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4TB Synology Plus (HAT3300-4T) Hard Disk Drive Review!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 09, 2023

4TB Synology Plus (HAT3300-4T) Hard Disk Drive Review!

In this review, we are going to take a close look at the 4TB Synology Plus (HAT3300-4T) hard disk drive, ...

In this review, we are going to take a close look at the 4TB Synology Plus (HAT3300-4T) hard disk drive, and find out how well it performs! Updated @ 2023-11-09 : Updated with operating temperature re ...

November 09, 2023
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Hard Disk Pre-Delay from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 24, 2019

Hard Disk Pre-Delay from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide!

Hard Disk Pre-Delay Common Options : Disabled, 3 Seconds, 6 Seconds, 9 Seconds, 12 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 2 ...

Hard Disk Pre-Delay Common Options : Disabled, 3 Seconds, 6 Seconds, 9 Seconds, 12 Seconds, 15 Seconds, 21 Seconds, 30 Seconds Hard Disk Pre-Delay : A Quick Review The Hard Disk Pre-Delay BIOS ...

November 24, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Multi-Sector Transfers from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 03, 2019

Multi-Sector Transfers from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Multi-Sector Transfers Common Options : Disabled, 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, 16 Sectors, 32 Sectors ...

Multi-Sector Transfers Common Options : Disabled, 2 Sectors, 4 Sectors, 8 Sectors, 16 Sectors, 32 Sectors, Maximum Quick Review of Multi-Sector Transfers The Multi-Sector Transfers BIOS feature ...

March 03, 2019
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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The Transcend StoreJet 25C3S Ultra Slim Drive Revealed!

Posted by Sim Soo See
|Date: January 04, 2019

The Transcend StoreJet 25C3S Ultra Slim Drive Revealed!

Transcend introduces StoreJet 25C3S with an ultra-slim stylus aluminium design Transcend just introduced ...

Transcend introduces StoreJet 25C3S with an ultra-slim stylus aluminium design Transcend just introduced the StoreJet 25C3S portable hard disk drive. As part of their StoreJet Luxury series, it featur ...

January 04, 2019
| by Sim Soo See

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PIO Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 18, 2018

PIO Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

PIO Mode Common Options : Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 Quick Review This BIOS feature allows you to set the ...

PIO Mode Common Options : Auto, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 Quick Review This BIOS feature allows you to set the PIO (Programmed Input / Output) mode for the IDE drive. Setting this BIOS feature to Auto lets ...

June 18, 2018
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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How To Choose The Best Drive For Your PC

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 29, 2017

How To Choose The Best Drive For Your PC

Western Digital colour-codes their hard disk drives not to make the drives look sexier, or to help sell m ...

Western Digital colour-codes their hard disk drives not to make the drives look sexier, or to help sell more hard disk drives. They created the WD drive colours to help users understand the distinct a ...

December 29, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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The Transcend StoreJet 200 For Mac Revealed!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 20, 2017

The Transcend StoreJet 200 For Mac Revealed!

Transcend Information Inc. just announced the StoreJet 200 for Mac portable hard drive. This is a large c ...

Transcend Information Inc. just announced the StoreJet 200 for Mac portable hard drive. This is a large capacity and lightweight drive for Mac devices. The Transcend StoreJet 200 For Mac Featur ...

December 20, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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WD Introduces MAMR Technology For 40TB & Beyond!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 16, 2017

WD Introduces MAMR Technology For 40TB & Beyond!

October 13, 2017 — Western Digital just announced a breakthrough innovation for delivering ultra-high cap ...

October 13, 2017 — Western Digital just announced a breakthrough innovation for delivering ultra-high capacity hard disk drives (HDDs) to meet the future demands of Big Data with proven data center-le ...

October 16, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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10TB WD Red (WD100EFAX) Hard Disk Drive Review

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 16, 2017

10TB WD Red (WD100EFAX) Hard Disk Drive Review

In this review, we are going to look at the first helium-filled WD Red model - the 10TB WD Red (Lowest Pr ...

In this review, we are going to look at the first helium-filled WD Red model - the 10TB WD Red (Lowest Price) NAS drive! The WD Red Family The popularity of Network-Attached Storage (NAS) syste ...

August 16, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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The 8TB WD Gold Datacenter Drive (WD8002FRYZ) Review

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 15, 2017

The 8TB WD Gold Datacenter Drive (WD8002FRYZ) Review

WD Gold Datacenter Drives On April 20, 2016, Western Digital launched the new WD Gold family of hard disk ...

WD Gold Datacenter Drives On April 20, 2016, Western Digital launched the new WD Gold family of hard disk drives. These hard disk drives are designed for maximum performance and reliability in the hig ...

July 15, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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10TB WD Purple Helium-Filled Surveillance Drive Launched!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 09, 2017

10TB WD Purple Helium-Filled Surveillance Drive Launched!

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a storage industry leader, today announced the availability of ...

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC), a storage industry leader, today announced the availability of the 10TB WD Purple HDD, the newest member of its high-capacity hard drive line for surveillanc ...

June 09, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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10TB WD Red & Red Pro Helium-Filled Drives Launched!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 09, 2017

10TB WD Red & Red Pro Helium-Filled Drives Launched!

Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced the 10TB WD Red (Lowest Price) and 10TB WD Red Pro (L ...

Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced the 10TB WD Red (Lowest Price) and 10TB WD Red Pro (Lowest Price) NAS hard drives lineup with the introduction of 10TB capacity models optimized for ...

June 09, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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New WD G-Technology Drives With Thunderbolt 3 & USB-C

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 09, 2017

New WD G-Technology Drives With Thunderbolt 3 & USB-C

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced upgrades to its award-winning G-Technology prod ...

Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced upgrades to its award-winning G-Technology product lines, including the addition of Thunderbolt 3 and USB-C connectivity technologies. To be o ...

June 09, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Fixed Disk Boot Sector – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 22, 2017

Fixed Disk Boot Sector – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Fixed Disk Boot Sector Common Options : Normal, Write Protect Quick Review The Fixed Disk Boot Sec ...

Fixed Disk Boot Sector Common Options : Normal, Write Protect Quick Review The Fixed Disk Boot Sector BIOS feature provides rudimentary anti-virus protection by write-protecting the boot sector ...

May 22, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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ATAPI 80-Pin Cable Detection – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 15, 2017

ATAPI 80-Pin Cable Detection – The BIOS Optimization Guide

ATAPI 80-Pin Cable Detection Common Options : Host & Device, Host, Device Quick Review The ATA ...

ATAPI 80-Pin Cable Detection Common Options : Host & Device, Host, Device Quick Review The ATAPI 80-Pin Cable Detection BIOS feature was incorrectly named because it actually refers to the ...

May 15, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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GIGABYTE 200 Series Motherboards Now Optane Ready!

Posted by Carolyn Ng
|Date: April 04, 2017

GIGABYTE 200 Series Motherboards Now Optane Ready!

Taipei, 30 March 2017 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd is proud to release the all-new advanced capability t ...

Taipei, 30 March 2017 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd is proud to release the all-new advanced capability to utilize Intel Optane Memory on its 200 Series Motherboards. Intel Optane Memory enhances trad ...

April 04, 2017
| by Carolyn Ng

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32-bit Transfer Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 06, 2017

32-bit Transfer Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

32-bit Transfer Mode Common Options : On, Off Quick Review This BIOS feature allows you to command ...

32-bit Transfer Mode Common Options : On, Off Quick Review This BIOS feature allows you to command the IDE controller to combine two 16-bit hard disk reads into a single 32-bit data transfer to ...

March 06, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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IDE Detect Time Out – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 20, 2017

IDE Detect Time Out – The BIOS Optimization Guide

IDE Detect Time Out Common Options : 0 to 15 or 0 to 30, in 1 second steps Quick Review Motherboar ...

IDE Detect Time Out Common Options : 0 to 15 or 0 to 30, in 1 second steps Quick Review Motherboards are capable of booting up much faster these days, with the initialization of IDE devices now ...

February 20, 2017
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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IDE HDD Block Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 28, 2016

IDE HDD Block Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

IDE HDD Block Mode Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The IDE HDD Block Mode BIOS fea ...

IDE HDD Block Mode Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The IDE HDD Block Mode BIOS feature speeds up hard disk drive access by transferring multiple sectors of data per interrupt in ...

November 28, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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WD Gold – The Gold Standard In HDD Technology

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 09, 2016

WD Gold – The Gold Standard In HDD Technology

Hard disk drives have evolved into many distinct families to cater to different requirements - performanc ...

Hard disk drives have evolved into many distinct families to cater to different requirements - performance, low cost storage, NAS, surveillance, etc. They often emphasise one attribute over others, to ...

