Just wanted to give a shout out to everyone for the suggestions and ideas. Another good lil PC built and a user happy thanks to your ideas, suggestions, and contributions :)
On Jan 4, 2008 4:55 PM, DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > FORC5, > Bought 3 of those last year. Have 2 of them under power as I write > this. One in the this machine even! So far, so good. Nice, quiet drives. > Happy so far. (and, why I am looking to a NAS......) > Best, > Duncan > > At 14:34 01/04/2008 -0700, you wrote: > >FWIW just built a new system for a customer and used two seagate 160's, > >mostly because of the warranty ( 5 years ) > > > >time will tell. > > > >I personally gave up on Maxtor even though I have a couple of old ones > >still chugging along just fine in a *backup* server. <:-| > >Not sure why, their RMA procedure was always tops. Use to like IBM but > >with the merge to Hitachi their RMA procedure is lame ( last time I > >checked NO advance replacement, must send in the drive first ) > >fp > >At 01:40 PM 1/4/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: > > > >Thanks Francisco, > > >I too have a long history with Seagate. I do know that stuff (rma) > > changes over time. > > >I suppose that since I have had few failures I have not experienced > > Seagate's new > > >RMA process. I'll now look at WD. But for now, I am still pro-Seagate > > for the long > > >term (24/7 operation). > > >Best, > > >Duncan > > >At 11:46 01/04/2008 -0800, you wrote: > > >>I've actually had quite the opposite. After loosing my final WD drive > > >>last > > >>year (Dec) (400gb sata) I have sworn off WD. A buddy of mine also loves > > >>to > > >>buy WD, raptors for speed, but has had the same type of problem where they > > >>just wear out quickly or just go bad. It could be because they tend to > > >>run > > >>hotter imho. As for my seagates, the oldest one I currently own is from > > >>2001, and it's still humming along just fine. > > >> > > >>On Jan 3, 2008 12:33 PM, Thane Sherrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> > > >>> I'd go Western Digital over Seagate. I replaced a lot of dead and > > >>> dying Seagates, and very few Western Digitals. I only sell WD, and I > > >>> have a very low failure rate. As an added plus, WD will cross ship > > >>> and Seagate won't. > > >>> > > >>> T > > >>> > > >>> At 04:25 PM 03/01/2008, GPL wrote: > > >>> >I have been looking for a hard drive, sata, in the 250-320 gb range. > > >>> >Looking at the following two that were rated customer choice awards: > > >>> > > > >>> >Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA > > >>> >3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM > > >>> >http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822144701 > > >>> > > > >>> >Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording > > >>> >Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM > > >>> >http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822148140 > > >>> > > > >>> >Despite obtaining a customer choice award some of these drives have > > >>> >some bad user feedback that worries me. > > >>> > > > >>> >We dont need to go raptor here, more space is worth more than speed > > >>> >for this build. Should I stay away from these drives? Probably, what > > >>> >might you folks suggest? > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> >On Jan 3, 2008 3:22 PM, DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>> > > Thane, > > >>> > > Was not aware of asking tricky questions! Perhaps, I just find > > myself > > >>> in > > >>> > > "tricky" situations! > > >>> > > (seems like it lately!!!) > > >>> > > In any case, in 2008, I'll try to be less "tricky"........ :) > > >>> > > Remove the card? The AP is on a separate plug-in card? That > > >>> > would do it 4Sure! > > >>> > > Will keep doing research. Looking for future spares......which will > > >>> be > > >>> > > whole upgrades, now! > > >>> > > Thanks. > > >>> > > Best, > > >>> > > Duncan > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > At 16:05 01/03/2008 -0400, you wrote: > > >>> > > >Of course you always ask tricky questions. :) According to the > > >>> manual, > > >>> > > >you can, although I haven't tested it. I *think* you might be able > > >>> to > > >>> > > >remove the card itself. You could, at the verty least, disconnect > > >>> the > > >>> > > >antenna, which should make the wireless unusable. > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > >T > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > >At 03:43 PM 03/01/2008, DHSinclair wrote: > > >>> > > >>Thane, > > >>> > > >>Can the WIFI-AP be disabled in bios? I like the rest of the > > >>> feature-set, > > >>> > > >>but do not wish to have a wifi rcvr just to use the m/b. I've used > > >>> asus > > >>> > > >>m/b's since 1999 and like the quality, features and reliability. > > >>> > > >>Best, > > >>> > > >>Duncan > > >>> > > >> > > >>> > > >>At 14:45 01/03/2008 -0400, you wrote: > > >>> > > >>>At 01:29 PM 03/01/2008, GPL wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - > > >>> > Retail $139.99 > > >>> > > >>>>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131196 > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>I've used this motherboard a couple of times, and I like > > it. Seems > > >>> > > >>>reliable. > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>T > > >>> > > > > >>> > > > > >>> > > >>> > > >> > > >> > > >>-- > > >>-Francisco > > >>http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More... > > > > > > >-- > > >Tallyho ! ]:8) > >Taglines below ! > >-- > >Overestimation: Thinking that all your geese are swans. > >
