Some current computers have a SATA connection on the back. That should be as fast as any internal drive.
Joseph Biran ____________________________________________ -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fred Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 7:51 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amibroker] Re: PC Utilities. These things are good for moving relatively small amounts of information around when you don't have a network, but it's a slower manual process ... --- In [email protected], "Herman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks TJ and Yuki, > > Time to go shopping :-) I think I'll add an external drive...because most of > my work is now done using a laptop based setup. > > Untill they switch to solid-state drives like 100 Gbyte USB Sticks... seems > more reliable and overdue :-) > > herman > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Yuki Taga > Sent: October 25, 2006 9:55 AM > To: Herman > Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities. > > > Hi Herman, > > It's a personal choice, but for me, given the size, cheap cost, speed > and convenience, I'd always have a multiple physical drive system. My > primary box has five hard drives -- three IDE and two SCSI. I also > have an external USB that is 99 percent off line, turned on only for > weekly imaging. > > Removable drives ... sure. > > RAID or mirroring might be the safest, and of course if you are > *really* determined, an off-site backup. But my biggest worry here > is "The Big One", so I'd probably need foreign-country backup to be > really safe, or at least hundreds of kilometers away. I think, even > now, that is available -- I mean I am pretty sure that there are > services on line that will store your backups. Cost, diameter of > pipe, and trust, would be some issues that you'd need to assess. > > Yuki > > Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 9:50:44 PM, you wrote: > > H> May I ask: What would be the preferred backup media? > > H> TIA, > H> herman > > H> -----Original Message----- > H> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > H> Behalf Of Tomasz Janeczko > H> Sent: October 25, 2006 5:06 AM > H> To: [email protected] > H> Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities. > > > H> Ara, > > H> If you have such "weird" problems the best you can do is the following: > > H> 1. format drive / reinstall everything fresh (make at least 2 partitions > H> one for the system and one for the rest. I personally have more > partitions > H> for various things) > > H> 2. buy Acronis True Image Home ($49) - and make system partition backup > H> if you will do disk images regularly you can turn off windows "system > H> restore" > H> feature because full disk images give you much better protection. > > H> 3. backup your system partition before installation of every software > that > H> you don't know > H> so you can revert to pre-installation state in case somethign goes wrong. > H> This will also ensure that registry does not get cluttered with stuff > that > H> did not get uninstalled properly > > H> Make scheduled backups (Acronis allows to make scheduled disk images in > the > H> background > H> while you are working, you don't need to reboot nor anything like with > some > H> other tools) > H> and in the future you will be fully protected > H> and will be able to restore your system in 10 minutes (that's about the > time > H> it takes on my computer). > > H> Recent story: > H> I have dual boot machine (allows to select whenever you want to boot > H> into Win XP 32 bit PL or Win XP 64 bit EN) > H> when I installed Windows Vista RC1 (for testing) it destroyed MBR (master > H> boot record) on my disk > H> and I could not boot to anything but Vista. And as always Acronis True > H> Image > H> rescued me - I simply restored the image, MBR was restored too and > H> everything was back to normal. > > H> And big thanks to Yuki who first mentioned True Image on this list. > > H> Best regards, > H> Tomasz Janeczko > H> amibroker.com > H> ----- Original Message ----- > H> From: "Ara Kaloustian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > H> To: <[email protected]> > H> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:13 AM > H> Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities. > > > >> Yuki > >> > >> My problems are "weird". .. > >> > >> For example, > >> 1. Some web sites I can not log in. (I can log in with backup computer). > >> 2. Running Interactive Brokers TWS, when I activate Book Trader, data > does > >> not come into Book Trader. I have to shut it off and re- activate. This > >> actually happens with other programs also. Have not established patern. > >> 3. On my Firewall / Antivirus / Spam Blocker / Pest Controller, Spam > H> Blocker > >> and Pest Controller were not running. They were also missing from the > H> start > >> menu. > >> 4. Have problems running SecondCopy (my backup program). Beleive this is > >> related the "read only" issue. > >> > >> I was hacked last week through Skype!. An "Unknown" user was registered > H> in > >> my PC, which I removed. > >> > >> Virus scans show no virus. > >> > >> The computer is new, so I do not do much HD maintenance. Occasional > >> Defragment. > >> > >> Unfortunatly have not got around to do a system backup!!! > >> > >> Where is the system log. Never looked at one. > >> > >> Tx > >> Ara > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Yuki Taga" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Ara Kaloustian" <[email protected]> > >> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:39 AM > >> Subject: Re: [amibroker] PC Utilities. > >> > >> > >>> Hi Ara, > >>> > >>> Wednesday, October 25, 2006, 3:31:19 PM, you wrote: > >>> > >>> AK> I regularly run Registry Machanic to keep PC running properly. > >>> > >>> AK> Today I ran a trial version of "PC MightyMax, right after I ran > >>> AK> Registry Mechanic. MightyMax found 241 Invalid Registry Paths and 74 > >>> Invalid Shortcuts. > >>> > >>> AK> Anyone experienced with this program??? The price tag also seems > >>> AK> unreasonably high ($120 / year licence) > >>> > >>> Ara ... generally speaking, these programs are all worthless, and > >>> have the potential to do much more harm than good. Running such a > >>> program -- regularly -- is a prescription for trouble, IMNSHO. These > >>> programs all follow different algorithms, and some are very > >>> "thorough" (to the point that they wreck your system by deleting > >>> things they shouldn't touch), and some are very lax (meaning they > >>> don't really do anything). > >>> > >>> Generally speaking, the registry (especially on a 2K or XP system) > >>> does not need "fixing". The only exception to that would be if you > >>> *knew* exactly what needed fixing. The registry is a huge database, > >>> and it does get cluttered with the remains of programs uninstalled, > >>> and other useless data. It also only grows in size, unless it is > >>> weeded and then compressed. But, again generally speaking, the amount > >>> of clutter is almost always minuscule compared to the size of the > >>> registry in the first place. Cutting the registry even by 5 percent > >>> (a tough job, usually) is not going to improve your performance very > >>> much. I doubt if you would even be aware of it. > >>> > >>> But because these registry "fixer" companies can scare or convince > >>> you into running a trial version, which they *know* will turn up > >>> something (unimportant, but probably a "large number" of unimportants > >>> -- i.e. seems large to you, but it's really *nothing*), they can make > >>> a lot of money touting their useless products. You could run 10 of > >>> these programs. None would agree with each other regarding either > >>> number or specifics. They are a waste of money. > >>> > >>> If invalid shortcuts or invalid registry paths are the only things > >>> you have to worry about, you probably have nothing to worry about, > >>> and definitely should not go to the trouble of reinstalling. What I > >>> am more concerned about, if I'm you, is "Am I compromised"? If your > >>> machine is "owned", to use the phrase, *then* it's time for a > >>> reformat and reinstall, maybe on a completely new drive. > >>> > >>> What problems are you having other than the read-only situation you > >>> mentioned in another thread? > >>> > >>> Do you have a known-good backup? > >>> > >>> Do you have an anti-virus program, and/or an anti-spyware program? > >>> > >>> Do you run them once in a while? > >>> > >>> Do you defragment your drives once in a while (every 48 hours here on > >>> a rotating basis)? > >>> > >>> Do you have a firewall? Which one? Is it running? > >>> > >>> Have you run any hard drive analysis software on your machine? Why > >>> not? > >>> > >>> Memory check software? Why not? > >>> > >>> What ... do your system logs tell you? Do you read them daily? > >>> (There should hardly ever be either a yellow or a red flag; basically > >>> they should be clean almost all the time.) > >>> > >>> The only way to clear DRAM that I know of is power off. That means > >>> computer, and modem, and monitor (if it's flat panel). Have you shut > >>> *everything* down completely, and waited five minutes (shouldn't take > >>> that long; but that should do it for sure), and tried again? > >>> > >>> Best, > >>> > >>> Yuki > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > >>> > >>> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > >>> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > >>> > >>> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > >>> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > >>> > >>> For other support material please check also: > >>> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > >>> > >>> Yahoo! Groups Links > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > >> Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > >> > >> To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > >> SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > >> > >> For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > >> http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > >> > >> For other support material please check also: > >> http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > >> > >> Yahoo! Groups Links > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. > > To get support from AmiBroker please send an e-mail directly to > SUPPORT {at} amibroker.com > > For NEW RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENTS and other news always check DEVLOG: > http://www.amibroker.com/devlog/ > > For other support material please check also: > http://www.amibroker.com/support.html > > Yahoo! Groups Links > Please note that this group is for discussion between users only. 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