November 09, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Mainstream Hard Disk Drives Keep Getting Better

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 15, 2016

Mainstream Hard Disk Drives Keep Getting Better

Hard disk drives have become so commoditised that most users assume that one hard disk drive is no differ ...

Hard disk drives have become so commoditised that most users assume that one hard disk drive is no different from another. That's not true, of course, because there are performance-grade drives, NAS-o ...

September 15, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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Is Your Hard Disk Drive Optimised For CCTV Recording?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 20, 2016

Is Your Hard Disk Drive Optimised For CCTV Recording?

Once the fearsome tool of a totalitarian state in George Orwell's iconic novel - 1984, CCTV surveillance ...

Once the fearsome tool of a totalitarian state in George Orwell's iconic novel - 1984, CCTV surveillance is not only ubiquitous, it is even considered essential. Forget Big Brother. Many modern homes ...

August 20, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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10TB WD Gold Increases Storage Capacity By 25%

Posted by Carolyn Ng
|Date: August 18, 2016

10TB WD Gold Increases Storage Capacity By 25%

15 August 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today announced a new, high-capacity configuration of up to ...

15 August 2016 – Western Digital Corporation today announced a new, high-capacity configuration of up to 10TB for its award-winning WD Gold datacenter hard drives. Designed for modern enterprise stora ...

August 18, 2016
| by Carolyn Ng

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High Performance PCs Need High Performance Drives

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 15, 2016

High Performance PCs Need High Performance Drives

In the early days of personal computing, hard disk drives were just a place to store our applications and ...

In the early days of personal computing, hard disk drives were just a place to store our applications and files. Our requirements were simpler back then, and so were the hard disk drives. Over time, o ...

June 15, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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5 Reasons To Only Use NAS-Optimised Drives In Your NAS

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 27, 2016

5 Reasons To Only Use NAS-Optimised Drives In Your NAS

Network-attached storage (NAS) drives provide fast and secure storage for backup files, or a central repo ...

Network-attached storage (NAS) drives provide fast and secure storage for backup files, or a central repository of shared files that everyone can access. As NAS drives are available 24/7, they offer t ...

May 27, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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2TB WD Black HDD Giveaway Contest Results

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 26, 2016

2TB WD Black HDD Giveaway Contest Results

In our review of the 2TB WD Black hard disk drive, we noted that it is an insanely fast drive. In fact, i ...

In our review of the 2TB WD Black hard disk drive, we noted that it is an insanely fast drive. In fact, it came in second only to the WD VelociRaptor in our tests! Needless to say, it was one of the f ...

April 26, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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SATA Mode – BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 24, 2016

SATA Mode – BIOS Optimization Guide

SATA Mode Common Options : RAID, SATA or AHCI, IDE Quick Review The SATA Mode BIOS feature is simi ...

SATA Mode Common Options : RAID, SATA or AHCI, IDE Quick Review The SATA Mode BIOS feature is similar to the SATA Operation Mode BIOS feature, but with different options available. It controls ...

April 24, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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WD Gold Datacenter Hard Drives Launched

Posted by Carolyn Ng
|Date: April 22, 2016

WD Gold Datacenter Hard Drives Launched

20 April 2016 — Western Digital Corporation today announced the expansion of its award-winning color port ...

20 April 2016 — Western Digital Corporation today announced the expansion of its award-winning color portfolio with a new line; WD Gold datacenter hard drives. WD Gold datacenter hard drives are desig ...

April 22, 2016
| by Carolyn Ng

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Sharkoon QuickPort USB Type C Docking Station Launched

Posted by Carolyn Ng
|Date: March 21, 2016

Sharkoon QuickPort USB Type C Docking Station Launched

Sharkoon expands its range of docking stations and introduces the fastest QuickPort to the product family ...

Sharkoon expands its range of docking stations and introduces the fastest QuickPort to the product family, which thanks to USB 3.1, offers a data transfer rate of up to 10 gigabits per second. The Sha ...

March 21, 2016
| by Carolyn Ng

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Delay IDE Initial – BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 13, 2016

Delay IDE Initial – BIOS Optimization Guide

Delay IDE Initial Common Options : 0 to 15 Quick Review Motherboards are capable of booting up muc ...

Delay IDE Initial Common Options : 0 to 15 Quick Review Motherboards are capable of booting up much faster these days. Therefore, initialization of IDE devices now take place much earlier. Unfo ...

March 13, 2016
| by Dr. Adrian Wong

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