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difference in these harddrives?
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24. November 2007 @ 21:21 |
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Nope, sorry I don't really burn DVDs very often.
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24. November 2007 @ 21:28 |
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what do you do to pass the time?
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24. November 2007 @ 22:34 |
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Well, how would it differ from what you do? Rather than burn DVDs, I keep everything in digital format. Why do you think I have a fileserver? :)
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24. November 2007 @ 22:59 |
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do you stream it to your tv's?.
how big is the fileserver?
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24. November 2007 @ 23:01 |
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I don't, I use a 30" PC monitor... :)
My server is 1.9TB in size, but one of the drives is going to be RMAed, so currently 1.5TB.
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24. November 2007 @ 23:05 |
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nice. i would not mind a 1tb or 2. :)
you mentioned digital format is that avi or something else?
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24. November 2007 @ 23:10 |
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Various. It covers standard def films, TV episodes etc in Divx, Xvid and WMV, and covers High Def Films and TV in MKV/x264, DivxHD AVIs and TS.
It also stores numerous games and software apps. It uses some of the components I used to house in my main gaming PC, so with a better graphics card it can essentially be used as a temporary gaming PC. (X2 4200+, 2GB DDR1, Hiper 580W Type-R PSU, Asus A8R-MVP motherboard).
The Hard drives I use are:
Western Digital WD5000AAKS x2
Samsung Spinpoint T166 HD400LJ x1 (being RMA'ed)
Western Digital WD2500JS x2
I used to have an additional Samsung SP2504C and WD5000AAKS which were damaged by a faulty power splitter cable, so if I have them repaired I could potentially have 2.65TB.
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24. November 2007 @ 23:14 |
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most of your stuff is downloads?
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24. November 2007 @ 23:15 |
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A lot of it is DVD rips actually.
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25. November 2007 @ 08:41 |
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so by changing the format how many can you actually store in 1tb?
i have been think of trying it this way for a while.
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25. November 2007 @ 23:16 |
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It all depends what sort of quality you go for. The standard 'good bitrate' for standard def TV/films is 175MB for a 22 minute USTV episode, or 700MB for a 90 minute film. Higher for longer films, since being able to fit them onto CDs is irrelevant... :)
For High def stuff, 720p rips should be around 3GB/hour minimum, 1080p rips should be about 5.5GB/hour minimum.
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26. November 2007 @ 15:55 |
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i reading your last post and trying to understand it.
i have my dvd shrek 3. i rip to my hd should i keep it in that format which might be 3 to 7gp or change it to something else? for space saving. but then pic quailty will be affected?
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27. November 2007 @ 05:45 |
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It's up to you, if it's a standard def film keep it around the 1GB mark.
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28. November 2007 @ 18:21 |
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i receive the hd placed it in the second slot.was not showing up. it was not in device manager either. i put the cable where you said and it did not work. so i remove the orange cable one next to the blue one and i lost the dvd dive and gained the wd hd now. it looks like those 3 empty ports are not working? is that possible?
EDITcould this just be from a jumper issue? master slave
this pic is before i move the sata connectors
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28. November 2007 @ 21:14 |
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satas don't use jumpers. does the bios see the drive?
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28. November 2007 @ 21:45 |
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i dont know. will check on reboot. the pc at this piont sees the drive and i am formating now. but i move the connector around to get it working but lost my dvd drive.
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28. November 2007 @ 21:51 |
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those extra sata ports might have to be enabled in the bios. what is the make & model# of that dell?
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28. November 2007 @ 21:52 |
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xps410 is that all you need?
yes it appears in bios
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29. November 2007 @ 03:22 |
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So the drives appear in the BIOS but not in windows?
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29. November 2007 @ 07:03 |
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i turned on the sata port 3 in bios . put back the connectors in the order i found them from factory.
it all is working now. i have both harddrives and both dvd drives back.
wow that was a really easy fix..
i hope this is the last two question on this but we will see
1 Do I need to change the boot up on this new drive it is list last in bios menu after usb ports?
2 How can i get the boot screen to stop so i can take a pic .There is something that caught my eye. i would like to post it and see if there is a concern.
edit spelling
thanks again.....
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29. November 2007 @ 07:08 |
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Stop the POST screen? Go to the BIOS and turn on 'halt if no keyboard'. Then restart the PC and unplug the keyboard. The PC should go "Keyboard error!" and stop in its tracks.
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29. November 2007 @ 07:21 |
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yes i would like to pause or stop the pc from booting at a certain frame. if possible.
edit missing words
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29. November 2007 @ 12:06 |
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can do that in the boot sequence in the bios. hit the "pause" key to stop the posting.
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29. November 2007 @ 12:18 |
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ok thank you. i am not too familiar with the bios.i just been lucky lately.
so get into bios by f2 or f12 then i would be looking for boot sequence?
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