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Common computer forensics cases

Computer forensics is the generic name that we use for the analysis and reporting on our findings from the forensic…

How to choose RAID level

There are three factors that may influence your choice of RAID level: usability (redundant data), performance and cost. If you…

Dynamic disk management

We may manage disk through Disk Management of Computer Management. Disk Management supports not only basic disk, but also dynamic…

Dynamic disk Characteristics

Compared to basic disk, dynamic disk has following characteristic: It may change disk capacity at random. You can change the…

RAID Background and more basic things

Norman Ken Ouchi at IBM was awarded U.S. Patent 4,092,732 titled “System for recovering data stored in failed memory unit”…

Realization of RAID

RAID can be implemented either in dedicated hardware or custom software running on standard hardware. Additionally, there are hybrid RAIDs…

Volumes on dynamic disks

A volume is a storage unit made from free space on one or more disks. It can be formatted with…

Transform basic disk into dynamic disk

For example, we may transform basic disk into dynamic disk by the disk management utility of Windows XP. 1. Log…

Files and folders of NTFS partition

NTFS treats files as a unit of attribute/attribute value. That is the differences between NTFS and other file system. File…

NVRAM and NVRAM Repair

First let’s take a look at the NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory) used on HITACHI HDD, NVRAM is one member…