How do I make a data disk using Disk Utility (Panther 10.3.9)
I am trying to back up some of my data to disks, so I can upgrade my OS to Leopard. I have done this in the past but either forgot how or it isn't working right (some things are not working right on my computer at present..?? my Final Cut Pro won't open, that's why I decided to upgrade) Could you please tell me how it is supposed to work. I think I have made a disk image okay but when I highlight it in disk utility and hit burn it says invalid argument?? If I install Leopard will I loose all my files?
Not necessarily, but you should never do a major upgrade without having a bootable backup of your system. In fact you should never be without backups:
Basic Backup
Get an external Firewire drive at least equal in size to the internal hard drive and make (and maintain) a bootable clone/backup. You can make a bootable clone using the Restore option of Disk Utility. You can also make and maintain clones with good backup software. My personal recommendations are (order is not significant):
1. Retrospect Desktop (Commercial - not yet universal binary)
2. Synchronize! Pro X (Commercial)
3. Synk (Backup, Standard, or Pro)
4. Deja Vu (Shareware)
5. PsynchX 2.1.1 and RsyncX 2.1 (Freeware)
6. Carbon Copy Cloner (Freeware - 3.0 is a Universal Binary)
7. SuperDuper! (Commercial)
8. Intego Personal Backup (Commercial)
9. Data Backup (Commercial)
The following utilities can also be used for backup, but cannot create bootable clones:
1. Backup (requires a .Mac account with Apple both to get the software and to use it.)
2. Toast
3. Impression
4. arRSync
Apple's Backup is a full backup tool capable of also backing up across multiple media such as CD/DVD. However, it cannot create bootable backups. It is primarily an "archiving" utility as are the other two.
Impression and Toast are disk image based backups, only. Particularly useful if you need to backup to CD/DVD across multiple media.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQs on maintenance, optimization, virus protection, and backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.
Although you can buy a complete FireWire drive system, you can also put one together if you are so inclined. It's relatively easy and only requires a Phillips head screwdriver (typically.) You can purchase hard drives separately. This gives you an opportunity to shop for the best prices on a hard drive of your choice. Reliable brands include Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital, Toshiba, and Fujitsu. You can find reviews and benchmarks on many drives at Storage Review.
Enclosures for FireWire and USB are readily available. You can find only FireWire enclosures, only USB enclosures, and enclosures that feature multiple ports. I would stress getting enclosures that use the Oxford chipsets (911, 921, 922, for example.) You can find enclosures at places such as;
Cool Drives
OWC
WiebeTech
Firewire Direct
California Drives
NewEgg
All you need do is remove a case cover, mount the hard drive in the enclosure and connect the cables, then re-attach the case cover. Usually the only tool required is a small or medium Phillips screwdriver.
Upgrading does not have to be difficult unless you choose to make it so. You have three installation options. I would recommend an Archive and Install option when feasible:
How to Perform an Archive and Install
1. Be sure to use Disk Utility first to repair the disk before performing the Archive and Install.
Repairing the Hard Drive and Permissions
Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When the menu bar appears select Disk Utility from the Installer menu (Utilities menu for Tiger.) After DU loads select your hard drive entry (mfgr.'s ID and drive size) from the the left side list. In the DU status area you will see an entry for the S.M.A.R.T. status of the hard drive. If it does not say "Verified" then the hard drive is failing or failed. (SMART status is not reported on external Firewire or USB drives.) If the drive is "Verified" then select your OS X volume from the list on the left (sub-entry below the drive entry,) click on the First Aid tab, then click on the Repair Disk button. If DU reports any errors that have been fixed, then re-run Repair Disk until no errors are reported. If no errors are reported, then quit DU and return to the installer.
If DU reports errors it cannot fix, then you will need Disk Warrior (4.0 for Tiger) and/or TechTool Pro (4.5.2 for Tiger) to repair the drive. If you don't have either of them or if neither of them can fix the drive, then you will need to reformat the drive and reinstall OS X.
2. Do not proceed with an Archive and Install if DU reports errors it cannot fix. In that case use Disk Warrior and/or TechTool Pro to repair the hard drive. If neither can repair the drive, then you will have to erase the drive and reinstall from scratch.
3. Boot from your OS X Installer disc. After the installer loads select your language and click on the Continue button. When you reach the screen to select a destination drive click once on the destination drive then click on the Option button. Select the Archive and Install option. You have an option to preserve users and network preferences. Only select this option if you are sure you have no corrupted files in your user accounts. Otherwise leave this option unchecked. Click on the OK button and continue with the OS X Installation.
4. Upon completion of the Archive and Install you will have a Previous System Folder in the root directory. You should retain the PSF until you are sure you do not need to manually transfer any items from the PSF to your newly installed system.
