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How To Overclock Your Hard Drive

August 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Hard Drives

In the endless effort to make your computer run faster to run the latest applications, you may get the idea into your head to try overclocking your hard drive. But is this a good idea, and is it actually feasible? This article explores.
What is Overclocking?
Before we get into how to overclock a hard drive, it [...]

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Basic Computer Forensic Techniques

July 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Introductions

Anyplace that digitial data is stored may be subject to computer forensics techniques. Computer forensics applies to any digital medium, including how the FBI recovers evidence from computer, hard drive, cell phone, and other sources.
Remember how on last week’s CSI the investigators decrypted the suspect’s hard drive and caught him red-handed? That was computer forensics, [...]

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The Steps to Erasing a Hard Drive Completely

July 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Hard Drives, How To Keep Secure, Storage

In this age of rampant data theft, the last thing any of us needs is our sensitive information lingering on unused storage media. Learning how to erase a hard drive securely is a crucial step in protecting yourself against identity theft and other forms of cybercrime. This guide will show you how.
Why Reformatting Isn’t Enough
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How To Recover Data From Overwritten Hard Drive

July 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Hard Drives, How To Maintain, Storage

Looking for ways to recover data from an overwritten hard drive? So let’s start the process of recovering your data
Overwritten Hard Disk
Most PC users are considered quite naïve when it comes to the basic functioning of a computer hard drive, therefore they tend to assume that the data that has been overwritten can never be [...]

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How To Recover Data From A Damaged Hard Drive

June 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Hard Drives, How To Maintain

Recovering data from a damaged hard disk is not as difficult as many believe. In this article I will tell you why a disk is damaged, what you should do to avoid further damage and offer the solutions available to you to recover data from a damaged disk.
Your Hard Disk Damaged
So your hard disk crashed? [...]

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Repairing a Bad Sector on your Hard Drive

June 18th, 2010 · No Comments · Hard Drives, How To Maintain

If you ever wondered what bad sectors are all about? If they scare you and you want to fix them or just know more about them then read on.
What is a Hard Drive Sector?
Before going into the whole process of repairing bad sectors, it is better to discuss some general information that will help you [...]

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How does disk defrag work?

February 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Hard Drives, Storage

The word “disk defrag” is typically used to refer to the Microsoft Windows utility called Disk Defragmenter. It is designed to solve a problem that occurs because of the way hard disks store data.
If you have read the article How Hard Disks Work, then you know three key facts about hard disks:
1. Hard disks store [...]

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