Jun 6, 2023 | Bad Sectors
In this two-part article on “How to Deal with Bad Sectors on Your Hard Drive,” we have already looked at what bad sectors are and what causes them. We will now look at how your hard drive deals with them and what you can do to minimize the effect of bad sectors. How...
May 30, 2023 | Bad Sectors
Bad sectors are one of the most common problems that affect hard drives. They can cause data loss and performance degradation. But what are bad sectors and how can you prevent or fix them? Drive Heads and Media: A Precise System A hard drive contains two important...
Apr 18, 2023 | Drive Technology & Innovations
Drive detected issues are the drive health metrics collected and reported by the drive itself. This would be similar to the alerts or measurements shown by a car like its speed, fuel levels, or tire pressure. A drive has sensors to track its activities and whether...
Jan 13, 2023 | IT Storage Test Tools
Back in 2005, we at ULINK invented DriveMaster for HDD testing, one of the best HDD test tools of its time. This was right after the success of our DriveMaster 2004 test platform. Our HDD testing tool was addressing the need for a single test platform for design,...
Oct 11, 2022 | AI & ML in Drive Health
In a data dependent world, ULINK DA Drive Analyzer’s AI algorithms disrupt drive failure prediction with 7-8 times more effectiveness than traditional systems. Large enterprises, small scale businesses, cloud service providers and datacenter operators are all seeing...
