Logical Hard Drive Crashes

We will focus on logical hard drive crashes in this article. In order to better understand logical crashes, let's take a look at the differences between logical and physical crashes. In a physical crash, the drive and its components have been physically damaged or destroyed. Abuse, usually unintentional, contributes to physical damage. Power surges or spikes damage electronic components. Normal wear and tear on the read/write heads causes the head to damage the surface of the drive media. Often there are clicking or grinding noises emanating from the drive, signaling imminent failure. The computer should be immediately shut down and taken to a qualified data recovery service.

A logical hard drive crash, on the other hand, results from file system or operating system corruption or failure. Computer viruses, malware attacks and improper shutdown procedures contribute to logical drive crashes. Operating system corruption keeps the drive from booting up, thereby rendering the user's data inaccessible.

Logical drive crashes are not limited to the main computer drive. External hard drives also fail and do not mount. The computer boots up correctly to the operating system; however, the files on the external drive cannot be read. The main culprit is turning off or unplugging the drive too soon. The computer may still be writing data to the drive and unplugging it before it finishes is a sure way to corrupt the data.

While physical drive crashes require component repair and specialized knowledge and equipment, logical failures can usually be fixed through a software solution. Although logical failures are less expensive to repair than physical failures, following the right procedures in the correct order is imperative for successful hard disk file recovery. An improperly performed recovery diminishes the success of NTFS file recovery. Note that file recovery must always be performed before operating system repair.

Recovery software works for both main drive and external hard drive data recovery. There are two methods of recovery: through the operating system as an application and by circumventing the operating system with an emergency boot disk. A software when used as an application might be used for mac recovery; accidentally deleted files are also recovered this way. Installing the software before a crash occurs is recommended so that the installation does not overwrite any files.

A boot disk has its own operating system so that it can run the computer without the main drive OS. Logically failed main drives require this capability. The computer runs from the CD or DVD, allowing access to the main drive. The boot disk retrieves the user's files and data, storing them on an external hard drive. After the files are safely stored on the external drive, the main drive is then restored.

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Recovering Your Windows Password Using Password Resetter

So you forgot your password, eh?

So you've forgotten your password huh? Perhaps you never had the password because it was a computer you bought, or got given to you from family or a friend. Don't worry this is a more common problem than you might think, and yes there is a very simple solution which doesn't harm your computer like so many others. If your sick of software that promises it can help reset your password or help you recover it only to be let down time, and time again read on.

Some of the cooler features!

You don't need to know any of the previous passwords to recover your current password unlike some other programs. It works on all versions of Windows instead of just some like other software with less features. It has USB and CD/DVD Support which means you can hide the program so other people can't use it to break into your computer, and steal your information. There is no installation which again is good for security reasons. It's very easy to use which I will go further into in the next portion of this article.

It's easy to use and fully supported!

It's very easy to use you just have to follow the instructions, and you'll have it set up in no time. If for some reason there is any trouble there is live support waiting to help you 24/7 which means you can rest assured that you will be able to recover your password(s). A lot of older programs were used to exploit security flaws in Windows to recover passwords, but these only work for a limited time because obviously Microsoft isn't going to allow active security flaws in their operating system. Over all password resetter has a dedicated team that actively keeps it up to date which means you will always be able to depend on it, even when other programs fall short of promises they make.

The negative side of other password recovery tools 

As mentioned before you can spend hours and hours just looking for a solution for this problem that works, a lot of these programs only work for one version of Windows or older versions and not the newer ones. You can not only waste your valuable time searching for a solution you can accidentally download viruses, adware, and spyware which harm your computer, annoy you, and steal your personal information. Most other password recovery tools don't offer you support especially not 24/7 support which leaves you to do a lot of guesswork and in the end you still might not figure it out which means your still going without your password.

For more information you can check out http://forgotmypassword.org/resetting-your-password-with-password-resetter

Samsung ML2010 Toner Cartridge - Not Scanty at 3,000 Page Yield

Samsung Toner Cartridge

The Samsung ML2010 black and white laser printer has a skimpy starter toner cartridge capable of producing 1000 pages; however, the replacement ML2010d3 toner cartridge produces a generous 3000 page yield. At $80 and 3000 pages of stunning prints, the Samsung ML2010 toner cartridge is considered a great value compared to its competition.

The previous statement may sound self-serving to the printer manufacturer, but satisfied users can attest with conviction that the Samsung ML2010d3 is really one of the finest black and white laser printer ever produced in the market. Together with the Samsung ML2010 toner cartridge, it can deliver text at 17ppm (pages per minute) and graphics at 16ppm. Fits anywhere in small offices with its small footprint and has a base price of only $150. You could not possibly ask for more as it is the best printer suited for home office and business.

Compatible Toner Refill Kit

The Samsung ML2010 toner cartridge can survive three-toner refilling and could be refilled with a toner that raises the print capacity of up to 12000 pages. The ML2010d3 offers CPP (cost per page) of documents to 2.7 cents; however, using the toner refill kit narrows the CPP down to less than a cent (0.86) in the cartridge's lifetime. Users get the best of both worlds with an affordable black and white laser printer and the lowest cost of toner consumable at $8 per refill.

The cost of the ML2010d3 toner refill kit is very affordable compared to its OEM counterparts. The typical reaction of most users is to question print quality. Nevertheless, after getting past the initial reaction, users are guaranteed to experience similar fine prints delivered by the OEM Samsung ML2010 toner cartridge; consumers can also disregard the idea that the black and white laser printer might suffer degrees of deterioration later on. True enough, most user feedbacks online are positive and hovers around the quality and performance of the toner refill kit.

Excerpt from G. Chu's Review: "Print quality was fine. I don't do any major quality prints, so I can't distinguish subtleties, but it looks pretty good to me."

Positive responses from users about the toner refill kit is quite expected as the process of its manufacturing and laboratory testing has been patterned after the production of its OEM toner cartridge counterpart. Thus, users are assured of its print and yield performance to match, if not exceed that of the OEM. The only difference between the two products is the cost, since toner refilling is 90% cheaper than a new OEM replacement cartridge.

If the Samsung ML2010 toner cartridge print capacity is scanty, you have to think again. As certainly, an OEM capable of producing 3000 pages and a toner refill kit producing 9000 pages prove to be truly generous and economical.