This page <http://techreport.com/review/28111/tr-april-2015-peripheral-staff-picks/5> has some recommendations for backup options. I use the ThermalTake system with a combination of new and old drives. I use Windows backup and test frequently. I also do manual backups (basically copy directories). I have not done anything with CrashPlan.
If it were my computer, I would check that the power supply is working correctly. The type of problems you are reporting have been power supply problems in my past experience - hardware, but not the hardware that the OS and tools know how to check. I don't know of a software or OS method for doing that - the only scientific way I know is to get an O-scope and check the power output lines over time. Since replacement power supplies are cheaper than O-Scopes, I have, in the past, simply purchased a replacement, installed it, and had success with fixing the type of failures you describe. This <http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139049> is what I used to get a failing Dell consumer desktop to work correctly. Ray Parks Consilient Heuristician/IDART Old-Timer V: 505-844-4024 M: 505-238-9359 P: 505-951-6084 NIPR: [email protected] SIPR: [email protected] (send NIPR reminder) JWICS: [email protected] (send NIPR reminder) On Nov 29, 2015, at 10:10 AM, Gillian Densmore wrote: > I have an enormous drive easily 1TB worth of projects.. To back up the cloud > I'd need about 1.2-1.5TB so as it all fits. > > Though I suspect that's more for what external drive is for. > > I do no not trust my dell to do anything. At all. I do not like and nor do I > trust it at all. I just want a fun to use functional computer and I have no > idea why that seems to be asking to much of the universe. > > For example I found out yesterday it rebooted again. No error message or > anything. No updates. just reboot. Reliability monitor doesn't say what the > hell happend. Fortunatly I had saved my work. But this is getting stupid. > > I have gone through every conceivable setting I know about, yet it still does > it. > > I have killed every process I know of. I despise the unexpected when it comes > to computing. > I loathe using this dell. It makes my blood boil. because I can't rely on it > to not show Doom. > > I suspect this is turning into a face to face chat thing as compared to > attempting to solve the issue on a mail list of PHD's. > > I have now also put as much money and energy into fixing the damn thing as it > originally cost. > > It's a 10 year old poorly constructed computer with an OS and Hardware made > by companies that are infamous lying assholes. > Put frankly both Dell and MS are dishonorable scum. MS Ironically looks to be > changing that. > > I'm now in the market for external USB drive, and have no clue which ones > are reliable > > I also have no clue if there's a easy and reliable app for Windows back ups > when I last checked on CNET, Tom's Hardware and StackExchange they didn't > seem to have much good to say about any of them. > > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 3:13 PM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]> wrote: > I may have missed this: did you do a clean reinstall of the latest? It's a > pain, but getting easier every day with cloud and app stores. > > You need to backup first, naturally, to an external drive. But I think its > generally worth the trouble. > > -- Owen > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 2:58 PM, Gillian Densmore <[email protected]> > wrote: > Nope it's still rebooting becaus---reasons even after suggesting it redo what > ever idiot update it seemed to want.All the damn automatic reboot now > messages I can find are unecked I just want the idiot thing to get throught > it's head: ask me before rebooting so I don't loose work and don't even think > about it otherwise. > > > On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 6:35 PM, Gillian Densmore <[email protected]> > wrote: > Even though at this point I have little trust in the Del. Reliability monitor > shows there's some some kind of hardware issue and one of the updates > installed twice. > > The damn thing infuriates me and the front bit that says dell came off, I > doubt it was put together right in the first place. > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 3:45 PM, Tom Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Perhaps relevant: > > "My boomerang is home....and the solution was something I'd never heard of, > so there is a chance it will help some of you. > > First: Tried unplugging external drives as suggested. No help. > > Ran chkdsk again. No help. > > Ran memtest66. No help > > Scanned with Dell online hardware troubleshooter (My system is Vestros 470). > Nope > > Uninstalled all MS updates for last 2 months. Nope........At this stage was > still getting freezes, BSOD, log off and shut down stalls. Decided to try > Resource monitor. Couldn't get anything useful (to me, at least) there, but > saw a link to something in my Win7Pro system calledReliability monitor. > Bingo! Showed some problems were Windows ("We're working on a solution and > will get back to you when we find one"), but most were either the Dell > datasafe (included with the system) or a program I had installed months > before and forgotten about because I thought I hadn't activated it - a > firewall call Glasswire. I uninstalled both the Dell and Glasswire programs, > and have been problem free for the last week...long enough to stop holding my > breath. The takeaway here is the Reliability Monitor may be a good addition > to your bag of tricks. Hope it helps. Thanks again to everyone for the many > suggestions. > > Larry Aronberg, DPM" > > --tj > > On Nov 18, 2015 10:57 AM, "Gillian Densmore" <[email protected]> wrote: > I have no idea if the is the mailing list to ask > > I have about enough of windows rebooting crashing and being a POS. > > Is there anyway to get this crappy os to not insist on rebooting when I don't > want. Or spamming me with adds about crap I don't want (Java updates and 10K > spamware) > It's slower than cerillos traffic and sucking to use to the point that I'd > rather chuck the damn box off a tall building and hit it with a large mallet > to the toon of the 1812 Overture.run it over and replace it with something > that's actually fun and simple to use. > > I have checked it's update settings. nothing stands out, the neither Avast or > MS's Essentials reports malware or rootkits. Seven forums says uh just > reformat and start over. I somehow doubt that'd fix it. > > > > > -G > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
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