Micron Demonstrates 1 GB/s SSD First 512GB SSD offered for sale: $1500 7 Things to Try after Installing Windows 7 Installing Windows 7 Milestone 1 Build 6519 Why installing Vista SP1 might fail via Windows Update Lessons learned from installing Windows 7, over 16 times How to Run IE 7 without installing it Installing the Windows 7 Beta with Virtual PC 2007 SP1 Installing and Configuring Away Mode for Windows Media Center Edition 2005 Could Not Find Valid System Volume Error When Installing Windows Server 2008 R2 Installing Vista Beta 1 (x86) without DVD mediaI know, I know - Everyone should have a DVD burner these days... but I don't. Here's a rough guide on getting Vista Beta 1 (x86) installed without the use of DVD media. I am not responsible for lost partitions, data, etc!
Bypass WGA checks while installing .msi filesMicrosoft has released a new Internet Explorer 7. The new version is IE 7 RC1. Also called Release Candidate 1.
microsoft - comments - 27.10.2006
I have just got off the phone with a Microsoft product support specialist in Australia who, when asked if he was using Vista, confirmed that they are installing Vista tomorrow - as the new computers to run it have recently arrived! Microsoft Australia installing new PC's just to run Vista
windows - comments - 5.3.2007
"The Windows Vista Business test drive allows you to try this latest operating system from Microsoft..." New Windows Vista Test Drive Website
windows - comments - 6.1.2007
You’ve probably already read about some changes we’re making to Windows Live, and have seen some of your services change over the past few weeks. Starting later today, you'll be able to test out the new suite of Windows Live software at http://get.live.com/wl/all. Test drive the new Windows Live suite
microsoft - comments - 5.9.2007
Whether you manage computers in a school computer lab or an Internet cafe, a library, or even in your home, Windows SteadyState helps make it easy for you to keep your computers running the way you want them to, no matter who uses them. Free Hard Drive Virtualization for Windows - SteadyState 2.5
download - comments - 13.6.2008
Microsoft has shown Windows 7 running on netbooks even since it first introduced the operating system, however, helping consumers getting it on there may prove a bit tricky. Microsoft may offer Windows 7 on thumb drive for netbooks
windows - comments - 27.6.2009
XDA-Developers forum member xda2_haseeb has managed to extract and run Android Emulator on Windows which comes as a part of Google Android SDK package. Test Drive Google Android OS on Windows 7
common - comments - 2.9.2009
Microsoft has started pressing the acceleration pedal of the marketing of Windows Vista, now complete with Service Pack 1. Free Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 Test Drive
windows - comments - 11.6.2008
Having storage problem with your PC? You have downloaded a lot of movies, MP3 songs, games, etc. Terabyte Drive is Coming Now
common - comments - 12.2.2007
You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on. How to REALLY erase a hard drive
common - comments - 4.5.2007
You may already know that “deleting” a file does nothing of the sort. But did you know that your disk drive has a built-in system for the secure erasure of data? No? Then read on. How to REALLY erase a hard drive
common - comments - 18.6.2007
A new version of HDerase.exe has been released Go direct to UCSD’s Center for Magnetic Recording Research website to download version 3.2. How to REALLY erase a hard drive 2
common - comments - 19.6.2007
Previously we mentioned about BitFinder that can scan for duplicated files to conserve your hard disk space, but if you are looking for some freeware that can do more than that, then this tiny utility may fit your need. Download Hard Drive Powerwash to Remove Unused Clutter Files in Windows System
download - comments - 29.9.2009
Overview
Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive
The Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive includes essential tools that can help you transform the way you create, share, and manage ideas and information using all four Office 2004 for Mac programs: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Entourage. After you install the Test Drive, you can use it for 30 days. It includes almost all of the features found in Office 2004. For details about the Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive, see the Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Test Drive Read Me.
microsoft - comments - 4.12.2005
According to reports, we may witness a price war in the hard drive business industry. At least this is what Seagate Technology CEO Bill Watkins said on Wednesday. Seagate is currently the world's largest hard drive manufacturer and competes with such companies as Western Digital, Hitachi, Samsung and Toshiba. Hard drive price war coming
common - comments - 13.8.2006
Seagate has confirmed to the folks over at DailyTech, that they plan to launch a 1TB (Terabyte) hard drive sometime in the first half of 2007. Seagate Confirms 1TB Hard Drive
common - comments - 5.1.2007
The latest entry in high-capacity notebooks is Fujitsu, which will release a laptop with a 500GB drive in May. Fujitsu Shows 500GB Laptop Drive
common - comments - 25.2.2008
While Microsoft's chairman Bill Gates told security professionals that security is job number one on Tuesday, he's leaving it up to developers like those working up the next version of Internet Explorer to make it happen.
