Most hard disk producers compute disk mass this method: 1 MB = 1 million bytes. A 5 GB hard disk, as a result, is one that grips 5 billion bytes. Computers, as well as the Macintosh and iPod, gauge disk mass this method: 1 MB = 1,048,576 bytes. The disparity in these two computations is what causes the disk to come into view as 4.6 GB or 9.2 GB on a computer, but in fact be a 5-billion byte or 10-billion byte hard disk. For larger iPods multiply 4.6 by the real augment in mass e.g.

Native DV takes up a lot of hard drive storage. Approximately 4.5 minutes of footage fits in a gigabyte (1 hr takes 13 GB). This is why all our systems come with a lot of hard disk space, e.g. our lowest-end system has 80 gigabytes or >6 hours of full resolution DV. Hard drive space is one of the first things people want to upgrade after purchasing their system. This is what lead to the 1 Beyond removable cartridge being standard.

Answer: NT can view a maximum partition size of 2 terabytes (or 2,199,023,255,552 bytes), however there are limitations that restrict you well below this number. FAT has internal limits of 4 GB due to the fact that it uses 16-bit fields to store file sizes, 2^16 is 65,536 with a cluster size of 64 KB gives us the 4 GB. HPFS uses 32-bit fields and can therefore handle greater sized disks, but the largest single file size is 4 GB.

The total space needed on the hard drive is a function of number of frames, number of events, video resolution(QCIF,CIF or FULL), and number of cameras involved. If I set for camera number one 100 Frames in CIF with interval of 1 sec and total number of events will be 100 then the calculation will be: 100x20x100=200,000KB= 200MB of space only for camera number one.

Run FDISK option 4 to display partition information. Make sure drive is at correct capacity and is showing 100% usage. If CMOS settings are correct but FDISK shows a capacity of 504MB or less (and drive is larger than 504MB), then you need to delete all existing partitions. After verifying that no partitions exist (FDISK option 4), exit from FDISK and at the A:\> prompt, run FDISK/MBR [Enter]. This will re-write the Master Boot Record.

Certainly. CTX notebooks have removable hard drives. If you have an older 486 model, you may want to obtain a newer BIOS version is order to take advantage of large capacity drives The DX4/100 CPU obtainable from CTX customer service. Most 486 EzBook models can be upgraded with a faster CPU, up to a 486/DX4100.

Yes, iPod can be loaded with system software and used to start up your Mac or to install system software on your Mac. Using iPod to start up your Mac with system software is an unsupported feature.

If the iPod is out of warranty, Apple will replace the hard drive in the iPod or iPod mini models for about the cost of a new iPod, and consequently, such a replacement tends to not be cost-effective. However, third-party services also are available, and these can frequently replace the stock drive with a larger one for less than the cost of a new iPod. Alternately, if you have the technical skill, you could purchase a replacement hard drive and install it yourself.

Hard drive manufacturers market drives in terms of decimal (base 10) capacity. In decimal notation, one megabyte (MB) is equal to 1,000,000 bytes, and one Gigabyte (GB) is equal to 1,000,000,000 bytes. Programs such as FDISK, system BIOS, and Windows use the binary (base 2) numbering system. In the binary numbering system, one megabyte is equal to 1,048,576 bytes, and one gigabyte is equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes. Simply put, decimal and binary translates to the same amount of storage capacity.

Almost all Desktops, Servers and Laptops / Notebooks have a small light that indicate when the hard drive is on. -Up-

In a word, NO. The xbox has 4 x 16MB chips by default (64MB) they all share address pins i.e pin 1 on 1 chip is electrically the same point as pin 1 on the other 3 chips. The xbox has 4 positions and ONLY 4 positions free in which you can install extra memory chips. There are 2 free positions on the top side of the motherboard and 2 free on the underneath side.

Yes, All you have to to is go to preferences in iTunes and select "Enable disk use". Your iPod will show up as an external disk.

The iPod will begin to go through a disk scan. At the end you will be presented with a Disk icon with a check mark or a sad iPod icon. If you get a sad iPod icon you need to send your iPod in for repair.

iPod can double as a FireWire hard drive for your Mac. This allows you to transfer files and applications from your computer and take them with you wherever you go. To use iPod in FireWire disk mode, just connect it to your Mac using the FireWire cable. In iTunes, select iPod in the source list and click the iPod icon in the lower right corner of the screen. The iPod preferences window comes up. Click "Enable FireWire disk use" and click OK. An iPod icon appears on your Mac desktop.