5. After moving any items you want to keep from the PSF you should delete it. You can back it up if you prefer, but you must delete it from the hard drive.
6. You can now download a Combo Updater directly from Apple's download site to update your new system to the desired version as well as install any security or other updates. You can also do this using Software Update.
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Release Date: 04/06/2010
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ROM Size: 4096 kB
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APM is supported
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BIOS shadowing is allowed
ESCD support is available
Boot from CD is supported
Selectable boot is supported
EDD is supported
Japanese floppy for Toshiba 1.2 MB is supported (int 13h)
3.5"/720 kB floppy services are supported (int 13h)
Print screen service is supported (int 5h)
8042 keyboard services are supported (int 9h)
Serial services are supported (int 14h)
Printer services are supported (int 17h)
ACPI is supported
USB legacy is supported
BIOS boot specification is supported
Function key-initiated network boot is supported
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System Information
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Product Name: OptiPlex 755
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SKU Number: Not Specified
Family: Not Specified
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Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Product Name: 0PU052
Version:
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Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
Type: Space-saving
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Version: Not Specified
Asset Tag:
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CX8 (CMPXCHG8 instruction supported)
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SEP (Fast system call)
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PGE (Page global enable)
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SSE (Streaming SIMD extensions)
SSE2 (Streaming SIMD extensions 2)
SS (Self-snoop)
HTT (Multi-threading)
TM (Thermal monitor supported)
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External Clock: 1333 MHz
Max Speed: 5200 MHz
Current Speed: 2666 MHz
Status: Populated, Enabled
Upgrade: Socket LGA775
L1 Cache Handle: 0x0700
L2 Cache Handle: 0x0701
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Serial Number: Not Specified
Asset Tag: Not Specified
Part Number: Not Specified
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Core Enabled: 2
Thread Count: 2
Characteristics:
64-bit capable
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Cache Information
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Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 1
Operational Mode: Write Back
Location: Internal
Installed Size: 32 kB
Maximum Size: 32 kB
Supported SRAM Types:
Other
Installed SRAM Type: Other
Speed: Unknown
Error Correction Type: None
System Type: Data
Associativity: 8-way Set-associative
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Cache Information
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Configuration: Enabled, Not Socketed, Level 2
Operational Mode: Varies With Memory Address
Location: Internal
Installed Size: 6144 kB
Maximum Size: 6144 kB
Supported SRAM Types:
Other
Installed SRAM Type: Other
Speed: Unknown
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Associativity: <OUT OF SPEC>
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
External Connector Type: DB-25 female
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Type: Serial Port 16550A Compatible
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
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Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: ENET
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Type: Network Port
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
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Port Connector Information
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Internal Connector Type: None
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Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: Not Specified
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Type: x1 Proprietary
Current Usage: In Use
Length: Long
Characteristics:
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ID: 2
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Language Description Format: Long
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en|US|iso8859-1
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Physical Memory Array
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Number Of Devices: 4
Handle 0x1100, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_1
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: DDR2
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 667 MHz
Manufacturer: AD00000000000000
Handle 0x1101, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_3
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: DDR2
