Synology reverses course on non-certified HDDs in NAS systems

Earlier this year, Synology announced a major change affecting how customers could populate the company's NAS devices with external HDDs. The Taiwanese corporation planned to restrict ...

Synology Allows Third Party Drives Again : NAS Users Rejoice

Synology DSM 7.3 brings third-party hard drive support to 2025 NAS models. Discover how this update changes storage flexibility forever.

Synology caves & allows all hard drives in 2025 NAS range - for now

Synology has backed down from only allowing certified hard drives that it conveniently sells in its 2025 network attached ...
CNET

How to Clone a Hard Drive on Windows and Mac

Cloning a hard drive on a Mac is a different process. If you have a newer MacBook or iMac, you can't swap out the hard disk ...

Explorer crashing when opening large folder in Windows 11 [Fix]

If Explorer crashes when opening a large folder, we need to reduce the load on Explorer, essentially in Windows 11/10. Check ...
IEEE

Data-Driven Multiple Resonant Filter Design Integrating Notch Filters and Peak Filters in Dual-Stage Actuator Hard Disk Drives

Abstract: Magnetic-head positioning performance of hard disk drives in data center infrastructures is fundamental to the large storage capacity. The aim of this paper is to develop a feedback ...

9 Ways To Use Old USB Drives (Other Than Storage)

USB drives can be repurposed for a wide range of creative, practical, and surprising tasks, many of them simple enough for ...