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30. May 2008 @ 21:57 |
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I'm probably missing something here, but is there a problem with an optical drive running in ATA66? 20x DVD Drives can, after all only make 28MB/s.
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30. May 2008 @ 22:50 |
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cincyrob,
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how can i tell what tehy are running at? 66/100/133???
I have no idea! LOL!! I don't think there's anyway to change them other than the right cable. The only drives I ever worried about were hard drives and I check them with the Nero Toolkit!
The flat cables don't have the same problems as round ones, so if you were using an 80 wire one before it may work fine but you could experience problems with the round ones. It all has to do with how well they are shielded!
Russ
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30. May 2008 @ 23:19 |
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Man it's so hard trying to buy a Laptop!
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30. May 2008 @ 23:47 |
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abuzar1,
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Man it's so hard trying to buy a Laptop!
Only when you are looking for one! You can find all sorts of good buys when you're not looking! ROFL!!
Russ
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31. May 2008 @ 00:02 |
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Actually that's pretty true.
I can find a decent laptop, but they are all 15.4". I want something smaller for traveling.
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31. May 2008 @ 05:28 |
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In my experience Cable Select is only really used by the corporate pc makers (well, was, back in the IDE days), like Compaq etc. I've owned a lot of old Dell & Compaq's, i would always revert drives to Master/Slave as soon as i acquired one of those type of machine. As to the relatively low speed of optical drives, you only have to be careful when PIO kicks in ie for any drives on a ribbon cable they will all run at the speed of the slowest drive on the ribbon cable.
I was looking on eBay for a rounded IDE cable the other day as my (only) cable was obstructing a bit of airflow in the case. Then i thought the hell with it and took out the existing cable (quite smart, it's a red MSI cable) and cable tied it neatly. Job done and no worries of buying an insufficiently shielded cable. What i don't know is whether you affect the shielding of a standard ribbon by the act of rounding it with ties. It's the only IDE in the machine anyways so no matter if it plays up.
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31. May 2008 @ 07:00 |
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creaky,
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Then i thought the hell with it and took out the existing cable (quite smart, it's a red MSI cable) and cable tied it neatly. Job done and no worries of buying an insufficiently shielded cable. What i don't know is whether you affect the shielding of a standard ribbon by the act of rounding it with ties. It's the only IDE in the machine anyways so no matter if it plays up.
It can play up as you put it. The shielding is every other wire which keeps them all separated and shielded from each other, but when you fold them over or roll them up It can affect the data transmission. Electronic interference that's like data collisions in the bandwidth of a Lan. It can slow down the data rate. I look at it this way, you can't do any worse than a 40 wire in performance, so I don't worry a whole lot about it. I like using CS because the optical drives address a lot faster and since I have a round True ATA/133 IDE cable, I use it that way. Works fine!
Best Regards,
Russ
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31. May 2008 @ 17:16 |
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Cheers. The (solitary) IDE connection is only used for an old dvd burner that's used for dvd ripping duties so i'll soon know if there's any errors whilst ripping; don't trust the drive for burning anymore so no problems on the burning front.
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31. May 2008 @ 19:21 |
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So I sold two more of those monitors again. Man these things sell like Hotcakes. I listed them and there were all gone in two hours. So I'm on my way to being able to afford another computer.
I finally decided on a Laptop! It's a Sony VAIO. Unfortunately it's 15.4", but it's fairly portable and it looks nice. It's got 2 gigs of RAM, SATA HDD, and a Dual Core CPU(Allendale based). Got it for 400.
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31. May 2008 @ 19:36 |
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They use Allendales in Laptops? I thought they were Meroms...
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31. May 2008 @ 19:55 |
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abuzar1, what monitiors are you selling?
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31. May 2008 @ 19:56 |
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I think they're the HP 30" jobs, at least they were...
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31. May 2008 @ 20:12 |
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Yup 30" HP LCD Monitors.
Actually now I'm not sure about the Allendale thing. It says Pentium Dual core on the Laptop, so it might be Yonah. Oh well, still pretty good for the price.
