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Reader Mark R. Friedman wrote in to ask about setting up a Mac Pro with an SSD in the second optical drive, keeping the /Users folder on another drive; he wasn't sure how to do it. Macworld just ...

Solid-state drives are wicked fast. SSDs start and shut down fast, and they perform read operations (especially random reads) at speeds that blow the doors off conventional hard drives. In the first ...

A computer with a built-in solid-state drive (SSD) will give you faster startup speeds, slicker data-writing when copying files, and a snappier process for opening and swapping between programs, ...

If you see a Blue Screen after installing a new SSD or HDD on your Windows computer, use the following fixes. The problem might be associated with the port to which the SSD or HDD is connected. I ...

Picking up a new storage drive for your PC, be it an SSD, HDD, or NVMe, can present quite a challenge. Which one should you go for, and does an HDD drive still hold any value? Just 15 to 16 years ago, ...

Solid-state drives have replaced hard disk drives as the storage of choice in just about all new PCs, but some situations still call for old-school platter drives. Here's how to decide which is best ...

If you bought a laptop or desktop PC anytime in the last few years, you have a solid-state drive (SSD) as your computer's primary boot drive. You can rest assured that you're getting the best storage ...

The main points one needs to know about the Hard Disk Drives are as follows: Hard disks contain several disks that rotate and as many heads that move forward and backward on each disk to read/write ...

Modern storage drives have a feature called SMART data, which stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology.