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Tag Archives: fdisk
How to set up RAID 1 on an existing Linux system
Recently I did a tutorial on how to set up RAID 1 on a new Linux system. Today I will show you how to set up RAID 1 on an existing system. Why I hear you ask on an existing … Continue reading
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Tagged 1, clonezilla, existing system, fdisk, how to, linux, mdadm, RAID
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How to format a hard drive on Ubuntu 12.04 using Fdisk
Today I will show you how to format a hard disk using Fdisk. Fdisk comes already installed on most modern Linux distributions by default. For the purpose of this tutorial I will be using Fdisk on Ubuntu 12.04 to format … Continue reading
How to recover data using a Linux Live CD
I have touched on this in a previous post but today we will have another more detailed look at how to recover data using a linux live CD. Live cd’s can be easily downloaded off the internet and most distributions … Continue reading
Formatting a hard drive in Linux
Imagine the situation. You are using Linux and you want to format a particular hard drive. What tool would you use? If you like GUI’s then the best tool to use would be GParted. But what if you think that … Continue reading
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Tagged computer repair, fdisk, format, gparted, hard drive, IT Support, laptop repairs, linux, stirling
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How to restore the grub bootloader
You know that feeling. You turn on your computer and it attempts to load but nothing happens. It just hangs. This tutorial will teach you how to restore the grub bootloader so that everything works again. Ok the first thing … Continue reading
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Tagged comtech, device boot, fdisk, grub bootloader, linux, linux live cd, linux partition, reboot, root directory, servers
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