Microsoft Hones IE 7's "Drive-by-Download" Defenses
Internet Explorer 7 (IE 7), said Gary Schare, director of product management for IE, will reduce the chance that spyware spreaders can use silent drive-by downloads to infect PCs with malicious software.
microsoft - comments - 16.2.2006
Microsoft on Monday offered the first glimpse of an external HD DVD drive built for the Xbox 360 game console. Microsoft shows off HD DVD drive for Xbox
microsoft - comments - 8.8.2006SSD tests show Windows 7 beta beating Vista SP1
Windows 7 is supposed to be able to detect that a Solid State Drive (SSD) is being used, and make changes to some settings so that it can take
advantage of the technology. TweakTown has run some tests with the Patriot Warp2 128GB SSD SATA drive for both RAID 0 and single drive setups,
comparing Windows 7 beta and Windows Vista SP1. Based on the results found, the site has concluded that Windows 7 currently has a slight edge over
Vista...
winbeta.org - 19.01.2009CES2008: Crucial External SSD Kit
At CES, there were several booths showing off functioning solid state disks (SSD). One that caught our eye was the Crucial SK01 External Drive Kit.
This kit gives you the benefits of having a SSD as well as higher portability. The kit comes with a 3.5" bay, 5.25" drive bracket, and a 2.5" USB
2.0 enclosure for a SSD. This allows you to plug the drive into a computer and get SATA2 3Gb/s speeds, and then eject it to have the ability to take
it anywhere and plug it into any USB. This hot-swappable feature may prove to be very useful.
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neowin.net - 11.01.2008Seagate plans SSD, 2TB hard drive for next year
Seagate will introduce its first SSD (solid-state drive) storage and 2TB hard drive next year, company CEO Bill Watkins said.
The company's first SSD product will be targeted at enterprises that need speedy storage and can afford to pay a premium for the expensive
drives. Seagate has no plans to release SSD drives for consumers as the high prices could deter them for the next few years, Watkins said in an
interview.
The release date and price information for the 2TB hard drive were not available. Seagate released 1TB hard drives,
the Barracuda 7200.11 and Barracuda ES.2, in the middle of 2007.
winbeta.org - 30.05.2008Asus debuts netbook with Windows 7 and 512GB SSD
Asus has debuted an ultra thin netbook S121 running Windows 7 and the worlds largest 512GB solid state drive(SSD). The S121 netbook is equipped with a
1.33GHz Intel Atom microprocessor and uses their touch mode software on Windows 7. This is a huge step for Windows 7 considering that Windows Vista
is not a good option for netbooks. The netbook is expected to be available in a month, but without Windows 7. Windows 7 will be available once it hits
the market later this year. A few weeks back Neowin discussed whether Windows 7 is the Linux-netbook killer and we got great response from our users.
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neowin.net - 07.01.2009OCZ release Agility SSD series
OCZ have released a new range of Solid State Drives, named the Agility series, which will complement their eight SSD ranges they have at the moment.
Described as "an affordable offering for mainstream notebook and desktop users demanding the latest technology" in their press release, the new
range will be placed in their mainstream category. The 2.5" SSD makes use of a 64MB cache, something which the Apex SSD range (which we reviewed a
few months ago) does not offer. The drive uses 5 watts of power when in use, and 2 watts when idle, making it potentially appealing to notebook
owners.
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neowin.net - 10.06.2009Review: OCZ Apex Series 120GB SSD
The OCZ Apex Series of Solid State Drives (referred to as SSDs from now on) has been out for a few months now, and thanks to the kind people at OCZ,
I've been able to get my hands on one of the 120GB models from the series. I will be reviewing both the product, and the technology, comparing the
benchmark and test results from the SSD with the results from a traditional hard drive, but we will go into that later. First of all, let's take
a look at the SSD itself.
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neowin.net - 25.03.2009Samsung Develops World's Fastest and Largest 2.5" MLC-based 256GB SSD
Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it has developed the worlds fastest, 2.5-inch, 256 Gigabyte
(GB ) multi-level cell (MLC) based solid state drive (SSD) using a SATA II interface at the fifth annual Samsung Mobile Solution Forum held at the
Westin Taipei Hotel. Samsungs new 256GB SSD is also the thinnest drive with the largest capacity to be offered with a SATA II interface.
With a sequential read speed of 200 megabytes per second (MB/s) and sequential write speed of 160MB/s, Samsungs MLC-based 2.5-inch 256GB SSD
is about 2.4 times faster than a typical HDD.
Furthermore, the new 256 GB SSD is only 9.5millimeters (mm) thick, and measures
100.3x69.85 mm.
