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PIO Mode from The Tech ARP BIOS Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 18, 2018
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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
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WD Portable SSD Showcase @ Computex 2018

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 16, 2018
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WD Portable SSD Showcase @ Computex 2018

In addition to their WD Black NVMe SSD showcase, Western Digital also showed off their wide range of port ...

In addition to their WD Black NVMe SSD showcase, Western Digital also showed off their wide range of portable SSD drives under the SanDisk, WD and G-Technology brands. Join us for our tour of the WD P ...

June 16, 2018
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Transcend 500S and 300S SD and MicroSD Cards Launched!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 18, 2018
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Transcend 500S and 300S SD and MicroSD Cards Launched!

Transcend Information, Inc. just announced the availability of the Transcend 500S and 300S series of SD a ...

Transcend Information, Inc. just announced the availability of the Transcend 500S and 300S series of SD and microSD cards. These memory cards are available in capacities of up to 512 GB and feature tr ...

April 18, 2018
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The 1TB WD Blue 3D SSD (WDS100T2B0A) Review

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 24, 2018
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The 1TB WD Blue 3D SSD (WDS100T2B0A) Review

The 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND SSD is the first Western Digital solid state drive to feature their 64-layer 3D N ...

The 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND SSD is the first Western Digital solid state drive to feature their 64-layer 3D NAND technology that delivers higher storage capacities, performance and endurance, with lower p ...

February 24, 2018
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The 4 Transcend Winners Of The 2018 Taiwan Excellence Award!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 05, 2018
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The 4 Transcend Winners Of The 2018 Taiwan Excellence Award!

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend) is proud to announce that four of its cutting-edge products have ...

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend) is proud to announce that four of its cutting-edge products have been awarded the 2018 Taiwan Excellence Award for their innovation. The winners include the Sto ...

January 05, 2018
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How To Choose The Best Drive For Your PC

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 29, 2017
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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
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The 1TB SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD (SDSSDH3-1T00) Review

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: December 27, 2017
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The 1TB SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD (SDSSDH3-1T00) Review

The 1TB SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD is the first SanDisk solid state drive to feature their 64-layer 3D NAND tec ...

The 1TB SanDisk Ultra 3D SSD is the first SanDisk solid state drive to feature their 64-layer 3D NAND technology that delivers higher storage capacities, performance and endurance, with lower power co ...

December 27, 2017
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The 400GB SanDisk Ultra microSD Card Revealed!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: November 09, 2017
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The 400GB SanDisk Ultra microSD Card Revealed!

SanDisk just unveiled the 400GB SanDisk Ultra microSD card for smartphones and devices. That's a humungou ...

SanDisk just unveiled the 400GB SanDisk Ultra microSD card for smartphones and devices. That's a humungous amount of storage in such a tiny storage device! The 400GB SanDisk Ultra microSD Card ...

November 09, 2017
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WD Introduces MAMR Technology For 40TB & Beyond!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 16, 2017
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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
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The WD + SanDisk SSDs With 64-Layer 3D NAND Revealed!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 03, 2017
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The WD + SanDisk SSDs With 64-Layer 3D NAND Revealed!

Western Digital earlier announced the development of 64-layer and 96-layer 3D NAND technologies, and now, ...

Western Digital earlier announced the development of 64-layer and 96-layer 3D NAND technologies, and now, they are introducing the availability of consumer-grade WD Blue 3D NAND SSDs and SanDisk Ultra ...

October 03, 2017
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The 10TB WD Red (WD100EFAX) Hard Disk Drive Review

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 16, 2017
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The 10TB WD Red (WD100EFAX) Hard Disk Drive Review

The popularity of Network-Attached Storage (NAS) systems has fuelled a surge in demand for large capacity ...

The popularity of Network-Attached Storage (NAS) systems has fuelled a surge in demand for large capacity hard disk drives. This interest led Western Digital to create the WD Red NAS-optimised family ...

August 16, 2017
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The 8TB WD Gold Datacenter Drive (WD8002FRYZ) Review

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 15, 2017
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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
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WD Announces BiCS4 – World’s First 96-Layer 3D NAND Tech

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 04, 2017
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WD Announces BiCS4 – World’s First 96-Layer 3D NAND Tech

Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), today announced that it has successfully developed its next-generati ...

Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC), today announced that it has successfully developed its next-generation 3D NAND technology, BiCS4, with 96 layers of vertical storage capability. Sampling to OEM cu ...

July 04, 2017
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WD Launches First Portable SSD – The My Passport SSD!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 27, 2017
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WD Launches First Portable SSD – The My Passport SSD!

June 22, 2017 – Western Digital Corporation, (NASDAQ: WDC) today introduced its fastest WD brand portable ...

