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HP ML 110 G5 server RAID 1 – Is it possible to add a secondary hard disk for more space?

Question:
Dear Experts,
This is the setup: HP ML 110 G5 server RAID 1
I have RAID 1 setup in two identical 250 GB hard disk, now the server has 250 GB space with RAID 1 setup.
I need to have a 1 TB hard disk attached to this server for more space, will it work properly or is [...]

Install a master hd to another identical computer as a master drive

Question:
I have five identical compaq evos and would like to take one master drive and put it into another computer
Solution:
so, you replaced the disk, because of that problem, and it still persists?
then you have a hardware problem.
start monitoring the cpu and disk temperatures with speedfan  : http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php
dust out the pc or laptop – not sure [...]

what is the life expectancy of a DVD+R?

Question:
Hi Everyone;
I have been backing up much of my data to DVD+R just in case anything actually happened to the original data.  With this point in mind, I am wondering what the life expectancy is of DVD+R.   I have not really found anything which addresses this question and certainly hope someone on the forum will [...]

what is the life expectancy of a DVD+R?

Question:
Hi Everyone;
I have been backing up much of my data to DVD+R just in case anything actually happened to the original data.  With this point in mind, I am wondering what the life expectancy is of DVD+R.   I have not really found anything which addresses this question and certainly hope someone on the forum will [...]

which acronis

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I hear this is an excellent software for restoring images to bad pcs on our network.  Basically, stick in a boot disk and then browse to the network image and thats it….
If thats the case, which version of Acronis do I need to purchase to do this?
Solution:
If you will backup/restore workstations, i.e. computers with Windows [...]

Can I install more than one tape backup drive on one computer?

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I moving all of my servers to VMware and i would like to install 2 tape drives on a computer that will enable me to remote backup of my VMware servers. Can i do this?
Solution:
This should not be an issue. Depending on your backup software you may or may not be able to multiple backup [...]

Rebuild partition

Question:
I have a drive that all of a sudden shows as RAW… can’t be read.
I have a program that will rebuild a partition.
What is rebuilding a partition?
Solution:
A partition is part of the disk that has been structured to hold data.  The structure holds information about folders and files and the contents of the folders and [...]

how to restore deleted pictures that have been already deleted and overwritten out of recycle bin

Question:
how to restore pictures that have been overwritten
Solution:
to my knowledge, no such software exists, in the “normal” user software.
Forensic software can do it (maybe, since i could not test it yet)
the nearest could be spinrite : http://www.grc.com/spinrite.htm

hard disk detected as Flash’ka

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I have a WD 1 TB hard disk and on my computer it is detected as Flash’ka instead of showing the WD logo. Is this due to a virus?
Solution:
Does not look like something a virus would do. You can run malwarebytes if you think your machine is infected. If it does not find anything you [...]

Is it wise to make an SBS 2003 administrator member of the Backup operators?

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I having troubles to get my Symantec Backupexec 12.5 working again on my Microsoft Windows Small Business 2003 SP2 .  They say that the account used for backup must be member of the backup operators. what they also say “Due to security implementations in Microsoft Small Business Server, the service account must be Administrator”. can [...]