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What are Hubs and Switches?

November 12, 2008 | 7 Comments

I have written several posts in the past about connecting multiple computers to the Internet. In those posts I usually talk about connecting a router to your modem, and then your computers to the router. Since many routers also include a hardware firewall, this has the added benefit of securing your local network, while allowing [...]

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What is a Hard Drive?

September 26, 2008 | 3 Comments

I have decided to start writing more posts geared towards talking about computer components, what they are and how they work. For many, it can be confusing to buy a computer and trying to understand what is in the computer. Since I recently wrote a post about recovering data from a hard drive with bad [...]

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Testing for Bad Sectors

September 5, 2008 | 4 Comments

In my last post titled Recovering Data from a Hard Drive with Bad Sectors, I mentioned that I had recently recovered data from a hard drive that had bad sectors. In that post I also talked about what bad sectors are and what happens when they appear. One thing I didn’t talk about was detecting [...]

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Recovering Data from a Hard Drive with Bad Sectors

September 3, 2008 | 22 Comments

I have dealt with many hard drive failures in the past, and most of the time it was the result of bad sectors. Other times it was a complete failure where the hard drive wouldn’t even power up. In the latter instance there isn’t much you can do to retrieve your data. As for bad [...]

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Why My Computer was Shutting Off By Itself

August 22, 2008 | 14 Comments

Through my years of working with computers I have encountered many issues. Some related to hardware, but most seem to be associated with software. When I do encounter an error, I like to find the root of the problem, so I can add it to my knowledgebase. Recently, I ran into a problem where my [...]

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Which Storage Devices Have You Used?

August 15, 2008 | 11 Comments

As many know I have started archiving pictures and data to keep the information secure. As I was creating my process of storing the data I began to think about the many different storage mediums that I have used in the past. I started using computers in the mid-80s which is an eternity by computer [...]

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Screen Resolution Names

August 13, 2008 | 6 Comments

I recently was flipping through a computer store flyer and checked out some of the laptops. As I read through the specs of the laptops I was immediately drawn to the screen resolution. I was expecting to see the resolution stated in pixels, but it was not. Instead they used the name associated with the [...]

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SSD Hard Drives: The Future of Hard Drives

July 30, 2008 | 12 Comments

For years hard drives have been problematic for some. Breakdowns and file fragmentation are major concerns that affect or could affect all users. Since hard drives have moving parts, they are prone to mechanical failure. File fragmentation can lead to a performance issue as the hard drive needs to move its read/write head to find [...]

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