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- New NAS Build...Recommendations
- ASUS P4PE MB + SUPERMICRO AOC-SAT2-MV8
- Need assistance selecting external hard drive.
- Considering WD1001FALS for RAID 0 build but...
- 2x WD6400AAKS in RAID 0 for gaming: worth it?
- Making the leap of faith to WHS
- Parts for WHS build?
- Just lost my externall 750GB to the click of death :(
- Cheap Sata cables
- IDE Drive won't format, Write Protected? Help
- my card reader (2004 era maybe earlier) can't read my 2GB SD card
- to those with multi-terabyte storage, what's your backup solution?
- please review my whs build list
- good raid 0 card
- 3ware raid controllers
- Matrix RAID 0 and RAID 1 Failed Drive Rebuild
- Intel Matrix RAID 1 rebuild time frame?
- IBM DS3400 speed issue
- Shortstroking hard drives... *gasp* A THG article actually worth reading... *shock*
- Vista's Extend Volume
- need help choosing external drive
- Good External HD
- What to do with a 80gb hd
- Raid 0 & Raid 1 on the same board?
- Need Opinions on Server Upgrade Options (Raid: Storage & Perfomance)
- Best way to migrate windows across drives?
- Shortie rack
- Need help adding 3rd harddrive into a raid0 system for data retrieval
- How do you know which hard drive is bad in a HD Enclusoure?
- 7200.12 already dying
- Looking To Replace eSATA HBA
- Best program to clone an SATA HD in a laptop?
- Western Digital upgrade program?
- Partitiion new hd on old rig?
- need NAS for multicomputer suggestions
- External HD Question
- Neat, free hdd utility.
- Mac Pro hardrive question
- Disk reported as failing, how reliable?
- NAS with built in ADSL model
- Cannot copy large files to my WD external
- Help with HDD upgrade suggestions
- Concerned Seagate Owner
- SAS vs VRaptor vs SSD
- Moving Boot partition to new install?
- 500GB 7200.11s w/ SD15 firmware issues?
- Areca 1280ml question
- Anyone use a BlackX?
- how do i password protect a port HD
- media on network drive. should i get esata?
- Raid and new operating system installation question
- Silence Velociraptor without voiding warranty
- Wierd issue with drive.
- something wierd happen to my hard drive
- SATA cables with locking connector questions
- Defragging and SSD Drives.
- Raid 0+1 vs Raid 5 with Hot-Swap
- Sell my Raptors & Perc 5 for a couple SSDs?
- USB drive is being stubborn - little help?
- Hotswap drive bay to external
- Need a new hard drive
- Weird alarm problem
- Too much money + Lack of Space = NEW HARD DRIVE!!
- PSU, what to buy?
- Help with SanDisk Flash Drive
- ***Urgent Question***
- Need some advice on my hard drives!!
- Where are the big SSD?
- Samsung RAIDS 24 SSDs, Hilarity Ensues
- motherboard cannot see RAID card (Dell Perc6i)
- Another "I need a RAID Card"
- Intel Matrix Raid1 and updating BIOS
- Question to Norco 4020 Owners
- UNFORMAT/RECOVER? ... PLEASE HELP
- WD6401AALS comparison
- Looking for a new Raid 5 Setup
- Must read article for SSD enthusiasts
- Storage upgrade (A8V-VM + Adaptec 5805)
- New 1TB HD. Partition question.
- Recommendation for $50,000-$65,000 SAN
- Cloud storage (e.g. Amazon S3)
- Ordered a file server - Did I do the right thing?
- HUGE problem with Maxtor (seagate) 7200.11 data recovery with bad sectors HELP PLS :(
- Why can't Newegg pack a hard drive safely?
- Moving full data drive to another computer?
- Added third Hard drive. Now it takes FOREVER to get to Windows.
- Getting some crazy temperature readings
- New WD drive... passed all the tests... is it ready?
- WD 1TB Black or WD 1-2TB Green?
- Thinking of building a RAID array
- Need recommendations for setting up budget gaming/lan rig storage
- Is that a good deal for my first SSD drive ?
- Retailers with good shipping/packaging for oem drives?
- Which RAID card for velociraptors?
- AOC-SAT2-MV8 Compatibility
- Best sector-by-sector cloning software for drive with bad sectors?
- how to determine hard drive speed / throughput
- Decent 3.5 inch bay card reader?
