Comments on: A faulty hard disk is frustrating http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/ Blog marketing is becoming commonplace as companies start to use the Internet for publicity. Get the best SEO blog marketing training in Singapore, learn to use blogs to get in touch with customers, make money blogging, and be a Blogopreneur! Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:45:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5418 Kian Ann Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:13:28 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5418 Mike! I just checked out Knoppix, and it sounds really like a powerful tool for recovery! Thanks for recommending! Mike! I just checked out Knoppix, and it sounds really like a powerful tool for recovery! Thanks for recommending!

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5417 Kian Ann Thu, 22 Feb 2007 01:10:58 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5417 Harro, thanks! I guess I will have to spend some time searching for the software RAID solution. Meanwhile, I'll settle for manual copying into the external hard drive. Harro, thanks! I guess I will have to spend some time searching for the software RAID solution. Meanwhile, I’ll settle for manual copying into the external hard drive.

]]> By: Harro! http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5391 Harro! Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:51:58 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5391 Hi Kian Ann, I am pretty sure there are RAID software out there for Windows. Increasingly I think they might actually start including into the base OS. Maybe you can run a scheduled task in windows to copy stuff at set times to the external drive? (assuming that the drive is connected) My new Mac has software raid, but I haven't enabled it. I'm also new to the applescripting, but I guess I could consider getting back into shell/cron scripting. :) The easy way i guess is to still use that external harddrive. :) When's the next blog training? I'm looking forward to it... :) Hi Kian Ann, I am pretty sure there are RAID software out there for Windows. Increasingly I think they might actually start including into the base OS.

Maybe you can run a scheduled task in windows to copy stuff at set times to the external drive? (assuming that the drive is connected)

My new Mac has software raid, but I haven’t enabled it. I’m also new to the applescripting, but I guess I could consider getting back into shell/cron scripting. :)

The easy way i guess is to still use that external harddrive. :)

When’s the next blog training? I’m looking forward to it… :)

]]> By: Mike Markie http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5386 Mike Markie Wed, 21 Feb 2007 16:36:59 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5386 If my drive messes up I boot up Knoppix and use that to burn my stuff to a DVD. Then repair your OS. If my drive messes up I boot up Knoppix and use that to burn my stuff to a DVD.
Then repair your OS.

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5374 Kian Ann Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:21:11 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5374 Walter! After getting busy with my own stuff, I finally realise that working life ain't that fun afterall, and its feat you are doing with your CoolerInsights blog. I can't imagine myself maintaining 3 blogs if I'm not doing this as part of work or business. Great job! ;) Walter!

After getting busy with my own stuff, I finally realise that working life ain’t that fun afterall, and its feat you are doing with your CoolerInsights blog.

I can’t imagine myself maintaining 3 blogs if I’m not doing this as part of work or business. Great job! ;)

]]> By: Kian Ann http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5373 Kian Ann Wed, 21 Feb 2007 14:19:33 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5373 Harro! Yeah I do backup my data, although sometimes I forgot to. I think I should make it a habit to just drag the files to my external harddisk before I sleep everyday. (ehh.. but I don't sleep regularly!) I'm working on a laptop - is there a software raid solution that can help me mirror to an external drive when I am docked, and synchronise the files when I "get docked"? Harro!

Yeah I do backup my data, although sometimes I forgot to. I think I should make it a habit to just drag the files to my external harddisk before I sleep everyday. (ehh.. but I don’t sleep regularly!)

I’m working on a laptop - is there a software raid solution that can help me mirror to an external drive when I am docked, and synchronise the files when I “get docked”?

]]> By: Walter http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5334 Walter Wed, 21 Feb 2007 03:28:57 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5334 Agree that you need to rationalise the total number of blogs. With some 60 million blogs out there, majority of which are spammy, trying to make anything more than 2 or 3 blogs is going to take a disproportionate amount of time and become a Herculean Task! It is always better to focus your energies and time on the 2 or 3 things which matter rather than let it be diluted with 20 different items. Agree that you need to rationalise the total number of blogs. With some 60 million blogs out there, majority of which are spammy, trying to make anything more than 2 or 3 blogs is going to take a disproportionate amount of time and become a Herculean Task! It is always better to focus your energies and time on the 2 or 3 things which matter rather than let it be diluted with 20 different items.

]]> By: Harro! http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5327 Harro! Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:00:37 +0000 http://www.blogopreneur.com/2007/02/21/a-faulty-hard-disk-is-frustrating/#comment-5327 Remedy... 1) Have multiple backups. 2) Leverage hosted environments to backup data too. 3) Consider Raid1/5 software driven raid. - this creates virtual raid even on a single hard drive. If the entire disk fail, then its not useful, but if you get bad sectors or partition failure, there is still hope. 4) Consider hardware raid. This is more expensive but now they have personal raid systems out there. Hope everything gets better. Cheers. Remedy…
1) Have multiple backups.
2) Leverage hosted environments to backup data too.
3) Consider Raid1/5 software driven raid.
- this creates virtual raid even on a single hard drive. If the entire disk fail, then its not useful, but if you get bad sectors or partition failure, there is still hope.
4) Consider hardware raid. This is more expensive but now they have personal raid systems out there.

Hope everything gets better. Cheers.

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