Recent content by eurpar

With an install over 10 years old (and one that has been moved before), a new install is definitely recommended. However, if you really must move your old install to a new machine, you can try the sysprep procedure. 1. Make a complete image of the hard drive and save in a copy in a safe...

There's a lot of FUD when it comes to self-repairing a broken hard drive. Does sticking it in the freezer help? The oven? Hitting it with a hammer? Does replacing the PCB actually work? Can you take the platters out and put them in another drive? And failing all that, if you have to send the...

I have been following this thread (lots of good info). Just one warning from my own experience. To anyone building a NAS box, try to avoid Western Digital "Green" hard drives. I had to learn this the hard way.