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Expertise
I can answer questions about server hardware RAID and general storage for servers and PC's - hard drive issues, troubleshooting, advice, specs, and information. While some apparent drive/RAID array failures can be recovered, I can only provide advice/recommendations in the event of catastrophic data loss. I cannot assist in actually recovering from this type of data loss.
Experience in the area
I worked as an analyst in Dell server support for 2 years, and have since worked with many Dell PowerEdge servers. I am currently employed as IT Manager. I am currently ranked in the top 5 for 2010 in Server Hardware and Hard Drives in a very popular forum similar to AllExperts.
Education/Credentials
I have a BS in Computer Science and have earned the following certifications: CIW v5 Associate, A%2B, DCSE Server.
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
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| Pablo | 05/03/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you very much, I really appreciated ..... |
| chyari | 04/24/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | PowerEdge Tech has been so fast and ..... |
| chyari | 04/24/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Greatest ever! |
| Raj | 03/23/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you, but don you get donations ..... |
| Michael | 03/18/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks for the help I tried the ..... |
Recent Answers from PowerEdge Tech
2012-05-03 Safely remove an external hard drive:
Hi Pablo! Hold the power button down until the system shuts off (may be up to 5-6 seconds), then try to boot it up. If it still loops, then disconnect your external drive (and any other external devices)
2012-05-02 Safely remove an external hard drive:
Hi Pablo! There isn't an easy way to "force" it to stop while also guaranteeing that no data will be lost ... while the system is running. Go ahead and reboot your computer; this will force Windows
2012-03-22 Income from all expert:
Hi Raj! I don't make any money answering questions on this site. I also participate on the Dell forums and on Experts-Exchange.com and do not make any money from those sites either. You can try
2012-03-17 CMOS checksum error:
Hi Regan! This isn't a hard drive problem, but you have a corrupted BIOS or some bad related hardware on the motherboard. CMOS and BIOS, for all intents and purposes in today's computers, the same
2012-03-14 about hard drives:
Hi Melody! If you are accessing your drive in an enclosure, then all you have to do is open [My] Computer, right-click that drive, and Format. There is nothing BIOS-related that is stored on the
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