I'm changing a HDD on a Compaq machine (from the original 30GB to a used 160GB Barracuda) and during the XP setup phase, it's taking an unusually long time to perform an HD format (not quick format) ...

Most external hard drives come formatted with the FAT file system, which makes the drive compatible with multiple operating systems. As such, the drive is immediately usable out of the box. If you ...

Anyone know what happens if a format on a hard drive is interrupted? I was formatting a partition with disk management in Windows XP. I was at about the 22% mark when ATITool caused my computer to ...

“Format” as a word in computers is very popular, and a well-known word among computer users. We all have done that, especially with USB drives. That said, what people are sometimes afraid of is when ...

Though hard disk drives represent a small niche in the varied landscape of camcorder formats, Sony threw its weight behind the new format with the launch of three new HDD models, including the ...

The HM040HI, HM060HI, HM080HI 40/60/80-Gbyte 2.5 in. hard disk drives feature 8 Mbytes of onboard data cache and 5,400-rpm spindle speed. They use a Serial ATA high-speed interface. The drives also ...

Google has called on storage vendors to consider building newer hard drives with a taller design that are primarily intended for use in data centers, abandoning the traditional 3.5” dimension format.