- Raid card that works good with Vista
- Which type of RAID for NAS?
- $500 budget...buy a HP Ex485 or build a WHS?
- Perc 5/i Help Please
- Can't see files in my hard drive
- Unable to copy large files over network or local (yes NFTS)
- Need some advice please
- Help a noob out - what should my new drives be?
- Question about RAID
- Better U320 PCI-E RAID than 29320LPE?
- How important is ECC ram for a home file server?
- Need help setting up new gaming system with lots of storage.
- 1 velociraptor vs 2 velociraptor's in raid 0
- raid6 sata hardware card
- Data Recovery Programs/Options
- seagate firmware error
- Does this warrant an RMA?
- dns-321 network speed
- Disappointing Disk Performance
- What's the best way to (physically) destroy a HD.
- Rebooting during RAID expantion.
- RAID question
- External drive users must read
- Seagate 500GB ES.2 HDTune results
- WTF Weird coincidence or problem with two WD Blacks (Semi-long story)
- OCZ Vertex SSD - new firmware 0112 available
- WHS discs question
- SSD for OS ?
- HD dock vs. enclosure?
- SAS backplane?
- How to set master and slave on IDE harddrives
- New drive DO's and Donts
- Vertex Solid State Disks - Finally up and live
- sas specific drives
- 15k rpm sas question
- Why is everybody talking about the new intel ssd drive?
- Quality external eSATA enclosure?
- Can Vertex SSDs be used in an external enclosure? (Would they need external power?)
- real DVD5 capacity.
- Want a new HDD how do i install?
- What's new in Power Pack 2 for Windows Home Server?
- Replacing HDD motor
- Werid HDD issues...need help
- Anyone tested RAID5 on ichr10 with 4 hdds?
- Need advise on this setup: SSD = OS and Velociraptor = Game/Apps
- Boost performance of netbook/JMicron SSD's
- How do I access documents on another HD when the user acct. was PW protected?
- W2K HD Error Msg: The Disk in Drive D is not formatted, Format is Now?
- 74GDC Raptors...Flashing, Please?
- Hardware RAID card suggestion
- Opinions on this hard drive configuration.
- Motherboard for LSI 8888ELP?
- sas raid card, how do i tell if its hardware?
- OCZ Vertex yes or no?
- Help sd card unreadable
- Strange wd3200aaks behavior
- New HDD
- Connecting eSATA to old PC
- Network storage/Server advice for small business?
- Main HD isn't getting recognized after getting my external back
- WD Caviar Black vs Green vs Blue
- Which external drive would you buy?
- The only question I have about the 150 GB VelociRaptor is...
- 2x 500gb Caviar Blacks or 1x 1TB Caviar Black.
- WHS Build
- I need a fast drive.
- SSD experience.
- SATA II compatibility
- WD2500KS Problem.. help plz
- Raid options...
- Major help, please, with an external enclosure fan
- Fixing a 1st-gen Raptor WD360 and suggested partition size for WD6401AALS
- raid some questions please help
- Align Intel X-25M SSD
- Storage suggestions: dual boot and data redundancy.
- Windows based free disk wiper?
- free space and performance
- What happens to RAID drive data if mobo replaced?
- WD 500gb AAKS, I hate you. 42 days uptime and a head crash?
- OpenSolaris + netatalk
- HDD noob here, want to raid
- Virtual WHS?
- Defrag External HD?
- WD Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB seems slow...
- PerfectDisk SMARTPlacement mishap or am I backwards?
- Learning more...
- Laptop Hard drives in desktops
- Hd to reduce game load time ?
- Can I RAID 2 HDD's that are slightly different?
- Newbie drive performance question.
- Tape drives
- SLC worth it?
- disk boot failure ? WHAT ?????
- Raid Controller or HD Problem...?
- Samsung SSD awesomeness (24 of them)
- Raid 0 -> Raid 1
- 1.5TB Seagate FreeAgent External USB disassemble and swap out internal drive How To:
- help: short stroking 500gb raid 0
- Archiving Password
- Format Allocation Unit Size?
- Worth-while upgrade to my 3x640 WD 640AAKK raid0?
