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The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition
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19. April 2009 @ 11:28 |
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But a 600W PSU!
Doesn't quite beat my heavily overclocked and overvolted Quad core, 4870X2 (as much power as two 4870s), THREE S-ATA HDDs, FOUR sticks of DDR2, two fan controllers and a DVD drive off a 520W PSU :)
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19. April 2009 @ 11:46 |
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ok guys im back up on the big red machine.
windows installed fine took me some time but its up and running.. i did by accident wipe my 500gb WD drive. had everything on it. movies pics,music all my programs for burning and such
those will be easily obtained again but will take time.
here is the issue im haveing now. windows is only seeing my hdd's as 127gb instead of 500gb.. i know there is something i have to do to correct this i just dont remember
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19. April 2009 @ 11:48 |
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Are you installing a version of XP pre-Service Pack 1?
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19. April 2009 @ 12:05 |
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yes but since i have installed sp2
and now i cant get my HD audio to install.
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19. April 2009 @ 12:07 |
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Doesn't matter, SP2 has to be on the system BEFORE the drive is formatted, so if you've no disc with SP1 or SP2 already on the CD, you need to format the drive in another PC, THEN install Windows.
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19. April 2009 @ 12:12 |
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so i have to format theWD500 now since i have sp2 om it and it will show up as 500gb(minus what windows takes)? then clone this drive to the wd and then format the seagate 500gb then clone back???lol
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19. April 2009 @ 12:14 |
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Basically, any PC that has XP with at least one service pack installed can format the drive you want your OS on. Then you install windows on it (Leave file system intact, no changes) and done. I don't see why you need to format two drives, unless you deleted the partition from the both. If that's all you did to wipe the data from the WD drive, you can likely get the data back using a partition restore program.
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19. April 2009 @ 12:19 |
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how/where do i get the partion restore at?
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19. April 2009 @ 12:22 |
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Acronis DiskDirector is good for this, but I don't know if there's a trial that will do it, as it's payware.
Other people seem to recommend:
http://www.ptdd.com/
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19. April 2009 @ 13:14 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
NEVER cross any Windows install beyond XP with another OS with the other drive even plugged in during the install. When I install Vista I always unplug every HDD but the one I'm installing to, primarily to make sure I don't overwrite the old drive by accident (Windows installers rename the drive letters completely differently to how your old Windows saw the drives)
Actually, windows has never given me a problem. I am EXTREMELY careful. With linux, im uncertain what went wrong. Thankfully, my FALS 1TB was unaffected LOL! losing 800gb+ would have upset me beyond belief! Your correct though. In the future, I would rather lose a few minutes unplugging a drive than lose several Gigs LOL! And I would like Linux on a separate machine. And as I said, I dont think this Gigabyte board is supported. Though I have not done too much research into that.
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19. April 2009 @ 13:31 |
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GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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19. April 2009 @ 13:39 |
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Because im sure once I get into it, i'll be hooked. I find a lot of it fascinating. I wanna get into programming, and I believe Linux is a good place to start. So I want it to have its own dedicated machine. Thanks though. The thought of a VM did occur to me. But, why keep all your eggs in one basket? :)
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19. April 2009 @ 13:48 |
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I don't really care for restarting every time I want to try something in linux. Right now I am running virtualbox with a couple copies of debian installed and I am practicing some networking. For me it is more convenient because I only have to use one machine instead of two.
GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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19. April 2009 @ 13:56 |
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19. April 2009 @ 14:01 |
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I suppose if I kept a running HDD backup, it wouldn't be like keeping all my eggs in the same basket LOL! And it does look like the VM can teach me some other stuff. :D
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19. April 2009 @ 14:29 |
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Originally posted by cincyrob:
how/where do i get the partion restore at?
Robo...copy the segate 500 to the segate 250 with the Seagate DiscWizardSetup...I have it if you need it you can also use to partition your hard drive this is all you need for the seagate problem...a disc should have came with your drive if it's retail
Now...I guess a few people use this for there Western Digital drives
both are installed on my system....Just copy to copy or a fresh install on the 250 remember you have to do update to service pack 2 in order to install your audio drives...aka Realtech...
