nixCraft » hard drive http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips This is a Linux sys admin journal by Vivek about sys admin work, Linux tips & tricks, hacks, news and more. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:45:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Seagate Barracuda: 1.5TB Hard Drive Launchedhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/seagates-barracuda-15tb-hard-disk.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/seagates-barracuda-15tb-hard-disk.html#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:53:46 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=3149 Wow, this is a large size desktop hard disk for storing movies, tv shows, music / mp3s, and photos. You can also load multiple operating systems using vmware or other software for testing purpose. This hard disk comes with 5 year warranty and can transfer at 300MB/s. But, How reliable is the 1.5TB hard disk?]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/seagates-barracuda-15tb-hard-disk.html/feed 1 Track Stolen Laptop / Mac With Free Open Source Adeona Softwarehttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-track-missing-laptop-with-adeona.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-track-missing-laptop-with-adeona.html#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 08:42:46 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2961 With the growing ubiquity of, and user reliance on, mobile computing devices (laptops, PDAs, smart phones, etc.), loss or theft of a device is increasingly likely, disruptive, and costly. Using Adeona open source software you can track your stolen Mac / PC laptop running Windows or Linux operating system.]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-track-missing-laptop-with-adeona.html/feed 1 Run Linux From USB Flash / Pen Drivehttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-from-usb-flash-pen-drive.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-from-usb-flash-pen-drive.html#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 19:15:59 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2309 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-from-usb-flash-pen-drive.html/feed 0 Mega List of low Cost ( Cheap ) Linux / Windows Ultraportables PCshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/cheap-linux-windows-laptops.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/cheap-linux-windows-laptops.html#comments Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:13:28 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/?p=2241 http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/cheap-linux-windows-laptops.html/feed 0 Humor: Unusual data disaster horror stories for 2007http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/unusual-data-disaster-horror-stories.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/unusual-data-disaster-horror-stories.html#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2007 13:06:22 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/unusual-data-disaster-horror-stories.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/unusual-data-disaster-horror-stories.html/feed 0 Does Ubuntu Linux kill / shorten hard disk life?http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ubuntu-linux-hard-disks-may-shorten-lifetime.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ubuntu-linux-hard-disks-may-shorten-lifetime.html#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:03:28 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ubuntu-linux-hard-disks-may-shorten-lifetime.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/ubuntu-linux-hard-disks-may-shorten-lifetime.html/feed 5 Test If Linux Server SCSI / SATA Hard Disk Going Badhttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-find-out-if-harddisk-failing.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-find-out-if-harddisk-failing.html#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:16:21 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-find-out-if-harddisk-failing.html One of our regular sends us a question:
How can I test if my hard disk is going bad? I see few errors in /var/log/messages file.
I/O errors in /var/log/messages indicates that something is wrong with the hard disk and it may be failing. You can check hard disk errors using smartctl command, which is control and monitor utility for SMART disks under Linux / UNIX like operating systems.]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-find-out-if-harddisk-failing.html/feed 11 March 6, 2007 : nixCraft FAQ Rounduphttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-12.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-12.html#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:59:34 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-12.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-12.html/feed 0 nixCraft FAQ Roundup – Dec 8, 2008http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-6.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-6.html#comments Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:00:58 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-6.html Boot Ubuntu Linux into Rescue mode to fix system - How do I boot my Ubuntu Linux server into Rescue mode to fix system? => Unable to create installation source - Add directories into YaST as an installation source - I have created my own patch files on [...]]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/nixcraft-faq-roundup-6.html/feed 0 Monitoring hard disk health with smartd under Linux or UNIX operating systemshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/monitoring-hard-disk-health-with-smartd-under-linux-or-unix-operating-systems.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/monitoring-hard-disk-health-with-smartd-under-linux-or-unix-operating-systems.html#comments Wed, 03 May 2006 14:37:00 +0000 nixcraft http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/monitoring-hard-disk-health-with-smartd-under-linux-or-unix-operating-systems.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/monitoring-hard-disk-health-with-smartd-under-linux-or-unix-operating-systems.html/feed 11 The importance of Linux partitionshttp://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/the-importance-of-linux-partitions.html http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/the-importance-of-linux-partitions.html#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2005 23:57:00 +0000 Vivek Gite http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/the-importance-of-linux-partitions.html An operating system like Windows / Linux can be installed on a single, unpartitioned hard disk. However, the ability to divide a hard disk into multiple partitions offers some important advantages. Explains the importance of Linux / UNIX partitions to improve security, stability and performance.]]> http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/the-importance-of-linux-partitions.html/feed 25