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16176 — 2008-10-13T20:14:54+01:00

I've plugged my laptop 2.5" hdd into a desktop before using an eSata cable and the generic power supply. As long as the plugs match (power+cable) up the only issue that you should be worried about is size.

Statistics : Posted by zipykido • on Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:13 am • Replies 3 • Views 1218

17774 — 2008-08-06T19:09:01+01:00

my windows driver? haha! I've been using that for a long time ago in all of our computers. We have an internet cafe, and im using a pirated windows driver for all of the computers. hehe! Maybe my old HDD is just dying out, as what you had said.

Statistics : Posted by chubzyko • on Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:39 pm • Replies 6 • Views 824

3578 — 2008-07-31T21:36:15+01:00

Normal hard drives are still better. If you want speed so much buy two drives and connect them in RAID-0 mode (stripped). Only drawback - if one of them die you lose all your data, or buy at least three (up to 32) and connect them in RAID-5 mode. In that way you have greater speed (especially read, writing may use a lot of CPU, so it is usually a little slower), and even if one disc breaks down you still have your data.

SSD discs will be good in a few years (if they don't invent something even better), but now they are too expensive for use in desktop computers. There's also the problem with the number of writes that flash memory can stand before dying. For most flash memories its 300 000 times which is more than enough for mp3 players, removable discs, etc, but computer almost always writes something to hard drive.

Statistics : Posted by nighthawk • on Fri Jul 25, 2008 2:40 pm • Replies 2 • Views 525

Poratable Hard-Drive.

2008-02-29T05:07:34+00:00

Hello my fellow GEEKS...! jk

We'lll my uncle got a portable hard-drive and i freakin felt in loved with it. SO if anyone knows a good brand to get, please tell me. My budget is 200 dollars. I need alot of room to fit alot of my stuff i need cause i am tired of my disk...

THANKS!

Statistics : Posted by Anonymous • on Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:07 am • Replies 0 • Views 774

3687 — 2007-09-30T23:45:27+01:00

Dell chat crap mate. Stick another HDD in it thats what i did. Infact i ripped my dell machine to shreds, only an old HDD and the graphics card which came with it are the remains of dell. I replaced everythin else

Statistics : Posted by Tomi • on Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:49 pm • Replies 1 • Views 1217

10862 — 2007-09-09T22:41:14+01:00

its an old computer from work and id just like to get it workin i dnt care if i fuk it up it doesnt cost me anything and theres another few there to get rid of

Statistics : Posted by Johnathan • on Fri Sep 07, 2007 10:47 pm • Replies 10 • Views 2161

9013 — 2007-06-22T21:00:21+01:00

Yep, if your F: is 12GB, then the fireball is that drive. Unfortunately, the Quantum company has changed hands a few times, and the current owner (seagate) no longer supports the Quantum drives.
I did find the original quantum fireball series hard disk utilitiesat:
http://www.technotronic-dimensions.com/quantum.htm

At the bottom of the page is the quantum zero fill utility stand alone boot disk. Just download that, run it, insert a blank floppy, and wait for it to say finish.

You will then have to restart your computer with this disk in the drive, and make sure your computer is set to boot from floppy before hard drive(http://compreviews.about.com/cs/pchardwarebasics/a/aaBIOS_2.htm ). Then follow through the program. Make sure that it doesn't zero-fill the other drive (it should auto detect, but if it starts giving you choices of drives, make sure to select the one with the model number...

Statistics : Posted by tombothetominator • on Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:05 am • Replies 14 • Views 3156

3578 — 2007-06-21T21:31:39+01:00

This is beyond me. It's obviously some problem with your windows I just don't know what. Try checking you registry with something like registry mechanic, that might fix the problem.

If you don't have any other problems you could just ignore this, but back up your files.

Statistics : Posted by nighthawk • on Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:16 pm • Replies 3 • Views 1386

3578 — 2007-04-14T15:26:37+01:00

Only low level format (not zerofill which is perfectly safe). Normally low level format is done only in factories, it requires special hardware and software and therefore cannot be done by regular users.

Formatting, both quick and full, cannot damage a hard drive, you can format as much as you like.

Statistics : Posted by nighthawk • on Tue Apr 10, 2007 2:14 pm • Replies 1 • Views 1328

Both my DVD drives don't read certian discs

1488 — 2006-11-25T01:43:40+00:00

There's two discs it don't want to read there both games but whats odd is the auto run picks them up but when i start them it says insert the proper disc. Know of a way to sort this out? help would be great as it's really annoying me.

Statistics : Posted by Ash • on Sat Nov 25, 2006 2:43 am • Replies 0 • Views 1329

42 — 2006-06-21T03:12:45+01:00

My HDD are always too hot to be touched right after they have been working and they been working fine for a year now. Wouldnt guess yours are gonna smoke.

Statistics : Posted by Kotik • on Sun Jun 18, 2006 9:57 pm • Replies 2 • Views 1835

2275 — 2005-12-24T13:53:21+00:00

Well thats the thing though int it,
you need to have other things working at that speed to be able to use it, also you would need the demand for it. Just cos it can go that quick dont mean it will be going that quick.
Though it will still make a difference with that kinda seek time and transfer rate.
Load times for everything will improve also boot times.
At the moment WD Raptors are the only HD's using 10,000 RPM that I know off and seek times are pretty much half the time of everything else.

There is an 74 Gig WD Raptor thats been out for a while now but it does not have some of the new features that are used in this new 150Gb one.
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?WD-740GD

Statistics : Posted by johneva • on Fri Dec 16, 2005 7:40 pm • Replies 13 • Views 4599

218 — 2005-06-16T02:00:43+01:00

Well, you cannot use FAT32 for anything major in linux, as FAT32 doesn't support the UNIX permission system.

To add to the list of filesystems:
ext2 - OLD and very curruptable, use only for read-only purposes

ext3 - like ext2 but this is a journaling filesystem. If you power off your system mid-copy you should be able o retreave all your files after a rebuilding scan

reiserfs - this is the reiser filesystem version 3. amazing journaling (see above) filesystem with crazy speed. Also allows you to get rid os slack-space*

reiser4 - same as above with alot of speed improvements _AND_ the ability to make any file/folder in your computer into an OOP-like object!

xfs - haven't really used it personally. I hear its very fast, has meta-data journaling...

jfs - IBM's journaling filesystem. It's kinda new and I haven't touched it.

swap - With this you can make your kernel think you have more ram Statistics : Posted by Malcolm • on Tue May 17, 2005 9:45 am • Replies 10 • Views 4043

351 — 2005-04-01T11:54:24+01:00

get an ubuntu linux install cd and use its dos-partitioner. it works very well. i used it wen i re-did my computer. just quit setup once u finish partitioning.... unless u want linux! =) linux is gooooood. too bad i barely use it.

Statistics : Posted by xskater • on Thu Feb 03, 2005 5:06 pm • Replies 1 • Views 2073

410 — 2004-10-21T14:23:35+01:00

Check your paging file size,Virtual Memories and change appropriate setting. Sometime it take more space on your HD.Recycle Bin is also need to check(how many percent of HD)

Statistics : Posted by kzo • on Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:53 pm • Replies 3 • Views 2347

351 — 2004-10-15T02:42:31+01:00

i no a dude, a friend of a friend, who bough a TB drive for under a grand sumwhere. ebay or froogle for it.

Statistics : Posted by xskater • on Wed Aug 25, 2004 9:42 pm • Replies 5 • Views 3009