http://www.computerforum.com/ Computer Memory and Hard Drive storage solutions. en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:40:53 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.computerforum.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.computerforum.com/ http://www.computerforum.com/182418-wd-caviar-black-vs-samsung-f3.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:50:41 GMT Hello, I am about to buy new hard drive and have reads loads of forum discussions about there particular disk. There are people who say WD is better and there are people who say Samsung is better. Also the conversations I read were usually over 9 months old. What I like about the WD is... Hello,

I am about to buy new hard drive and have reads loads of forum discussions about there particular disk. There are people who say WD is better and there are people who say Samsung is better.
Also the conversations I read were usually over 9 months old.

What I like about the WD is the 64MB cache, two chips and 3 platters - I am very probably gonna settle for that one.
I have in mind this particular one http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=551 or its 1TB alternative.

Which one would you pick? ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives Gordon.C http://www.computerforum.com/182418-wd-caviar-black-vs-samsung-f3.html http://www.computerforum.com/182393-can-you-take-disc-out-burned-desktop-hdd-use-like-cd-dvd.html Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:28:42 GMT Would it be better to just put the disc onto a new HDD? I have some very important files that I don't want to lose by just throwing the burned HDD away (I think it was burned by a short inside the computer), and the HDD won't boot on any computer. I already have a new, clean HDD. ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives angelbabe415 http://www.computerforum.com/182393-can-you-take-disc-out-burned-desktop-hdd-use-like-cd-dvd.html http://www.computerforum.com/182369-ram-defrag-works-frees-up-70mb-210mb-ram.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 20:01:33 GMT You dont have to believe me but it does work. I didnt believe it at first but I gave it a try. Image: http://www.imagechicken.com/uploads/1283634416053580700.png (http://www.imagechicken.com) I was using up like 1.06gb of ram decompressing a split rar, using windows media center and using... You dont have to believe me but it does work. I didnt believe it at first but I gave it a try.

I was using up like 1.06gb of ram decompressing a split rar, using windows media center and using firefox. I ran RAMdef v2.6 XT it used up like all my 2gb of ram the it went down to 0.83gb. I thought it was a coincidence, so I tryed it many times in different scenarios and it works (It does nothing if you use it 2 times in a row). ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives lemon07r http://www.computerforum.com/182369-ram-defrag-works-frees-up-70mb-210mb-ram.html http://www.computerforum.com/182361-installed-hdd.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:29:36 GMT ... back into its original case but wont boot from it. it appears it doesnt see it. error #'s 5-(floppy), and 8-something like "fake floppy not found", then says press any key to continue but wont recognize keystroke, but, i can navigate in the bios using the keyboard. i want to eventually restore the oem software with the recovery disk, and i tried that too but it again wont acknowledge keystokes.
I had put the hdd in my new build unill the new hdd was set up with new os, but didnt change anything on it.

what to do?

thanks ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives Benny Boy http://www.computerforum.com/182361-installed-hdd.html http://www.computerforum.com/182354-raid0.html Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:03:42 GMT im wanting to upgrade my hard drive to a 1tb because the one i have is starting to mess up and dose not have allot of life left. I was going to get a cheap 2tb but now i have been suggested towards a good 1tb. SO i was wondering i was to get this... im wanting to upgrade my hard drive to a 1tb because the one i have is starting to mess up and dose not have allot of life left. I was going to get a cheap 2tb but now i have been suggested towards a good 1tb. SO i was wondering i was to get this hard drive and if I transfer my OS and stuff onto it could later on i go and buy another one of those hard drives and use raid0 and how would i go about doing that:confused: ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives pokethesmot http://www.computerforum.com/182354-raid0.html http://www.computerforum.com/182330-witch-hdd.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:40:21 GMT my 200gb hard drive is about to fail and it is full. So i want to get a new bigger one. i store allot of movies and songs on my hard drive and i cant decide weather to get a nice 1tb or a cheap 2tb. I only have 120 bucks to spend and i will be using it as my main hard drive. so can some one give me... my 200gb hard drive is about to fail and it is full. So i want to get a new bigger one. i store allot of movies and songs on my hard drive and i cant decide weather to get a nice 1tb or a cheap 2tb. I only have 120 bucks to spend and i will be using it as my main hard drive. so can some one give me some advice on what hard drive i should buy to replace my almost broken one? here is one i was looking athere thanks for the advice in advance ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives pokethesmot http://www.computerforum.com/182330-witch-hdd.html http://www.computerforum.com/182316-ram-upgrade-ram-do-i-need.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:24:58 GMT I am going to update from 2gb to 4 and I dont know which type would be supported for my motherboard. I have a Dell XPS 730 but I don't know if I can put in any memory or what to look for :/ ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives Kaotix http://www.computerforum.com/182316-ram-upgrade-ram-do-i-need.html http://www.computerforum.com/182272-harddrive-not-listen-bios-boot-order-urgent.html Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:38:44 GMT Alright well currently my Toshiba Satellite has an issue. It boots up and says "PXE-E61: Media Test Failure, check cable, PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM" and continues and repeats that.
If I go into the bios, the harddrive is noticed aswell as the DVD Drive that they are in SATA1 and SATA2, but if i go to boot, only CD. FDD. LAN is listen, no HDD. If i use my windows 7 disk and repair it says some new device was inserted, and wont work, but it will boot into windows 7 with the disc no problem, after a system restore. I restart the computer and processes starts again.. ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives Haseo34 http://www.computerforum.com/182272-harddrive-not-listen-bios-boot-order-urgent.html http://www.computerforum.com/182264-raid-5-card.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:56:34 GMT i want to rebuild my file server.
it's currently running a 1tb drive under windows 2003 server.

