storage media

I see a lot of info on creating a bootable USB installation disk . What I am interested in , is a bootable USB of actual Win 7 . In case of hard disk boot troubles , I could use this to get in at least . Seem to recall , years ago seeing such a thing . Anyone ? Thanks .

In this video, "When Solid State Hard Drives Fail", Microsoft MVP and 7x Certified Information Technology Professional and Consultant Mike Fara, from Windows 7 Forums (http://windows7forums.com), takes a look at the frustration of identifying a SSD failure, the response from retail outlets, and...

A question that has been bouncing around my head for years, is that when benchmarking any hard drive, it always produces the same general pattern...a gradually declining slope with regularly spaced dips across the entire slope. I just don't understand why those dips exist, because it doesn't...

Hi, I have a "SanDisk Ultra CompactFlash" 4GB card and an internal card reader (HP desktop). When I insert the card into the reader, the green light above the slot turns on as if it recognizes the device, but it doesn't show up. Device Manager says that the driver is installed and working...

Fixes an issue in which the files that were added during the previous session are missing from a CD-RW disc on a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2. This issue occurs when you add some new files to the disc. Link Removed

Consider the following scenario: You have Windows 7 installed on your computer. The computer has either an internal or external memory card reader that supports SDHC media. You insert an SDHC memory card into the reader. You perform a full format of the... Link Removed

In this video, “When Solid State Hard Drives Fail”, Microsoft MVP and 7x Certified Information Technology Professional and Consultant Mike Fara, from Windows 7 Forums, takes a look at the frustration of identifying a SSD failure, the response from retail outlets, and the exceptional response of...

I used to burn disks at slow write speeds because people told me it worked better. I also used to have a lot of failures. Then I read this sticky thread at Club CDFreaks that advises against slow burn speeds. Since I started using "ImgBurn" and burning everything at "Automatic Write Speed" I...

Today's free commercial software is StarBurn v.12 DVD-Blue-ray Ripper. This is one of the best on the market!! Description: StarBurn is a powerful tool for grabbing, burning and mastering CD, DVD, Blue-Ray and HD-DVD media. StarBurn supports all types of optical storage media (including...

Hard drive data recovery software Monday, June 7th, 2004 SpinRite 6.0 Released After more than seven months of non-stop development, and more than two months of continuous testing by hundreds of SpinRite 6.0 pre-purchase volunteers (see our grc.spinrite.dev newsgroup on our news server at...