- Drivers needed for Supermicro AOC-SAT2-MV8
- Western Digital 640GB RAID 0 questions
- Matrix raid with two 640s
- SLC OR MLC SSD
- Silverstone FT01 with 2x 1TB Caviar Black
- WHS install problem
- Supermicro AOC-SAT2-MV8 FreeNAS - FreeBSD Drivers
- Reinstalling WHS
- getting too many drives/partitions any way to merge?
- hibernation file in vista
- dell perc 5i.
- eSATA hard drive not recognized in Vista64
- can you RAID 1 or mirror using an internal and an external (USB) drive?
- HHD selection opinions
- Server/Desktop Mode on Cheetah?
- Can't decide. AAKS AALS or 7200.12?
- Completely Full SSD - Does it degrade performance?
- Do I have to Format a New Hard Drive before Installing Vista 64?
- how much advantage in using smaller "non-raptor" performance drives vs 1TB+ drives?
- NAS Build for redundancy.
- External Hard Drive Problems
- Looking for fast 2 disk NAS.
- Western Digital WD20EADS.
- Is it the enclosure or the hard drive?
- Intel X-25M Slow(er)4k reads?
- HD clicks but passes Long Test in seatools
- What Blu-Ray burning software you use?
- Unpartitioned Space on Two Identical Hard Drives Differ
- Matrix RAID, partial-disk RAID?
- Raid 0 - Can I go back?
- What are the limits of ICH10R?
- [usb thumbdrive] fastest unit for the price (4-8gb range)
- Enterprise level wiping with fingerprint varification.
- external hard drive safety
- Linux and Hard drives
- OCZ Vertex - TRIM command
- Hard drive monitoring for Vista
- What is the Best 1 TB Hard drive. It wil be used as primary hard drive
- WD500 AALS (Black) -- OS install issue
- WHS Rebuild - Suggestions Please
- RAID0 plans, recommendations?
- WHS Build: Best Performance Per Watt Per Operating Dollar
- 2.5" External Enclosure (For a IDE Drive)
- 10K SAS or OCZ Vertex
- Good RAID cards?
- Possible to rip TV shows from a DVR drive?
- 2 wd6400aaks
- SATA and AHCI
- Recommended HDs?
- How can I format my External HD to FAT32?
- Proposed Media Server: Rate My Build?
- Should I be worried about these SMART results?
- Not happy with one SSD, would a second help?
- Perfect Crystal Magic Lab Windows Experience Score
- password protection
- Need to Centralize Storage
- Bought 1.5tb hard drive, and confused :)
- Seagate 1.5tb driver or sometin problems? <- Probably nooby question
- SMART Data Corrupted?
- Best way to backup an entire hard drive?
- Raidstream Twin
- Starting new..
- IO Meter and Benchmarking Help
- recommend in-pc backup drive - quiet, still fast, good warranty
- how do I enable SATA hotplugging in my PC?
- Western Digital 1TB - Do I need the RE3 for Raid 1?
- Looking for non-hotswappable 5x3 backplates
- HDD configuration/partitioning
- Quick WHS questions for the WHS experienced!!
- HP ProLiant SmartArray P400 (SAS-RAID)
- Data storage for HD editing
- First RAID attempt, need quite guidance...
- Port multiplier performance - external
- 2 1tb caviar blacks or 300gb veloci. + 1 1tb black?
- Proper HD wiping program I can use in windows on multiple drives simultaneously?
- New 8 bay Drobo Pro
- Post Your Windows Home Servers!
- Looking For Reliable OS-less NAS
- still confused how to set up WHS
- Need some advice for my first server
- Homemade SAN on the cheap
- Quick question for those who started with WHS Trial
- Gigabyte i-RAM Ramdisk?
- OCZ Vertex SSD New Firmware 1.10 released - Supports TRIM on Vista
- Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB Boot Issue
- Cinch IPC-493?
- Compact flash HD's
- controller capped out?
- Any NAS devices that take 2.5" notebook drives?
- WD Black 1.0 TB operating temp (WD1001FALS).. what's yours?
- Why can't Vista see my ST750330AS?
- eSATA drives no longer recognized
- Cheapest place to buy jumpdrives?
- CLoning a drive
- Three RAID-0 Generations Benchmarked
- OCZ had to slow down thier SSDs for Macs
- Quick Question... which one to store my windows- non raid...
- So... RAID + WHS 10TB Raid6, or 2 x 5TB Raid5 w/ Duplication
- Problems partitioning a laptop drive!