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 667 MHz
Handle 0x1102, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_2
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: DDR2
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 667 MHz
Handle 0x1103, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_4
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: DDR2
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 667 MHz
Handle 0x1300, DMI type 19, 15 bytes
Memory Array Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x000FDFFFFFF
Range Size: 4064 MB
Physical Array Handle: 0x1000
Partition Width: 1
Handle 0x1400, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x0007FFFFFFF
Range Size: 2 GB
Physical Device Handle: 0x1100
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x1300
Partition Row Position: 1
Interleave Position: 1
Interleaved Data Depth: 1
Handle 0x1401, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00080000000
Ending Address: 0x000FDFFFFFF
Range Size: 2016 MB
Physical Device Handle: 0x1101
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x1300
Partition Row Position: 1
Interleave Position: 1
Interleaved Data Depth: 1
Handle 0x1402, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x0007FFFFFFF
Range Size: 2 GB
Physical Device Handle: 0x1102
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x1300
Partition Row Position: 1
Interleave Position: 2
Interleaved Data Depth: 1
Handle 0x1403, DMI type 20, 19 bytes
Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00080000000
Ending Address: 0x000FDFFFFFF
Range Size: 2016 MB
Physical Device Handle: 0x1103
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x1300
Partition Row Position: 1
Interleave Position: 2
Interleaved Data Depth: 1
Handle 0x1410, DMI type 126, 19 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x1800, DMI type 24, 5 bytes
Hardware Security
Power-On Password Status: Enabled
Keyboard Password Status: Not Implemented
Administrator Password Status: Enabled
Front Panel Reset Status: Not Implemented
Handle 0x1900, DMI type 25, 9 bytes
System Power Controls
Next Scheduled Power-on: *-* 00:00:00
Handle 0x1B10, DMI type 27, 12 bytes
Cooling Device
Type: Fan
Status: OK
OEM-specific Information: 0x0000DD00
Handle 0x1B11, DMI type 27, 12 bytes
Cooling Device
Type: Fan
Status: OK
OEM-specific Information: 0x0000DD01
Handle 0x1B12, DMI type 126, 12 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x1B13, DMI type 126, 12 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x1B14, DMI type 126, 12 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0x2000, DMI type 32, 11 bytes
System Boot Information
Status: No errors detected
Handle 0x8100, DMI type 129, 8 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
81 08 00 81 01 01 02 01
Strings:
Intel_ASF
Intel_ASF_001
Handle 0x8200, DMI type 130, 20 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
82 14 00 82 24 41 4D 54 01 01 00 00 01 A5 0B 02
00 00 00 00
Handle 0x8300, DMI type 131, 64 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
83 40 00 83 14 00 00 00 00 00 C0 29 05 00 00 00
F8 00 4E 24 00 00 00 00 0D 00 00 00 02 00 03 00
19 04 14 00 01 00 01 02 C8 00 BD 10 00 00 00 00
00 00 00 00 FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Handle 0x8800, DMI type 136, 6 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
88 06 00 88 5A 5A
Handle 0xD000, DMI type 208, 10 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
D0 0A 00 D0 01 03 FE 00 11 02
Handle 0xD100, DMI type 209, 12 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
D1 0C 00 D1 78 03 07 03 04 0F 80 05
Handle 0xD200, DMI type 210, 12 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
D2 0C 00 D2 F8 03 04 03 06 80 04 05
Handle 0xD201, DMI type 126, 12 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0xD400, DMI type 212, 242 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
D4 F2 00 D4 70 00 71 00 00 10 2D 2E 42 00 11 FE
01 43 00 11 FE 00 0F 00 25 FC 00 10 00 25 FC 01
11 00 25 FC 02 12 00 25 FC 03 00 00 25 F3 00 00
00 25 F3 04 00 00 25 F3 08 00 00 25 F3 0C 07 00
23 8F 00 08 00 23 F3 00 09 00 23 F3 04 0A 00 23
F3 08 0B 00 23 8F 10 0C 00 23 8F 20 0E 00 23 8F
30 0D 00 23 8C 40 A6 00 23 8C 41 A7 00 23 8C 42
05 01 22 FD 02 06 01 22 FD 00 8C 00 22 FE 00 8D
00 22 FE 01 9B 00 25 3F 40 9C 00 25 3F 00 09 01
25 3F 80 A1 00 26 F3 00 A2 00 26 F3 08 A3 00 26
F3 04 9F 00 26 FD 02 A0 00 26 FD 00 9D 00 11 FB
04 9E 00 11 FB 00 54 01 23 7F 00 55 01 23 7F 80
5C 00 78 BF 40 5D 00 78 BF 00 04 80 78 F5 0A 01
A0 78 F5 00 93 00 7B 7F 80 94 00 7B 7F 00 8A 00
37 DF 20 8B 00 37 DF 00 03 C0 67 00 05 FF FF 00
00 00
Handle 0xD401, DMI type 212, 172 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
D4 AC 01 D4 70 00 71 00 03 40 59 6D 2D 00 59 FC
02 2E 00 59 FC 00 6E 00 59 FC 01 E0 01 59 FC 03
28 00 59 3F 00 29 00 59 3F 40 2A 00 59 3F 80 2B
00 5A 00 00 2C 00 5B 00 00 55 00 59 F3 00 6D 00
59 F3 04 8E 00 59 F3 08 8F 00 59 F3 00 00 00 55
FB 04 00 00 55 FB 00 23 00 55 7F 00 22 00 55 7F
80 F5 00 58 BF 40 F6 00 58 BF 00 EB 00 55 FE 00
EA 00 55 FE 01 40 01 54 EF 00 41 01 54 EF 10 ED
00 54 F7 00 F0 00 54 F7 08 4A 01 53 DF 00 4B 01
