[H] CPU Fan for an AMD FX55
Hello all, I am looking for a good CPU fan for my new AMD FX55 CPU. I curretly have the Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu and I am dissapointed in the performance of the CPU. Last night while running PlanetSide the CPU reached a whoping 60c. I am wondering if there is a CPU cooler you guys know about that I can use for the AMS FX55. Thanks, -- Tim Lider Senior Data Recovery Engineer Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com
Re: [H] Hard Drive Woes
Hello [EMAIL PROTECTED], On some OEM computers like Compaq, Dell, HP, etc. The the heads are set to 240 Heads per track instead of 255. This is a problem with many clone computers. My advise is to remove the partition, reboot the computer and re-partition the hard drive. Unfortunately this is the only way to make a drive work on another computer. If there is another problem, let me know, On 02:44 AM 7/1/2005 -0500, you wrote: A friend of mine sent me the following e-mail. Does anyone in the collective know anything about this? Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. Bill Clement Do you know anything about hard disk geometry errors? My Seagate drive is showing some errors for my C partition. It reads: Begin C,H,S values were large drive placeholders. It also gives one for ending valuse too and then shows what the actual values are underneath. It seems to be a pretty common error, I Googled it up yesterday but couldn't tell much about it. It kept getting a BSOD at the logon screen yesterday and I ended up haveing to reformat it, if that's related to it at all. I've used the Seagate disktools and they don't how anything as being wrong. It's running OK at the moment and I've got another one to slide in if it comes down to it. Life on Auraxis is hard, come join the Terran's in our efforts to remove the vermin from Auraxis. PlanetSide Tim Lider MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC (Data Recovery Experts) Web Site: http://www.adv-data.com E-Mail: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [H] Interesting recovery product XP CPR
Hello Thane Sherrington, On 05:24 PM 7/7/2005 -0300, you wrote: Anyone ever use this? http://www.myezfix.com/cpr.html It looks good, if it actually does what it says. Basically you can hook a drive up to another computer system and copy the data off. It does not look like this software offers partition rebuilding or boot record rebuilding. It appears to be an advanced version of something like Go Back, etc... I would stick with Go Back or something similar over this product. That's if you are using such an utility. Ghost Backup's are even better :P Regards, Life on Auraxis is hard, come join the Terran's in our efforts to remove the vermin from Auraxis. PlanetSide Tim Lider MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC (Data Recovery Experts) Web Site: http://www.adv-data.com E-Mail: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [H] Interesting recovery product XP CPR
Hello Chris Reeves, For retail stuff it's decent. I use better stuff that I get through different sources that cost a lot more than $100.00. The Last time we bought software for doing recoveries we like 4 months ago and cost over $12,000.00. Also, keep in mind EZ Recovery does not repair or rebuild Firmware or repair hardware issues that arise during normal use of the hard drive. Also, nothing beats Disk Editor in repairing Partitions or Boot Records, IMHO. :P But, then I'm Old school there. On 03:44 PM 7/7/2005 -0500, you wrote: Pretty much, as far as I'm concerned, the only software I've found worth a damn is EasyRecovery 6 (Ontrack) for HDDs and Infinadyne Diagnostic for DVD/CD media. CW -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 3:29 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Interesting recovery product XP CPR Hello Thane Sherrington, On 05:24 PM 7/7/2005 -0300, you wrote: Anyone ever use this? http://www.myezfix.com/cpr.html It looks good, if it actually does what it says. Basically you can hook a drive up to another computer system and copy the data off. It does not look like this software offers partition rebuilding or boot record rebuilding. It appears to be an advanced version of something like Go Back, etc... I would stick with Go Back or something similar over this product. That's if you are using such an utility. Ghost Backup's are even better :P Regards, Life on Auraxis is hard, come join the Terran's in our efforts to remove the vermin from Auraxis. PlanetSide Tim Lider MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC (Data Recovery Experts) Web Site: http://www.adv-data.com E-Mail: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Life on Auraxis is hard, come join the Terran's in our efforts to remove the vermin from Auraxis. PlanetSide Tim Lider MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC (Data Recovery Experts) Web Site: http://www.adv-data.com E-Mail: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [H] drive question/ Tim
Hello FORC5, On 07:24 PM 9/24/2005 -0700, you wrote: Have a WD1200 showing the disk boot not found message. when I run wd diasgnostics on it they say no wd drive found. drive shows up in the bios and in wd diagnostics as a wd1200, they just will not run on it. WTF ? suspect a virus hit of some kind. Sorry for the late reply. I have been out of the office for a few days. It seems a virus may have hit the partition area of the drive. You may want to look there. Also, it is not a virus a bad sector on Sector 0 or Sector 63 could be the problem. Let me know if you need me to look at it, Life on Auraxis is hard, come join the Terran's in our efforts to remove the vermin from Auraxis. PlanetSide Tim Lider MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC (Data Recovery Experts) Web Site: http://www.adv-data.com E-Mail: Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[H] Looking for Laptop Drive recommendation
Chris, I personally recommend the 5400rpm drives from Toshiba, GAX models. They are good performers and are pretty durable. Other manufactures such as Western Digital, Seagate and Fujitsu also make 5400 rpm drives. These drives are not as popular or have the reliability as the Toshiba drives. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 5:59 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Looking for Laptop Drive recommendation We have a device which uses laptop sized drives (2.5 form facter) and we need to find a high performance drive for one customer. (We're running into serious IO bottlenecks. Can anyone recommend a fast drive? Thanks, Christopher Fisk -- I DO NOT HAVE POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER FIRST GRADERS I DO NOT HAVE POWER OF ATTORNEY OVER FIRST GRADERS Bart Simpson on chalkboard in episode 2F19
RE: [H] Looking for Laptop Drive recommendation
The Toshiba Laptops are not made well. I do not like the shell and the hinges. The hard drives are good. I do not see many in the shop for recovery, if they are here there usually recoverable. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington (S) Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 7:33 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Looking for Laptop Drive recommendation At 10:59 AM 26/10/2005, Tim Lider wrote: I personally recommend the 5400rpm drives from Toshiba, GAX models. They are good performers and are pretty durable. Other manufactures such as Western Digital, Seagate and Fujitsu also make 5400 rpm drives. These drives are not as popular or have the reliability as the Toshiba drives. That's interesting, because the Toshiba repair depot in Nova Scotia is telling people that Toshiba laptops are less durable than desktops. One would assume that they would use Toshiba hard drives in their laptops. T
[H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots
-Original Message- From: Tim Lider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:02 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots Hey guys, Sorry I have not been posting. Its been awhile. I do read most of the messages though. I have a weird Problem. My computer is rebooting while Playing World of Warcraft every once in awhile for no reason at all. I upgraded the computer to: - ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - AMD Athlon 64 FX62 Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADAFX62CSBOX - Retail - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4PRO - Retail I thought it was a heat problem, but the temperature on the video card and CPU seemed to be at acceptable levels. The one thing I did not do is reinstall the Operating System after the upgrade, the computer actually booted up. I have used Diagnostics and it does not find anything wrong. Hmm...
RE: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots
Using an Antec NEO Power HE 550. I do not think Power is the problem. But, I will look into it. Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Kim Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:40 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots Sounds to me like a power supply problem. See if you can source a more powerful PS and test to see if the reboots continue. Sounds like you've built a powerful system, and I'm assuming your vid card probably matches the rest of your system specs. Your system may need more juice while playing 3D games. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:03 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots -Original Message- From: Tim Lider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:02 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots Hey guys, Sorry I have not been posting. Its been awhile. I do read most of the messages though. I have a weird Problem. My computer is rebooting while Playing World of Warcraft every once in awhile for no reason at all. I upgraded the computer to: - ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - AMD Athlon 64 FX62 Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADAFX62CSBOX - Retail - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4PRO - Retail I thought it was a heat problem, but the temperature on the video card and CPU seemed to be at acceptable levels. The one thing I did not do is reinstall the Operating System after the upgrade, the computer actually booted up. I have used Diagnostics and it does not find anything wrong. Hmm...
RE: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots
Currently using XFX 520M nVidia 7950. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots At 02:03 PM 18/07/2006, Tim Lider wrote: essages though. I have a weird Problem. My computer is rebooting while Playing World of Warcraft every once in awhile for no reason at all. Which video card? T 79
RE: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots
I'll look into it. I am using the latest Driver 91.31 right now. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of lopaka Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 11:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots I remember reading that a couple of the recent Nvidia driver releases caused similar problems. I think I read it on HardOCP. Worth a check at least.. lopaka Tim Lider wrote: Using an Antec NEO Power HE 550. I do not think Power is the problem. But, I will look into it. Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Kim Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:40 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots Sounds to me like a power supply problem. See if you can source a more powerful PS and test to see if the reboots continue. Sounds like you've built a powerful system, and I'm assuming your vid card probably matches the rest of your system specs. Your system may need more juice while playing 3D games. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:03 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots -Original Message- From: Tim Lider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:02 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots Hey guys, Sorry I have not been posting. Its been awhile. I do read most of the messages though. I have a weird Problem. My computer is rebooting while Playing World of Warcraft every once in awhile for no reason at all. I upgraded the computer to: - ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - AMD Athlon 64 FX62 Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADAFX62CSBOX - Retail - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4PRO - Retail I thought it was a heat problem, but the temperature on the video card and CPU seemed to be at acceptable levels. The one thing I did not do is reinstall the Operating System after the upgrade, the computer actually booted up. I have used Diagnostics and it does not find anything wrong. Hmm...
RE: [H] Making system drive bootable -- HELP!
Try getting an MS DOS disc out and use FDISK /MBR. That might do it. Regards, -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Maki Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:48 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] Making system drive bootable -- HELP! I installed 2 new drives on my system yesterday. When I restored the image (Acronis True Image 8.0), the drive will no longer boot. I have tried many different methods, none worked. I get the error message Error Loading Operating System or No Operating system found. I am trying to restore to a SATA RAID (it was previously located on a SATA RAID with different drives). I restored the image to an old EIDE drive and the system is up and running, albeit extremely slow (it is an old 8.4 GB IBM Deskstar ATA33), so I know the image is alright. I am sure there is something I am missing and would appreciate a push in the right direction. The SATA RAID is up and running. I have set the BIOS to boot from the SATA RAID. I have enabled the SATA RAID in the BIOS. If I do a fresh install to the SATA RAID, it works fine (but I don't relish doing a complete re-install at this time). If I try to restore the image to the freshly created install, it gives the error loading operating system error message on boot. If I then attempt to restore an image of the fresh install, it also fails. I have tried several of the 'fix commands from the repair install from Win XP (fixmbr, fixboot, or something similar -- sorry, don't have it in front of me). Any help would be very appreciated. I have struggled with this for over a day now and it is getting old. I know I have restored the boot image numerous times. This is the first time I have attempted to restore it to a new drive. Thanks for any suggestions. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [H] am2 mb's ?
I myself use the Asus M2N32-SLI motherboard for my AMD Athlon 64 FX-62. I have heard a lot of good things about this board. One bad thing though, the 2 of the SATA ports can not be used if you are going to go SLI. http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?l1=3l2=101l3=0model=1163modelmenu=1 Regards, -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 10:26 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] am2 mb's ? looking for a MB to run a a64 x2 5000 what is a good one ? does not seem to be much of a selection. thanks -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- I can be decisive, I think.
RE: [H] Anandtech test shows DDR2 is a crock, DDR-400 just as fast for Conroe.
Too bad they do not show DDR2-800 :( It seems to be the memory most people will use for Core 2 Dou and AMD AM2. But it does show that DDR400 memory still may have its place. I myself use DDR2-800 on my AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 Rig. I am very pleased with the performance. Oh! Well... Regards, -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 7:48 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Anandtech test shows DDR2 is a crock,DDR-400 just as fast for Conroe. http://www.anandtech.com/mb/showdoc.aspx?i=2810
RE: [H] HD recovery
The Company I work for can look at it for you. Free Evaluation and if it is Declined by you or we are unable to recover the data there is no charge except for shipping. Send me an e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more info. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryan Seitz Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 8:07 AM To: The Hardware Group Subject: [H] HD recovery Collective, Where would I send my Dad's HD for data recovery and how much would it cost? -- Bryan G. Seitz
RE: [H] Recovery of Hd w/o partition?
Personally I would look at the drive with something like Winhex and get the information from the 1st boot record or the backup boot record. From there just rewrite the partition table. Then the drive will be like it was and no data copying is needed. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Julian Zottl Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2006 10:30 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: [H] Recovery of Hd w/o partition? Hey all, I have a client that just brought me a PC with a HD that appears to have no partitions on it (It shows up unallocated in XP). This was definitely a bootable volume previously. What program is best now'a'days to take a look and see if the data is recoverable? Unfortunately, the only info I have is that it suddenly stopped working :/ TIA, Julian _ Julian Zottl CTO, Radiant Network Technology, LLC Getting ahead in the tech sector isn't about kissing butt ... you gotta sniff the right packets
RE: [H] dell PSU ?
Take a look at this place. http://www.pcpower.com/products/power_supplies/selector/dell.htm There is a few local computer shops in San Diego, CA that have em too. Regards, -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:34 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] dell PSU ? Have a Dell Dimenion with a bad psu. Seems small for the unit ( 350 watt on a P4 ) Back panel is not cut out for industry standard replacement. :-o Barring doing some sheet metal work anyone have a source for dell psu's.? Searching dell now and not finding them very friendly. Would seriously like to kick the wattage up. Thanks Fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- No gerbils were harmed in the construction of this message, however, since they were not really behaving, they were shipped to JoeCartoon.
Re: [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup?
