Re: off topic

Maldat Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:59:35 -0800

200Gb hard drive around $200 bucks here.

Carnt buy 40gb any more i think


1Gb stick of ram is under $150


Malcolm

Blah

Vid card cost $800...some people call that cheap??? had to also buy a newpower pack to run it.(allready had 550Watt,600watt now)

----- Original Message -----From: "KRISTIAN WALSHAM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 11:16 PM
Subject: Re: off topic

Jeff,

Any idea what a new Hard Drive may cost? How do i get the new HDto work and transfer from my current HD to the new one?


I have a Maxtor 40gb and want something the same size.

I will eventually be getting a laptop to use and this old computer will beused buy my daughter, i just don`t want to loose anything just right now.

Feel free to contact me via my email address or MSN cause i know this is aDatsun site and don`t want to upset anyone.


Cheers,
         Kris

----- Original Message -----From: "Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 8:31 PM
Subject: RE: off topic

Kris,

there should be a tick box to not get that warning.
tick it before you click OK.
when hard drive start to stuff up you usually get back sectors and things
like that.
cheers Jeff



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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of KRISTIAN
WALSHAM
Sent: Wednesday, 2 November 2005 6:01 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: off topic


Hi Antony,
                I did as Jeff suggested but kept getting a window up

everytime i started up saying that i had modified the start up programs(or

something like that) and it would be there everytime i did so i just went
back to the default. I have since removed Microsoft Antispyware Beta (CPU
ran at 100% for about 10 mins after with no other Apps running so i
restarted computer and was ok) and a few other programs and it seems a
little better.

I was thinking of getting a new hard drive and transfering everythingoverjust incase is craps itself. Is it possible to do this? I`m really anovice

on computers so don`t really know how to copy/burn/backup stuff.

A new problem exsists now where i cannot download and install Microsoft
Updates that were just released. I think it has something to do with
Zonealarm Security Suite`s firewall.

So that`s were i`m at at the moment so if you`re able to assist anyfurtherplease do, i would very greatfull. You can (or anyone else) contact mevia

email or at [EMAIL PROTECTED] on MSN.

Thanks for keeping in touch,
                                             Kris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Antony Maina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 2:38 AM
Subject: Re: off topic


Kris,

What happened?

Antony

--- KRISTIAN WALSHAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

Thanks Jeff, i will give it a go.

Cheers,
            Kris.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Jeff
  To: [email protected]
  Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 5:49 AM
  Subject: RE: off topic


  Kris,

  click start run type in msconfig or msconfig.exe
  click on the right hand start up tab
  untick anything that you dont want to start when
the pc starts
  eg adobe msoffice quicktime etc.
  should reduce your system resources usage a bit.

  cheers Jeff
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    From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Behalf Of KRISTIAN WALSHAM
    Sent: Thursday, 27 October 2005 11:51 PM
    To: [email protected]
    Subject: Re: off topic


    Hi Antony,
                    No noise from the hard drive but
programs seem to take longer to load, swapping
between windows sometimes leaves bits of the
previous one up for a bit, bits of the XP tool bar
near the clock are missing icons sometimes when i
start up and next time i start up they are back etc.

    When i first start up until i can open Outlook
Express up is about 4 mins.

    Had trouble when i switched to a different user
the toolbar and desktop icons didn`t appear, just a
pix from my documents. Took 3 attempts to log on
with a different user before it worked.

    Talked to a young bloke at work and he said the
HD is slowly dying but couldn`t explain why.

    The computer is 4 years old and it has Intel
M/board, P4 1.6ghz, 40gb HD. Running Z/A Security
Suite V6 (got rid of NIS 2005), various anti-spyware
programs etc..

    Any help is greatly appreciated.

    Please feel free to contact me off list.

    Cheers,
                    Kris
      ----- Original Message -----
      From: Antony Maina
      To: [email protected]
      Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:17 PM
      Subject: Re: off topic


      lots of them, check these sites for help, but
most important is abnormal clicking sound from the
harddrive. What brand is your computer? some
manufacturers (HP) have a testing tool in the bios
setup.

http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2012p210id105869.htm

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1583&page=4


      Antony

      KRISTIAN WALSHAM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
        Hi All,
                  Sorry for the off topic question,
but are there signs related to hard drives starting
to fail?

        Cheers,
                    Kris.

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