53 DF 20 4C 01 53 7F 00 4D 01 53 7F 80 68 01 56
BF 00 69 01 56 BF 40 FF FF 00 00 00
Handle 0xD402, DMI type 212, 152 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
D4 98 02 D4 70 00 71 00 00 10 2D 2E 2D 01 21 FE
01 2E 01 21 FE 00 97 00 22 FB 00 98 00 22 FB 04
90 00 11 CF 00 91 00 11 CF 20 92 00 11 CF 10 E2
00 27 7F 00 E3 00 27 7F 80 E4 00 27 BF 00 E5 00
27 BF 40 D1 00 22 7F 80 D2 00 22 7F 00 45 01 22
BF 40 44 01 22 BF 00 36 01 21 F1 06 37 01 21 F1
02 38 01 21 F1 00 39 01 21 F1 04 2B 01 11 7F 80
2C 01 11 7F 00 4E 01 65 CF 00 4F 01 65 CF 10 D4
01 65 F3 00 D5 01 65 F3 04 D2 01 65 FC 00 D3 01
65 FC 01 FF FF 00 00 00
Handle 0xD403, DMI type 212, 157 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
D4 9D 03 D4 70 00 71 00 03 40 59 6D 17 01 52 FE
00 18 01 52 FE 01 19 01 52 FB 00 1A 01 52 FB 04
1B 01 52 FD 00 1C 01 52 FD 02 1D 01 52 F7 00 1E
01 52 F7 08 1F 01 52 EF 00 20 01 52 EF 10 21 01
52 BF 00 22 01 52 BF 40 87 00 59 DF 20 88 00 59
DF 00 E8 01 66 FD 00 E9 01 66 FD 02 02 02 53 BF
00 03 02 53 BF 40 04 02 53 EF 00 05 02 53 EF 10
06 02 66 DF 00 07 02 66 DF 20 08 02 66 EF 00 09
02 66 EF 10 17 02 66 F7 00 18 02 66 F7 08 44 02
52 BF 40 45 02 52 BF 00 FF FF 00 00 00
Handle 0xD800, DMI type 126, 9 bytes
Inactive
Handle 0xDD00, DMI type 221, 19 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
DD 13 00 DD 00 01 00 00 00 10 F5 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00
Handle 0xDD01, DMI type 221, 19 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
DD 13 01 DD 00 01 00 00 00 11 F5 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00
Handle 0xDD02, DMI type 221, 19 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
DD 13 02 DD 00 01 00 00 00 12 F5 00 00 00 00 00
00 00 00
Handle 0xDE00, DMI type 222, 16 bytes
OEM-specific Type
Header and Data:
DE 10 00 DE C1 0B 00 00 10 05 19 21 01 00 00 01
Handle 0x7F00, DMI type 127, 4 bytes
End Of Table
Hdparm also does not tell me the max data transfer rate (disk speed) of my current drive although this link : www.wdc.com/en/library/sata/2879-001146.pdf says that it is 3.0Gb/s
and here's hdparm -I /dev/sda
/dev/sda:
ATA device, with non-removable media
Model Number: WDC WD800JD-75JNC0
Firmware Revision: 06.01C06
Standards:
Supported: 6 5 4
Likely used: 8
Configuration:
Logical max current
cylinders 16383 16383
heads 16 16
sectors/track 63 63
CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064
LBA user addressable sectors: 156250000
Logical/Physical Sector size: 512 bytes
device size with M = 1024*1024: 76293 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 80000 MBytes (80 GB)
cache/buffer size = 8192 KBytes
Capabilities:
LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, with device specific minimum
R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 8
Recommended acoustic management value: 128, current value: 254
DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 *udma5
Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
Enabled Supported:
* SMART feature set
Security Mode feature set
* Power Management feature set
* Write cache
* Look-ahead
* Host Protected Area feature set
* WRITE_BUFFER command
* READ_BUFFER command
* DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
SET_MAX security extension
Automatic Acoustic Management feature set
* Device Configuration Overlay feature set
* Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
* SMART error logging
* SMART self-test
* Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s)
* Host-initiated interface power management
* SMART Command Transport (SCT) feature set
* SCT Long Sector Access (AC1)
* SCT LBA Segment Access (AC2)
* SCT Error Recovery Control (AC3)
* SCT Features Control (AC4)
* SCT Data Tables (AC5)
Security:
Master password revision code = 65534
supported
not enabled
not locked
frozen
not expired: security count
not supported: enhanced erase
Checksum: correct
Last edited by Inxsible (2011-03-27 04:40:49)I just checked my BIOS and my current setting is set at IDE although it also mentions that the default should be AHCI. Currently I have a dual boot of Windows 7 (need it for Tax software) and Arch
So I guess, when I get the new HDD, I will first set it to AHCI and then install the OSes on it. See if NCQ helps any, and if not I will turn it back and re-install (if I have to). I am planning to have Windows only in virtualbox in the new drive.
Anyhoo, while I was in the BIOS I found two things which I had questions about :
1) Under Onboard Devices --> Integrated NIC , my setting is currently set at "On w/PXE" and it says the default should be just "On". Would it be ok to change it back to On since its a single machine and its not booting an OS on any server. I just don't want to have to re-install anything now since I will be doing that in the new HDD.
2) How would I know whether my BIOS would support a 64 bit OS in Virtualbox? I checked some setting under Virtualization, but they weren't very clear.
I will edit this post and let you know exactly what settings were present under the Virtualization sub-section.
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