Done out of Here!
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19. April 2009 @ 14:31 |
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Hehe, I spy the 'Acronis' logo in the corner... :)
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19. April 2009 @ 14:37 |
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the d drive is the WD drive that i have. i dont know why it shows it as 800gb+ the 104gb part is the area i think has my info on.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 19. April 2009 @ 14:40
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19. April 2009 @ 17:27 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Hehe, I spy the 'Acronis' logo in the corner... :)
It will also work on a lot more than just Seagate drives too!
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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19. April 2009 @ 22:06 |
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that it does as have used it on different manufacturers of hard drives with no problem.
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19. April 2009 @ 22:12 |
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Originally posted by krj15489:
omegeman, if your just trying to learn linux why don't you run it in a vm. That is the easiest and safest way to do it.
http://www.virtualbox.org/
This has got to be one of the most amazing things ive ever seen! QUITE pleased with this :D Guys/Gals, if you haven't experienced VirtualBox, I strongly urge you to do so, if for nothing else but the amazement, and to say you did it! LOL! Nah, really...I see some possibilities, and loop holes with this ability. I will continue to use this little gem. It does however make me regret not buying the 300GB raptor!
krj15489, BIG thanks :D
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19. April 2009 @ 23:21 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by sammorris:
Hehe, I spy the 'Acronis' logo in the corner... :)
It will also work on a lot more than just Seagate drives too!
Russ
Originally posted by ddp:
that it does as have used it on different manufacturers of hard drives with no problem.
I have used the free version from Seagate (look under support), and it will only support Seagate and Maxtor (which Seagate purchased), anything other than that it will not even install. Now, that's just been my experience with the free version.
And if you get it installed with like an external Seagate or Maxtor, and they are not connected at the time of execution it will abort, now again, that has been my experience.
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20. April 2009 @ 01:30 |
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I have used the free version from Seagate (look under support), and it will only support Seagate and Maxtor (which Seagate purchased), anything other than that it will not even install. Now, that's just been my experience with the free version.
sytyguy,
Perhaps it depends on the version of the Seagate Disk Wizard, because to date I have used it for Seagate, Maxtor, Hitachi and Western Digital. I don't have access to my HDD at the moment, and the Boot CD gives no information of what the version is. My copy was emailed to me from Seagate a couple of years ago when I had a minor problem with a 160! It's not the same as the free version! The free one will only install the Seagate and Maxtor, as you said. I just wrote myself a note to send you a copy as soon as my computer is up and running again!
Best Regards,
Russ
GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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20. April 2009 @ 04:13 |
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This has got to be one of the most amazing things ive ever seen! QUITE pleased with this :D Guys/Gals, if you haven't experienced VirtualBox, I strongly urge you to do so, if for nothing else but the amazement, and to say you did it! LOL! Nah, really...I see some possibilities, and loop holes with this ability. I will continue to use this little gem. It does however make me regret not buying the 300GB raptor!
Haha I have a friend who works for a major software contractor in my town. He has like 8 separate OSs running in VMware at once testing program compatibility and performance. He has a Phenom II 940, 8GB of RAM, and a 300GB Raptor to do it with :P
AMD Phenom II X6 1100T 4GHz(20 x 200) 1.5v 3000NB 2000HT, Corsair Hydro H110 w/ 4 x 140mm 1500RPM fans Push/Pull, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5, 8GB(2 x 4GB) G.Skill RipJaws DDR3-1600 @ 1600MHz CL9 1.55v, Gigabyte GTX760 OC 4GB(1170/1700), Corsair 750HX
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sytyguy
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20. April 2009 @ 07:43 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
It's not the same as the free version! The free one will only install the Seagate and Maxtor, as you said. I just wrote myself a note to send you a copy as soon as my computer is up and running again!
Best Regards,
Russ
Well, that's is all I was saying, the free version only works if a Seagate or Maxtor drive is present. BTW, the version I use is a paid version, and like yours it works on any drive. So many thanks for the offer.
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