Once introduced, the Samsungs 256GB SSD will mark the largest capacity SSD from the global market leader in SSD
sales, effectively eliminating density as a barrier to SSD adoption in the consumer space.
winbeta.org - 26.05.2008SanDisk reveals plans for SSD performance boost
It is getting certain that hard drives as we know them are not going to be the mainstream for data storing for too long. Although solid-state drives
are used primarily for system that need low power consumption, SanDisk (and Microsoft) gave us hope that we can expect these drives in systems that
need high performances, too.
SanDisk Corporation revealed plans for a new type of file system called ExtremeFFS. The enhancements of this
file system can improve read and write speeds more than 100 times. This is supposed to be achieved with a page-based algorithm. This means that there
is no connection between physical and logical locations. When writing data in a SSD, ExtremeFFS should put the data in a place that should be most
efficient.
The second very important possibility of a NAND module that ExtremeFFS will use will is the multi-channel option. That means
that the SSD can read or write in different modules at the same time.
The next two solutions do not really have a part in SSD performance,
but could be useful to users.
Virtual RPM is a method of measuring the performances of a SSD. It represents the number of revolutions per
minute that a hard drive should gain to have equal performances like the SSD in that moment. It is not really clear why it was necessary to create
this kind of value. Why wouldn't we use read/write speeds, or access times? The only explanation that we could get is that would be the easiest
way for the consumer to compare HDD and SSD performance. Nevertheless, an average consumer does not know that RPM does not really have to have a
significant impact on HDD performance. Not a bad advertisement, I must say.
Sandisk has also thought a way to keep your data safe.
That's the Long-Term Data Endurance (LDE). The technology implemented in SSDs to measure the reliability of a drive, and representing it as a
number to the consumer. Sandisk has called other SSD drive manufacturers to follow this idea.
All of this should be available to the market
in 2009.
Just to add, Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 will have much better optimization for SSD drives. Shiny days are awaiting
the SSD industry!
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neowin.net - 06.11.2008Solid State Drive Comparison - Round 2
As a follow-up to our previous SSD coverage, today we will be looking at four popular mainstream SSD offerings which include the A-Data S592 128GB,
Corsair P Series 128GB, OCZ Agility 120GB and the OCZ Vertex Turbo 120GB. Although all these products are MLC flash-based and target the consumer
enthusiast market, they do vary in price, on-board controllers, memory chips, and cache sizes, which should make for some very interesting results.
With dozens of manufacturers now offering some kind of solid state drive, you should know there are only a handful of them you should concern yourself
with.
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neowin.net - 21.08.2009Toshiba SSD debut at CES 2008
Toshiba Corporation today announced its entry into the market for NAND-flash-based solid state drive (SSD). The company will showcase their line of
SSD products at the CES 2008.
Toshiba's first SSDs come in three capacities: 32GB, 64GB and 128GB.
Toshiba's new SSD
integrate an original MLC controller supporting fast read-write speeds, parallel data transfers and wear leveling, and achieve performance levels
comparable to those of single-level NAND flash SSD.
By applying MLC technology, Toshiba has realized a 128GB density in a 1.8
inch form factor.
winbeta.org - 10.12.2007Dell, Alienware offer expensive 64 GB SSD
Samsung has begun shipping 64 GB SATA in a 2.5" form factor. The NAND flash-based hard drives are expected to become available as storage options for
Dell and Alienware consumer notebooks.
According to Samsung, Alienware will be offering 64 GB and a 128 GB configuration (dual 64
GB RAID 0) as well as a single 64 GB SSD combined with a 200 GB 7200 rpm hard drive for its Area-51 m9750 notebook. Dell will be selling the SSD as an
option for the XPS M1330 notebook.
At the time of this writing, only Alienware was offering the new SSD “ as a single-drive 64 GB
option for the m9750. Customers will have to reach deep into their pockets to be able to enjoy the 64 GB SSD, as it comes at an additional cost of
$1100, which is more than twice what the vendor charges for the 32 GB model ($500). The 128 GB option will cost another $300.
When configured with the 64 GB SSD, the notebooks checks in at $3200; while it is already equipped with a 512 GB Geforce graphics chip, the
upgrade from a Core 2 Duo T5500 processor and from 1 GB memory, a DVD burner and a sound card will elevate the price to almost $4500 or $4800, if you
are interested in the 128 SSD model.
winbeta.org - 11.09.2007Asus debuts S121 netbook with Windows 7 and 512GB SSD
Asustek Computer on Tuesday debuted an ultra-thin, light netbook called the S121 with two new technologies, Microsoft's yet-to-be released Windows 7
OS and the world's largest solid state drive (SSD) at 512GB.
winbeta.org - 07.01.2009An Introductory Guide to SSD Storage
NotebookReview.com have put together a very useful guide on the pros and cons of Solid State Drive storage:
I thought I would
put this guide together to help the NotebookReview.com community as SSDs (Solid State Drives) are coming upon us so quickly and the interest seems to
be going through the roof. Since my first article 'Comparing
SSD Performance to Mechanical SSD Performance in a Dell Laptop' and consequently, my follow up to that 'Showdown at Big Sky -- Sandisk 32GB SSD Vs. Seagate 160GB 7200RPM
HD', the interest in the SSD has become overwhelming with respect to messages I've received from people, questions and advise given.
