First, a few loose ends. I purchased this new laptop because it was what I wanted, and I had been watching for it for quite a while. I didn't want just any random laptop, or just whatever some OEM was ...

Combining the fast transfer speeds of USB 3.0 with 1TB of storage space, the HP Portable External Hard Drive (1TB) is the one to have. The HP External Hard Drive (1TB) ($169.99 direct) combines the ...

Reader Fred wants to know if a laptop hard drive can be plugged into a desktop PC. “The pin out appears to be the same,” he notes, “but there is no separate power-supply connector.” Short answer: yes.

Upgrading your laptop's storage to a modern SSD can make a big difference to its performance on paper and how it feels to use. An SSD swap for an old hard drive or adding in a faster NVMe SSD to ...

HP 3D DriveGuard is a feature designed to protect a laptop’s hard drive from damage caused by sudden movements or impacts. The tool relies on a three-axis digital accelerometer designed to work as a ...

You can use external hard drives to back up critical business data or add additional storage to a workstation. However, because external storage devices can cost hundreds of dollars, you can reduce ...

Installing an internal hard drive is one of the more straightforward upgrades out there—and is often a better option than using external drives that may be dropped or misplaced. The process usually ...

A disk drive can run as either a master device or a slave device. The master drive does not control or take precedence over the slave drive; rather the master drive acts as the primary device; the ...

If you’re encountering the error message Hard Drive – Not installed on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 computer, then this post is intended to help you. In this ...