HDD
How to Partition Your Hard Drive with Easeus Partition Master
by Evan Wondrasek on September 25, 2009
Most hard drives come with multiple partitions – which can be thought of as individual hard drives within your main hard drive – to separate a hard drive into multiple sections. Partitions are very useful if you want to separate your operating system from your documents (allows for easier OS reinstallation), and most manufacturers include a recovery partition in lieu of a recovery disc... [Read More]
How To: Securely Erase Your Hard Drive Using DBAN
by Reis Pritchard on July 2, 2009
It’s likely that at some point in time, you will either sell your computer or install a new operating system on your current machine. In either situation, it’s recommended that you wipe your hard drive clean of any and all information. Most people will tell you to format your computer because it deletes everything from the hard drive, but while formatting does in fact remove information and... [Read More]
How To: Check Your Hard Drive Health With A Linux LiveCD
by Dustin Patterson on May 4, 2009
Previously, I wrote a guide on monitoring your drive’s status with S.M.A.R.T. tools from a running system [see Check your HDD's S.M.A.R.T. Status]. Although these programs work well for checking the live status of your hard drive, you may run across a situation where you cannot boot the operating system to access these programs. If you system does not boot, it may be necessary to use a boot... [Read More]
How To Check Your HDD’s S.M.A.R.T. Status
by Dustin Patterson on April 17, 2009
As your hard drive begins to age, the chance for failure and resulting data loss increases. Today’s hard drives feature a monitoring system called Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology or S.M.A.R.T. for short. With S.M.A.R.T. and the appropriate software, it is possible to keep updated on the status of your hard drive and the important data that resides on it. To check the S.M.A.R.T.... [Read More]
