Q. Ive been searching all over and cant find anything on this subject. I have a Raid 5 configured in Server 2003 using 3 1.5Tb drives, I have a 4th drive I want to add as a hot spare and I would need to use the spare automatically if one of the drives fail. Is this even possible in a windows raid?
A. Yes it is possible, but to configure it as a "hot spare" it is usually a feature of the RAID management software the hardware vendor provides.
When you initially setup and configure the server, you get to the RAID configuration and make your selection.
Now that your RAID has already been configured you don't want to be messing with it risking data loss.
One suggestion - Backup the server using a program like Symantec System Recovery. (This makes like a "Ghost Image" of your server.
After the backup, (and store the image on another server) Reconfigure the RAID and use the 4th drive as a hot spare.
Then, restore the image back to the server.
Honestly, you can just keep that spare drive close by, and if one of the other disks fail, simply swap them out!
When you initially setup and configure the server, you get to the RAID configuration and make your selection.
Now that your RAID has already been configured you don't want to be messing with it risking data loss.
One suggestion - Backup the server using a program like Symantec System Recovery. (This makes like a "Ghost Image" of your server.
After the backup, (and store the image on another server) Reconfigure the RAID and use the 4th drive as a hot spare.
Then, restore the image back to the server.
Honestly, you can just keep that spare drive close by, and if one of the other disks fail, simply swap them out!
How to get password user account back?
Q. On my home computer, I had two log-in accounts, that require passwords. I was logged into one account, then decided to switch users, but now one of them has disappeared, and I don't know what happened to it, or how to get it back. The icon on the start up screen is even missing for that account. How do I get it back, if that is possible?
A. One method of gaining access to the system is by trying hard to remember the forgotten password, or a password of another user which has the same level of administrative rights. However I don't think this approach will help you, otherwise you wouldn't be sitting here reading article, would you?)
Another method is by trying to restore a backed up System State (in Windows 2000/XP/2003) or a ERD (in NT 4.0) in which you do remember the password. The problem with doing so is that you'll probably lose all of the recently add users and groups, and all the changed passwords for all of your users since the last backup was made.
A third method might be to install a parallel operating system on a different partition on the same computer, then use a simple trick to gain access to the old system. Read more about it on my Forgot the Administrator's Password? - Alternate Logon Trick article.
Note: If you are looking for password cracking tools that can be used for miscellaneous objectives such as password-protected PDF documents, zipped archives, Office documents, BIOS protection and so on then this pages is NOT for you. See some links at the bottom of this page for hints on where to find such tools, but I can tell you right away that Google might be a better choice for you.
The fourth option is by using 3rd party tools that will enable you to reset the lost password and logon with a blank password
Beware!!! Resetting a user's or administrator's password on some systems (like Windows XP) might cause data loss, especially EFS-encrypted files and saved passwords from within Internet Explorer. To protect yourself against EFS-encrypted files loss you should always export your Private and Public key, along with the keys for the Recovery Agent user. Please read more about EFS on my What's EFS? page. Out of the following list, the only tool that will no cause any harm to EFS-encrypted files on your hard disk is the Windows Password recovery system.
Here are 5 of these tools:
SpotMau Password Finder - Simple startup utility resets a forgotten admin or users' password using a familiar Windows-like program interface instead of command-line.
Windows Key - Top rated version of Passware's Windows Key app, supports Windows Vista and RAID/SCSI/SATA drives.
Petter Nordahl-Hagen's Offline NT Password & Registry Editor - A great boot CD/Floppy that can reset the local administrator's password.
Openwall's John the Ripper - Good boot floppy with cracking capabilities.
EBCD â Emergency Boot CD - Bootable CD, intended for system recovery in the case of software or hardware faults
Windows Password recovery
http://www.loginrecovery.com
This site provides a tool to recover lost Windows XP passwords. It works for administrator and user accounts, it doesn't change the password just tells you the old one. It works with encrypted files (EFS) and password hashes. It even works if no passwords at all are known for the machine (as long as you have another computer with internet access to view this website with).
Another method is by trying to restore a backed up System State (in Windows 2000/XP/2003) or a ERD (in NT 4.0) in which you do remember the password. The problem with doing so is that you'll probably lose all of the recently add users and groups, and all the changed passwords for all of your users since the last backup was made.
A third method might be to install a parallel operating system on a different partition on the same computer, then use a simple trick to gain access to the old system. Read more about it on my Forgot the Administrator's Password? - Alternate Logon Trick article.
Note: If you are looking for password cracking tools that can be used for miscellaneous objectives such as password-protected PDF documents, zipped archives, Office documents, BIOS protection and so on then this pages is NOT for you. See some links at the bottom of this page for hints on where to find such tools, but I can tell you right away that Google might be a better choice for you.
The fourth option is by using 3rd party tools that will enable you to reset the lost password and logon with a blank password
Beware!!! Resetting a user's or administrator's password on some systems (like Windows XP) might cause data loss, especially EFS-encrypted files and saved passwords from within Internet Explorer. To protect yourself against EFS-encrypted files loss you should always export your Private and Public key, along with the keys for the Recovery Agent user. Please read more about EFS on my What's EFS? page. Out of the following list, the only tool that will no cause any harm to EFS-encrypted files on your hard disk is the Windows Password recovery system.
Here are 5 of these tools:
SpotMau Password Finder - Simple startup utility resets a forgotten admin or users' password using a familiar Windows-like program interface instead of command-line.
Windows Key - Top rated version of Passware's Windows Key app, supports Windows Vista and RAID/SCSI/SATA drives.
Petter Nordahl-Hagen's Offline NT Password & Registry Editor - A great boot CD/Floppy that can reset the local administrator's password.
