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Diagnosing disk i/o errors, failing disk controllers
My PC has been constantly crashing with disk i/o errors recently and I'm trying to diagnose what the cause is before I order any new parts.
I have windows 7 installed on a ssd (with truecrypt) and I ...
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i/o Bus Standards & Device Controllers
I'm really confused about bus standards like ide,ata,sata,pci etc.
I have just read this article :When a disk read or disk write occurs, where does the data go? So if we talk about hard disk drive; ...
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When a disk read or disk write occurs, where does the data go?
I understand that there is such a thing as a disk controller which contains a buffer, but was wondering if the CPU reads directly from this buffer, or whether the data must first go to a specific ...
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