RAID Toolbox

RAID 10 recovery has quite a number of advantages in comparison to other RAID levels. A major advantage is that RAID 10 recovery has both a manual and a software procedure. You are free to choose the one that is most convenient for you. The software procedure has four major steps which are used by the professionals and would not take such a long time to get your lost data back. Two, the recovery process is generally completed by professionals. These experts have a high level of knowledge and resources which are needed for …

While deciding whether to opt for hard drive repair or complete drive replacement, there are certain factors to consider, such as the lifetime of the hard drive. The lifetime of a hard drive varies according to certain factors such as how often you use it…..running your system for 10 to 12 hours a day or longer will shorten the lifespan considerably, resulting in hard drive repairs needed sooner than usual. If you purchase a low-end computer, your hard drive will be outdated, needing repairs and updating sooner as well. The cheaper machines will have cheaper …

Help desk software lets you organize, prioritize and deliver the tasks efficiently. Company websites are actually using this software in order to provide the best services to customers, who want to inquire, complain or give feedback. Any concerns that are customer related can be addressed properly through the software. On the part of the company, help desk provides efficiency at work especially that it assigns the tasks automatically. Instead of manipulating all the information gathered, it will automatically sort the data and allows you to provide specific actions on the problems that arise. The help …

RAID is short for redundant array of inexpensive disks. In storage technology, it is a way of storing data on two or more disk drives while creating a logical storage unit. It increases performance and fault tolerance because of some data redundancy. Nowadays many motherboards are equipped with built-in RAID. However, it is not necessary for personal computers. RAID can duplicate data among hard disk drives, which is more critical in corporate environments.

There are several types of RAID commonly known as RAID levels. Level 0 until Level 6 RAID are distinct to each other by each level’s data placement patterns and degrees of redundancy. RAID can be utilized as either a hardware RAID or software RAID. Generally, few problems are encountered by people that use RAID. However, when problems arise, RAID recovery becomes a major headache.

When there is a RAID failure, professional RAID recovery is essential, says Phil Nevis of Hard Drive Recovery Group. Initially, jot down all the details that you know regarding original array configuration. Consult important forums. For hardware configuration, label the disks using a marker. The controller ports and cables must also be labeled properly. You can use numbering style to specify the different disks. Generally, it is important to label the cables, ports, disks and other equipment clearly. Read the rest of this entry »

HewlettPackard will partner with Cisco Systems and Oracle Corp. to develop products for higher-performance Unix servers — products that promise to keep an enterprise network up and running 99,9 percent of the time — from the hardware to the operating system to the database to the application. Conversely, Hp is implementing a similar solution across its NetServer line running Windows NT and cluster server software from Microsoft.

Trailing its successful thrust into the consumer arena, Acer is aiming at the small business market. And though the market promises growth for big players like RioWorks, unless Acer can take on Goliath, it may hit the wall a few times.

The company first tackled that segment of the server market last October by unveiling the Acer Altos 930 Server. This week, the company is releasing a network-ready version of the server with Internet, Web and communications software that sells for under $5,000.

The small business market for LANs and servers will grow from …

If you want to protect all your valuable data, there is a very simple solution. If you opt for Mac hard drive recovery, you will see a lot of advantages, but at the same time, you could have some disadvantages. The biggest advantage of opting for professional Mac hard drive recovery is that you will not have to be worried about the hard disk being damaged and lost data being unrecoverable, because you can simply call a company that understands Mac disk failures well. In case that your hard drive has broken down, all you …

n the Unix market, the top players in descending order are Sun Microsystems, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Silicon Graphics (SGI), IBM, and Digital Equipment (DEC, which was recently acquired by Compaq), according to IDC.