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Connecting to FreeNFS from CentOS 6
I'm trying to mount a FreeNFS share located on my Windows 7 host, under my CentOS 6 virtual machine inside VirtualBox.
The networking between the host and the guest is working fine, and I've been ...
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Diffing an entire hard drive, available tools?
There's an existing question similar to this that didn't get answered in the proper context (a massive volume of data to compare) at all, so I'm trying again here.
I'm using SuperDuper to maintain a ...
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btrfs does not show drive as missing
I am trying out btrfs and I noticed some funny behaviour:
I have two drives in a raid 1 configuration.
sudo btrfs fi show
Label: none uuid: 52b9c6f6-ce5c-4727-861e-e2fd012e475f
Total devices 2 ...
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Does SpinRite still prevent/predict crash failure in modern hard drives?
Yesterday I attended a presentation by Western Digital that discussed various innovations in rotating hard drive internals, including perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR), heat-assisted magnetic ...
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Laptop freezes before/during post
I have an Asus K70AB which has had an issue for a while. When it boots, there's a chance it'll freeze for an indefinite time before it seems to start doing anything. What it will do is:
The lights ...
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Windows 8 System.exe writes to HDD like crazy
I have checked Application event logs and found that every second about 20 entries for MSSQL Server were recorded. Removed the server and all its components and the problem is gone... Thanks everyone ...
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mdadm RAID monitoring no DegradedArray email
So, I have a couple of MDADM RAID arrays and I want to set up monitoring with email notifications for drive failures through sSMTP but I can't seem to get it working.
The system in question is a ...
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How to mount SMB share from terminal using keychain?
I need to be able mount a SMB share from terminal, for MAC OS versions (10.7). Is there a way to use mount_smbfs with keychain so I don't get prompt the username/password or have to add it to the ...
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How to disable brightness intensity switching by power plans and AC/battery modes?
This is a "feature" in Windows 7, but I can't see how it is useful; it just annoys me.
Every power plan and the AC/battery mode has its own setting for brightness intensity. So, if I switch power ...
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Not authorized to mount on persistent-USB Lucid installation
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I use a persistent Ubuntu installation on a USB stick (16GB).
The purpose is to carry the USB flash instead of a netbook/laptop;
I usually find a laptop/pc handy close by to work with so ...
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Average/General RAID 0 "Chunk Size"?
EDIT: this got closed as being "opinion based". i disagree! the facts are, i have to choose one of five Chunk Size options when creating a RAID on Mac. i don't know which size to choose for ...
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Formatting a failing & write-locked SSD
I have a failing 4 TB 870 Evo SSD. It has lasted less than a year (thanks Samsung). I believe the SSD has entered a read-only mode because it is failing. Any disk enumeration tasks take 30 seconds ...
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HDMI doesn't work when using a USB C docking station
When connect my USB Type-C adapter to the Thunderbolt/Charging USB Type-C port, the monitor flickers. But the laptop detects the monitor and even can communicate with it so far that it knows its ...
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How to determine whether USB C port supports video out?
I was doing family tech support and a relative purchased a dual screen extender for an Acer laptop that he owns.
You can connect either extra screen via USB C cable or an HDMI plus USB for power. The ...
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Any way to tweak Windows' kernels or drives to handle I/O and reduce or eliminate hangs with failing drives?
I frequently work with failing hard drives for data recovery and various tasks. These tasks are usually short lived in nature, but important. The way Windows seems to handle any failing drive that's ...
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