SMART Way to Prevent Data Loss by Vitali Priadkine
Many computer users take hard drive reliability for granted, not even thinking about minimal possibility of drive crash. They suppose that hard disk drive manufacturers have done a great improvement to their products towards disk reliability. And they have, but the reality is that all disks die... In fact, because disk SMART status is frequently not monitored, many disk problems go undetected until they lead to a catastrophic failure. ... This technology has developed to be industry standard for drive manufacturers and allows checking hard drive status, reporting it and providing some...

Plan B: Why You Should Always Have a Computer Backup Plan by Shannon Baker
There is an old saying, “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”, many people subscribe to this philosophy with their computers. If they can turn their computer on and access their email or play a game, then preparing for an eventual disaster is usually the last thing on their minds. ... Windows XP has a built in restore feature, but that is worthless if you have a catastrophic hard drive failure. ... They were not worried about a catastrophic data failure because they had installed new hard drives in their computers just over a year ago.

Data Backup - Do I Really Need It by Park Oskar
Data Backup- Do I Really Need It ? Copious uncertainties revolve around in your mind when it comes to hoosing a data protection solution i.e. Data Backup. You might have bunched up a series of questions relating to Data Loss. What if I lose my information after flood, fire or power outage... It generally happens due to poor handling of hard drive or computer, electrical failure, sudden catastrophic failure, Head Crash or maybe controller failure. ... You save almost everything on computer’s hard drive but they are very much prone to failure.

Avoiding Data Recovery On External Hard Disk Drives by Valerie Const
According to UniRecovery RAID Data Recovery Labs, External Hard Disk Drives provide great flexible storage option and security by providing a mobile back up option, yet this advantage has dangerous twist to users. With storage capacity running in hundreds of Gigabites, accompanied by high rates... In fact The mean time to failure (MTTF) of drives, according to their manufacturers, vary from 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 hours, suggesting a nominal annual failure rate of at most 0.88%. ... Generally, inside the slick casings, often are poorly ventilated or even not ventilated at all, external hard...

The Safety Net of Online Backup Services by Christopher J Enders
Online backup services are one of the most revolutionary ideas of the internet age in my opinion. All computer users who rely upon their computers for their day to day operations know how important it is to have a recent backup at all times. ... This is a remarkable advantage of online backup services because not only is the backed up data safe in case of a hardware failure, it is also protected against catastrophic events like fires or floods at your place of business as well as being protected from loss in case of a natural disaster like a tornado, a hurricane or a...

Used Laptop Computer: Your Quick Purchase Inspection Guide – Part 4 by Joe Duchesne
Used laptop computers are everywhere these days. How can you sift through the mass of available used laptop computers to narrow your search down to the right laptop for you? This fourth and final article strives to give you a few suggestions for your next laptop purchase. ... You never know if the hard drive is near failure or some other catastrophic problem in near. ... User Computer Laptop Warranty If you have followed my advice and are looking to buy from a reputable dealer, what kind of warranty do they offer?

History of the Computer - Redundancy Part 2 of 2 by Tony Stockill
Can you see what's coming next? What happens if the controller fails? Ha! - we're ready for that! We put in another controller, and connect the second string of cables to this one instead! Redundant controllers. Other configurations are also possible, using both interfaces on both controllers,... The cost of additional components is weighed against the requirement for continuous operation, and what effect a catastrophic failure might have. ... A Single Point of Failure is one which has the potential to affect operations to some extent.

An Introduction To Microsoft Vista Business by Chris Bryant
As I'm sure you already know, Microsoft Vista is on the way! Microsoft projects that all five versions of Vista will be available by mid-2006, and if that holds this will be the longest time period ever between versions of Windows. Yes, that's right - I said "all five versions". ... And for those of you (okay, us) who never quite have all the information on their PCs backed up properly, Vista will not only help you to resolve catastrophic failures before they occur, but new features Windows Backup and Volume Shadow Copy will help to ensure that you never have to pray for a hard drive to...

Data Recovery, Backup, Restoration, and Disaster Recovery – Definitions Merge by Richard Myers
Over the past several years there has been a confluence of the definitions of Data Recovery, Data Backup and Restoration, and Disaster Recovery. The merging of these definitions does not serve the industry. It only serves to confuse the consumer, the very people these various industry segments... In the event of a failure of the primary storage media, the alternate media is used to restore data from the alternate source to a new primary source. ... In a literal sense there is an intentional effort to “recover” data from some sort of catastrophic event in all three environments.

RAID Data Recovery - How It Works by Greg Duffield
RAID data recovery is probably one of the most complex processes any data recovery firm can perform. More often than not, the problems are compounded by the actions of the client prior to sending the drives in for recovery. Many users feel that it is important to try and recover the data... IT professionals have a lot of pressure placed on them when a catastrophic system failure occurs. ... A number of factors influence the cost, such as RAID type, file system, total size, situation of failure, etc.