FuryRosewood
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That should decode fine without an additional graphics card. My CF-T4 toughbook can play youtube fine and its just a ulv 1.2 ghz single core with a intel 815 gpu.
Buying a new PC, need suggestions...
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OK, this is somewhat off topic, but how do i know what files i have to save on a flash drive so that i can move onto my new computer? Just all the important stuff. i saved my word documents, but i don't think i have anything else important, but i might.
And, how do i save all my book marks on Google Chrome, so i can use them on the new computer?
And, how do i save all my book marks on Google Chrome, so i can use them on the new computer?
wolfeking
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As for what to save, it depends on what you want to keep. Word docs, pictures, music, and a couple saved game files are what I generally move over on reinstall.
If you log into google and configure Yes to sync, then when you log into google on your new computer your bookmarks will be there.
If you log into google and configure Yes to sync, then when you log into google on your new computer your bookmarks will be there.
That sounds confusing. Could you explain what you mean by Yes to sync?
Should i somehow wipe my old PC clean? If so, how do i do that? I don't want someone to get my personal info somehow if they get my old PC somehow.
wolfeking
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once you get all the Data you want off it there is 2 ways to destroy your data. #1. Use Killdisk or DBAN using the DOD wipe options. This has an advantage of leaving the hard disk in tack should you want to utilize it in the future. It is not fool proof, and the data can be rescued/stolen with very advanced techniques.
#2. Take a Hammer/gun to the hard drive. This method is full proof. It will irrevocably destroy any data on the disk. Down side is that if you want to use the computer again, you do not have a hard drive to use in it.
#2. Take a Hammer/gun to the hard drive. This method is full proof. It will irrevocably destroy any data on the disk. Down side is that if you want to use the computer again, you do not have a hard drive to use in it.
Is Killdisk and DBAN legal? What do u mean by the data can be rescued/stolen? I mean if the hard drive is wiped, it's wiped, right?
wolfeking
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yes, they are legal. All they do is write over the data with random strings of 0 and 1, and then zeros out the drive. But with enough work you can look under all the white noise they put on the drive and see the original data. It takes a lot of doing, but can be done. Wiping the drive just covers up the data. The only way to completely delete the data is to destroy the drive violently.
Killdisk and DBAN basically covers up the data, but the data can still be seen and picked up if you use advanced techniques, right? I guess i should be OK if i basically keep the hard drive somewhere in my room, right? Where no one can pick it up.
So if i wanted to use the hard drive again, i could somehow plug it into my new PC? Would it work like maybe a external hard drive? Would it basically have like 0% stuff in it?
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I feel like this is a dumb question, but if i were to use those methods, would that make the hard drive with like 0 bytes used? Like totally empty? And it would serve as an external hard drive? It's like 75 gigs. And can i wipe the disk and format it to NTFS (windows) or EXT4 (linux) without needing to use a monitor? I mean do i do it first before starting the new PC, or can i do it after?
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I mean should i do the wiping methods you talked about before i turn on the new PC. I know almost nothing about PCs, i mean am i supposed to install the old hard drive into the new computer, then format it? I thought you said the data is basically covered, not deleted? I might just keep the old computer in my room somewhere and maybe deal with it later. If i do that, can i still later on take the hard drive out and use it?
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wolfeking
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the data is covered, by a string of 0s. It reads to the computer as an empty disk, just like one that is fresh off the assemble line. The data is there, but the computer (without the aide of some special softwares) can not see it.
Put it like this. You can dye water red, but it is still water, no matter how much your observation says it is kool aide. Same with the data. It is still there, but the computer does not taste it, it looks empty, and the computer treats it like it is empty.
And you can install a hard drive anytime the computer is turned off.
Put it like this. You can dye water red, but it is still water, no matter how much your observation says it is kool aide. Same with the data. It is still there, but the computer does not taste it, it looks empty, and the computer treats it like it is empty.
And you can install a hard drive anytime the computer is turned off.
Tonight, or tomorrow, i hope to turn on the new PC. And probably place the old PC in the corner of my room not powered on, and with no cables plugged into it. Does that mean i can remove the hard drive from the old PC and place it in the new PC? I mean in that situation? Like i said, i know little about computers. I don't even know when i am able to wipe the hard drive...I mean you wipe it while it is inside the PC while the PC is on right?
So you remove the hard drive, and then you install it into the new PC, then once you wipe it, you would need to format it to NTFS (windows) or EXT4 (linux) to use it again? Is that how it's done?
Hmmm i'm trying to get down the steps to take.
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