Openwall's John the Ripper - Good boot floppy with cracking capabilities.
EBCD â Emergency Boot CD - Bootable CD, intended for system recovery in the case of software or hardware faults
Windows Password recovery
http://www.loginrecovery.com
This site provides a tool to recover lost Windows XP passwords. It works for administrator and user accounts, it doesn't change the password just tells you the old one. It works with encrypted files (EFS) and password hashes. It even works if no passwords at all are known for the machine (as long as you have another computer with internet access to view this website with).
my sister deleted all of my pics off my camera?
Q. we just came back from a family reunion and i need the pictures by today, but i dont want to pay $20-$40. is there any softwhere that i can get them all back and i can save the pictures on my computer for free?
A. If you've just deleted them then it would be easier to recover all the data, but if you performed total formatting, it would be more diffucult.
Besides, before recovering, choose another partition to store the info.
Few programs to perform restoration:
Data Doctor Recovery PRO - FREE
(system requirements: Power Data Recovery is able to runs on all Windows platform. 486 or Pentium-class processor IDE/SATA/SCSI hard drive 64MB RAM (128 MB recommended) Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista, 100 MB of free space. A second hard disk is recommended for recovery.)
Power Data Recovery 4.1.2 - FREE
(system requirements:Windows operating system. 486 or Pentium-class processor IDE/SATA/SCSI hard drive 64MB RAM (128 MB recommended), 100 MB of free space. A second hard disk is recommended for recovery.)
R-STUDIO Network Edition 3.6 - Data Recovery Software - NOT FREE
ARAX Disk Doctor Data Recovery - NOT FREE
(Data recovery from all Windows file systems: FAT32, FAT16, FAT12, NTFS, NTFS5, NTFS Encrypted Folders, etc.
Data recovery from NTFS Encrypted Folders (EFS).
Recovery of lost data from deleted or damaged partitions.
File recovery on hard disk drives: IDE, ATA, SATA, SCSI
Data recovery on flash memory cards: Compact Flash, Sony MemoryStick, Secure Digital, etc.)
Data Recovery from damaged, deleted, formatted or reformatted partitions
Data recovery of compressed, fragmented and encrypted files on NTFS partitions
Recovery of partitions lost by virus attack
Recovery of partitions with damaged Master Boot Record (MBR)
Virtual RAID Disk Array Reconstruction (RAID-0, RAID-1, RAID-5, Spans)
USB Hard drives and other removable devices are supported
Dynamic Disk Volumes are supported
National language characters in the filenames are supported
Advanced search by file name, file date, mask, size range and attributes
Visible representation of file or folder recoverability
Ability to preview file*s contents before the recovery
Disk Hex Editor displays and allows to edit content of any sector on the drive
Two types of drive and device scan: Simple Drive Scan (fast) and Advanced Drive Scan (slow)
Ability to look for a particular partition type (FAT, NTFS) in the Advanced Device Scan
Files and folders can be recovered to any (local or network) drive accessible by operating system
Create and work with raw and Compressed Disk Images - representing whole drive in one file
Virtual Editing of any drive*s parameters to perform data recovery in manual mode
Save and Load Advanced scan results
Modify the properties of existing, found or virtual partitions.)
I think that pictures can be restored successully without any problems.
GL.
Besides, before recovering, choose another partition to store the info.
Few programs to perform restoration:
Data Doctor Recovery PRO - FREE
(system requirements: Power Data Recovery is able to runs on all Windows platform. 486 or Pentium-class processor IDE/SATA/SCSI hard drive 64MB RAM (128 MB recommended) Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista, 100 MB of free space. A second hard disk is recommended for recovery.)
Power Data Recovery 4.1.2 - FREE
(system requirements:Windows operating system. 486 or Pentium-class processor IDE/SATA/SCSI hard drive 64MB RAM (128 MB recommended), 100 MB of free space. A second hard disk is recommended for recovery.)
R-STUDIO Network Edition 3.6 - Data Recovery Software - NOT FREE
ARAX Disk Doctor Data Recovery - NOT FREE
(Data recovery from all Windows file systems: FAT32, FAT16, FAT12, NTFS, NTFS5, NTFS Encrypted Folders, etc.
Data recovery from NTFS Encrypted Folders (EFS).
Recovery of lost data from deleted or damaged partitions.
File recovery on hard disk drives: IDE, ATA, SATA, SCSI
Data recovery on flash memory cards: Compact Flash, Sony MemoryStick, Secure Digital, etc.)
Data Recovery from damaged, deleted, formatted or reformatted partitions
Data recovery of compressed, fragmented and encrypted files on NTFS partitions
Recovery of partitions lost by virus attack
Recovery of partitions with damaged Master Boot Record (MBR)
Virtual RAID Disk Array Reconstruction (RAID-0, RAID-1, RAID-5, Spans)
USB Hard drives and other removable devices are supported
Dynamic Disk Volumes are supported
National language characters in the filenames are supported
Advanced search by file name, file date, mask, size range and attributes
Visible representation of file or folder recoverability
Ability to preview file*s contents before the recovery
Disk Hex Editor displays and allows to edit content of any sector on the drive
Two types of drive and device scan: Simple Drive Scan (fast) and Advanced Drive Scan (slow)
Ability to look for a particular partition type (FAT, NTFS) in the Advanced Device Scan
Files and folders can be recovered to any (local or network) drive accessible by operating system
Create and work with raw and Compressed Disk Images - representing whole drive in one file
Virtual Editing of any drive*s parameters to perform data recovery in manual mode
Save and Load Advanced scan results
Modify the properties of existing, found or virtual partitions.)
I think that pictures can be restored successully without any problems.
GL.
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