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- RAID
- Redundant Array of Independent Disks A disk subsystem that increases performance or provides fault tolerance or both. RAID uses two or more hard drives and a RAID controller,...
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- Apple Xsan 2.2 (Mac)
- Xsan is a 64-bit cluster file system specifically designed for small and large computing environments that demand the highest level of data availability. This specialized technology enables multiple Mac desktop and Xserve systems to share RAID storage volumes over a high-speed Fibre Channel network. Each client can read and write...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, File System, Apple Inc., Xsan, Storage, RAID, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-06-21
- Raid Reconstructor 4.0 (Windows)
- Runtime's RAID Reconstructor will help you recover data from a broken RAID Level 5 or 0 Array. Even if you do not know the RAID parameters, such as drive order, block size, and direction of rotation, RAID Reconstructor will analyze your drives and determine the correct values. You will then...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Runtime Software, RAID Reconstructor, RAID, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-06-03
- WD Drive Manager 2.111 (Windows)
- WD Drive Manager installs the Drive related light, button, and RAID Manager functionality program for Windows. This is a replacement program for the WD Button Manager program.
- Tags: Western Digital Corp., WD Drive Manager, Microsoft Windows, RAID, Storage, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-05-21
- RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arrays
- RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arraysDroboSo.. the article says not use use RAID 5 - then recommends that the consumer buys a box Drobo - which essentially just operates as a RAID 5 array when its full???? (put in 4 x 1 TB disks and get 3...
- Tags: Storage, Robin, RAID, RAID 5
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arrays
- Big storage companies stopped recommending RAID 5 a couple of years ago. But I still see small 4-drive arrays touting RAID 5 for home and small office use. Big mistake. You want to save money, but you also want to keep your data. RAID 5 isn't...
- Tags: Data, RAID 5, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- LaCie debuts 10TB 5big Network NAS RAID; updated 2big Network device
- LaCie announced yesterday updates to its ill-named but award-winning 2big Network and 5big Network in the form of improved performance, features, backup support, and expansion. As in 10 terabytes. The 5big Network pictured above, which normally touts a Gigabit Ethernet connection, five hot-swappable...
- Tags: Network, Backup, LaCie, RAID, Network Device, Networking, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- Sonnet Tempo SATA 2.1.8 (Mac)
- Description: This software updates 4-port and 8-port Tempo SATA host controller cards' flash ROM firmware to version 2.1.3. This version fixes an issue that occurred when the user attempted to erase a volume in a RAID 1 mirrored set.
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Sonnet Technologies Inc., RAID, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-04-23
- iRecover 3.4 (Windows)
- iRecover supports all major file systems: FAT, FAT32, NTFS all versions and Linux Ext2. iRecover is a one-stop solution for undelete, unformat, partition, RAID, and image recovery. Windows 2000/XP/Vista basic and dynamic disks are supported. iRecover offers a powerful RAID 0 and RAID 5 recovery module that will automatically detect...
- Tags: Disk, Microsoft Windows, DIY Datarecovery, iRecover, RAID, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-04-12
- Better than RAID: the new DroboPro
- Better than RAID: the new DroboProOf course you aren't on Drobo's payrollIf you were you would have provided a link to where we could learn more -.-Thankfully, there is google. http://www.drobo.com/Four bay Drobo costs $749 with two 1TB drives included, $999 for four.The DroboPro is 8 bay and starts...
- Tags: Storage, DroboPro, RAID, new DroboPro, Drobo
- Discussion threads 2009-04-09
- Better than RAID: the new DroboPro
- RAID is a bad idea for home users since its management complexity and failure modes create more problems than it solves. But protection from 1 - or better yet 2 - drive failures is a very GOOD idea. Data protection for the rest of us ...