Although, the WDC TLER is a good feature I am concerned how WDC drive are having Firmware issues on their higher capacity drives. Yes It seems WDC is having the same issue that Seagate had (Has), just Seagate had the balls to tell the media about it. If you are looking for 1TB drive take a look at the 1st or 2nd generation of the Samsung Spinpoint drives. I have only have had a hand full of the drives come in for recovery and they were relatively easy to repair, not like the Seagate or WDC drives. Just my 2 copper of info, Tim Lider Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com mailto:timli...@adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 10:46 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup? I'm looking for something relatively inexpensive, quiet and cool to put into my system to take over for a 250GB and 350GB drive I have that aren't in raid. I'm thinking 2x 1TB drives and setting them up as RAID-1. It's going into my system which has 4 drives relatively close together. The WD Caviar I was looking at for $104 at newegg has some feature called deep recovery cycle which causes it to drop out of raid. http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1397 p_created=1131638613 I'd prefer to pay as close to $200 as possible for the 2 drives, but if I can't get anything that low or any quality for that low of a price, I'm willing to go higher. What do you guys recommend now for drives? I've got a pair of seagate 7200.11 750GB drives in this computer, I suppose I could go with another pair of those, I've been happy with them but they aren't super fast or quiet. Christopher Fisk -- BOFH Excuse #205: Quantum dynamics are affecting the transistors -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] Hard Drive remembers it use to be a RAID0 member
If the data is not important to you look to see if there is information on sectors 1 to 63 on the hard drives. This could be the reason. Also, there is information put on the back of the drives as well. Lastly, Some Raid controllers put the info in the Firmware. If the RAID info is in the firmware only way to do it is use the RAID controller and set them up as JBOD. Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Mail List Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 2:26 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Hard Drive remembers it use to be a RAID0 member I recently assembled a new system using hard drives from the previous system. They are 2 WD Black 1TB drives I HAD set up as RAID0 boot array. I re-installed them as individual drives under the IDE selection in the BIOS (the motherboard is a P6T6 WS Revolution). They show up and work fine. I deleted the partition, set up a new simple volume and did a simple format on each. They show up and/or work fine in the BIOS, Computer, and Disk Management. I set up the new boot array (on different drives) and installed windows vista 64 ultimate. I then switched the BIOS from IDE to AHCI. When I boot the system, the 2 drives that appear as separate 1TB drives when designated as IDE, become a single 2TB drive that requires format, (i.e., the drive appears blank and unusable) under AHCI. In Disk Management, it appears as a single drive with a small partition, a large partition, another small partition, and another large partition. When in IDE mode, no small partitions are visible. It appears that the two drives somehow remember they were a RAID0 pair and nothing I do seems to completely remove the data creating this problem. Anyone have any ideas how to split this pair up to be 2 separate drives when configured as AHCI. Second question--I thought that AHCI in the ICH10R would allow hot swap-safe removal of a hard drive. I even installed the Intel Matrix Storage Manager but have not been able to safely remove a hard drive (the option is NOT available). The motherboard also has a pair of Marvel eSATA ports that also do not seem to be hot swap/safe removal capable. I ended up installing a JMicron pcie card that enables hot swap. Any insight into these two issues? Thanks, Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net
Re: [H] Making Vista and/or 7 live with XP
Hello Steve, This is how I did it. I reduced the size of the volume XP was on. I think I used Bootlt to do it. Then installed Windows 7 on it. I have 2 volumes on the primary hard drive and use the boot manager to boot between the 2. Although, Booting into Windows XP is no longer needed since I use Windows XP in a virtual Machine now for programs that refuse to work with Windows 7. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:47 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Making Vista and/or 7 live with XP Sorry to break up the echoes, but I gotta question! I've been thinking about this for a while. Both my machines here have XP installed. I would like to play around with Vista and/or 7, but at least in Vista's case, 'they' say that it cannot coexist with XP due to the erasure of System Restore Files. But I'm always skeptical of what 'they' say, mainly because 'they' generally have a very narrow viewpoint of the world. HOWEVER Is there a way for either or both to exist with XP. The first and most obvious ploy is to swap hard drives on a tray, but what about installing each on their own drives and going from there? Just looking for some cute ideas. Thanks...Steve __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4286 (20090728) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] cloning drive
You should try giving BootIt a try. I use this when working with logical cloning all the time. It makes things real simple. Sector by Sector cloning is a bit different, I use specific hardware for that now. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of FORC5 Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 7:15 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] cloning drive Been using ghost for years and like it's simple interface but newer versions do not seem to be able to just make a boot disk for this purpose. On occasion ghost just does not see the drives or whatever and does not work. When I find that I use Acronis True Image 10. It so far always works but is a little clunky. But it works. I want to upgrade but do not need the full program and was wondering if AcronisR Migrate Easy would do what I want. As far as I can tell from their web site it needs to be installed. I want something that I can just boot to a cd. I am beta testing Ghost 12 for Symantec and the disk will boot but it wants to install not just do the deed I need done. Thanks fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Anti-EMM! Anti-EMM! I Hate EXPANDED memory! (Dorothy)
Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem
Hello Gary, This might work. Although, I would pull t hem out and see if each drive works correctly. Do not expect to get the data off that way. Most 2 disk RAID 0 systems use 128kB stripe, you can use a recovery software like r-tools to recover the data if the drives work. If one of the drives do not work, you're basically screwed. Well not really, there is always me trolling the list :) Regards and good luck, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:38 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Western Digital My Book problem Hi, I have a Western digital 1TB My Book Pro II which all of a sudden won't power on. When I insert the power cable in the back the light flashes on but that is it. When I hit the reset button the light also comes on but then nothing. This unit has 2x500GB drives. I have them configured in raid 0 to utilize the whole disk. I want to recover the data before RMAing it to WD. Is there some software raid I can use and directly plug them into my desktop's SATA connection? I am assuming if I bought another drive of the same model off ebay I could just switch the drives and recover the data. If I had to buy another drive I would rather get a newer 2TB version. Is it a bad idea to assume I could put the drives into the 2TB chasis and expect them to work? Or (I know this is a long shot) does anyone have one of these drives that they are willing to take apart and put my drives in to recover the data? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Gary If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify the sender and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any attachments were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious code. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. The recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's own risk, and in so doing, the recipient accepts full responsibility for such actions and agrees to take protective and remedial action relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable for any loss or damage arising from this message or its attachments.
Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem
Hello Gary, The version we use is the professional. Do not have enough Logical Recovery Computers to warrant the Technician price. Most computers here are Hardware recovery computer. R-Studio fails there. You should be able to make a RAID 0 and put both drives in as parents. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:57 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem Hi Tim, Does R-Studio do the RAID0 or would I need R-Studio Technician? I couldn't find a side by side comparison of the features. I don't mind getting the $79.99 version but this date is not worth $899 :) I am going to download the demo and test it but just wondered if you knew? Thanks, Gary -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:27 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem Thanks Tim, I don't think there is any important data on the drive. It's mainly TV progs from the UK so I don't want to spend a great deal to get the data back (I'll keep you in mind though). I'll do the WD diagnostics this evening and see how it goes. I'll post an update later. The WD indeed stripes across the 2 disks not sure on the data chunk size though. I'll have to dig a little deeper. From your note am I to believe that striping across the disks is generic and there probably isn't a manufacturer specific algorithm? This is interesting as I just assumed it would be proprietary. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:17 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem Hello Gary, This might work. Although, I would pull t hem out and see if each drive works correctly. Do not expect to get the data off that way. Most 2 disk RAID 0 systems use 128kB stripe, you can use a recovery software like r-tools to recover the data if the drives work. If one of the drives do not work, you're basically screwed. Well not really, there is always me trolling the list :) Regards and good luck, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:38 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Western Digital My Book problem Hi, I have a Western digital 1TB My Book Pro II which all of a sudden won't power on. When I insert the power cable in the back the light flashes on but that is it. When I hit the reset button the light also comes on but then nothing. This unit has 2x500GB drives. I have them configured in raid 0 to utilize the whole disk. I want to recover the data before RMAing it to WD. Is there some software raid I can use and directly plug them into my desktop's SATA connection? I am assuming if I bought another drive of the same model off ebay I could just switch the drives and recover the data. If I had to buy another drive I would rather get a newer 2TB version. Is it a bad idea to assume I could put the drives into the 2TB chasis and expect them to work? Or (I know this is a long shot) does anyone have one of these drives that they are willing to take apart and put my drives in to recover the data? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Gary If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify the sender and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any attachments were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious code. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. The recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's own risk, and in so doing, the recipient accepts full responsibility for such actions and agrees to take protective and remedial action relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable for any loss or damage arising from this message or its attachments. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify the sender and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any attachments were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious code. This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. The recipient opens any attachments
Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem
Hello Gary, Does the computer see both drives in the CMOS Boot up part? If so, then they work hardware wise. Now. Just put both together on a working computer and raid them together with RStudio and go for it. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 10:22 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem OK I managed to get 15 mins free and took a further look. I am not sure if this is a RAID issue or whether my disk is toast. So the WD labels the disk A and B. When I add disk A to the desktop the PC boots fine, when I add disk B Io get a generic hard disk error thrown from the BIOS check. Is this because of something in the MBR for disk B, I had always assumed each disk would be initialized as a normal disk but now I am thinking that maybe the RAID only initializes disk A but writes something special to disk B. I did swap the controller boards in case something was bad there but there was no change. The drive does seem to spin up and there are no nasty noises. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:57 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem Hi Tim, Does R-Studio do the RAID0 or would I need R-Studio Technician? I couldn't find a side by side comparison of the features. I don't mind getting the $79.99 version but this date is not worth $899 :) I am going to download the demo and test it but just wondered if you knew? Thanks, Gary -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:27 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem Thanks Tim, I don't think there is any important data on the drive. It's mainly TV progs from the UK so I don't want to spend a great deal to get the data back (I'll keep you in mind though). I'll do the WD diagnostics this evening and see how it goes. I'll post an update later. The WD indeed stripes across the 2 disks not sure on the data chunk size though. I'll have to dig a little deeper. From your note am I to believe that striping across the disks is generic and there probably isn't a manufacturer specific algorithm? This is interesting as I just assumed it would be proprietary. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 9:17 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem Hello Gary, This might work. Although, I would pull t hem out and see if each drive works correctly. Do not expect to get the data off that way. Most 2 disk RAID 0 systems use 128kB stripe, you can use a recovery software like r-tools to recover the data if the drives work. If one of the drives do not work, you're basically screwed. Well not really, there is always me trolling the list :) Regards and good luck, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Hunter, Gary Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 8:38 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Western Digital My Book problem Hi, I have a Western digital 1TB My Book Pro II which all of a sudden won't power on. When I insert the power cable in the back the light flashes on but that is it. When I hit the reset button the light also comes on but then nothing. This unit has 2x500GB drives. I have them configured in raid 0 to utilize the whole disk. I want to recover the data before RMAing it to WD. Is there some software raid I can use and directly plug them into my desktop's SATA connection? I am assuming if I bought another drive of the same model off ebay I could just switch the drives and recover the data. If I had to buy another drive I would rather get a newer 2TB version. Is it a bad idea to assume I could put the drives into the 2TB chasis and expect them to work? Or (I know this is a long shot) does anyone have one of these drives that they are willing to take apart and put my drives in to recover the data? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks, Gary If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify the sender and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any
[H] Router Security
Hello all, Although, I am an expert on Hard Drive's I am a nub when it comes to routers, well at least a novice. Right now my work has a Netopia 22447 NWG router installed for a DSL access. My boss keeps telling me to strengthen the security on the router. Well, the password was changed and wireless is turned off. There is not much more I can do, that I know of. 1. Would an additional Router added to the line between the Netopia and Network switches increase security without slowing down internet traffic? If it is a viable solution, which router should I get? 3. Make a Linux Box using Unbuntu and a Router between the Netopia and Network switches? Let me know what you all think, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com
Re: [H] firefox 3.5
Hello Anthony, Yes, I am using it and its heavily modified with addons and themes. Works great over here, I wish they had a 64-bit version. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 4:55 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] firefox 3.5 Any of you using this yet? What's the word? Good, bad?
Re: [H] -OT- Can anyone explain Norton's new ad campaign?
Hello all, As of the 2009 product NAV and NIS are very good at what they do with a smaller memory and process footprint. I have seen many reviews from Maximum PC and even Tom's hardware that NAV 2009 was the Antivirus in December 2009. Not sure how it is now. BTW, I am using NIS 2009 and have no issues. Although, a little problem with Windows 7 integration and the Firefox Add-on. I just wish NAV would make it so you can get more detailed info than what they show. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 6:26 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] -OT- Can anyone explain Norton's new ad campaign? NAV 2009+ does do micro updates. It checks every few minutes for updates. SO as soon as something is ready, you will pretty much get them. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 12:43 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] -OT- Can anyone explain Norton's new ad campaign? ESET releases def updates as needed; no set schedule IIRC. Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Just a question. I was curious about the virus def files. Which company releases them the fastest? I was reading about panda cloud based antivirus.
Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question
Hello Brian, 32-bit is really locked to 3GB of RAM, it's just Windows is reporting the 3.6GB of RAM. If you want to do more RAM I suggest going 64-bit OS. I have Windows 7 64-bit running with 8GB of RAM on a machine here at work and it is running nicely. Using Windows XP virtual Machine to run Company Database in the VM Window. I also play World of Warcraft on it too during lunch (using over 1GB of RAM for some reason) and still have Outlook, Firefox, iTunes and OneNote opened. Basically upgrade to a 64-bit OS ;) Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:29 AM To: hwg Subject: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question I'm currently running the beta on Windows 7 32-bit and using 2 sticks of 2GB RAM. I have a recent need to occasionally run a VM with another OS in it. I would like to assign that OS 2 GB of RAM, but as I only have 3.6 GB available and need to run some rather memory intensive apps in the native Windows OS at the same time, I can't. I'm looking at adding another 4 GB of RAM. I realize that a 32-bit OS can't address more than 4 GB, but my question is whether I can assign the VM to the other 4 GB? Or is that not going to work because it's running inside the host OS which has the limitation? And yes, I will probably make the move to 64-bit when Windows 7 actually comes out. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org Montreal Office +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US
Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question
Hello all, Man explaining it and reading the explanation can make your brain hurt. Let's just say for the original poster it's not enough and should upgrade to 64-bit OS. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 12:24 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question It isn't as much of a mystery as people make it out to be. By default, on a 32-bit system with 4GB of RAM, 2GB is available for user space, and 2GB is reserved for exclusive use by the kernel--which would include kernel mode drivers. You are also correct in that some of this upper space is reduced by various system devices, some of which might not make much sense. The reason that systems differ is because of varying chipsets, their maximum addressable memory, the ability of the chipset and BIOS to remap memory above system-reserved spaces, and, of course, the devices installed. Using the /3GB switch will shift the division to 3GB of userland and 1GB of kernel memory, but keep in mind that each individual 32-bit address will still be limited to 2GB of memory unless it was compiled with LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE. It gets much more complicated when you're using PAE (Physical Address Extensions) and AWE (Address Windowing Extensions), but that realm is only relevant if you're running Server Enterprise or better. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 1:00 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question This is not how I understand it to work, not that there seems to be any kind of consensuses on this, but I read in Maximum PC that 32 bit supports 4GB of RAM addressing. You start out with 4GB of RAM and then windows starts knocking off for addresses already used by your video card, your network card, whatever. This is why some people show 3.2GB some, just 3GB. To add to the confusion, Maximum PC has reported that MS has stated that windows can actually use some of that undressed RAM for things such as drivers. At 07:24 AM 9/18/2009, you wrote: Hello Brian, 32-bit is really locked to 3GB of RAM, it's just Windows is reporting the 3.6GB of RAM.
Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question
Duncan, 64-bit is also great for gaming as well. I use it on my gaming machine and it is awesome. The ability to access larger amounts of RAM and Larger Volumes as well is a plus. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:36 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question Tim, In your business position I get this. Should you choose this position personally, that is fine. Please accept that there are many folk everywhere that just do NOT yet see the need for a 64-bit OS. JMHO. Best, Duncan Tim Lider wrote: Hello all, Man explaining it and reading the explanation can make your brain hurt. Let's just say for the original poster it's not enough and should upgrade to 64-bit OS. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 12:24 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question It isn't as much of a mystery as people make it out to be. By default, on a 32-bit system with 4GB of RAM, 2GB is available for user space, and 2GB is reserved for exclusive use by the kernel--which would include kernel mode drivers. You are also correct in that some of this upper space is reduced by various system devices, some of which might not make much sense. The reason that systems differ is because of varying chipsets, their maximum addressable memory, the ability of the chipset and BIOS to remap memory above system-reserved spaces, and, of course, the devices installed. Using the /3GB switch will shift the division to 3GB of userland and 1GB of kernel memory, but keep in mind that each individual 32-bit address will still be limited to 2GB of memory unless it was compiled with LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE. It gets much more complicated when you're using PAE (Physical Address Extensions) and AWE (Address Windowing Extensions), but that realm is only relevant if you're running Server Enterprise or better. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 1:00 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question This is not how I understand it to work, not that there seems to be any kind of consensuses on this, but I read in Maximum PC that 32 bit supports 4GB of RAM addressing. You start out with 4GB of RAM and then windows starts knocking off for addresses already used by your video card, your network card, whatever. This is why some people show 3.2GB some, just 3GB. To add to the confusion, Maximum PC has reported that MS has stated that windows can actually use some of that undressed RAM for things such as drivers. At 07:24 AM 9/18/2009, you wrote: Hello Brian, 32-bit is really locked to 3GB of RAM, it's just Windows is reporting the 3.6GB of RAM.
Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question
Duncan, I myself play World of Warcraft, Wrath of the Lich King on the 64-bit system. You would think it would not matter, but it actually performs much faster. As for those games you are playing you will see a performance increase using a 64-bit OS, but only if the hardware supports it. As for 64-bit OS's I've used Windows XP, Windows Vista, Unbuntu, and even Mac OS X. Out of them all I am partial to Windows 7. The GUI is much more organized, The ability to use most XP software. Also, if you're having issues with 16 bit software use Windows XP Virtual Machine to solve those questions like I have for out in house Database here. For Drivers, everyone is making them now and Windows Vista 64-bit drivers work in Windows 7. I have had no problem with any hardware so far, although I have not connected a SCSI card as of yet to one. I have only connected SATA, IDE and SAS devices to 64-bit Windows 7. I hope this shed some light on the 64-bit OS dilemma for you, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Monday, September 21, 2009 10:33 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question Tim, I will accept this view. But, only if you and I are/were playing the same game(s). Otherwise, I think this rationale leaks logic somewhat. The games I have and play are: MS FlightSim 2002 Serious Sam I and II The original Unreal Various older versions of Quake Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Medal Of Honor Allied Assault Demo SimCity 2K SimCity 3K Notice that these are very old games! The newest 2 games I have are the last 2 games of the Tomb Raider series (from Chrystal Dynamics). These 2 games may be able to stretch my newer PC's hardware and 32bit-ness. Yes, I know I will eventually move to 64bit platforms; but, not before MS fully pulls support from XP. At the moment, 64bit does not seem to offer me tangible or needed benefits for my current game portfolio. Best, Duncan Tim Lider wrote: Duncan, 64-bit is also great for gaming as well. I use it on my gaming machine and it is awesome. The ability to access larger amounts of RAM and Larger Volumes as well is a plus. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:36 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question Tim, In your business position I get this. Should you choose this position personally, that is fine. Please accept that there are many folk everywhere that just do NOT yet see the need for a 64-bit OS. JMHO. Best, Duncan Tim Lider wrote: Hello all, Man explaining it and reading the explanation can make your brain hurt. Let's just say for the original poster it's not enough and should upgrade to 64-bit OS. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Greg Sevart Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 12:24 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question It isn't as much of a mystery as people make it out to be. By default, on a 32-bit system with 4GB of RAM, 2GB is available for user space, and 2GB is reserved for exclusive use by the kernel--which would include kernel mode drivers. You are also correct in that some of this upper space is reduced by various system devices, some of which might not make much sense. The reason that systems differ is because of varying chipsets, their maximum addressable memory, the ability of the chipset and BIOS to remap memory above system-reserved spaces, and, of course, the devices installed. Using the /3GB switch will shift the division to 3GB of userland and 1GB of kernel memory, but keep in mind that each individual 32-bit address will still be limited to 2GB of memory unless it was compiled with LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE. It gets much more complicated when you're using PAE (Physical Address Extensions) and AWE (Address Windowing Extensions), but that realm is only relevant if you're running Server Enterprise or better. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 1:00 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question This is not how I understand it to work
Re: [H] old trooper dies
Duncan, PC Power and Cooling power supplies are awesome, even now they are still of good quality. 11 years of all day running is a good run, no other power supply probably will not last t hat long. Story: A friend of mine and I built basically the same computer over 3 years ago. I got a PC Power and Cooling 750 watt Silencer Power Supply and he got a OCZ equivalent at the time (He thought the cost was too much for the PC Power and Cooling power supply). Well, he had to replace his power supply 1 year afterward and ended up paying more for a power supply over time. The only thing is I have updated the motherboard 2 times, updated the sound card 2 times, and video card once. Oh! Forgot I replaced the DVDR as well. It's nice to have a power supply to last longer than the components in the PC. Also, BTW all drives in system are Seagate, and no failures. Well I did have a WD Raptor 150GB it failed 6 months ago due to Bad Sectors. All Seagate's are still running like champs for 3 years, even the 750GB models. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:45 AM To: Hardware Group Subject: [H] old trooper dies Last night I suffered an odd psu failure. I do so hate when old stuff dies; even though I expect it. The pc would turn on, spin up the HD, complete POST, and continue (I assume). But I had no mouse, kbd, or video. Suspected severe psu sag or some huge m/b failure (asus cubx)! Swapped the psu out and the pc is fine again. The old psu was the very first PCPC psu I ever bought back in 1998. This old psu has been run 24/7 since install. It was days shy of its' 11th complete year! I consider this good service for its' $200 cost back in 1998. It is a Turbo-Cool 300 ATX. I am doing an autopsy ATM... :) The fan still works! Best, Duncan
Re: [H] HDD Choices
Hello, I would also like to add, make sure you have a good power supply. We recently have had a client here and he was running a raid on a 450 watt Power supply of questionable quality. I told him if that many hard drives where damaged in that time frame, I would replace the power supply. I gave him suggestions and he looked at me like I was from another planet or a ghost. I just told him the most important component in the computer is the power supply and a crappy power supply means a crappy computer. I gave him an example of, I have a PC Power and Cooling Silent 750 in my computer that has been in the computer for over 3 years and not one drive has failed due to severe damage or power problems. One has been replaced due to bad sectors and sluggish performance. He just said that was a good investment. 2 hours later I get a call from same client and give him recommendations and where he can get the power supplies. Looks like Newegg is getting more business, LOL. So remember get a good power supply, just about everyone of us preach about it here, so do it :) Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of maccrawj Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 9:20 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] HDD Choices Thanks all, as I thought pick one, any one in this category. Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: Have tried the wd and seagate. The wd runs a tad bit cooler. On Nov 14, 2009 9:34 PM, maccrawj maccr...@gmail.com wrote: Figuring I've been wasting money on 7200RPM drives for mass storage so looking @ 5900RPM ones as fast enough to serve my media share while running cooler. 3 drives, all same basic specs price, any real reason to pick one over the others? SAMSUNG EcoGreen F2 HD154UI 1.5TB Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS 1.5TB Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB
Re: [H] XP VM (was Re: Laptop processor)
Scott, As for the Windows 7 XP VM, it sucks in comparison to Sun's VirtualBox or VMware. I myself have both Windows XP mode VM installed and Sun's VirtualBox installed. I use Sun VirtualBox for all my XP needs. Reason I need XP is the Works Database is not 100% compatible with Windows 7's way of networking. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:51 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] XP VM (was Re: Laptop processor) I have no experience with the XP VM in Windows7 and have tried only a small number of programs on Win7 (and all have worked fine). Is the XP VM needed for much--are there many programs that don't work? Scott On Nov 30, 2009, at 11:23 AM, Gary wrote: VMware will work with XP mode (I have done it on several desktops) as long as I can get it from MS. It imports and clones XP VM. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 10:07 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Laptop processor You need ABOVE Win7 Home Premium to apply... But even then, I think you are locked out. XP-Mode is embedded. I doubt MS lets it be used in the way you want. Rick Glazier From: Gary Interesting...does that mean that if I wanted to download the free XP with the P7450, I could not? And use VMware? -Original Message- From: hardware-bounces So the P8400 has 130MHz and Intel VT over the P7450.
Re: [H] Win 7 setup not recognizing drives
Hello Brian, You might want to check to see if there is no bad sectors between LBA 0 and 2048 on the drive. If the computer can detect the hard drive, but the OS install cannot this is usually what he problem is. Regards Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 6:31 AM To: hwg Subject: [H] Win 7 setup not recognizing drives I've got several 250 GB Seagate drives that used to be in my HTPC RAID. They've been replaced by 1 TB drives so now I'm looking to use them elsewhere. I am trying to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit which I just purchased on one of those drives. The drive detects perfectly fine in BIOS, has no problems, but the Win 7 setup will not find it or show it as an option to install to. If I put another drive on that same exact connector/cable, it detects it. Is there something that the RAID adapter/software could have changed on the drive to cause this? When I migrated to the new RAID, I copied all the data from the old RAID to the new one which was running on a new controller. I then just disconnected all the old 250 GB drives and put them in storage. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US
Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install
Hello, I looked over TestDisk and it looks interesting. Although, I do not know if it will fix the problem. The problem can be recovered with either GetDataBack NTFS or R-Studio. I would suggest trying R-Studio first, it is a much better program IMHO. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 9:20 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install I've had good results with a freeware TestDisk. Brief description: Tool to check and undelete partition (FAT, NTFS, EXT2/EXT3, ReiserFS, BFS) under DOS, Win9x, Linux, BSD. [GNU Public License] http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk As with all data recovery, STOP letting ANYTHING write to that drive. This program, run from a different drive, will non destructively analize first, before committing ANY changes, and then only on demand. That basically means installing it somewhere else, or booting with floppies, CDs, DVDs etc. AS said below, some data might already be lost. WinXP and Win7 use TOTALLY different boot procedures, so you may be looking at data recovery only. (IMHO.) Rick Glazier From: tmservo@ Depends. You might find data recovery programs that will run a format recovery and get some back. But anything that has been over-written with the new structures on the disc is toast. So, when was your last backup?
Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install
Hello, For Bootable CD's I use WinPE with RStudio Lite added to the boot CD. Also on the CD is Winhex as well. I do have others, but those are the most I use on the boot CD and Boot USB Key. To get the version to work on a boot CD it will cost more. I suggest just trying the NTFS version and using another computer to recover the data, install Windows on another hard drive. I very rarely use the Boot CD, unless it is a working drive and the client does not want the drive taken out of the computer. This is where Winhex comes in handy to clone the drive over to a USB Drive. Good luck, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bino Gopal Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 3:50 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install Tim! Thanks so much for the reply; *very* glad to see you chime in on this thread! :) If you don't mind me picking your brain for a bit (so I know for future reference, though I do hope to never run into this situation again!), what's your analysis of what happened exactly in terms of what exactly got overwritten by the Win7 install? I mean, the thing that gets me is that the system booted from the USB key and it really was only like 30 secs or so that it had time to *do* anything, and that it did so much in that little bit of time! And for future reference, should I just have yanked the key out ASAP? Like I said, I was afraid of getting things really messed up b/c it was in the middle of writing stuff, but in retrospect, sooner seems like it would've been better the sooner I stopped it! *sigh* Anyway R-Studio sounds good, especially the way you can demo it and see what's recoverable so you can figure out if it's even worth going there. Would you say I can just use it from a bootable CD or should I remove the drive from the laptop and connect it up to another PC in an enclosure? I see R-Studio has emergency mode but the fact you need a hardware code is weird and why do they have the verbiage about being able to install it only on one PC there? Oh and which version should I get? No problem get the $80 R-Studio, but if all I need if the NTFS version, it'll save me $30! :P Thanks Tim! :) BINO -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:15 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install Hello, I looked over TestDisk and it looks interesting. Although, I do not know if it will fix the problem. The problem can be recovered with either GetDataBack NTFS or R-Studio. I would suggest trying R-Studio first, it is a much better program IMHO. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 9:20 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install I've had good results with a freeware TestDisk. Brief description: Tool to check and undelete partition (FAT, NTFS, EXT2/EXT3, ReiserFS, BFS) under DOS, Win9x, Linux, BSD. [GNU Public License] http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk As with all data recovery, STOP letting ANYTHING write to that drive. This program, run from a different drive, will non destructively analize first, before committing ANY changes, and then only on demand. That basically means installing it somewhere else, or booting with floppies, CDs, DVDs etc. AS said below, some data might already be lost. WinXP and Win7 use TOTALLY different boot procedures, so you may be looking at data recovery only. (IMHO.) Rick Glazier From: tmservo@ Depends. You might find data recovery programs that will run a format recovery and get some back. But anything that has been over-written with the new structures on the disc is toast. So, when was your last backup?
Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install
Forensic clones are nice, but work in a different environment then I usually do. When I clone drives I use a computers with a device installed on it that works in DOS (Yes, I said DOS). This device has the ability to clone any hard drive to a larger hard drive (Well has problems with drives under 20GB). The device has the ability to power the drive on and off, work with timing, and even copy a head at a time if needed. Basically it's a hardware level cloning machine. If I am using Windows or Windows PE to clone something I usually use Winhex. Winhex is a very powerful utility that has the ability to clone drives bit by bit to USB devices. Plus the hex editor is awesome. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 10:01 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install Just out of curiosity, are you working on a forensic clone of the drive, or the original? If a forensic clone, I've tried some creative insane things that saved me sometimes. Give it your best shot before you get too aggressive with it... I'll try to remember the nutty stuff I tried that worked. It was definitely counter-intuitive, AND last ditch grasping at straws... (And when possible, I work on forensic clones to have multiple tries...) If a different program already found some old partitions, I can't say my program of choice will do much better, but you never know. My personal opinion is that 30 seconds is not enough time to wipe the data off the drive clean. It might eventually come down to how much you have defragged, and how big your files were. Disclaimer: I'm a VERY amateur data recovery person at best. Rick Glazier From: Bino Gopal probably check out TestDisk to see what it shows.
Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall
Hello, As for Antivirus/Firewall I use Norton Internet Security 2010. I know they used to suck, but in 2009 they turned things around. Only bad part is you need to pay yearly subscription. As for Spyware Looks like NIS is doing the job as well. Watches websites and even tells you if the site is somewhere you should not be :) Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 8:34 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Windows 7 Firewall I have made the Win7 Pro clean install upgrade. I am running SAV 10.2.0.298 but I still need to make a choice on a software firewall and maybe some anti spyware ... or is Win7 firewall good enough. I have a ZoneAlarm System works license for the latest version which I got for free last year, but ZA has become so annoying in the last couple of years, and you can't just install the firewall anymore. So what does the collective use for Win7 firewall... Spyware?
Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall
Wow! At least get Microsoft Security Essentials. Its free and works pretty well in tests I do at work. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 9:58 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall In recent years I've pretty much stopped using any 3rd party security software. Builtin firewall. No spyware software (I'll install programs temporarily to do a scan and make sure I'm clean -- last time I used Malwarebytes I think). No antivirus -- but then I've never really run my personal computer with antivirus software. Just keep the system patched, etc. Work computers--yes to spyware/virus software, personal no. What's the consensus, am I playing with fire? :p Scott On Jan 5, 2010, at 12:44 PM, Tim Lider wrote: Hello, As for Antivirus/Firewall I use Norton Internet Security 2010. I know they used to suck, but in 2009 they turned things around. Only bad part is you need to pay yearly subscription. As for Spyware Looks like NIS is doing the job as well. Watches websites and even tells you if the site is somewhere you should not be :) Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 8:34 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Windows 7 Firewall I have made the Win7 Pro clean install upgrade. I am running SAV 10.2.0.298 but I still need to make a choice on a software firewall and maybe some anti spyware ... or is Win7 firewall good enough. I have a ZoneAlarm System works license for the latest version which I got for free last year, but ZA has become so annoying in the last couple of years, and you can't just install the firewall anymore. So what does the collective use for Win7 firewall... Spyware?
Re: [H] Incompatible Memory?
I was just thinking of getting that memory for my 780i gaming motherboard. Looks like it will work on mine since I am able to run 1066 memory no problem. On the Newegg site there is a Manufacturer reply on one of the reviews, stating setting that should be set. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231246 Says: Dear Customer We are sorry to hear you are having an issue with your memory package. Please contact our technical support department directly and they will be able to further assist you. When installing memory, please make sure to properly configure the memory settings in BIOS, otherwise the computer may not run properly. For this memory package, the memory frequency should be set to DDR2-1066, memory timings tCL 5 - tRCD 5 - tRP 5 - tRAS 15 - Command Rate 2. Memory Voltage should be set to 2.10V. Once that is complete, everything should be running smoothly. Thank you GSKILL SUPPORT Quality and customer service are our top priorities. Tech Support Email: ust...@gskillusa.com RMA Dept Email: r...@gskillusa.com G.SKILL Forum: http://www.gskill.com Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 2:19 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Incompatible Memory? You've probably got it set right but I'd try it at 2.2v or above to get it stable. Unfortunately, most boards that aren't enthusiast expensive seldom go above 2.1v. My board is borderline stable with Corsair 1066 RAM and tops out at 2.1v so I just run it at 800 and it's fine. On 1/4/2010 5:49 PM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: I just put 8 GB of G.Skill ram only my Mobo (Gigabite P35-DS4). This is DD2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 ram. I got this from NewEgg. I quickly noticed Win7 would crash before too long. Finally, I got into Prime95 and it immediately halted saying that there was an error in calculation (it was getting wrong results for known calculations!). After seeing this, I put the old 2G of HyperX DD2-800 ram back in the system. Prime95 seems to be working now, though I have not completed a full-length stress test. I have been using this ram for the last two years, though. I did try a few other setting of the timing on the G.Skill ram, but never got to anything that seems stable. Should I keep going with this ram (while trying to find some setting that works) or seek to return for an exchange with Newegg? By the way, the old ram gets a 5.5 on Windows Experience Index while the new ram gets a 7.2. Thanks.
Re: [H] Weird PC problem.
I would first try to see if it could be some sort of virus/Trojan/spyware/etc first. Scan the system for them. I'd do this as an external drive on another working known system. If nothing is found then look at the Video Drivers. Reinstall the video drivers. If this does not work it could be the video card is giving up the ghost at high resolutions. I've seen this before and it was the Video Drivers in my situation. But, Virus Scan first. Good luck, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 7:07 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Weird PC problem. Hey, One of my wife's friends called tonight with a problem that I have never heard of. This PC (that I have not seen yet) is pretty old (she thinks it could be over 10 years old). She told me that it had been in the shop about 3 years ago and had been upgraded to XP, so it must have had new hardware put in it. Anyway, when booting up and it is showing the XP loading screen, the screen starts blinking on and off. She says that it might stay off 2-3 seconds at a go. Even after logging in, when moving the mouse, it causes the screen to blink off. She says that it does not blink on and off when she goes into safe mode. One other possibly key piece of information is that apparently, her son had tried to get around her XP password with some sort of utility (she did not know what he tried). She thinks that this stuff did not start happening until after he tried that stuff. So, could it be some sort of infection? Maybe the PS or video card? She replaced the monitor and it still does the same thing. Or maybe a driver issue of some sort since it works in safe mode? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Bobby
Re: [H] Dynamic vs Basic disks
Here's a cut Paste from an article I found: --- Start --- Basic Disk Storage -- Basic storage uses normal partition tables supported by MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me), Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP. A disk initialized for basic storage is called a basic disk. A basic disk contains basic volumes, such as primary partitions, extended partitions, and logical drives. Additionally, basic volumes include multidisk volumes that are created by using Windows NT 4.0 or earlier, such as volume sets, stripe sets, mirror sets, and stripe sets with parity. Windows XP does not support these multidisk basic volumes. Any volume sets, stripe sets, mirror sets, or stripe sets with parity must be backed up and deleted or converted to dynamic disks before you install Windows XP Professional. Dynamic Disk Storage Dynamic storage is supported in Windows XP Professional, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003. A disk initialized for dynamic storage is called a dynamic disk. A dynamic disk contains dynamic volumes, such as simple volumes, spanned volumes, striped volumes, mirrored volumes, and RAID-5 volumes. With dynamic storage, you can perform disk and volume management without the need to restart Windows. Note: Dynamic disks are not supported on portable computers or on Windows XP Home Edition-based computers. You cannot create mirrored volumes or RAID-5 volumes on Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, or Windows XP 64-Bit Edition-based computers. However, you can use a Windows XP Professional-based computer to create a mirrored or RAID-5 volume on remote computers that are running Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, or Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, or the Standard, Enterprise and Data Center versions of Windows Server 2003. Storage types are separate from the file system type. A basic or dynamic disk can contain any combination of FAT16, FAT32, or NTFS partitions or volumes. A disk system can contain any combination of storage types. However, all volumes on the same disk must use the same storage type. --- End --- I hope this answers it. Now for my experience with them. If it is going to be an external it is not a good idea to Change it to a Dynamic Volume due to hassles with getting it to work with other computers. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2010 6:11 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Dynamic vs Basic disks Is there any advantage to creating a dynamic disk in XP if you aren't going to span disks? T
Re: [H] Test
Looks like it works :) Have a good Monday, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 9:55 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Test Checking connectivity T
Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!
Hello all, Did you guys forget Diskeeper. Diskeeper is the mother of all Defraggers. http://www.diskeeper.com/ It even prevents a majority of fragmentation. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bino Gopal Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:20 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! So just got an email for half-price on OO Defrag 12 Pro; so $14.95 instead of $30...has anyone who tried out OO think that it's worth that price for v12 vs the free v10? 48 hr deal only for anyone who registered to dl the v10 through the link Zul sent (thanks again for that btw!). BINO -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Naushad, Zulfiqar Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 4:00 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! The larger companies have more budget for development and hence you can expect better algorithims for defragging. That may not always be the case but is pretty much the norm. Right now I am using Raxco Perfectdisk, but will try OO tonight. Regards, -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of maccrawj Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 1:33 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! Thanks Z, I'll give it a spin. Recently I've been using MyDefrag AKA jkDefrag. Don't know how good a job it's been doing but I do like that it's real lightweight on the resources. Happy New Year all... On 1/1/2010 12:14 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: Read, download and enjoy! http://www.oo-software.com/home/en/special/komputerswiat/
Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!
Yes we do. Increases speed on boot devices. Although, I strongly not recommend using Defrag on a SSD drive. You only have a number of write's to the memory cells before it does not work anymore. I use and recommend Diskeeper, because it is well integrated into Windows XP, Vista, 7, 2003 and 2009. I tried the OO and it worked well on an XP test computer. If the cost of OO was significantly less Diskeeper's Base I would recommend it to clients. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 11:22 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! Yes. I use the defrag utility in WinXPpro once a month. Agreed it may not be the strongest available, but... :) Something wrong with this plan? Duncan On 01/12/2010 11:54, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: You guys still run defraggers? On 1/12/2010 11:46 AM, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: I really find diskkeeper pretty blah. But their windows home server add on is nice Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Tim Lidertimli...@adv-data.com Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:40:16 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! Hello all, Did you guys forget Diskeeper. Diskeeper is the mother of all Defraggers. http://www.diskeeper.com/ It even prevents a majority of fragmentation. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bino Gopal Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:20 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! So just got an email for half-price on OO Defrag 12 Pro; so $14.95 instead of $30...has anyone who tried out OO think that it's worth that price for v12 vs the free v10? 48 hr deal only for anyone who registered to dl the v10 through the link Zul sent (thanks again for that btw!). BINO -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Naushad, Zulfiqar Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 4:00 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! The larger companies have more budget for development and hence you can expect better algorithims for defragging. That may not always be the case but is pretty much the norm. Right now I am using Raxco Perfectdisk, but will try OO tonight. Regards, -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of maccrawj Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 1:33 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! Thanks Z, I'll give it a spin. Recently I've been using MyDefrag AKA jkDefrag. Don't know how good a job it's been doing but I do like that it's real lightweight on the resources. Happy New Year all... On 1/1/2010 12:14 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: Read, download and enjoy! http://www.oo-software.com/home/en/special/komputerswiat/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.136/2616 - Release Date: 01/12/10 02:35:00
Re: [H] Odd problem with hard drive
I do not see how Acronis wrote to the Firmware of the drive. That is really weird. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:16 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Odd problem with hard drive At 03:03 PM 1/13/2010, Tim Lider wrote: Is the computer you cloned it from able to access the data on the computer? If so, then it could be the dell does not recognize the 160GB hard drive correctly. I have seen this many times on Legacy machines that do not have LBA32 or higher drive mapping. This is a fairly recent computer so it should be able to see larger drives. And when I move the hard drive back from the Dell to the cloning system, the BIOS on the cloning system also states that the drive is 98.5GB. Western Digital morons told that Acronis had cloned the size of the drive from the source drive but of course that's a load of crap, and when I rebooted after cloning, the drive reported its size normally. So for some reason, installing the drive in the Dell overwrites the firmware in the drive and sets the size to 98.5GB. I've yet to find a way to flash the firmware on the WD drive. Also, were there any bad sectors on the drive during the clone? If so, this is probably why the drive is BSOD'ing. There were, but Acronis copied without complaint. T
Re: [H] Odd problem with hard drive
Could the HPA be located between LBA 1 and 62? If so just wipe those sectors clean and should fix the problem. This is the first time I have seen this problem with clone software changing the size of the drive. If it is not on the sectors I mentioned. You can change the Max LBA of a drive. But that takes a firmware utility to change it. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Lubomír Cabla Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:44 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Odd problem with hard drive There is a solution: Acronis HPA Makes the Cloned Drive Display Wrong Capacity http://kb.acronis.com/content/1710 On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 8:16 PM, Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 03:03 PM 1/13/2010, Tim Lider wrote: Is the computer you cloned it from able to access the data on the computer? If so, then it could be the dell does not recognize the 160GB hard drive correctly. I have seen this many times on Legacy machines that do not have LBA32 or higher drive mapping. This is a fairly recent computer so it should be able to see larger drives. And when I move the hard drive back from the Dell to the cloning system, the BIOS on the cloning system also states that the drive is 98.5GB. Western Digital morons told that Acronis had cloned the size of the drive from the source drive but of course that's a load of crap, and when I rebooted after cloning, the drive reported its size normally. So for some reason, installing the drive in the Dell overwrites the firmware in the drive and sets the size to 98.5GB. I've yet to find a way to flash the firmware on the WD drive. Also, were there any bad sectors on the drive during the clone? If so, this is probably why the drive is BSOD'ing. There were, but Acronis copied without complaint. T
Re: [H] SATA connector destroyed?