i want to give freenas another chance (was a real pain setting up user permissions before)

n-e-ways, i have a rosewill rc-2009-ex 4 sata port pci adapter. it obviously does not do hardware raid.

i was looking for a hardware raid card on newegg, but they all cost an arm or a leg, some cost both :D and i don't want to spend any more than a P3 is worth :P

does anybody have any experience with linux software raid on a relatively old cpu? is it really as bad as they say it is?

i want to get three of the WD RE3 1tb drives if it matters.

thanks ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives zombine210 http://www.computerforum.com/182264-raid-5-card.html http://www.computerforum.com/182262-supported-hard-drive.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:17:15 GMT Hi ALL

I have a friend who has an Fujitsu Amilo Pro v3515 Laptop that has only a 40GB HDD and needs help finding a higher capacity and speed for his laptop.

However, the manual and online guides don't give supported speeds or max capacity, the current drive is 5400rpm.

So will a 7200rpm be supported by his laptop? with a capacity of 500GB or more?

Please advise,
Thank You ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives Scorpio721 http://www.computerforum.com/182262-supported-hard-drive.html http://www.computerforum.com/182222-could-hdd-failure.html Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:34:11 GMT I have a HP G61-336NR and i am having some diffuculty with. I replaced the heyboard, and now it just wont start. When I push the power button, the WLAN and power com on, but the screen is black and the NUM LOCK and CAPS LOCK lights just flash. At first, I thought it may be the ram, but i have... I have a HP G61-336NR and i am having some diffuculty with. I replaced the heyboard, and now it just wont start. When I push the power button, the WLAN and power com on, but the screen is black and the NUM LOCK and CAPS LOCK lights just flash.
At first, I thought it may be the ram, but i have tested both of the Ram cards in my Lenovo, and both work. and since my Lenovo is a PATA hdd, i cant test the HDD on it.
Could this be a HDD failure, or maybe a GPU failure?? ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives wolfeking http://www.computerforum.com/182222-could-hdd-failure.html http://www.computerforum.com/182219-raid0-any-pointers.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 23:56:49 GMT tomorrow i would like to try and set up a raid 0. i've always thought it way beyond my ability,.....
after reading tutorials and manuals i am not convinced i will succeed, so i was hoping i could have a few checks before proceeding.

i went to the asus website and downloaded this;;; http://support.asus.com/download/dow...Language=en-us

then winrar extracted the files (i think). post a pic soon . in the files extracted are x86, 3 files which is what i need for win 7 x 64 i would think, but there is other stuff in there too for x64 which would be a 32 bit os. anyway should i just transfer it all on to a usb stick (no floppy)and see how it goes ?

using sata 1 and 2 ports is recom'nd. when booting up after installing , in this case 2 60gb ssd's i have to press ctrl + f, according to the manual. this allows amd's software to be opened to configure the raid and i also need to set the raid mode in bios. ie not ide, but raid. simple enough, but just to check, do the ssds need to be installed and the bios set to raid before i can access ctrl + f ....thankyou.


]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives clahman http://www.computerforum.com/182219-raid0-any-pointers.html http://www.computerforum.com/182209-hard-drive-failure-help.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:24:27 GMT Is there any tips someone can give me that I can use to try and save about 15 gigs of data off a failed hard drive that will not load. While it is connected to my computer the computer seems sluggish while starting up even tho bios detects the hard drive. Once in windows I can not see the hard... Is there any tips someone can give me that I can use to try and save about 15 gigs of data off a failed hard drive that will not load. While it is connected to my computer the computer seems sluggish while starting up even tho bios detects the hard drive. Once in windows I can not see the hard drive in the My Computer window. This drive was a place i stored pictures, school work, resumes, and other random things. I rather not go through some data recovery company because that is pricey.

I heard there are some things I can do to get access to the drive one final time. Anyone have any ideas that I can try?


the drive is a Seagate Barracuda 250 gb 7200 ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives CodeMinion http://www.computerforum.com/182209-hard-drive-failure-help.html http://www.computerforum.com/182197-good-ssd-hdd-gaming-pc.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:10:58 GMT Hi I'm in the process of building a gaming PC and I've come to a halt with what SSD and HDD to get? I was going to get a 1TB but it doesn't have a fast RPM speed. I don't know anything about an SSD if anyone has any knowledge of an SSD I'd like to know so i can get this show on the road haha. ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives Ryno87 http://www.computerforum.com/182197-good-ssd-hdd-gaming-pc.html http://www.computerforum.com/182177-computer-ram.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:05:21 GMT Hey guy This weekend my dad got new motherboard and i took one of his 1gb DDR2 ram sticks out and put it in my computer which also is for DDR2 i have it in there now but when i put it in i noticed the ram i put in out of dads computer was bigger then the one that its next to....... I didnt need to... Hey guy This weekend my dad got new motherboard and i took one of his 1gb DDR2 ram sticks out and put it in my computer which also is for DDR2 i have it in there now but when i put it in i noticed the ram i put in out of dads computer was bigger then the one that its next to....... I didnt need to force this new ram stick or anything and its working my computer is now saying i have 3gb of ram but just wondering if it can be damaging to my computer becuase it looks totally different to the 2gb one that came with my computer. ]]> Computer Memory and Hard Drives Jimsta http://www.computerforum.com/182177-computer-ram.html