Instead of continuing to answer all of those questions individually, this guide is an attempt to answer basic questions about SSD that people
have.
winbeta.org - 15.10.2007Sun calls for SSD companies to unite on standards
Players in the solid-state drive (SSD) industry need to unite and establish an umbrella organization that establishes standards that define the
technology, like its performance, a Sun Microsystems executive said yesterday.
The SSD industry, while in its infancy, has
organizations establishing separate standards around SSD metrics, and there is not enough work being done to standardize them, said Michael Cornwell,
lead technologist for flash memory at Sun.
"We don't see a focus among suppliers and vendors like ourselves because everyone
looks at their implementation
winbeta.org - 05.08.2008Toshiba Announces 512GB SSD
jcxp.net - 18.12.2008SSD Performance Comparison and a Review of Mtron's Mobi 3000 "World's Fastest" Drive
flamenko: When we last met I provided an Introduction to the
Solid State Drive in an effort to enlighten you a bit on the basics of SSD, an up and coming technology in our present day digital revolution.
Since writing that article I have been fortunate enough to speak with manufacturers of SSDs, along with companies such as SiliconSystems and STEC Inc who utilize the SSD at the enterprise level. In trying to find the
light of day through all the "white papers" I was so kindly provided by these companies (and did read by the way) I have a deeper knowledge of the
importance of SSD today. The SSD is used in F-16 fighter jets, M-1 tanks, weapons targeting systems, telecom systems, medical systems, as well as
industrial automation applications. The defense, telecom, industrial and medical fields all count on the reliability and lifespan the SSD offers for
their mission critical goals.
I initially believed the speed advantage of SSD over an HD would be the key factor in its adoption,
but was surprised to learn that the lack of moving parts and ability of the SSD to withstand drastic weather changes and extremely turbulent
conditions were more important for the earliest adopters. I no longer find myself laughing at videos such as this Samsung SSD shock test demo.
winbeta.org - 30.10.2007Samsung Begins Mass Production of 1.8" 64GB SSDs
Back in March, Samsung
announced its 64GB flash Solid
State Disk (SSD). The 1.8"
unit promised read speeds of
65MB/sec and write speeds of
45MB/sec. Samsung today
revealed that it has started
mass production of its new
drive.
The 64GB SSD
uses 64 eight gigabit
single-level cell (SLC) flash
memory chips which are built
on a 51 nanometer
manufacturing process.
"We see sharply
increasing interest in SSDs
among OEMs worldwide amid a
growing push to launch premium
SSD-based notebooks,
particularly in the
ultra-mobile category," said
Jim Elliott, director, flash
marketing, Samsung
Semiconductor, Inc.
Samsung's 64GB SSD will
likely appear at online
retailers and inside
ultra-portable notebooks (and
UMPCs) within the coming weeks
and months. ..
winbeta.org - 25.06.2007The SSD Relapse: Understanding and Choosing the Best SSD
Anand Lal Shimpi: The third major SSD article on AnandTech is here. We go back and try to better understand how these SSDs work, how their performance
is evolving and how TRIM is going to change everything going forward. If you read The Anthology, this is the SSD update you've been looking for...
winbeta.org - 31.08.2009Mtron Rocks Again, the Fastest 130MB/s SATA II SSD
Mtron Co., Ltd, a manufacturer of Solid State Drive (SSD) products in South Korea, announced today that they have completed the development of new PRO
7500 series for industrial purpose, and will be launching the new series in June.
Mtrons new PRO 7500 series supports SATA II
interface and provide the maximum read speed of 130MB/s and write speed of 120MB/s, becoming the fastest SSD in the market. With the development of
their new PRO 7500 series, Mtron created another innovation to the SSD technology and proved once again that they are the leading manufacturer of SSD
products in the highly competitive market.
winbeta.org - 16.05.2008CES2008: BiTMICRO readies 832GB 2.5" SATA SSD
At the CES 2008 show in Las Vegas, flash solid state disk pioneer BiTMICRO Networks announced its plan to launch an 832GB version of the E-Disk Altima
SATA flash SSD in 2.5-inch form factor. The drive will utilize the multi-level cell type of NAND flash, which doubles the number of bits stored per
memory cell compared to the single-level cell NAND. BiTMICRO will be using its EDSA and LUNETA controllers to optimize the performance of the E-Disk
Altima SATA flash SSD; estimates show sustained rates of up to 100MB/s and up to 20,000 I/O operations per second.
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neowin.net - 08.01.2008