Tag Archives: gparted

How to set up software RAID on Ubuntu 12.04

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Chris

Today I will show you how to set up software RAID on Ubuntu 12.04.  It is always better to use hardware RAID over software RAID as this minimizes system resources but if you are installing Ubuntu 12.04 on a system … Continue reading →

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How to format a hard drive using GParted

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Chris

Yesterday I showed you how to format a hard drive using FDisk but a lot of people are not comfortable using the command line so today I will show you how to use GParted – which uses a GUI. For the … Continue reading →

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How to increase the size of your hard drive without losing any data

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Chris

Finally got round to it.  I have managed to increase the size of my hard drive without losing any data.  This was accomplished by using Clonezilla and a newer 160Gb hard drive to replace my old 40Gb hard drive (remember … Continue reading →

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Formatting a hard drive in Linux

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Chris

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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