[H] CPU Fan for an AMD FX55

2005-04-20 Thread Tim Lider
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

2005-07-01 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Interesting recovery product XP CPR

2005-07-07 Thread Tim Lider
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

RE: [H] Interesting recovery product XP CPR

2005-07-07 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] drive question/ Tim

2005-09-26 Thread Tim Lider
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

[H] Looking for Laptop Drive recommendation

2005-10-26 Thread Tim Lider
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.

RE: [H] Looking for Laptop Drive recommendation

2005-10-26 Thread Tim Lider
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

[H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots

2006-07-18 Thread Tim Lider
-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

RE: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots

2006-07-18 Thread Tim Lider
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

RE: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots

2006-07-18 Thread Tim Lider
/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

2006-07-18 Thread Tim Lider
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

RE: [H] Making system drive bootable -- HELP!

2006-07-18 Thread Tim Lider
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

RE: [H] am2 mb's ?

2006-08-01 Thread Tim Lider
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,

RE: [H] Anandtech test shows DDR2 is a crock, DDR-400 just as fast for Conroe.

2006-08-08 Thread Tim Lider
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,

RE: [H] HD recovery

2006-08-10 Thread Tim Lider
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

RE: [H] Recovery of Hd w/o partition?

2006-08-18 Thread Tim Lider
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

RE: [H] dell PSU ?

2006-12-19 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Which 1TB(ish) drive to use in RAID-1 setup?

2009-04-30 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Hard Drive remembers it use to be a RAID0 member

2009-06-17 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Making Vista and/or 7 live with XP

2009-07-28 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] cloning drive

2009-08-11 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem

2009-08-14 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem

2009-08-14 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Western Digital My Book problem

2009-08-14 Thread Tim Lider
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

[H] Router Security

2009-08-31 Thread Tim Lider
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

2009-09-08 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] -OT- Can anyone explain Norton's new ad campaign?

2009-09-15 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question

2009-09-18 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question

2009-09-18 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question

2009-09-21 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] More than 4GB of ram and VM question

2009-09-21 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] old trooper dies

2009-10-19 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] HDD Choices

2009-11-17 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] XP VM (was Re: Laptop processor)

2009-11-30 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Win 7 setup not recognizing drives

2009-12-01 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install

2010-01-02 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install

2010-01-02 Thread Tim Lider
, 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

Re: [H] Need MAJOR help with fubar'ed WinXP install

2010-01-05 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Windows 7 Firewall

2010-01-05 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Incompatible Memory?

2010-01-05 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Weird PC problem.

2010-01-06 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Dynamic vs Basic disks

2010-01-07 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Test

2010-01-11 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!

2010-01-12 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!

2010-01-12 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Odd problem with hard drive

2010-01-13 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Odd problem with hard drive

2010-01-13 Thread Tim Lider
. 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

Re: [H] SATA connector destroyed?

2010-01-19 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] WARNING! NVIDIA 196.75 drivers can kill your graphics card

2010-03-05 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Question on video card for HTPC

2010-05-13 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer.

2010-05-27 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer.

2010-05-27 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer.

2010-05-27 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Simple way to transfer data to new computer.

2010-05-27 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix

2010-06-14 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix

2010-06-14 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix

2010-06-15 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix

2010-06-16 Thread 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. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data

Re: [H] Seagate 7200.11 BSY error fix

2010-06-16 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] SATA PCI Express cards

2010-06-22 Thread Tim Lider
. 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

Re: [H] Old pata disk?

2010-06-25 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] dead drive

2010-09-13 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] dead drive

2010-09-13 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] dead drive

2010-09-14 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Degraded RAID array question

2010-09-22 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] numerous instances of iexplore.exe in task manager ?

2010-09-23 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Loss of power, followed by overheated smell

2013-02-27 Thread Tim Lider
-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

Re: [H] New PSU?

2013-03-06 Thread Tim Lider
, 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?

2013-03-15 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] New Router Recommendations

2013-05-07 Thread Tim Lider
-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

Re: [H] Odd hard drive issue

2013-05-28 Thread Tim Lider
. 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

2013-07-02 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] External drives (USB) and power requirements

2013-07-02 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] External drives (USB) and power requirements

2013-07-02 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] External drives (USB) and power requirements

2013-07-02 Thread Tim Lider
, 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

Re: [H] External drives (USB) and power requirements

2013-07-03 Thread Tim Lider
: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

Re: [H] Happy 4th to the pack

2013-07-04 Thread Tim Lider
** ** ~ 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

Re: [H] Nas 3.0

2013-07-05 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Windows 8 Copy function

2013-07-06 Thread Tim Lider
. 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

Re: [H] Windows 8 Copy function

2013-07-06 Thread Tim Lider
. 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

Re: [H] Windows 8 Copy function

2013-07-07 Thread Tim Lider
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

2013-07-29 Thread Tim Lider
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

2013-07-30 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot

2013-08-01 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot

2013-08-01 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Windows 7 - explorer won't load at boot

2013-08-01 Thread Tim Lider
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

[H] 750 watt power supply

2013-08-09 Thread Tim Lider
. 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

2013-08-09 Thread Tim Lider
/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

Re: [H] 750 watt power supply

2013-08-09 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Again MSHOME vs. WORKGROUP?

2013-09-19 Thread Tim Lider
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?

2013-10-02 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] AC1900: Netgear R7000 (Nighthawk) vs Asus RT-AC68U

2013-10-02 Thread Tim Lider
. 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 ?

2013-10-31 Thread Tim Lider
Date: Thursday, October 31st, 2013 ***Caution, Tagline Below *** **Tallyho** ** Each young doctor means a new graveyard. ** -- Bryan G. Seitz Tim Lider Sr. Data

Re: [H] W8 classic menu ?

2013-11-01 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] IE11

2013-11-14 Thread Tim Lider
, 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.

2013-11-19 Thread Tim Lider
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.

2013-11-20 Thread Tim Lider
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

Re: [H] Win 8 upgrade install.

2013-11-20 Thread Tim Lider
. ** 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.

2013-11-21 Thread Tim Lider
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

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