You might want something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812264007 I have those in my home PC, but on Data Recovery computers I do not use them, because it is difficult to take them off of the drive sometimes. Regards and good luck in your search Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 7:32 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] SATA connector destroyed? I was inside my PC last nightwent to reconnect the optical drives...noticed that one of the indexed sata power connector was broken..the short part of the L was broken off...could barely get the power connector to hold...even worse for the data cable. After I got it all back together, the power to the drive is there, but I can't see the drive, so obviously the data connector is hosed since the cable won't grip. Anyone ever see this before? Are SATA connectors robust? I have my doubts. This is a blu-ray reader / DVD writer, so it's nearly $100 to replace
Re: [H] WARNING! NVIDIA 196.75 drivers can kill your graphics card
Wow! I have not seen a bad driver like this come from nVidia in a long time. Looks like ATI is not the only one plagued with video driver issues. Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 12:35 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] WARNING! NVIDIA 196.75 drivers can kill your graphics card I have to say that if my card had died because of this new driver I'd have been very upset. But it's been running just fine. I thought at first there must be some mistake but I went to the web site and sure enough they had pulled it. Guess that means there will be another new driver to download early next week after they correct their mistake. Man, Nvidia needs to wake up and focus better on their core business. On 3/5/2010 1:29 PM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: This is what we get when we only have two sources of video card chipsets: http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=7551tag=nl.e539
Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC
Hello, I recommend SMPlayer or Media Player Classic if you want to go the free route. I prefer Zoom Player though. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2010 6:37 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC At 10:30 AM 13/05/2010, Greg Sevart wrote: Depends on the player. Thane said he uses VLC. My understanding is that the current version of VLC has no support for any form of GPU offloading. The upcoming, unreleased 1.1 player version will offload SOME work to the GPU via DXVA 2.0. Vista or better is required, and it doesn't offload as much work as other players. So, upgrading the video card won't do any good unless you also change players. Ok, that's fine. What player would you recommend? Thane
Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer.
I use Windows Easy Transfer if it is Windows Vista or Windows 7. Its easy mode and free. :) Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 9:30 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer. Anyone use this thing? http://www.thetornado.com/backup_files.asp I've written a program to do this, but this looks pretty good. T
Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer.
Hello Thane, There is a work around to make it work with XP. But it not only copies the Settings your system has , but moves over cookies and documents. Even data you select that are not part of the profiles. It works well and I have used many times. For the work around use Google and use keywords, Windows Easy Transfer XP. There is also this: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=2b6f1631-973a-45c7- a4ec-4928fa173266displaylang=en Hope this helps out, Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:37 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer. At 01:42 PM 27/05/2010, Tim Lider wrote: I use Windows Easy Transfer if it is Windows Vista or Windows 7. Its easy mode and free. :) Does that work when the new PC is 7 and the old one is XP or 9x? Does it do non-MS stuff (like Firefox profiles?) T
Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer.
Anthony, It does you need to tell it to copy the Application data folders over. Trust me it worked for me from Windows Vista to Windows 7 and Windows 7 Beta to Windows 7 Ultimate. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:41 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer. On 5/27/2010 1:37 PM, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 01:42 PM 27/05/2010, Tim Lider wrote: I use Windows Easy Transfer if it is Windows Vista or Windows 7. Its easy mode and free. :) Does that work when the new PC is 7 and the old one is XP or 9x? No...I got burned on this one... Does it do non-MS stuff (like Firefox profiles?) No, I got burned on this one tooworks great as Tim described it above, though. T No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2899 - Release Date: 05/27/10 02:25:00
Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer.
Hello, I also went from 32-bit to 64-bit with the Windows Easy Transfer and it works. Done the 32-bit to 64-bit 2 times here at work. Works good. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 11:00 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer. Wait...now I'm not so sure if I remember correctly or not. There was a 32bit/64bit issue as well. On 5/27/2010 1:41 PM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: On 5/27/2010 1:37 PM, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 01:42 PM 27/05/2010, Tim Lider wrote: I use Windows Easy Transfer if it is Windows Vista or Windows 7. Its easy mode and free. :) Does that work when the new PC is 7 and the old one is XP or 9x? No...I got burned on this one... Does it do non-MS stuff (like Firefox profiles?) No, I got burned on this one tooworks great as Tim described it above, though. T No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2899 - Release Date: 05/27/10 02:25:00 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.819 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2899 - Release Date: 05/27/10 02:25:00
Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
Hello, Yes, you will need a serial link to the PCBA to get a majority of these drives fixed. Also, you will need to short out 2 points in the PCBA as well. I've fixed many of these for recovery, nut I would not recommend using the drive much afterward. It's a temporary fix and the same problem or worse will occur if you keep using the drive. I've seen this happen on a bench drive. If you are not sure what to do I can work on it for you. I'll charge ya shipping and a small fee :) Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Joshua MacCraw Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 11:18 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix Well randomly at reboot I had my Seagate 750GB stop detecting. So I verify it's spinning up go looking for a logic board only to find there is a known firmware bug known as BSY which I gather is the drive thinking it's busy not responding. So it looks like the fix is a serial link to the logic board where you can issue a series of commands to reset it. Anyone else run it this tired the fix? Tim, can you offer insights? I've ordered a USB-TTL adapter to give it try since I have all my AV crap on it don't want to loose it if possible. Really need scrape up the $280 for a pair of WD20EARS but this is my 2nd newest drive about 1.5yr old! Will be my last Seagate for the near future for sure!
Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
Hello, Here's a site that explains the fix a bit. Although they go overboard. http://sites.google.com/site/seagatefix/Home Also, go to http://forum.hddguru.com/ for more hard drive info. IT is a good site for info and tools for hard drives. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Joshua MacCraw Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 11:18 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix Well randomly at reboot I had my Seagate 750GB stop detecting. So I verify it's spinning up go looking for a logic board only to find there is a known firmware bug known as BSY which I gather is the drive thinking it's busy not responding. So it looks like the fix is a serial link to the logic board where you can issue a series of commands to reset it. Anyone else run it this tired the fix? Tim, can you offer insights? I've ordered a USB-TTL adapter to give it try since I have all my AV crap on it don't want to loose it if possible. Really need scrape up the $280 for a pair of WD20EARS but this is my 2nd newest drive about 1.5yr old! Will be my last Seagate for the near future for sure!
Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
Hello Bobby, The site is good. There is some utilities in there that give off false positives. Think about it, you're going to change something on the hard drive, it could be mistaken for a virus :) Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 4:03 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix Norton thinks that site might not be ok because of: Total threats found: 1 Viruses (what's this?) Threats found: 1 Here is a complete list: Threat Name: W32.SillyFDC Location: http://hddguru.com/download/software/HDDScan/HDDScan_v30.zip Just an FYI. Bobby -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 10:01 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix Hello, Here's a site that explains the fix a bit. Although they go overboard. http://sites.google.com/site/seagatefix/Home Also, go to http://forum.hddguru.com/ for more hard drive info. IT is a good site for info and tools for hard drives. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Joshua MacCraw Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 11:18 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix Well randomly at reboot I had my Seagate 750GB stop detecting. So I verify it's spinning up go looking for a logic board only to find there is a known firmware bug known as BSY which I gather is the drive thinking it's busy not responding. So it looks like the fix is a serial link to the logic board where you can issue a series of commands to reset it. Anyone else run it this tired the fix? Tim, can you offer insights? I've ordered a USB-TTL adapter to give it try since I have all my AV crap on it don't want to loose it if possible. Really need scrape up the $280 for a pair of WD20EARS but this is my 2nd newest drive about 1.5yr old! Will be my last Seagate for the near future for sure!
Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
Hello Rick, I am not sure if we can repair those. Although, I'm willing to give it a try and see. There is a few fixes to the Seagate F3 HD's I do on a daily basis. I'm not sure if the fix will fix that problem. Clients do not tell us they Bricked the drive, LOL. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:18 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix I have a quick question (I hope). I used the drive and serial number checking stuff at the Seagate site a while back, (06-12-09) and found a couple drives that needed their firmware upgraded manually BY ME, done locally, AND in ADVANCE of problems with NEW firmware provided by the Seagate site for my SPECIFIC drives. This was a proactive step to prevent the drive bricking itself. (Hopefully.) Is this the same problem, but a manual repair to un-brick a drive that was never firmware updated? Sure sounds the same... Thanks in advance. Rick Glazier From: Tim Lider Here's a site that explains the fix a bit. Although they go overboard. http://sites.google.com/site/seagatefix/Home Also, go to http://forum.hddguru.com/ for more hard drive info. IT is a good site for info and tools for hard drives.
Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix
Hello Rick, If a Drive is bricked (we call HDD Lock) or says it has 0GB on the drive. Those are usually a Firmware Fix I can do. To fix those you need to use a RS-232 serial connection to the drive and run a process of getting the firmware to restart and rebuild. At the company we work for we actually have a computer just for rebuilding firmware on drives. Happens a lot :) Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 7:41 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix I totally lost you. Sorry. (I'll try to be more clear.) I edited the quoting (slightly), to leave the original question. I (personally and locally) flashed a couple Seagate HDs with-in the last year that the Seagate WEB site *model and serial number look-up* thing/program said required an OFFICIAL SEAGATE HD firmware patch/upgrade. http://seagate.custkb.com/seagate/crm/selfservice/search.jsp?DocId=207 951 I'm bringing it up now as I was TOTALLY surprised a *certain* one of my drives needed the patch. I was NOT expecting that drive, AND the one I was most worried about shipped with the patch (new firmware version) installed... It would be wise for everyone to use the checker thing to see if their drives are in the old firmware group. There was NOTHING wrong with MY drives, then or now. This is a flash in advance, or brick your drive scenario. And yes, some drives with *bad* firmware may never trigger the bug. Such is the randon nature of computers... grin More info: (The other side of the coin.) With no patch installed: Anyone that had ALREADY bricked their drive needed to send it in to Seagate.(Free.) IF it was the *firmware bug*, there would be no DATA loss. My definition of bricked drive in this case would be one totally inaccessible. I assume IF you had any other normal early hard drive failures, you were screwed, same as always... (Other than a free blank replacement.) This sounded like the same problem, but AFTER a drive was NOT patched, AND had already bricked itself. I brought it up in case anyone had not heard of the bug, or the patch/(new firmware). Note that Seagate stonewalled this at first, and then begrudgingly posted the firmware patches. Firmware patching was something they had *always* said was too dangerous to do locally. HTH, Rick Glazier From: Tim Lider Hello Rick, I am not sure if we can repair those. Although, I'm willing to give it a try and see. There is a few fixes to the Seagate F3 HD's I do on a daily basis. I'm not sure if the fix will fix that problem. Clients do not tell us they Bricked the drive, LOL. On Behalf Of Rick Glazier Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 6:18 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix I have a quick question (I hope). I used the drive and serial number checking stuff at the Seagate site a while back, (06-12-09) and found a couple drives that needed their firmware upgraded manually BY ME, done locally, AND in ADVANCE of problems with NEW firmware provided by the Seagate site for my SPECIFIC drives. This was a proactive step to prevent the drive bricking itself. (Hopefully.) Is this the same problem, but a manual repair to un-brick a drive that was never firmware updated? Sure sounds the same... Thanks in advance. Rick Glazier
Re: [H] SATA PCI Express cards
Hello Chris, I am not able to find much: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816124032 this is 5 internal and 1 external for $75.00 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16816132018 this is 4 internal and 2 external for $90.00 I am not really sure about quality. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 5:49 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] SATA PCI Express cards Hi Folks, I'm looking for an inexpensive addon card that has at least 4 internal SATA ports and one eSATA port for storage expansion on my system. eSATA will be used for my backup and rotate between a couple of drives, so hot plug there is best. the SATA ports will mostly be data storage. I've been using my system as a Tivo server and converting my DVD's to watch directly on the tivo, and I am out of space on my 4TB. (Well, down to less than 300GB and it is time to expand.) I've found a few with 2 internal SATA and 1 eSATA port, for a reasonable amount, but the cards that support more than that seem to be over the $100 range. You know anything that isn't total crap that will do what I want for around $50? Christopher Fisk -- seemant because more and more I'm thinking that xfree is just a fluke on top of another set of flukes
Re: [H] Old pata disk?