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31. May 2008 @ 20:31 |
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so your buying them cheap and reselling them? (monitiors)
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31. May 2008 @ 20:37 |
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Yeah that's right. I get them cheap and then I resell them. They retail for about 1600 dollars and I sell them for half that.
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31. May 2008 @ 22:30 |
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31. May 2008 @ 22:40 |
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Yeah it's the blue version,it never used to be sold in the US. Seemingly it now is.
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1. June 2008 @ 00:11 |
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Looks just like a Blue version of the case. Nothing special.
Also I got my hands on some Dell 24" Monitors. They are kinda like the ones I have but these are the Ultrasharp versions that cost 200 more from Dell.
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1. June 2008 @ 00:51 |
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abuzar1,
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Also I got my hands on some Dell 24" Monitors. They are kinda like the ones I have but these are the Ultrasharp versions that cost 200 more from Dell.
You should open an On-Line Business! "Abuzar's Computer Emporium"! Your moto could be, "If it fell off a truck, Chances are it's here"! ROFLMAO!! :<}
So what's the price going to be for the 24" Dells? Maybe I can swing one!
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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1. June 2008 @ 00:59 |
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lol
I buy them fair and square, I don't know what others do!
The 24 inchers are 450. They should have warranty from dell. All the monitors this guy has sold me so far are barebones. They look brand new, and they all have warranties, but they only come with Monitor and power cables.
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1. June 2008 @ 01:15 |
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abuzar1,
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I buy them fair and square, I don't know what others do!
Just funnin with you my friend!
Dell is selling them for $619 at the moment and I saw one on line that was $879 for a Certified Refurbished, but they are out! LOL!!
http://www.pacificgeek.com/product.asp?c=232&s=1349&ID=17893&P=F
They are claiming that it discontinued and sold out, when Dell is still selling them! LOL!!
Best Regards,
Russ
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1. June 2008 @ 01:23 |
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the 24" Samsung i bought was 45.00 on sale. I think they 500.00 dollars regular price
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1. June 2008 @ 01:24 |
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lol But that model is discontinued!
Dell sells the E2408 now not the 2405.
PM me if you want one.
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1. June 2008 @ 02:59 |
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@theonejrs
Come on Russ...Everyone knows boozer gets all his stuff...Way before it ever gets loaded on a truck...:)
I'm going to the Faber vs Pulver...WEC Championship fight tomorrow night at ARCO Arena Sacramento...
Nothing like a good cage match...I can't wait...This is going to be a Great Fight...There will be Blood...}:)
@Cincy...
Try these Round Cables...if they are made by Vasser...e-mail him and see who made them...if they are the Vasser...they are the best round cables I have used...the picture is from Vasser...
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-24-Silver-Shield...3QQcmdZViewItem
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1. June 2008 @ 04:05 |
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Hey there LP,
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Come on Russ...Everyone knows boozer gets all his stuff...Way before it ever gets loaded on a truck...:)
He does get some sweet deals. Cash money helps those kind of deals considerably! I once flew to London with a large chunk of $100s to buy a race car. They wanted $165k, we haggled a bit and I popped $125K cash on the desk! Got the car at my price! LOL!! They were completely "Gassed"! ROFLMAO!!
Today if you did that you'd get arrested ! LOL!! Before you even got out of your own country! Cash works though. It's the old "A Bird in the Hand" thing!
Not much into Wrestling! You have to remember that I grew up as a kid when wrestling was more honest. They didn't talk $hit in those days! They didn't do some of the stupid crap I see these days. Georgeous George, The original Haystacks Calhoon, Original Andre the Giant and Sailor Art Thomas. It was a different age, and for me a better time. Wrestling and Boxing! I saw some great Wrestling and some great fights growing up. I saw Joe Lewis last 4 fights! All on TV and all free! I was 3 the first time I saw Joe Lewis fight! Yup! I'm Old! LOL!!
Best Regards and welcome back,
Russ
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