June 22, 2017 – Western Digital Corporation, (NASDAQ: WDC) today introduced its fastest WD brand portable drive yet, the My Passport SSD. Featuring blazing-fast speeds and award-winning design, the ne ...

June 27, 2017
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The ADATA IM2P3388 Industrial-Grade SSD Launched

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 18, 2017
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The ADATA IM2P3388 Industrial-Grade SSD Launched

Taipei, Taiwan – June 15, 2017– ADATA Technology today launched the industrial-grade ADATA IM2P3388 PCIe ...

Taipei, Taiwan – June 15, 2017– ADATA Technology today launched the industrial-grade ADATA IM2P3388 PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 solid state drive. It employs 3D MLC NAND Flash and an SMI controller to delive ...

June 18, 2017
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10TB WD Purple Helium-Filled Surveillance Drive Launched!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 09, 2017
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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
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10TB WD Red & Red Pro Helium-Filled Drives Launched!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 09, 2017
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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
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New WD G-Technology Drives With Thunderbolt 3 & USB-C

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 09, 2017
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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
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The Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD Announced!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 26, 2017
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The Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD Announced!

May 25, 2017 – Kingston today announced the Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD. Shipping in mid-June, the M.2 ...

May 25, 2017 – Kingston today announced the Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD. Shipping in mid-June, the M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD is over 2x faster than SATA-based SSDs and over 40x faster than a 7200RPM hard di ...

May 26, 2017
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Fixed Disk Boot Sector – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 22, 2017
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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
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The Plextor M8Se NVMe SSD Series Launched

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 19, 2017
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The Plextor M8Se NVMe SSD Series Launched

Plextor just announced the debut of the Plextor M8Se series solid state drives (SSDs) that built around t ...

Plextor just announced the debut of the Plextor M8Se series solid state drives (SSDs) that built around the ultra-high-speed NVMe interfaces. The drives also use the industry's flagship TLC NAND and c ...

May 19, 2017
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The Industrial-Grade Transcend SSD430 SSD Announced

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 19, 2017
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The Industrial-Grade Transcend SSD430 SSD Announced

Transcend Information Inc. is proud to introduce the Transcend SSD430, an industrial-grade solid-state dr ...

Transcend Information Inc. is proud to introduce the Transcend SSD430, an industrial-grade solid-state drive. The Industrial-Grade Transcend SSD430 SSD Compatible with SATA III 6Gb/s specificat ...

May 19, 2017
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ATAPI 80-Pin Cable Detection – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 15, 2017
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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
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The Transcend ESD220C & ESD400 Portable SSDs Launched

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 25, 2017
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The Transcend ESD220C & ESD400 Portable SSDs Launched

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend ) is pleased to introduce its next generation portable storage dev ...

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend ) is pleased to introduce its next generation portable storage device for the business professionals - the pocket-sized portable SSD, ESD220C and ESD400. Aimed a ...

April 25, 2017
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Intel RAID Technology – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 17, 2017
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Intel RAID Technology – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Intel RAID Technology Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The Intel RAID Technology BI ...

Intel RAID Technology Common Options : Enabled, Disabled Quick Review The Intel RAID Technology BIOS feature controls the RAID function of the Intel SATA controller. When enabled, the SATA cont ...

April 17, 2017
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Floppy 3 Mode Support – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: April 09, 2017
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Floppy 3 Mode Support – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Floppy 3 Mode Support Common Options : Disabled, Drive A, Drive B, Both Quick Review For reasons b ...

Floppy 3 Mode Support Common Options : Disabled, Drive A, Drive B, Both Quick Review For reasons best known to the Japanese, their computers come with special 3 mode 3.5" floppy drives. While p ...

April 09, 2017
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32-bit Transfer Mode – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: March 06, 2017
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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
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ADATA XPG SX950 SSD & EX500 Released

Posted by Carolyn Ng
|Date: February 21, 2017
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ADATA XPG SX950 SSD & EX500 Released

Taipei, 15 Febuary 2017 – ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of highperformance DRAM modules, NAND ...

Taipei, 15 Febuary 2017 – ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of highperformance DRAM modules, NAND Flash products, and mobile accessories today launched the XPG SX950 SSD and its accompanying ga ...

February 21, 2017
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IDE Detect Time Out – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 20, 2017
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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
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DRDY Timing – The BIOS Optimization Guide

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 23, 2017
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DRDY Timing – The BIOS Optimization Guide

DRDY Timing Common Options : Slowest, Default, Optimize Quick Review The DRDY Timing BIOS feature ...

DRDY Timing Common Options : Slowest, Default, Optimize Quick Review The DRDY Timing BIOS feature determines how quickly IDE or Serial ATA devices in the system can be readied for their next co ...

January 23, 2017
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