Recent content by zsero

OK, I have tried the latest version of Acronis 2010 and it IS compatible. Aligns everything nicely at mod 2048!

Can anyone have any information about what partitioning / backup utilities are 4K sector compatible? From what I have tested (tested with the new windows WD align tool by Acronis): Acronis Backup & Recovery 11345 - OK Acronis Backup & Recovery 11345 Disk Director Lite - NOT Acronis True Image...

No, AAM doesnt change anything. It is just a dummy switch on these drives (on CC35 and CC44 at least.)

Not even HDDScan could change it. I tried everything, the only solution was to put it in a different MB and change it there. Later, accidentally it turned out that Victoria (data recovery software) could change it easily even on the motherboard where nothing was able to change it (not even...

There is a more detailed thread at SPCR here: http://www.silentpcreview.com/.../viewtopic.php?t=54489 In short it's even more complex, here is the table I collected on my drives: CC34 firmware -> seek 14.5 ms (and AAM disabled) CC35 firmware -> seek 13.5 ms (and AAM Max Performance) CC44...

There are not any firmwares or updating tools for these drives!

Oh, my question is that how can I change the AAM on these drives? It seems that it makes a HUGE difference! I have tried many utils but it's always resets back to the original values no matter what I do! HD Tune Pro: value goes back after applying HD Sentinel Pro: same after applying...

I have just bought two Seagate 7200.12 1TB (ST31000528AS) after using 4 x 7200.8 drives for 4 years 24/7 in RAID 5 with absolutely no problems. I have read about the 7200.11 firmware issues, but I found out that everything was solved by the 12 series. But it was not. One of the drives I...

I am looking for a cheap but reliable board for file and printer sharing server use. I was thinking about Asus P5E WS, because it looks like it's built for stability, but it needs an entry level VGA card. The other way is Intel's G33 and Q35 offerings, which looks OK, but they are microATX and...

I would like to build a cheap SOHO network file server running Win2003. The RAID system is fixed, it's a 3ware 9650SE which has been running happily in an Asus P5E based workstation, but now it's time to put it in a display-less server. I would like to stick to an Intel based setup. The only...

I'm using XP 32-bit and Asus X38 based motherboard. My card is a 8800 GTS 512. XP 32-bit is getting on my nerves, that about 1 out of 3 system starts end with no video card support, good resolution but slow just like safe mode. The device manager says "This device cannot start. (Code 10)"...

CPU cores are around 50C but I can get them down to 35C with higher fan speeds. NB is 50C, SB is 45C. GPU is 55C.

I don't know what's happening, but it makes me crazy. During computer _idle_ or little work, like browsing, I am getting blank screens of death: suddenly everything disappears, _but_ the system is not frozen. Like a blank screensaver. BUT, cursor is living, I can move the cursor too! If it...

On the Asus forums I have found a WHQL driver for Vista, but it has XP64 drivers inside and NOW it works. The driver on Asus website does NOT work under XP64.

Thank your for your reply. Maybe the best is still to get some Knoppix livecd to try if it's working, linux guys always write proper drivers for themselves.