Like other iPods, the iPod shuffle can be used as a portable hard drive. The average person is more likely to use this feature with the shuffle than with other iPods, because unlike them, the iPod shuffle does not require the user to carry a connection cable, and it works equally well on Macs and PCs without drivers or reformatting. By default, the ability to access the iPod shuffle as a hard drive is disabled. To enable it, enter the iPod Preferences page as we did above.

The hard disk drive is 80 GB in size. Depending on whether you are recording analog or digital programming, you can record and store between 30 and 50 hours. All the DVR recordings are encrypted and cannot be digitally copied or viewed in another device. However, the DVR recordings can be played back and copied to a VCR tape if the VCR is connected to the RF cable Output.

The recording capacity depends on the video format that is being recorded. Your Dual Tuner PVR can record up to 90 hours of standard definition programming or up to 20 hours of high-definition programming. The hard drive capacity is 120GB.

The recording capacity depends on the video format that is being recorded. Your DVR can record up to 90 minutes of standard definition programming or up to 20 hours of high-definition programming. See “Managing Your Personal Video Library” section in this manual for more information.

Yes, we can upgrade your system to a larger drive capacity and add a removable hard drive at an additional cost. Note: A removable hard drive is now a standard feature on all Hawk PCI models.

RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks) systems are faster and more durable than single large hard disk drives. A RAID system stripes or mirrors your data across multiple hard disk drives. Therefore, when you access your data, all the disks are working at the same time, giving a major increase in speed. The RAID hardware controller also contains a large memory cache which dramatically increases performance.

Windows: By default, the preferences are stored in HKCU/Software/BitWise Chat/BitWise. Optionally, you may store the preferences in BitWise.ini in your home folder by pressing "Setup" prior to logging in and specifying you wish to store your preferences in that file rather than the registry. Detached mode allows you to use basic client features even when your computer cannot maintain communication with the BitWise server.

Both Netscape and Microsoft have measures in place that limit the number of cookies that will be saved on your hard drive at one time. Both Internet Explorer and Netscape conform to the RFC 2109 limitations on your total cookie count to 300 (this includes a limit of 20 cookies per individual domain). If you exceed this, the browser will discard your least-used cookies to make room for the new ones.

After a cookie is transmitted through an HTTP header, it is stored in the memory of your browser. This way the information is quickly and readily available without re-transmission. As we have seen, however, it is possible for the lifetime of a cookie to greatly exceed the amount of time the browser will be open. In such cases, the browser must have a way of saving the cookie when you are not browsing, or when your computer is shut off.

Check question number 6 about startup disks; most people need these because of hard disk problems. Apple provides an "erase disk" option on their main menu which will re-initialize some but not all hard drives. Apple also has a "disk test" utility to test formatted disks. There is also a popular control panel add on for "SCSI probe" which is helpful, check various Mac shareware sites for it.

Each person who has logged into the computer will have his or her files and settings stored in a folder named with his or her user name. Only the person who is logged in (or an Administrator) can access his or her personal folder. To find these user folders: The My Documents folder is located within this user folder (Note: The My Documents icon on your desktop is a shortcut to this folder). Files that were saved to the desktop are located in the Desktop folder.

Most external drives you purchase are formatted for PCs. If you are only going to use it with your Mac then you should reformat the drive by using "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". If you are gong to use it with your Mac and a PC then use "MS-DOS file system" format. To format or reformat a drive you will have to erase it. So before you erase the drive, copy your files to another drive.

You may have already received a letter from the organization that may have had your information on the hard drive. If you have not received a letter stating whether or not you had information that was on the hard drive, Merchant Law Group recommends that you contact the company or organization in question and verify with them whether your information is among that that went missing.

Insert your original authorization radio button, type [C:]. Choose the EXECUTE button to display the authorization information. If there is no authorization on your hard drive, the words "No Authorization Found" will be displayed. If you are using JFW to read the information, setting the screen echo to ALL (INSERT+S) reads the data as it appears on the screen. Press INSERT+J to make the JFW window active and then go to the menu bar. Choose the Help submenu and then the About option.

I am very impressed at the small preview of this and though it does seem to have some compromises from the touch screen, I”m sold for one basic reason. Its actually useable. Tactile feedback? The touch screen gets rid of that and more. I also rid myself of the feedback from the Verizon people telling me how much money I have to pay to buy music, trade photos or get a phone with email on my phone that never ends up working as advertised.

Answer: iPod can double as a hard drive for your computer. This allows you to transfer files and applications from your computer to the iPod and take them with you wherever you go. iPod is smart enough to keep your data files separate from your music collection so that they will not be accidentally erased when you are updating your music.