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[RD] Build a Raspberry Pi RAID NAS Server – Complete DIY Guide

January 26, 2018 By Richie Leave a Comment

Introduction Today I will show you how to build a Raspberry Pi 3 RAID NAS server using USB flash drives, the Linux native RAID application mdadm, and SAMBA so the drive will show up as a normal network folder on Windows PC's. It's a pretty easy tutorial and shows you how to create a Linux RAID array which is a good skill to have. Contents Introduction, Hardware Requirements & RAID Levels Install/Update Raspbian 9.x "Stretch" and mdadm Setup RAID Volume & File System … [Read more...]

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Filed Under: Hardware, Linux, NAS Storage, Networking, Other OS, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 3, Raspbian, USB Flash Drives Tagged With: DIY, Linux, mdadm, NAS, NAS Server, Network-Attached Storage, RAID, Raspberry Pi, Raspberry Pi 3, Raspbian, RasPi, SAMBA, USB Flash Drive

Setup AutoPlay on Windows 10

August 14, 2015 By Richie Leave a Comment

How to Setup Autoplay on Windows 10

Today I'll show you how to setup Autoplay on Windows 10 so that when you connect a drive or insert a DVD, Windows will automatically perform a default action (like opening in folder view, or opening Windows media player etc). You can also choose to always prompt for action which is my personal preference. Watch the video above or follow the text guide below. How to Setup Autoplay on Windows 10 Click on the Start Menu button bottom-left Now click on the Settings menu item Then … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Hard Drives & SSD's, Hardware, Optical Drives & Discs, USB Flash Drives, Windows, Windows 10 Tagged With: AutoPlay, DVD disc, Hard Drive, Optical Drive, USB drive, WIN10, Windows 10

Kilobytes, Megabytes, Gigabytes & Terabytes explained

June 3, 2014 By Richie 4 Comments

Kilobytes, megabytes, gigabytes, terabytes explained

Today I would like to demystify the kilobyte issue and explain why there are sometimes large differences between an advertised devices' capacity, and the capacity that same device displays in Windows and other operating systems. I will also explain the difference between kilobyte, kilobit and kibibyte. If you just want to convert a kilobyte to another value (megabyte, megabit, gigabyte, gigabit etc) then use the Byte Converter further below, but if you want to learn about bits and bytes and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: External Hard Drives, Hard Drives & SSD's, Hardware, Miscellaneous, Networking, RAM Memory, USB Flash Drives Tagged With: B, Bit, Byte, GB, Gigabyte, hard drive capacity, hard drive size, HDD, kB, Kilobyte, MB, Megabyte, memory, memory size, PB, RAM, RAM size, TB, Terabyte, ZB

Manually backup files, folders & personal data in Windows

April 23, 2014 By Richie 10 Comments

Manual backup of your files, folders & data in Windows guide

Today I will show you how to optimally backup all your personal files, folders and data in a way that is easily read and used in any operating system, not just Windows. As I have mentioned in earlier guides, Windows Backup & Restore is great if you are sticking with a Windows operating system, but messy and complicated if you want to use that backup in MAC or Linux (its inside a container file) and System Repair Discs are only good for your Windows system, not your personal data. It is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: External Hard Drives, Hardware, Linux, MAC OS X, Miscellaneous, Other OS, Software, System Tools, USB Flash Drives, Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Tagged With: backup, Backup & Restore, backup files, backup photos, data backup, external hard drive, manual backup, personal data, USB drive, Windows backup

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