy disks existed separately from their drives and could be removed by the user, this was not the case with the hard disks which remained fixed inside a computer CPU...
... While floppy disks existed separately from their drives and could be removed by the user, this was not the case with the hard disks which remained fixed inside a computer CPU...
How much films of a iPod converted can be held (02/07/2008)
... This is why deciding just at which point important quality is marks so much of a difference...
... This is why deciding just at which point important quality is marks so much of a difference...
Physical Damages of Hard disk (07/24/2007)
... Data stored in hard disk is very sensitive it should be examined and recover in clean room labs...
... Data stored in hard disk is very sensitive it should be examined and recover in clean room labs...
Fujitsu announces a 250 GB hard disk for Mobile storage devices (06/12/2007)
... It meets up all the criteria’s of growing audio and video industry...
... It meets up all the criteria’s of growing audio and video industry...
CD AND DVD PRINTERS (06/01/2007)
... Multiple manual systems can produce 100's of disc per hour and companies run banks of CD tower systems for high speed reproduction of CD discs...
... Multiple manual systems can produce 100's of disc per hour and companies run banks of CD tower systems for high speed reproduction of CD discs...
DVD duplicators (05/31/2007)
... The information then gets verif ied and the disc is accordingly accepted or rejected...
... The information then gets verif ied and the disc is accordingly accepted or rejected...
CD and DVD copiers (05/29/2007)
... DVD COPIERS DVD copiers are generally termed as DVD recorders which are majorly used for the entertainment purpose that is copying of Audio or Video files or programmes or software...
... DVD COPIERS DVD copiers are generally termed as DVD recorders which are majorly used for the entertainment purpose that is copying of Audio or Video files or programmes or software...
Optical Technology (01/11/2007)
... As such, optical storage is more often used for backup or archival storage purposes and as a mechanism by which programs or data can be loaded onto magnetic drives...
... As such, optical storage is more often used for backup or archival storage purposes and as a mechanism by which programs or data can be loaded onto magnetic drives...
What is Blu Ray Disc (01/09/2007)
... One of the main applications for higher-capacity optical storage is recording high-definition TV, which takes an incredible amount of storage...
... One of the main applications for higher-capacity optical storage is recording high-definition TV, which takes an incredible amount of storage...
Caring for Optical Media (01/08/2007)
... Most window cleaners are excellent at removing fingerprints and other dirt from the disc and don't damage the plastic surface...
... Most window cleaners are excellent at removing fingerprints and other dirt from the disc and don't damage the plastic surface...
Short presentation of DVD Capacity (Sides and Layers) (01/08/2007)
... The outer stamped layer (0) is coated with a semitransparent gold coating to both reflect light if the laser is focused on it and pass light if the laser is focused on the layer below...
... The outer stamped layer (0) is coated with a semitransparent gold coating to both reflect light if the laser is focused on it and pass light if the laser is focused on the layer below...
DVD Construction and Technology (01/07/2007)
... As with CDs, each layer is stamped or molded with a single physical track in a spiral configuration starting from the inside of the disc and spiraling outward...
... As with CDs, each layer is stamped or molded with a single physical track in a spiral configuration starting from the inside of the disc and spiraling outward...
Data Encoding on a CD (01/05/2007)
... In addition to the now 17-bits created for each byte (EFM plus merge bits), a 24-bit sync word (plus 3 more merge bits) is added to the beginning of each frame...
... In addition to the now 17-bits created for each byte (EFM plus merge bits), a 24-bit sync word (plus 3 more merge bits) is added to the beginning of each frame...
Installing and Configuring an ATAPI Tape Drive (12/29/2006)
... Some tape drives have configuration jumpers to enable such things as hardware compression, read-while-write, DMA/PIO mode, and emulation mode...
... Some tape drives have configuration jumpers to enable such things as hardware compression, read-while-write, DMA/PIO mode, and emulation mode...