Duncan, You can always send it to me and if there is nothing wrong with the drive physically I can edit the other volumes in using a hex editor. This will cost shipping to and from where I am at. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 8:44 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Old pata disk? JRS, Thanks. I do see your point. But, for so many years I have tried to avoid having the OS and DATA on the same partition. Yet, I may still just do as you suggest. ATM, I suspect either a problem in the MBR (dorked sectors, rootkit?, whatever?), or, missing/corrupt XP boot files in the C:\ partition. I have seen fixes/repairs for both of these situations on my XP CD's recovery console. Investigation continues. Worst case: I'll just kiss off the contents of D/E/F and just start completely fresh. And, then do all the normal monkey-business I need to do for MS to be happy! Best, Duncan On 06/24/2010 23:09, JRS wrote: If it's only 160 gigs, just reformat and make it all one partition. :) -- JRS stei...@pacbell.net Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. - Original Message From: DSincdx7...@bellsouth.net To: Hardware Grouphardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 5:23:14 PM Subject: [H] Old pata disk? So, it does not boot (Old WinXP). Older pata 160GB HD. Previously used to test Pata/Sata converters (Sabrent). Stuff happened. OK!!! :) M/B Bios sees this HD fine. Boots to/from this HD NOT. Boots to/from this CRROM OK. The C:\ partition seems to be dorked up. No boot. Not a bit surprised. Not a real problem yet. I stopped dorking around.. :) The D:\ partition looks OK via my BART-CMD-DIR The E:\ partition looks OK via my BART-CMD-DIR The F:\ partition looks OK via my BART-CMD-DIR Is this one of those ReFormat/Re-Load WinXP to C:\ and hope for the best for D, E, and F? Wondering I am. Best, Duncan
Re: [H] dead drive
Hello, First of all is it spinning? If it is, does it click? What's the model number? There can be so many things wrong with it, it's not funny. Some of the fixes that were posted do work, but do these at your own risk. If you fail you only make it harder for a professional to recover your data. If the drive is a 7200.10 then the Firmware fix will not work. If the drive is a 7200.12, there is a different fix for the firmware. That one fix only works on 7200.11 style HD's (F3). Good luck, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Friday, September 10, 2010 7:11 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] dead drive I have a 18 month old 1TB Seagate HD that has apparently died. I had about 800GB of video on it, two thirds of the space were backups of my DVD collection and I still have the DVDs so it could of been a lot worse. I was running it in an external drive bay, pretty much 24/7 when it just disappeared. I have never lost a drive by just disappearing, two others I have lost in the past all died slowly with failed access warnings or just screwing things up but this just went silently. After trying restarts and reboots I put it in another USB2 external drive bay with no change, then I stuck it in a PC and the same problem. If the BIOS can't see it then I can't recover anything so I guess I'm done... unless somebody has another idea?
Re: [H] dead drive
Hello, First of all is it spinning? yes That's a good thing. If it is, does it click? no That's a good thing as well. What's the model number? ST31000340AS you can see front and back here www.winterlight.org/ST31000340AS.pdf It is a F3 style Seagate HD. This makes a bit easier. There can be so many things wrong with it, it's not funny. my best guess is the controller Some of the fixes that were posted do work, but do these at your own risk. If you fail you only make it harder for a professional to recover your data. This is mostly 70 plus percent backup of my DVDs so I am not doing any data recovery. If the drive is a 7200.10 then the Firmware fix will not work. I don't see how I could load the firmware anyway if no computer BIOS will see and mount the drive. If the HD does not mount you need to connect the drive via HyperTerminal via the Serial connector of the drive. This way you can fix the drive. But, if you have no way of connecting the drive to a RS-232 connector you will not be able to fix it. Look for HHD Lock problem with Seagate HD's. There are a lot of fixes on the internet for it. Beware it can make the drive worse as well. Good luck,
Re: [H] dead drive
To confirm it stays in Busy state use MHDD and read the status registers coming from the drive. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Lubomír Cabla Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2010 4:07 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] dead drive 1. ST31000340?AS w/ SD15 has firmware symptoms http://forums.seagate.com/t5/Barracuda-XT-Barracuda-and/ST31000340AS-w- SD15-has-firmware-symptoms-but-Tech-Support-says/m-p/39556 2. Fixing a Seagate 7200.11 Hard Drive These are instructions for fixing a Seagate 7200.11 hard drive that is stuck in the BSY state. This can be determined by the fact that it won't be recognized by the computer's BIOS. http://sites.google.com/site/seagatefix/ Good luck. On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 4:10 AM, Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.orgwrote: I have a 18 month old 1TB Seagate HD that has apparently died. I had about 800GB of video on it, two thirds of the space were backups of my DVD collection and I still have the DVDs so it could of been a lot worse. I was running it in an external drive bay, pretty much 24/7 when it just disappeared. I have never lost a drive by just disappearing, two others I have lost in the past all died slowly with failed access warnings or just screwing things up but this just went silently. After trying restarts and reboots I put it in another USB2 external drive bay with no change, then I stuck it in a PC and the same problem. If the BIOS can't see it then I can't recover anything so I guess I'm done... unless somebody has another idea?
Re: [H] Degraded RAID array question
Hello Brian, Your best bet is to replace the hard drive with another 1TB of the same size. Insert the drive into the RAID and it will rebuild. Pretty easy, eh? Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 3:21 AM To: hwg Subject: [H] Degraded RAID array question Came home from a week of traveling to find my HTPC non-functional. Power supply failure. Swapped in a new power supply, and on reboot I get the dreaded constant error beep from my Areca 1220 RAID controller. And yep, the array is degraded. I have a 8 x 1 TB RAID 5 array. The RAID config software says that the drive on channel 4 failed and that the array is in a degraded state. But looking at the HW info screen, it correctly identifies the HD attached to channel 4 with all normal readings and stats as free. All of my data is there but I am anxious to get the array back to a normal state before something else bad happens. How do I recover from this? I don't see any notification that it is rebuilding the array. If I hit volume set check it says there is no volume to check. It says I cannot expand the RAID set while the status is degraded. Do I need to modify the array to confirm it only has 7 drives now, and then expand it? --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US
Re: [H] numerous instances of iexplore.exe in task manager ?
Hello all, Chris has a point. It could be the Trojan and worms have corrupted NIS. The drive out of the computer and scan it in a known clean computer with the Virus definitions updated. Please keep this in mind. Most of the item marked as free, are not free at all. Trojans, Worms, viruses are a pain in the ass to deal with. Hope thing work out well. Also, Scan the complete drive, there might be copies in temp folders and other areas of the drive. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Christopher Fisk Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2010 5:49 AM To: hardw...@hardwaregroup.org Subject: Re: [H] numerous instances of iexplore.exe in task manager ? You're infected. Yank the drive, put into known clean system and scan: \Windows\System32\Drivers Whichever of those files are infected replace with a known good. (I would actually scan everything, but it is likely that folder that is infected). Christopher Fisk -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] Loss of power, followed by overheated smell
Hello, Check your memory. Pull them out and put them all back in. 1 long and 3 short usually means a memory error. Regards, On February 26, 2013 at 4:31 PM Brian Weeden brian.wee...@gmail.com wrote: Got the new power supply in and just as I'd feared it still doesn't work. I get the 1 long beep, 3 short beep error (memory) and the onboard diagnostic gives a 8.7. error (check CPU core voltage). It could be the motherboard but at this point I think I'm just going to bite the bullet and build a new machine. Yay! Time to spec and build a new machine! - Brian On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 2:37 PM, Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.orgwrote: I have had similar episodes that turned out to be the video fan happened to me twice... and the CPU fan ... happened to me once. The fans don't die they just slow down and stop pushing enough air. The MB over heats and shuts down the computer and every thing feels and smells hot. Good luck. w At 07:42 AM 2/25/2013, you wrote: Was working on a paper this morning and suddenly my desktop computer powered off by itself. This is a Q6600 machine that I built a few years ago and has been in nearly constant use since then with little to no trouble. It's been rock-sold and aside from upgrading the video card a year ago I haven't had to touch it. I waited a few seconds, then hit the power button. It came back on briefly and then shut off again, followed by the smell of overheated electronics. Disconnected the power and opened it up. Nothing was visibly smoking. Took everything apart. Inspected the CPU and it appeared ok. Replaced the thermal compound and re-seated the heatsink. Smell appeared to be coming from the power supply but I can't be positive. Put the bare essentials backtogether (CPU, RAM, video card) and powered it back on. Getting a variety of beep and error codes from the on-board diagnostic unit. At first there was a 1 long, 3 short beep code for the RAM . Reseated and it's gone. POST sequence was hanging on 8.7. (Check CPU Voltage) and now it's hanging on 8.2. (Check Power Supply). I get the sense that perhaps the power supply went bad. However, I really can't afford to be down on this system very long, so if I'm going to order parts I want to do it as soon as possible and not go through a long trouble-shooting process. Thoughts from the collective? Is it likely that if the power supply is indeed the culprit that the damage was contained there? Or should I be worried about the CPU, RAM, mobo, etc? - Brian Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] New PSU?
Hello Duncan, I have never taped over them myself on the PS's I have had. I really do not see the reason to put tape on them, unless you get a dirty case and there is more than average dust flying around in there. Regards, On March 6, 2013 at 2:21 PM DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: So I now have a minor failure with a PSU. The fan is making noise. I do not care for the noise. I do 'quiet' PC's now. BTW, all the PSU rails are still within tolerance. The fan is shot! Greg, please get ready to laugh! I will finally use one of the Seasonic PSUs I bought 2 years ago!!! Anyway, the new PSU is modular. After I decide which, and, how many snakes to connect,should I tape over the remaining open connections? Wondering, Duncan Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] ASUS P8p67 Pro to what?