- HD HDD
- NAS advice
- A Whole Bunch of Solid State Disk Testing
- Can't launch another application while Nero is verifying using Pioneer 203BK
- Dual OCZ Solids in RAID0 in my LAPTOP = Mind blowing.
- Samsung 1.5TB Ecogreen
- Hot: WD 300gb 10000 RPM Velociraptor $189.00
- HELP!! Partition issues
- Need to reformat new 1tb drive? Prep?
- Planning new build
- ICH10R RAID 0 setup issue.
- How to install sata raid on giga p45?
- Cavalry 1TB external HD
- My WD 1TB Black only lasted 10 days
- Dual HD question...
- 193 gigs of space used on c:\, I can only account for 57. Why?
- NOOB RAID card issues (LSI MegaRAID 8344ELP)
- 64GB Flash drive problems?
- Need [H]elp for nas decision
- Hard drive - erasing "100MB System Recovery? (Windows 7 100MB System Reserved)
- Partitioning, Storage, Raid & HDD Setup
- Data Recovery
- Hard Drive Dock
- "inRAID" HDD idea
- Question before dropping a load of cash...
- Best way to set up raid 0 on my computer? (2x 250gb hdd's)
- WHS Mobo
- WHS - Moving system drive files to storage drives
- "Affordable" 1tb - 2tb NAS? $100 - $200 range?
- Intel Matrix Storage Console information question.
- My WD book is saying to format it?
- Hard disk crashes, any recovery?
- Standalone PC for storage or not ?
- a stupid question
- Getting an external hard drive help choose/comment
- How to quickly take a snapshot of all the folders and contents on a hard drive?
- Thecus N7700 vs QNAP TS-809 Pro Turbo NAS
- Best Hard drive for speed for my new build?
- eSATA @ SATA 3gbps HDD Dock?
- Need some ideas on memory management.
- Drive is on fire, 68*C Hard disk
- Need help with software raid - Boot drive
- First NAS
- MediaSmart Server 2.5 Update - aka EX470 series owners get screwed
- Slow Vista loading time 2x 6401aals in raid0
- Which one for Sata Raid 0?
- Western Digital Black Series
- what do i need. v.more sata
- WOL with WHS - anyone have it working?
- Getting a new HDD after work...
- Intel releases firmware update for X18-M and X25-M SSDs
- Fill in the blanks
- Suggestions for drive/partition setup?
- What Hard Drive To Buy for RAID Storage Setup?
- what is the fastest 4gb flash drive?
- Best Current 1 to 2TB external drive?
- Harddrive spinning
- Can using a HD at near max capacity cause problems?
- Looking for a new HD..
- Thecus N5200 (non pro) works with WD20EADS drives
- Portable eSATA / USB 2.5 HD solution?
- OCZ Vertex in SUGO SG02
- HD benchmarking help
- mirror larger disk to smaller disk? (small partitions)
- How do I make my Local Disk D My Primary Drive
- WHS System Drive Failed...
- Server Advice Requested
- Does a WHS meet my needs?
- Problem setting up Raid
- need validation for new WHS build
- Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB WD3200AAKS-00B3A0
- Looking to RAID 0 new Vertex drives, but have a 780i...
- X25-M 80GB cell size and another question...
- usb jump drive data loss question
- stupid question! how to install 2.5" SSD in a PC
- Which ssd for me ? (non-gamer)
- Raid 11?
- What mobo/cpu is good for my WHS?
- Some questions about using SATA drives and SATA CC.
- WHS - Will I lose data by changing the connection point?
- Quick LTO Question
- large SSD or 2 small SSD in raid0
- Which filesystem should I be using on Linux?
- Identical drives: one vibrates, other doesn't?
- If you are on the fence about getting some SSDs
- Can't Copy Large Files From Lexar 8GB Card
- What's the difference btwn. UDF vs. ISO file format?
- Best Backup Software
- OCZ Z-Drive (1 TB, PCIe)
- Drive cages, where to get?
- Let's hit on another SSD topic, how much is enough for primary HD...?
- Partitioning a velociraptor?
- Intel SSD price drop on April 26... again???
- switching WHS from IDE to ACHI?
- Laptop 7200rpm vs SSD
- small external scratch drive
- Raid0 creation, XP gives BSOD
- Upgrading Raptor?
