ZDNet

Disk Probe tutorial, part 2: Files and boot sectors

In my last tutorial I introduced you to Windows 2000's Disk Probe, a utility that lets you modify almost anything on your system's hard disk on a sector-by-sector basis. Now it's time to start using ...
CNET

Tutorial: Creating a Dual-Boot (PowerPC and Intel) drive

In order to perform this procedure, you will need an external FireWire hard drive, as well as copies of Mac OS X for both Intel-based and PowerPC-based Macs. You will also need access to both an Intel ...
ZDNet

Disk Probe tutorial, part 1: Binary files, partitions

As a disk editor, Disk Probe lets you manually repair a system's master boot record (MBR) after a viral attack. If you aren't up to the challenge of manually rewriting a master boot record, you can ...
Computerworld

Creating an MS-DOS Boot Disk

I recently said that an MS-DOS boot disk couldn’t be created in Windows 2000. As several readers pointed out, this isn’t quite true. An MS-DOS boot disk can be created using files located on the ...
GIGAZINE

Summary of how to connect an M.2 SSD to a Raspberry Pi 5 and set it as a boot disk, and also tested compatible SSDs and differences in transfer speeds for each SSD

The Raspberry Pi 5 is the first in the Raspberry Pi series to support PCI Express (PCIe), and if you use a board that converts PCIe to M.2, you can recognize an M.2 SSD or set the M.2 SSD as the boot ...
CNET

Tutorial: Resolving slow startup: Speeding up Mac OS X boot time

A variety of factors can affect Mac OS X startup time, though there are a few not directly tied to the speed and resources available on your Mac. If you think you are experiencing inordinately boot ...