on me when doing stuff like this, where I can't do an auto save. Any ideas? Maybe I should get a new mobo? Thinking of maybe a Gigabyte this time. I'm running a 2500k. Any reason to upgrade that? I don't know if I can wait til June for the new chips. I'm a desktop guy. Don't really enjoy using a laptop day-after-day. Also, thinking about building a dual boot Hackintoshjust because I'm bored with Windows an am now really super interested in Win8. If a new board, what board? I like to get some features on the board...my current system has crappy usb 3.0, so I want lots of usb 3.0. And BT support for the Hackintosh, if I decide to do that. Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] New Router Recommendations
+1 On May 7, 2013 at 12:24 PM Naushad Zulfiqar z00...@gmail.com wrote: The Asus dark knight is awesome On May 7, 2013 10:18 PM, James Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net wrote: Hi, Just lost my router this morning (along with keyboard, but that's another story) and am looking for recommendations for a replacement. I have read the group's new favorite is the ASUS brand. Which model(s) are favorites and which (if any) should be avoided? Need 4 or more LAN connections and wireless. Thanks for your input. Money is an object, but future proofing is also good. The defunct router is a D-Link DGL-4300 I purchased almost 10 years ago. It has given good service, except for a power supply replacement about 5 years ago. P.S. Any suggestions for confirming the death of the D-Link? Thanks, Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Odd hard drive issue
Hello Thane, I see this a lot. It could either be that it is taking longer to calibrate and go ready, if this is happening replace it quickly. Another thing is that the power supply is not powering the hard drive enough on the first boot after power is turned on. This is one of the most problems that do occur with hard drives. I would check the power supply to see if it is sending enough Amps to the HD during initial Boot. This means the DC +12v and +5v could be good, just not enough amps to turn on the HD correctly. Good luck, On May 28, 2013 at 11:03 AM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: I have a WD SATA drive that passes all SMART tests, and appears to work fine, but when I cold boot, it doesn't detect (and I get a boot disk error). If I immediately warm boot, it detects and boots up fine. It does this in two PCs, so it's the drive, not the machine. Any ideas? T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] External drives (USB) and power requirements
Hello Thane, Those external HD's are not for the purpose of running 24/7. Also, note some laptops on battery power can not power up those HD's either. Regards, On July 2, 2013 at 7:34 AM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: I notice a lot of external drives (2.5) come with a single headed USB cable, yet the drive requires 750 to 1000 mA. How can a single USB plug provide enough power to keep the drive viable over the long term? (I also notice I see a lot of dead drives like this - the dual headed-USB ones seem to last longer.) T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] External drives (USB) and power requirements
Hello Thane, Even those with the 2 USB connector type cables should not be used 24/7. In fact all External HD's should not be run 24/7 due to inadequate Power source, of course those SCSI/iSCSI/Fiber externals are exempt. Why, you ask? Well the power source on even the 3.5 USB drives in not good enough for 24/7 use. I've seen and experienced many power supplies for External HD's failing or shorting out the HD itself. You can use them for backup purposes or archival purposes(what they are originally intended for). If you want an HD to run 24/7 get an internal HD installed inside of a Computer (Most of us here use very good to excellent power supplies anyway). Regards, On July 2, 2013 at 8:38 AM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 12:12 PM 02/07/2013, Tim Lider wrote: Hello Thane, Those external HD's are not for the purpose of running 24/7. Also, note some laptops on battery power can not power up those HD's either. Hi Tim, I was hoping for a reponse from you. When you say they aren't made for 24/7 use, do you mean that they don't need as much power for short bursts, or that the lack of power causes them to fail, so you should use them lightly? If you have a dual head USB (so they're getting a full amp available) is that better for the drive? T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] External drives (USB) and power requirements
Hello Thane, Yes, do the business and shut them off. With the new SATA HD's out now it does not require much power to run them. Just don't run them 24/7 On July 2, 2013 at 12:10 PM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 01:59 PM 02/07/2013, Tim Lider wrote: Hello Thane, Even those with the 2 USB connector type cables should not be used 24/7. In fact all External HD's should not be run 24/7 due to inadequate Power source, of course those SCSI/iSCSI/Fiber externals are exempt. Ok, thanks Tim. Is it reasonable to assume that a single head USB cable (with a max power output of 500mA) would be less reliable than a drive with a double head, or does that not really matter? So effectively, turn plug them in, do the backup, then shut them off. T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] External drives (USB) and power requirements
You have a point there. In most cases, the jobs that go through our shop here, the HD fail due to power problems. These power problems are either power spikes, power drops, or shorts. Keep in mind HD's can not be repaired by replacing the PCB anymore, there is so much more involved. Regards, On July 2, 2013 at 1:35 PM Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org wrote: I had an external WD Book that went bad ... but I wasn't running it 24/7... just occasionally, but sometimes I would forget to power it off and leave it running for days. When it did die I figured it was the heat rather then then anything to do with power adaptor. Thermal test showed me that high RPM desktop external drives can get very hot in those cases. I am now running a Fathom External SATA enclosure that came with a Hitachi drive ... it also supports USB2. It runs 24/7 and I have been operating it continuously for three plus years. The difference is that i hooked up a case fan in front of it that constantly blows air through the enclosure. I haven't had any issues at all with the drive. I think heat has more to do with external drive failure then does an external power adaptor. At 01:23 PM 7/2/2013, you wrote: Hello Thane, Yes, do the business and shut them off. With the new SATA HD's out now it does not require much power to run them. Just don't run them 24/7 On July 2, 2013 at 12:10 PM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 01:59 PM 02/07/2013, Tim Lider wrote: Hello Thane, Even those with the 2 USB connector type cables should not be used 24/7. In fact all External HD's should not be run 24/7 due to inadequate Power source, of course those SCSI/iSCSI/Fiber externals are exempt. Ok, thanks Tim. Is it reasonable to assume that a single head USB cable (with a max power output of 500mA) would be less reliable than a drive with a double head, or does that not really matter? So effectively, turn plug them in, do the backup, then shut them off. T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] External drives (USB) and power requirements
The reason is that the ROM/ROM Modules (Specifically ROM Module 47 (Adaptives)) have information on it that is specific to the HD it is mated to. Some times you can be lucky to get a PCB to work with a HD, but do not run it too long, bad things will happen. What the Adaptives are is information on head weight, voltage needed to spin HD up, voltage needed to for thermal assist metals inside the HD (Gimbal) and the exact spindle rate (7211rpm). There is more, but those are the main issues. Regards, On July 2, 2013 at 4:16 PM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 05:49 PM 02/07/2013, Tim Lider wrote: You have a point there. In most cases, the jobs that go through our shop here, the HD fail due to power problems. These power problems are either power spikes, power drops, or shorts. Keep in mind HD's can not be repaired by replacing the PCB anymore, there is so much more involved. Why can't you replace the PCB? T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Happy 4th to the pack
+1 :0 On July 4, 2013 at 6:34 AM DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Right back atcha! And to all! Duncan On 07/04/2013 09:26, FORC5 wrote: fp Date: Thursday, July 4th, 2013 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho** ** ~ The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.' G. K. Chesterton ** Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Nas 3.0
I have not done a project like that . When I price out a NAS project it is actually less expensive (when you think of equipment and time) to get one premade. The NAS' we use are WD's right now. The boss also does not like to have the TB size of the NAS' too large, I limit the size to around 8TB to 12TB. If you do make a NAS with NAS4Free, I have looked into it, remember it is a software RAID not a Hardware RAID. What do I mean by that? Software RAID's are basically made using a Volume Manager (usually Linux VLM or VLM2), hardware RAID's are actually considered a 1 physical disk to the PC when managing the Volume(s) at the operating system level. I myself prefer hardware RAID setups. This is due to the ease of replacing disks if needed. Also, Hardware RAID's are a bit easier to recover when things go bad. Have a great weekend all, On July 4, 2013 at 12:51 PM Chris Reeves tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: Tim- I'm weighing redoing my home NAS I'm thinking about either going with FlexRAID or Storage Spaces. Right now it would be two pools, about 30tb each. I'm just going to demote the old whs and convert it to NAS4free and make it a backup target. I'm somewhat drawn to Flexraids logic of if multiple drives die you can still just pull the disc drives out and read them on another machine. This wouldn't necessarily be true in storage spaces. Just thinking on it. -Original Message- From: Tim Lider timli...@adv-data.com Sent: 7/3/2013 8:57 AM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] External drives (USB) and power requirements The reason is that the ROM/ROM Modules (Specifically ROM Module 47 (Adaptives)) have information on it that is specific to the HD it is mated to. Some times you can be lucky to get a PCB to work with a HD, but do not run it too long, bad things will happen. What the Adaptives are is information on head weight, voltage needed to spin HD up, voltage needed to for thermal assist metals inside the HD (Gimbal) and the exact spindle rate (7211rpm). There is more, but those are the main issues. Regards, On July 2, 2013 at 4:16 PM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 05:49 PM 02/07/2013, Tim Lider wrote: You have a point there. In most cases, the jobs that go through our shop here, the HD fail due to power problems. These power problems are either power spikes, power drops, or shorts. Keep in mind HD's can not be repaired by replacing the PCB anymore, there is so much more involved. Why can't you replace the PCB? T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Windows 8 Copy function
Also, when copying a large amount of data it is a good idea to break the copy down into smaller amounts. What I mean by this is the number of files. This was also true in earlier versions of Windows as well. I copy vast amounts of data everyday so it's a little tip there :) On July 6, 2013 at 5:34 AM Al Anger li...@alanger.net wrote: I keep telling people, don't use the right click - move. If it dies, you in a world of hurt trying to figure what got moved. Only use the copy and then delete after the copy is successful. al On Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:57:21 -0400 tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: Well, points for style, it appears MS has tried to really improve this. But, in copying over a large amount of files today, I realize this thing can get VERY confused.. I get to the end of a 4Tb copy, and it says your target already has 868 of these files.. Oh.. Hmm. Interesting. So, I let it show me where the target has these files.. I see them. I try to open them (any of them) they do not open (period). Since this was a fresh copy onto blank drives, I don't know how they could be there originally anyway, but still interesting. Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Windows 8 Copy function
Anthony, I meant a large amount of files. In some cases we copy over 1 to 2 million files in one recovery for a clients. Usually if the file count gets over 200,000 we copy the data in parts. Multiple copying is where Windows 8 excels at, at times we have 3 to 5 copy processes running at he same time and it runs well with no errors. Regards, On July 6, 2013 at 9:50 AM Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote: Is the problem in Windows the number of files or the size of the copy? I regularly move: 30+ GB files with no problem. I also move 10s of files each in the 2GB range, too. On..this is Win8. Sorry, silly me. :) On 7/6/2013 12:09 PM, Tim Lider wrote: Also, when copying a large amount of data it is a good idea to break the copy down into smaller amounts. What I mean by this is the number of files. This was also true in earlier versions of Windows as well. I copy vast amounts of data everyday so it's a little tip there :) On July 6, 2013 at 5:34 AM Al Anger li...@alanger.net wrote: I keep telling people, don't use the right click - move. If it dies, you in a world of hurt trying to figure what got moved. Only use the copy and then delete after the copy is successful. al On Fri, 05 Jul 2013 21:57:21 -0400 tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: Well, points for style, it appears MS has tried to really improve this. But, in copying over a large amount of files today, I realize this thing can get VERY confused.. I get to the end of a 4Tb copy, and it says your target already has 868 of these files.. Oh.. Hmm. Interesting. So, I let it show me where the target has these files.. I see them. I try to open them (any of them) they do not open (period). Since this was a fresh copy onto blank drives, I don't know how they could be there originally anyway, but still interesting. Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Windows 8 Copy function
Duncan, The problem of copying large amount of files has been a problem with Windows since I can remember. So, this is not really a problem with Windows 8. On Windows 8's defense it does a lot better at handling the files while copying them. Regards, On July 6, 2013 at 2:52 PM DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Another W8 glitch? Sheesh! Read in the paper last weekend that MS will release 'something' called Windows 8.1 this September. Don't know whether this is an upgrade, a patch, or whatever. Article mentions many fixes from their 'complaints' mail. WUP? Still no 'START button' Bummer... :( Duncan On 07/05/2013 21:57, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: Well, points for style, it appears MS has tried to really improve this. But, in copying over a large amount of files today, I realize this thing can get VERY confused.. I get to the end of a 4Tb copy, and it says your target already has 868 of these files.. Oh.. Hmm. Interesting. So, I let it show me where the target has these files.. I see them. I try to open them (any of them) they do not open (period). Since this was a fresh copy onto blank drives, I don't know how they could be there originally anyway, but still interesting. Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] External drive issue
I've also noticed that AMD chipset motherboards have this problem as well. I only have a problem with large files copy to external HD's on one computer at the shop and it is a AMD system. Although, I have no problems with the nVidia intel based motherboards. I do not know if the OP has stated if it is an USB 2 or USB 3 HD. If USB 2 it could be that he should try another port, same if it is USB 3 :) It may fix the problem. I do not have problems on the Intel machines with Windows 7 64 bit or Windows 8 64 bit. I copy images and backup files that are in upwards to 200GB each with no problems. Also, note all motherboards are Asus (except for Dell machine used for Data Checks). On July 28, 2013 at 3:07 PM Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: It seems to be a known issue with Win7: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windows/en-US/8a0ac171-7bd1-4b8d-8e93-c3b05f969255/windows-7-64-bit-usb-external-hard-drives-lose-its-connection-and-stops-working Steve On 7/28/2013 6:01 PM, Bobby Heid wrote: Hey, I have a 3TB WD external USB 2.0 drive. When I try to copy large files (~50GB), the pc loses the connection and the copy fails after 15-20GB. Any idea as to what causes this or how to correct the issue? The drive seems to work normally except for this. Thanks, Bobby Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Change of status
I also use DOS, Linux, Unix, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 Pro (Current OS at home). I am loosing a little touch with OS's other than Windows 8 and Windows 7, but still using windows XP on some of the Data Recovery Machines. For me to fix Windows XP I need to look it up online were as it is a lot simpler to fix Windows 7 and Windows 8 problems when they arise. Duncan I know how it is I'm like the Grandpa/Old guy/Old Fart here at were I work. There are times i walk up to the other techs trying to fix a computer and tell them to do this and that and it works. Techs now a days just don't know beep codes and other things we learned back in the 80's. Have a good one all, On July 30, 2013 at 11:48 AM Lubomír ?abla kla...@gmail.com wrote: Duncan, I still often use a good old DOS, do not change your status :-) On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 6:24 AM, Chris Reeves tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: I still keep some XP in my VMware. -Original Message- From: Brian Weeden brian.wee...@gmail.com Sent: 7/29/2013 5:32 PM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Change of status As does most of the business world --- Brian Weeden Secure World Foundation +1 202 683-8534 On Jul 29, 2013, at 17:47, Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 05:59 PM 29/07/2013, DSinc wrote: As a founding member of our List, I have decided to move from semi-active to Lurker status. It seems that most on our List now use W7 or W8. I do not. I still use WinXPpro. BTW, 'Geforce Experience' does not work on WinXP. Shame on me. No trouble, I just removed it! I still have some XP machines as well. :) T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot
Are there any other problems set as the shell? If so remove them. Also, could be a virus. I see that some people have fixed it with Spybot Search and Destroy. Good luck, On August 1, 2013 at 12:28 PM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: I've got a Windows 7 machine which boots to a blank screen, but I can bring up task manager and run explorer and then the desktop appears. Checking the \HKLM\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current VersionWinlogon, Explorer is set as the shell. Any ideas? T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot
Err. Programs set in the shell. On August 1, 2013 at 12:39 PM Tim Lider timli...@adv-data.com wrote: Are there any other problems set as the shell? If so remove them. Also, could be a virus. I see that some people have fixed it with Spybot Search and Destroy. Good luck, On August 1, 2013 at 12:28 PM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: I've got a Windows 7 machine which boots to a blank screen, but I can bring up task manager and run explorer and then the desktop appears. Checking the \HKLM\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current VersionWinlogon, Explorer is set as the shell. Any ideas? T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot
Awesome! On August 1, 2013 at 1:03 PM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: At 04:39 PM 01/08/2013, Tim Lider wrote: Are there any other problems set as the shell? If so remove them. Also, could be a virus. I see that some people have fixed it with Spybot Search and Destroy. Found it. There is another key: HKCU\Microsoft\Windows NT\Current Version\Winlogon That had a string value shell set to cmd.exe. Removed it and I'm back. Thanks! T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
[H] 750 watt power supply
Need to get a new power supply for my PC. My old PC Power and Cooling finally gave up the ghost after 7 years of service. Currently I am using a replacement Power Supply (does not work as nice as the one I had). I am looking at the PC Power and Cooling Silencer MKIII series 750 watt power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703038 I would like to get some input on this power supply or any other power supplies that would either be comparable or better than the one I have selected. I am up for any ideas, although I would like it to be in the 750 watt range. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] 750 watt power supply
Greg, Do you use the one you showed a link for? I see there is a lot of reviews stating that the power supply has a wine noise. Could this noise be from the components inside the power supply? I see it at amazon for $30.00 more. I do get free shipping from Amazon. Also they have another that is about $25.00 less expensive: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Professional-Modular-Platinum-AX760/dp/B00A0HZMEM/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronicsie=UTF8qid=1376070784sr=1-3keywords=SS-760XP2 Hmm... On August 9, 2013 at 10:07 AM Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: Seasonic Platinum. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151120 (though I suggest using other vendors...Newegg is not the store it used to be IMO) -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: Friday, August 9, 2013 10:48 AM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] 750 watt power supply Need to get a new power supply for my PC. My old PC Power and Cooling finally gave up the ghost after 7 years of service. Currently I am using a replacement Power Supply (does not work as nice as the one I had). I am looking at the PC Power and Cooling Silencer MKIII series 750 watt power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703038 I would like to get some input on this power supply or any other power supplies that would either be comparable or better than the one I have selected. I am up for any ideas, although I would like it to be in the 750 watt range. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] 750 watt power supply
Duncan, I have installed 2 Season power supplies at work. One of them not working correctly on boot sometimes. The 5 volt line drops on power up and gives a beep error for the video card. The video card was replaced and it is still beeping every so often. The power supply has been installed in the computer for about 3 years now. On August 9, 2013 at 10:16 AM DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Tim, Seasonic... :) I did not even look at your link, sorry. I would suggest Seasonicinstead. IIRC Greg broached Seasonic many moons ago. I now have 2 machines using Seasonic replacements of older PCPC psus,I have a Seasonic in spares just in case. Sorry, I fell off of the PCPC wagon 2 years ago. I just do not think their current product justifies their high cost any longer. JMHO Duncan On 08/09/2013 11:47, Tim Lider wrote: Need to get a new power supply for my PC. My old PC Power and Cooling finally gave up the ghost after 7 years of service. Currently I am using a replacement Power Supply (does not work as nice as the one I had). I am looking at the PC Power and Cooling Silencer MKIII series 750 watt power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703038 I would like to get some input on this power supply or any other power supplies that would either be comparable or better than the one I have selected. I am up for any ideas, although I would like it to be in the 750 watt range. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Again MSHOME vs. WORKGROUP?