Installing and Configuring a SCSI Tape Drive (12/29/2006)
... The Adaptec host adapter supports SCAM (SCSI Configured Auto-Magically)—a kind of Plug and Play for SCSI that automatically configures SCSI ID and termination...
... The Adaptec host adapter supports SCAM (SCSI Configured Auto-Magically)—a kind of Plug and Play for SCSI that automatically configures SCSI ID and termination...
A Brief History of CD (12/26/2006)
... After the specification was set, both manufacturers were in a race to introduce the first commercially available CD audio drive...
... After the specification was set, both manufacturers were in a race to introduce the first commercially available CD audio drive...
DVD History (12/24/2006)
... After agreeing on copy protection and other items, the DVD-ROM and DVD-Video standards were officially announced in late 1996...
... After agreeing on copy protection and other items, the DVD-ROM and DVD-Video standards were officially announced in late 1996...
Configuring Windows 9X/2000/XP to Support a Tape Drive (12/23/2006)
... If you buy a bare drive, you'll need to purchase backup software separately, unless the Windows Backup applet supports your drive and is sufficient for your needs...
... If you buy a bare drive, you'll need to purchase backup software separately, unless the Windows Backup applet supports your drive and is sufficient for your needs...
Manufacturing process for data CD ROM and audio CD (12/21/2006)
... A sodium hydroxide solution is spun over the exposed glass master, which then dissolves the areas exposed to the laser, thus etching pits in the photoresist...
... A sodium hydroxide solution is spun over the exposed glass master, which then dissolves the areas exposed to the laser, thus etching pits in the photoresist...
Configuring Linux to Support a Tape Drive (12/18/2006)
... If the drive is supported, the utility detects the drive, installs drivers, and automatically configures Linux to use the drive...
... If the drive is supported, the utility detects the drive, installs drivers, and automatically configures Linux to use the drive...
Salvaging Diskette Data (12/14/2006)
... If you must grasp the medium itself, do so only at the very edge...
... If you must grasp the medium itself, do so only at the very edge...
Uses for Removable and External Hard Disk Drives (12/12/2006)
... Instead, they install a frame-based removable hard disk drive system at each end, copy the huge datafiles to high-performance SCSI hard drives, and FedEx the hard drives to the movie production company...
... Instead, they install a frame-based removable hard disk drive system at each end, copy the huge datafiles to high-performance SCSI hard drives, and FedEx the hard drives to the movie production company...
How to use an ATAPI Zip or SuperDisk Drive as the boot device (12/11/2006)
... If neither drive is listed by name, but the BIOS offers an option such as "ATAPI Device/Drive," "Floptical Drive," "Removable Device/Drive," or "UHD Floppy," set the first boot device to that option...
... If neither drive is listed by name, but the BIOS offers an option such as "ATAPI Device/Drive," "Floptical Drive," "Removable Device/Drive," or "UHD Floppy," set the first boot device to that option...
How to intall a Floppy disk drive (FDD) (12/10/2006)
... Either method allows the system to see that drive as A:...
... Either method allows the system to see that drive as A:...
Tips on choosing a Tape Drive (12/05/2006)
..., documents and spreadsheets compress well; executables, images, and archives much less so), the backup software you use, and sometimes on the speed of the computer where the drive resides...
..., documents and spreadsheets compress well; executables, images, and archives much less so), the backup software you use, and sometimes on the speed of the computer where the drive resides...
Disks Partitions and Volumes (12/04/2006)
... Basic Disks and Volumes A disk set up with the standard system of using primary and extended partitions is referred to as a basic disk, and the volumes on a basic disk are also called basic volumes...
... Basic Disks and Volumes A disk set up with the standard system of using primary and extended partitions is referred to as a basic disk, and the volumes on a basic disk are also called basic volumes...
Cartridge Based Removable Hard Disk Drives (12/01/2006)
... Unfortunately, it often hasn't worked out that way, as many manufacturers apparently greatly overestimated the number of cartridges that people would buy...
... Unfortunately, it often hasn't worked out that way, as many manufacturers apparently greatly overestimated the number of cartridges that people would buy...
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