- WD lifeguard problems
- WHS - new hard drive
- Which Backup Solution?
- What's the best way to load your OS on an SSD?
- another dumb need a sata card thread..
- Building server and have a question
- Hard drive Corrupt
- SSD & Page filing question
- Questions Regarding Intel X25-E 64GB
- WD hard drive questions...
- how to clean hdd before selling it?
- Stop vista from scanning my ext HDD
- SATA Card noob
- Considering upgrade: questions on partitions/page files/etc
- What causes USB flash drives to be faster / slower?
- ASUS P6T6 WS SAS Expander
- Opinion Needed
- Marvel AOC-SASLP-MV8 vs 2x4-port PCI Cards
- Acronis True Image can't see new drive?
- HiHo! WD RE4-GP 2TB ($300-330)
- Stripe size for multiple GB file transfers? block size?
- Balancing Drives in WHS
- QUICK!! Need to format hard drive ASAP
- PERC 5/E not showing in bios
- RAID-1 Card For Optiplex 360
- Some WD6401AALS numbers compared to a couple other drives
- New Raid Setup - Need advice!!
- Am i screwed??
- How to install Raid drivers without new install or controller card?
- Cheap SLC SSD 32gb?
- Slightly Melted HD?
- What is this drive? (WD 1TB)
- External hard drive spins but doesn't recognize
- New mobo, 2 Vertex 60 gig drives RAID 0 results
- HDD having error!
- How do you format a HDD to fat12 if it's already NTFS?
- Open Programs on External HD
- SATA2 HBA Comparison (non-RAID)
- Data Recovery - Floppy
- HD temps
- HD Choice
- Are WD drives cheaply made?
- Server Drive Questions
- What kind of speeds are you getting with gigabit?
- formtted size 30GB SSD?
- Seagate Barracuda LP
- Hard Drive Copy?
- Hard Drive Copy?
- How do you un-partition?
- Is there hard drive checker software?
- dynamic storage question for nas
- HD's that dont suck these days?
- WD RE3 Loud!
- raid card causing reboots?
- 5400 HD and External?
- Eagle or Cavalry 2TB External Hard Drive?
- Disk Issues
- WD 2TB Retail Box $229.99 @ Fry's Online & B&M
- SSDs and memory usage.
- HDD, not entire system, randomly restarting?
- Raid 5 speed issues
- 3 x 30GB Vertex in raid 0?
- SATA 5.25" Cage
- Need recommendations for a reliable external hard drive.
- Tell me about the Dell Perc 6/i controller
- Help with drive problems
- Using WD 1TB Green in Raid 1 Setup
- what is the best ssd for $500 or less?
- Upgraded from my Velociraptor stripe
- Price speculation?
- ICH10R and 3+ RAID 0
- Intel X25-M 80gb SSD vs WD 500GB HD
- WHS: Stalled when shutting down. Is it okay to disable Volume Shadow Copies?
- Promise ex8350 Drive fell out raid lost?
- hdd raid0 vs single ssd
- raid 0
- X25-M 80GB drops to $320...
- Baffled by built-in Windows defrag
- 300GB VelociRaptor not 2.5 in the icepack?
- Decent Performer >= 1TB
- Adaptec RAID 5 endless build cycle
- Notebook: 320GB 7200rpm or OCZ Vertex 250GB SSD
- Vertex 250Gb... no lead time?
- Raid 5 Volume size Incorrect?
- My hard disk is filling up with dark matter! Help!
- cheap slc 32gb ssd
- Can I boot off a PCI-e storage device?
- Drive cooling with the Norco 4020
- WD 640 gb drives: bad x 3???
- ICH7 Limitation, so I know how an SSD will perform
- supply & demand (Vertex 120gb)
- Can I transfer Windows Xp
- Great Norco 4020 build thread
- Seagate 1.5tb SD1B causing bsod's
- Xigmatek HDD Dock - Thermaltake BlacX "Copy"
- can i mount an HDD on its side?
- New gaming machine. Should I use raid?
- (2) X25-M's in RAID O on IC10R questions
- G.SKILL FALCON FM-25S2S-256GBF1 2.5" 256GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid state disk
- Building a New OpenFiler Box - Controller Suggestions??
- Cheap but good external enclosure
- How to Un-RAID an HDD?
- How's this for a WHS Build?
- New build, new storage?
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