We all know Microsoft Office available in the flavor of 32-bit and 64-bit. The difference between them is the data processing capability where 64-bit is superior compared to 32-bit. It is important to know which Office version that we have to make sure it fits the work requirement that we need to do or compatibility […]
RAID or Redundant Array of Independent Disks is a method of increasing storage performance and making it fault tolerance. Basically RAID combines two or more hard disks into a group which seen by the OS as a single volume. There are several ways to configure RAID depending on the situation and the goals. Understanding RAID […]
MBR and GPT are types of partition structure. When initializing new disk, administrator will be prompted to choose the partition structure. By default Master Boot Record (MBR) will be chosen, but administrator can choose to use the newer standard, which is GUID Partition Table (GPT). Knowing the difference between MBR and GPT can be very […]
Extended partition is different from primary partition. An extended partition cannot store any data but it can contain multiple sub-partitions inside it, or in Windows it is referred as logical drive. Extended partition is needed to overcome the limit of MBR disk, which only allow 4 primary partitions created. Creating extended partition in Windows is […]
Partition is a container in the disk where data will be stored. Administrator can create several partitions in the disk with total size equal to the disk capacity, or create a single partition that takes up the entire disk. In Windows, partition is referred as volume and labelled with a drive letter. Managing partition is […]
In Microsoft’s latest operating system Windows 8, the start menu has completely changed. In fact, there is no start menu that used to be in Windows XP or Windows 7. The start menu is now a start screen which has live tiles. You will definitely miss start menu if you don’t have touch screen. But […]
The process of installing Windows in your PC is getting simpler and simpler. In the past, installing Windows OS from USB stick was nightmare. But thankfully Microsoft has changed that. Here I will show steps to install Windows 7 from USB drive. These steps are very easy. All you need is USB drive with at […]