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    Throughout the last six years, the ATA standard has been the one constant in the PC storage industry. No longer.

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    One of the most difficult areas to troubleshoot is the hard drive. Read on as we reveal seven troubleshooting steps for tracking down hard drive problems.

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    When you're installing Windows 2000, the text-mode portion of Setup might hang. This system hang can be caused by a number of things. Here are several possible problems and tips for resolving them.

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    Tape, disk, or optical? We set a budget of AU$20,000 and asked three vendors to come up with a storage solution.

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    Find out how the new Serial ATA drive standard works.

  • Put system changes on ice with Deep Freeze

    Techs who support PCs in an open environment get tired of end users tampering with their Windows settings, installing programs, and deleting Windows system files. Find out how Deep Freeze can undo any user-made changes with a simple system reboot.

  • Windows 7 beta: We like it

    Windows 7 will be one of Microsoft's greatest operating systems, if it fulfils the promise shown by the unofficial beta version we have been testing for the past couple of days.

  • How to extract data from a dead laptop

    Your laptop dies on you minutes before an important presentation. What should you do? Additional reading: Protect your assets

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    One of the most difficult areas to troubleshoot is the hard drive. Read on as we reveal seven troubleshooting steps for tracking down hard drive problems.

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  • IDE makes a quiet century

    Note the milestones in personal computing: The 1M mark for the floppy was passed about 8 years ago; the 1GHz mark for desktop CPUs was crossed two years ago. Earlier this year another one passed so quietly we barley noticed.

  • High-capacity hard drives

    RMIT IT Test Lab looks at and compares hard drives with capacities above 35GB.

  • It's a small world after all: opinion

    When people say "the world is getting smaller", sometimes it's not just a euphemism; they mean it literally. Responding to the trend drive technology is feeling the pressure to tighten its belt.

  • Brightly burning Benq

    These days, 40x CD writers are in the elite pack, making 32x units great buys on a value-for-money basis.

  • Hard Drives: Behind the numbers

    In the world of hard drives, size matters, but do the other specifications match up? Our tests yield some surprising conclusions that can make choosing a hard drive a whole lot easier.

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