Computer Drives & Storage

How to Copy a File and Ignore Cyclic Redundancy Check Errors

By eHow Computers Editor

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Cyclic Redundancy Check Errors, or CRCs, usually occur when copying data from a CD or DVD. The error can indicate a bad block, a damaged disc or a hardware problem. Each block of data has a CRC value that is checked when the data is transferred. ... more »

How to Disable a USB Flash Drive (Mass Storage Devices Only)

By marchyde078

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Whenever you insert a USB flash drive into your computer, the flash drive is detected automatically by Windows and then opened. Here I am going to show you how to stop your USB Flash Drives Mass Storage Only through registry. This trick can also ... more »

How to Replace a DVD ROM

By MidniteWriter

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Is the DVD ROM in your computer in need of replacement? Or, do you wonder what it would take to replace your CD-RW with a DVD drive? Then read on for some simple ideas of what it would take to replace a DVD ROM... more »

How to Scan a Document to a Memory Card

By Aimee30

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This is easy depending on if the computer reads the port where your memory card is inserted as a separate drive... more »

How to Set a Hard Drive to Send a Warning When it is Failing

By MidniteWriter

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In a perfect world, hard drives would never fail. But the fact is, they do, even if they are newer. Read on for some tips on how you can be warned and back up the valuable data on your computer before it is too late!.. more »

How to Stop the CD Recorder from Automatically Ejecting the CD

By triciagoss

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When you burn a CD on your computer, you probably noticed that when it is finished writing to the CD it is automatically ejected. You might think this is a pretty handy trick. Or maybe you find it annoying and wish it would stop. If you subscribe ... more »

How to Use Paragon Partition Manager

By Naz Ir

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Paragon Partition Manager is the software to use when it comes to repartitioning your hard drives. Here are the steps involved with doing so... more »

How to Backup Data From a Broken Computer to Another

By LinuxLuver

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The computer is dead. The data is on its hard drive. Can it be accessed by a mere mortal? Yes - sometimes! But there are LOTS of variables... more »

How to Destroy a Hard Drive

By eHow Computers Editor

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With identity theft becoming a growing problem, securely disposing of old hard drives is more important than ever. Simply deleting the contents of your old drives is not enough. Hard drives continue to store old data until overwritten with new data... more »

How to Install a CD Rom Drive

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CD ROM drive installation is fairly simple. The procedure varies from computer to computer, so you should check your manual and become familiar with your computer's layout before installing a CD ROM drive. However, you'll use the same basic ... more »

How to Install Firefox on a Flash Drive

By eHow Internet Editor

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Mozilla Firefox is a free Internet browser similar to Internet Explorer and Netscape. The popular system is compact, fast and easy to use. Read on to learn more about installing Firefox on a flash drive... more »

How to Play Music From a USB Flash Drive on the Coby MP-CD475 Portable Audio System

By eHow Computers Editor

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You can connect a USB Flash drive to your Coby MP-CD475 and play MP3 and WMA digital music files straight from the USB flash drive through your player. Here's how to do that... more »

How to retrieve pictures from a corrupt memory card

By webzarus

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Have you ever put your memory stick into your camera, only for the camera to tell you there are no images on the card? YOU KNOW there are hundreds on there but the camera NOR your PC can read them. A memory Stick is just like any other kind of ... more »

How to Save Yourself Before Your Computer Crashes

By Alexia Petrakos

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The best way to retrieve your data after a computer crash is to save it all before anything catastrophic happens. A solid and redundant backup plan will ensure you don't lose a thing (or lose as little as possible) when your computer decides to ... more »

How to Turn Your Mac into a FireWire Hard Drive for Quick Data Transfer

By Alexia Petrakos

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In the PC world when you want to transfer data directly from one computer to another, you would use a network, or maybe even attach the computers using a crossover cable. This would give you a maximum transfer speed of 100mbps. But what happens ... more »

How to Avoid loss of Windows Configuration and Documents

By MrCHUCK mrchuck999.blogspot.com

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Often times users backup more data than they need or not enough. In today's article, you will learn what to backup and what you can skip. You will also learn how to restore your windows settings. Read on..... more »

How to Choose a Flash Drive

By eHow Computers Editor

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Flash drives are considered the best personal storage devices, as they are portable, fast and durable. Flash drives offer storage capacity ranging from 32 MB to 2 GB. They are Mac and PC compatible and can hold most types of data. Flash drives ... more »

How to Choose Which Drives to Index in Windows Vista

By Sean Arenas

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Have Windows Vista? Does it access your hard drive more often and for longer than you like, for reasons you can't explain? Does your computer index files you don't want searched through your searching tool (such as backups)? This video will ... more »

How to Copy Data From One Hard Drive to Another

By faust0matic

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Copying data from one drive to another is not that difficult. This article should help you with installing a secondary (slave) internal hard drive in your PC and explain how to move files from one to the other. I kept it as basic as possible. ... more »

How to Copy Data From One Hard Drive to Another

By misswuwu

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Copying information to another hard drive is easy following these few simple steps without extra software... more »

How to Hook Up an External Hard Drive

By hqi777

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Have you ever needed to hook up an external hard drive to back up schoolwork, music, games, etc? In this article you'll learn how to hook up an external hard drive to your computer... more »

How to Install a DVD Burner on a Computer

By eHow Computers Editor

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Installing a DVD burner is considered a simple task. Most of the DVD burners come with a manual that inform you about the installation process. Make sure you pick up the right tool kit before you install an internal DVD Burner... more »

How to Save an Image on a Computer to a Memory Card

By e-writer

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Saving an image or picture to your memory card can be frustrating, but not anymore with these easy steps!.. more »

How to Set Up a Multi-Drive Storage Enclosure

By Anthony Delgado

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The best way to set multiple drive storage is to set-up a home network and use a PC which can usually handle up to 4 drives at a time. That’s costly and requires maintenance. What other options are there? Take a look further and see how to set up ... more »

How to Transfer Files From Internal Hard Drive to an External Hard Drive

By LittleMomma316

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This article will teach you about external hard drives and how to transfer files from your internal hard drive to the external one. It is easy to transfer the data, and this will walk you through step by step... more »

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