Hard Drive Recovery. Three words that encompass so much. In my post about why hard drives fail I explained how hard disk manufacturers are burdened with the fact they are producing a product destined for failure. We know that inherently a drive will fail, but keep in mind that there are things that can speed up […]
RAID: What it is and how it works
Definition: RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks. It involves the configuration (setting up) of two or more hard disk drives in combination for fault tolerance and performance. RAID disk drives originally were only used on servers in enterprise locations. Now with the advent of gaming and videos, RAID systems are found […]
Backup Solution 1: External Hard Drives
Greetings everyone! Here is the first in my series of backup solutions. As a data recovery company, dtidatarecovery.com sees a lot of hard drive failures. As I said in my post: Speed Kills with Hard Drives Its Heat, I went over how heat affects hard disk drives. This is even more apparent with external drives. […]