In the 80s and 90s, some desktop PCs included a "Turbo" button, but what it actually did was a little unclear. What was it ...

When you’re troubleshooting your computer or installing a new operating system, you may need to “boot from a disc” or USB device (like an external hard drive or flash drive). Here’s what ...

Want the speed of a solid-state drive without the expense? You might be able to set up a virtual hard drive in your PC by creating a RAM disk. Here's how to do it.

I deas man David Delahunty is behind a new flash storage device which looks like a classic MacOS folder icon dragged into the ...

Storage vendors are starting to use low-cost ATA disk drives in arrays, and the advent of serial ATA technology is expected to boost data throughput rates to the point where the drives may begin ...

If you bought a computer between 2003 and 2008, you probably have some money coming to you. It's part of a class action settlement against six makers of computer disc drives.

Seagate's Barracuda hard-disk drives are universally lauded by critics and have been a best seller for the company for many years. Available in sizes ranging from 1 to 8 TB, these drives hit the ...

A mail-order house called Tenex (800-776-6781) has an internal CD-ROM player (it fits in a disk drive bay inside your computer) for $199 and an external model that looks exactly like the DAK for $289.

Now let’s get this hard drive installed in your computer. Drive cages, bays, and mounting options Internal 3.5-inch hard disk drives are typically mounted in a drive cage or in an available ...

Disk encryption is a powerful security precaution. ... How to clear the cache on your Windows 11 PC; ... If your drive or controller fails, ...

If you bought a computer with a DVD drive (or a standalone DVD drive for a computer, including external ones) between April 1, 2003 and December 31, 2008, you're eligible to receive $10 for each ...

Data on your PC's storage drive is stored in the default Windows NTFS file system. If you want to share data across operating systems, i.e., with Linux, or Mac OS, you're going to have issues.