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  2. Host protected area - Wikipedia

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    The ATA command that these entities use is called READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS. This command accesses a register that contains the true size of the hard drive. To use the area, the controlling HPA-aware program changes the value of the register read by IDENTIFY DEVICE to that found in the register read by READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS.

  3. Dell Latitude - Wikipedia

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    The Dell Latitude D-series laptops support swapping out the optical drive with select modules available from Dell. Available were a CD-ROM, DVD-ROM/CD-RW and a DVD±RW optical disk drives, along with a 2nd hard drive, 2nd battery, floppy drive and Iomega Zip 250 drive. An external enclosure branded as the D/Bay was available, allowing users to ...

  4. Data recovery - Wikipedia

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    The most common data recovery scenarios involve an operating system failure, malfunction of a storage device, logical failure of storage devices, accidental damage or deletion, etc. (typically, on a single-drive, single-partition, single-OS system), in which case the ultimate goal is simply to copy all important files from the damaged media to another new drive.

  5. BIOS - Wikipedia

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    Early BIOS versions did not have passwords or boot-device selection options. The BIOS was hard-coded to boot from the first floppy drive, or, if that failed, the first hard disk. Access control in early AT-class machines was by a physical keylock switch (which was not hard to defeat if the computer case could be opened).

  6. Hard disk drive failure - Wikipedia

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    A hard disk drive failure occurs when a hard disk drive malfunctions and the stored information cannot be accessed with a properly configured computer. A hard disk failure may occur in the course of normal operation, or due to an external factor such as exposure to fire or water or high magnetic fields , or suffering a sharp impact or ...

  7. Dell PERC - Wikipedia

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    A Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller, or Dell PERC, is a series of RAID, disk array controllers made by Dell for its PowerEdge server computers. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The controllers support SAS and SATA hard disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs).

  8. Computer case screws - Wikipedia

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    securing a 3.5-inch hard disk drive to the case; holding an expansion card in place by its metal slot cover; fastening case components to one another; usually, one or more #6-32 UNC screws hold the main cover on the case; They are almost always provided with a #2 Phillips drive. Sometimes a Green Robertson or Torx drive is used instead. All ...

  9. Dell Studio - Wikipedia

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    Dell Studio 1535. Dell Studio was a ... Hard drive: 160, 250 or 320 GB SATA (5400 RPM) ... This was later found to be the effects of a video driver problem. [18] [19]