- Tags: Drobo, RAID, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-04-09
- Easeus Partition Master Professional 4.0.1 (Windows)
- Magic Partition Software--EASEUS released upgraded version EASEUS Partition Master 4.0.1 Professional Edition with new features: Copy dynamic volume, Extend NTFS system partition without reboot. With its help, you can extend system partition, have better disk space management, settle low disk space problem! The most attractive feature is it can extends...
- Tags: Partition, Microsoft Windows, RAID, 64-Bit, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Processors, Semiconductors, Components
- Software downloads 2009-03-28
- Boomerang Data Recovery 2.1.9 (Mac)
- Recovers lost data due to corruption, formatted disk, bad hard drive, deleted files, accidental re-install of os. Will recover from hard drives, flash media, FireWire, USB drives, RAID (0/1) Disk Arrays. Recovers HFS/HFS+, NFS, & FAT 16/32 Volumes.
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Disk, Boomerang Data Recovery, FireWire, RAID, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-03-16
- Federal CIO on leave following FBI sting at DC offices
- The U.S. Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra, appointed by President Obama last week, has been placed on leave, following an FBI raid yesterday at the District of Columbia's IT offices. Techmeme Kundra, who was previously the District's Chief Technology Officer and worked in the offices, has not...
- Tags: White House, FBI, Raid, Federal Government, Government, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-03-13
- Best hard drive for a media center
- Best hard drive for a media centerCool and/or Quiet is more importantI'd run two 5400RPM drives in Raid-0 to counter the lower RPMs. That way, it should help keep the temperatures down. Why? because temperature has a bigger impact on the drive bearings, so it's more likely to wear-out/noisier sooner....
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Storage, Desktops, VelociRaptor, BEST HARD DRIVE, Media Center PC, RAID, Green Drive, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-03-13
- 24 SSD RAID array opens ALL Microsoft Office apps in 0.5 sec!
- Geeks at Samsung took 24 256GB SSD Solid State Drives and hooked them together into a monster RAID array. The results are very impressive indeed. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: RAID Array, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., RAID, Storage, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-03-10
- SoftRAID 3.6.8 (Mac)
- For Video Professionals, Server Administrators, Publishers, Graphic Designers, and anyone who relies on the integrity of their data! SoftRAID 3 takes your existing hard disks and groups them together to give you more speed, capacity and/or instantaneous backup. No more need of a hardware solution to get RAID (Redundant Array...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, SoftRAID 3, RAID, Apple Mac OS X, Storage, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS
- Software downloads 2009-02-27
- Synology DS209+ NAS server
- Last year, we reviewed Synology's DS107+, which earned our Editors' Choice award for its vast amount of features, great expandability, and top-notch user interface. The DS209+ impressed us even more by offering those aforementioned attributes, plus RAID configurations and unprecedented throughput speed. The unit unfortunately lacks what the DS107+ also...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, DS209+ NAS server, RAID
- Product reviews 2009-02-24
- Flash vs Cash
- Flash vs CashGlobal Marketing CTO = oxymoron?Technical marketing? Is that taught in schools?Having Dtrace being able to scan through the entire stack from OS to storage is the game changer. EVERYONE is interested in system performance, and to do an accurate assessment you need good tools. These do NOT exist...
- Tags: UNIX, Storage, Operating systems, IBM AIX, Oracle Corp., EMC Corp., I/O, file system, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-19
- Buffalo Tech returns to the router game, updates NAS lineup
- Buffalo Tech returns to the router game, updates NAS lineupreviewsif you can, please post reviews of the devices (especially the new NAS's). thanks.
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, NAS, router game, Buffalo Tech, router, game
- Discussion threads 2009-01-28
- DiskInternals Raid Recovery 1.6 (Windows)
- Recover corrupted RAID arrays in a fully automatic mode. Raid Recovery is the first tool to automatically detect the type of the original RAID array while still allowing for fully manual operation. Raid Recovery is no doubt a highly valuable tool for users of all types of RAID arrays, whether...
- Tags: Recovery, RAID Array, Microsoft Windows, DiskInternals Data Recovery, RAID, Storage, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-12-23

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