Usually you set that up yourself when installing Windows or other OS's. My router domain at home is Beave.net, but when I install Windows it defaults to workgroup and the domain/workgroup. At work the domain is ADV-DATA.local and it is setup that way on the router. Although, I have it setup if anyone uses the DHCP to access the network they will not be able to access the domain services, this is due to the fact the Router has one DNS server and the Domain uses others to access the active directory and network itself. Looks to see if their DNS is setup manually or it is automatic and check their subnet as well. Those 2 would make it difficult to access net appliances and shares across the network. Regards, On September 19, 2013 at 2:56 PM DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: All of my Brother's LAN clients appear to be: WORKGROUP=MSHOME. Is this an OS default? I do know how to change this value. And, all of my Brother's clients are set to get their network specs automatically - the MS Default (like from his router). Fine. When he brings his laptop to my home once a year, he can somehow get to the internet via my router, but he can not get to any of my other LAN services/PC's//appliances. Odd. I used to admin his laptop 'into' my LAN, but this never really fixed everything. Confusing? Is WORKGROUP= ? a router DHCP assigned value? I have recently turned on my router's DHCP server, and the logic seems to work fine. My home LAN and all of my PC clients us WORKGROUP=WORKGROUP (probably from back in Win2K times). All of my PC's and appliances work just fine. If this makes little sense, I apologize. I just had to ask. Duncan Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Dropbox deletes local files?
In my experience, if you delete files from the Dropbox site, the files in the sync folder will also be deleted after sync. To me this make sense. This is why I keep a sync folder and a data folder for the files going to Dropbox. Hope this clears things up, On October 2, 2013 at 7:28 AM Thane Sherrington th...@computerconnectionltd.com wrote: I have a client who claims that she she uploaded to Dropbox were deleted from her hard drive once the sync completed. Does that sound right? T Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] AC1900: Netgear R7000 (Nighthawk) vs Asus RT-AC68U
The reviews I read on both of them are fantastic. I would go the Asus Router myself. Hit has a USN 3.0 port :) Regards, On October 2, 2013 at 10:08 AM Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote: Which is the overall best? My mine says the ASUS before for some reason I want to go Nighthawk. I guess I just like some of the features in Netgear Genie. Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] W8 classic menu ?
If you do not want to see the Metro start menu get an app that makes so a Windows 7 start menu appears. There are a few of them. My personal favorite is Start8. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39587100/Screenshot%202013-10-20%2006.35.38.png The link shows a picture with Windows 8.1 running with Start8 running. Regards, On October 31, 2013 at 1:45 PM Bryan Seitz se...@bsd-unix.net wrote: My issue is I don't ever ever ever want to see metro, ever ever ever. :) On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 01:17:21PM -0700, FORC5 wrote: currently leaving it stock, am finding pretty much what I need to find. Only real bug is I can not get it to boot to the ODD. ( blue ray burner ) reset boot order in bios but somewhere I read that W8 does not turn off but goto advanced hybernation, where can I fix that ? thanks At 10:37 AM 10/31/2013, Bryan Seitz Poked the stick with: startisback.com is the best hands down, I've used them all. On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 11:36:13AM -0600, Jamie Furtner wrote: Not from Microsoft - I've used Classic Shell and it can be pretty close to Windows 7. If you haven't already, I'd suggest updating to 8.1 (free through the Windows Store). It does bring the start button back, but not any of the menus. You can also configure 8.1 to boot to the desktop, and to default to showing all apps. Jamie -- Jamie Furtner (ja...@furtner.ca) On Oct 31, 2013, at 8:38 AM, FORC5 fuf...@cox.net wrote: Is the classic menu available in windows 8 ? I see on Google add on ones. got my son's new laptop, not fired it up yet. have a replacement MB for the old one. games a foot 8-) thanks FP Date: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho** ** If guns are outlawed, can we use swords? ** -- Bryan G. Seitz Date: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho** ** Each young doctor means a new graveyard. ** -- Bryan G. Seitz Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] W8 classic menu ?
Yes in Windows 8 or Windows 8.1. This is were Start8 helps out. There is a the Windows Vista/7 Devices and Printers Window. There is also a Control Panel as well. Admin is so much easier with Start8 installed. On November 1, 2013 at 8:03 AM FORC5 fuf...@cox.net wrote: u mean win 8 ? fp At 06:27 AM 11/1/2013, Tim Lider Poked the stick with: I know what you mean. If Start8 is installed it is difficult to get to the correct devices and printers screen. I do say it makes it harder to repair Windows now. But, it is a lot faster and more fun to use. Regards, On October 31, 2013 at 10:24 PM FORC5 fuf...@cox.net wrote: playing with this all day, leaning towards one of the programs to get the start menu back, updated to 8.1 and had to re install the drivers to get the nVidia card back. what a pain. is quick and responsive. definitely not designed for anyone who likes to look under the hood :-D quite a learning curve for a old guy. thanks fp At 05:09 PM 10/31/2013, Bryan Seitz Poked the stick with: I feel like if you read down a bit, I mention startisback.com :) But that was my response to when he said 'currently leaving stock'. On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 03:08:32PM -0700, Tim Lider wrote: If you do not want to see the Metro start menu get an app that makes so a Windows 7 start menu appears. There are a few of them. My personal favorite is Start8. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/39587100/Screenshot%202013-10-20%2006.35.38.png The link shows a picture with Windows 8.1 running with Start8 running. Regards, Date: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho** ** Ever stop to think and forget to start again? ** Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com Date: Friday, November 1st, 2013 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho** ** Trust God, but always tie and watch your camel all night. ** Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] IE11
+1 :) On November 14, 2013 at 4:37 PM Bryan Seitz se...@bsd-unix.net wrote: Friends don't let friends use IE :) On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 04:33:28PM -0800, Jeff wrote: I tried it last night. Seemed faster and not much different on the surface. Tried my paid proxy server and it locked me up. They said they had trouble with IE11 and were working on it. There's 10 minutes worth of testing..:) Your six is clear, just rest the nose on the horizon and enjoy the sunset. Jeff Anyone tried this yet? Is it ready for roll out, or should we wait like every other new version of IE? :) T -- Bryan G. Seitz Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Win 8 upgrade install.
I have some info I would like to add. When I did an upgrade from Windows 7 there was a lot of problems. I decided to do a clean install of Windows 8 Pro. What I did was first was use Windows Easy Transfer on the current install of Windows 8 Pro. I only copied the profiles I needed. Second I installed Windows 8 Pro, asked it to format the C Drive. After Windows 8 Pro was installed I used the Windows File Transfer Wizard to put the Profile and settings back. It worked like a charm, it even told me what Programs I needed to install :) I then used the free key for Windows Media Center and it ran perfectly. Regards, On November 18, 2013 at 5:32 PM Robert Martin Jr. lopaka_...@yahoo.com wrote: Just google clean win 8 upgrade install. Lots of sites have the tutorial. lopaka From: Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [H] Win 8 upgrade install. what instructions? At 01:46 PM 11/18/2013, you wrote: I did clean install from boot on both of my win8 upgrade discs. You do need to follow instructions to do registry hack to get it to authenticate when using an upgrade key for clean install. Much more stable than an upgrade. lopaka From: Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 11:19 PM Subject: [H] Win 8 upgrade install. Last year I bought one of the 25 dollar Windows 8 Pro upgrade iso download deals from MS. I am now ready to install it and have a few questions. I have all ready installed Win7 on another hard drive with the boot drive located on a clean SSD ready for Windows 8 to do the upgrade. Can I boot off the Win 8 DVD and install that way or do I need to start the install from within windows 7? I guess there is no way I can just install Windows 8.1 direct.. can I? thanks m Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Win 8 upgrade install.
I decided to give it a try this time around, the Windows 7 to Windows 8 upgrade. Lets just say it was messy and did not work well at all. The clean install with Windows Easy Transfer worked a lot better. Regards, On November 20, 2013 at 8:15 AM Robert Martin Jr. lopaka_...@yahoo.com wrote: I was always curious how well that worked. Never tried that way before. I always did every windows 7 8 upgrade as a clean install. I didn't realize any of the THG guys installed from within the prior OS, seems a little messy to me ;) lopaka From: Tim Lider timli...@adv-data.com To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2013 8:12 AM Subject: Re: [H] Win 8 upgrade install. I have some info I would like to add. When I did an upgrade from Windows 7 there was a lot of problems. I decided to do a clean install of Windows 8 Pro. What I did was first was use Windows Easy Transfer on the current install of Windows 8 Pro. I only copied the profiles I needed. Second I installed Windows 8 Pro, asked it to format the C Drive. After Windows 8 Pro was installed I used the Windows File Transfer Wizard to put the Profile and settings back. It worked like a charm, it even told me what Programs I needed to install :) I then used the free key for Windows Media Center and it ran perfectly. Regards, On November 18, 2013 at 5:32 PM Robert Martin Jr. lopaka_...@yahoo.com wrote: Just google clean win 8 upgrade install. Lots of sites have the tutorial. lopaka From: Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Monday, November 18, 2013 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [H] Win 8 upgrade install. what instructions? At 01:46 PM 11/18/2013, you wrote: I did clean install from boot on both of my win8 upgrade discs. You do need to follow instructions to do registry hack to get it to authenticate when using an upgrade key for clean install. Much more stable than an upgrade. lopaka From: Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2013 11:19 PM Subject: [H] Win 8 upgrade install. Last year I bought one of the 25 dollar Windows 8 Pro upgrade iso download deals from MS. I am now ready to install it and have a few questions. I have all ready installed Win7 on another hard drive with the boot drive located on a clean SSD ready for Windows 8 to do the upgrade. Can I boot off the Win 8 DVD and install that way or do I need to start the install from within windows 7? I guess there is no way I can just install Windows 8.1 direct.. can I? thanks m Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Win 8 upgrade install.
Winterlight, If you opt the DVD version, you get a DVD shipped to you. Before I did a clean install I waited for the DVD to arrive. Those days were hard on my nerves :) On November 20, 2013 at 2:34 PM FORC5 fuf...@cox.net wrote: in the old days I think they did or we booted to a boot disk with cd support and ran setup from there. I think the new stuff if smarter. Memory is a little fussy. Remember when cd installs needed drivers ? fp At 01:27 PM 11/20/2013, Winterlight Poked the stick with: How do you install it clean when the upgrade disk is not made to boot? You must have a OEM or retail disk. At 08:20 AM 11/20/2013, you wrote: I decided to give it a try this time around, the Windows 7 to Windows 8 upgrade. Lets just say it was messy and did not work well at all. The clean install with Windows Easy Transfer worked a lot better. Regards, On November 20, 2013 at 8:15 AM Robert Martin Jr. lopaka_...@yahoo.com wrote: I was always curious how well that worked. Never tried that way before. I always did every windows 7 8 upgrade as a clean install. I didn't realize any of the THG guys installed from within the prior OS, seems a little messy to me ;) lopaka Date: Wednesday, November 20th, 2013 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho** ** Guns only have two enemies: rust and liberals. ** Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
Re: [H] Win 8 upgrade install.
As Lopaka said mine is also Windows 8 Pro install as well and it does boot the system and is capable of installing clean. Also, I did get Windows 8 Pro when it was for $40.00 from Microsoft. Maybe their is a difference there? On November 20, 2013 at 9:52 PM Robert Martin Jr. lopaka_...@yahoo.com wrote: Both of my win 8 upgrade CD's boot and install fine. I did clean installs with all my win 7 upgrades too (all 13 of them). I was under the impression that all the discs are the same and the only difference is the key to determine which version loads. FYI, mine were both win 8 pro upgrades. Don't know if that makes any difference. They are bootable though. lopaka From: Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [H] Win 8 upgrade install. How do you install it clean when the upgrade disk is not made to boot? You must have a OEM or retail disk. At 08:20 AM 11/20/2013, you wrote: I decided to give it a try this time around, the Windows 7 to Windows 8 upgrade. Lets just say it was messy and did not work well at all. The clean install with Windows Easy Transfer worked a lot better. Regards, On November 20, 2013 at 8:15 AM Robert Martin Jr. lopaka_...@yahoo.com wrote: I was always curious how well that worked. Never tried that way before. I always did every windows 7 8 upgrade as a clean install. I didn't realize any of the THG guys installed from within the prior OS, seems a little messy to me ;) lopaka Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com timli...@adv-data.com
