Tag: hard disks

Larger Partitions Needed for Windows 7 Installers

For the many people eagerly installing the Windows 7, you may have noticed by now that you need big space allocations on your hard drive to install them. Apparently, many of us are familiar with partitioning and if you are planning to install this latest Microsoft operating system, adjust the partitions so that you will not have space issues once you commence installation.

As the next release of Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 has drawn much attention even though it is still in testing phase and lots of Windows fans can’t wait to try it out. Installing Windows 7 Beta alongside other Operating Systems for a dual boot system seems to be a trend. And the first step is to resize the current System Partition.

Easy operation and data security are the key factors that computer users are most concerned about when resizing their System Partitions. To fulfill the aim of EASEUS group to make life easy, EASEUS Partition Master is designed for simple operation. And the most attractive feature is that all the data is completely protected during the resizing process. Besides resizing and moving partitions, EASEUS Partition Master also provides a wide range of other functions, including: Copy/Disk Partition, Hide/Unhide partitions, Create, Delete and Format partitions.

EASEUS Partition Master is a nice choice for Windows users to resize their System Partitions to install Windows 7. This freeware works perfectly with hardware RAID and Windows 2000/XP/Vista (32 bit). For 64 bit, please try EASEUS Partition Master Professional Edition.

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Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB Hard Drive

With Western Digital and Hitachi unveiling their own versions of TB hard drives, Seagate is surely one hard disk manufacturer that will not be left behind. In fact, they have unveiled their own model, the Barracuda 7200.12 HD. It is the first mainstream desktop hard drive to feature high areal density that allows to store more data on each disk. Now that is something worth considering as file size requirements today are getting larger by the minute.

The 7,200rpm Barracuda drive packs 1TB (terabyte) of storage capacity on an areal density of 329 Gigabits per square inch to deliver the best combination of capacity, performance and reliability for PCs, desktop RAID and personal external storage. The drive’s Serial ATA 3Gbps (gigabits per second) interface delivers sustained data rate of up to 160MBps for fast boot, application startup and file access.

If 1TB of storage is too much for you, the 3.5in drive also comes in 750GB and 500GB capacities with cache options of 32MB and 16MB. But then again, today the ideal position to take is go for the larger drives even if you think that they are too much. The price disparity may be a couple of dollars but think of the future. In the long end, you will find yourself upgrading your hard drive so why wait.

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