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14. August 2010 @ 08:04 |
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Any last minute thoughts on setting up a Win7 Dual boot with XP-Pro. I have the partition software, XP is installed already, and I have more than enough space on my current Boot drive to make the partition. I have all the extra Win7 drivers I need, and I'm installing Win7 Home Basic as the primary, with XP selected from the Boot Menu.
Any words of wisdom here?
TIA,
Russ
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14. August 2010 @ 08:13 |
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No wisdom needed from me, it's pretty straightforward
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14. August 2010 @ 08:18 |
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As long as Win7 is the OS installed second, no real issues. However it's much easier to not dual boot, and simply change drive boot priority in the BIOS instead. If you do this, I'd recommend unplugging the XP drive beforehand just in case.
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14. August 2010 @ 08:26 |
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...and this long term multi-booter hardly bothers with them anymore, these days i prefer to have a single machine for permanent single-use. Of the multi-boots i have left, the bedroom HTPC (Win7/2 versions of Puppy linux) is only used in Win7, and the linux lappie (XP/TinyMe/Puppy) is used in Puppy. I'm just downsizing all the time, i don't find the need for so many machines these days
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14. August 2010 @ 11:23 |
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My file server/LAN rig is on and usually running bittorrent or F@H. But I hardly use it for anything else. I find myself using the gaming rig more and more for general use. I can't imagine maintaining an entire fleet of machines like you do Creaky. I can barely justify running the two.
On another note I scored a new Laptop today. Lenovo Thinkpad T500 with a 2.26GHz Core 2 T8400, 2GB DDR2 667, 160GB WD SATA, Intel GMA X4500HD. Business grade machine purchased in auction from a software development firm my friend works for. Very nice quality steel casing, built like a rock, and a new battery thrown in to boot. Only $100 with a broken LCD that took all of ~15 minutes to replace from another junked one. Epic win :D
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14. August 2010 @ 11:43 |
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i thought 1 was too much :P
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14. August 2010 @ 15:10 |
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i keep my media/ftp server in my basement where i do most my work but also have a headless unit upstairs which is a glorified print server. Well, technically it has a 56" tv in a totally different room for monitor, connected with long HDMI. So its an HTPC too i guess, nice wireless remote for setting in living room watching movies streamed from basement PC. If any settings ever need changed on the headless unit i just remote in from other machines in the house.
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14. August 2010 @ 16:53 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
Any last minute thoughts on setting up a Win7 Dual boot with XP-Pro. I have the partition software, XP is installed already, and I have more than enough space on my current Boot drive to make the partition. I have all the extra Win7 drivers I need, and I'm installing Win7 Home Basic as the primary, with XP selected from the Boot Menu.
Any words of wisdom here?
TIA,
Russ
Russ,
See if this is of any help,
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/window...728&tag=nl.e064
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14. August 2010 @ 23:48 |
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I've decided to do a Dual Boot configuration for Win 7. I've downloaded and burned a CD for GPart so I can add the Win 7 partition to my current 68GB boot partition. I have all the instructions printed out, so if there is anything else I need to know, or possible pitfalls, feel free to comment! I'll be using Win 7 Home Basic and XP-Pro.
Best Regards,
Russ
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15. August 2010 @ 08:04 |
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Unfortunately I've no real experience with GPart, so I can't help much there. Should, theoretically, be quite a simple process though.
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15. August 2010 @ 09:17 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
so if there is anything else I need to know, or possible pitfalls, feel free to comment!
Instead of the default names C: or D: i recommend giving your partitions real names such as XP and WIN7 to accompany the drive letter. Partition letters flip depending which OS you are in so it makes initial setup easier. Yes, two different partition sizes help you figure which is which, but this way is even more obvious.
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15. August 2010 @ 09:37 |
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Agreed (though I always do this)
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18. August 2010 @ 01:15 |
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18. August 2010 @ 01:17 |
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Originally posted by Deadrum33:
Originally posted by theonejrs:
so if there is anything else I need to know, or possible pitfalls, feel free to comment!
Instead of the default names C: or D: i recommend giving your partitions real names such as XP and WIN7 to accompany the drive letter. Partition letters flip depending which OS you are in so it makes initial setup easier. Yes, two different partition sizes help you figure which is which, but this way is even more obvious.
Deadrum33,
Good idea, I'll do that!
Thanks,
Russ
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18. August 2010 @ 01:44 |
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Originally posted by theonejrs:
Originally posted by Deadrum33:
Originally posted by theonejrs:
so if there is anything else I need to know, or possible pitfalls, feel free to comment!
Instead of the default names C: or D: i recommend giving your partitions real names such as XP and WIN7 to accompany the drive letter. Partition letters flip depending which OS you are in so it makes initial setup easier. Yes, two different partition sizes help you figure which is which, but this way is even more obvious.
Deadrum33,
Good idea, I'll do that!
Thanks,
Russ
No problem. I post when I can, whenever the regulars don't beat me to the obvious answers...LOL
Thank you for the advice a page back when I was scouting hardware. The build works well. I purchased mobo+cpu+ram+case for under $300, already had everything else in spare parts.
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21. August 2010 @ 20:50 |
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good price drops on the AMD front.
$100 for a 640 and $145 for a 955BE.
man i have the upgrade itch so badly, and i want to wait for bulldozer/sandybridge, but man, AMD and intel are making it hard to wait.
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21. August 2010 @ 22:19 |
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Quote:
(by Deadrum33)I post when I can, whenever the regulars don't beat me to the obvious answers...LOL
Thank you for the advice a page back when I was scouting hardware. The build works well. I purchased mobo+cpu+ram+case for under $300, already had everything else in spare parts.
Deadrum33,
I'm glad that it worked out well for you. It's pretty amazing what you can get with $300 and some careful shopping.
Best Regards,
Russ
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22. August 2010 @ 09:55 |
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Not sure why you'd want to upgrade, don't you have a Q6600? AMD's current lineup isn't really better. Faster stock, but when overclocks are considered, they're probably about the same. The only real upgrade for you would be an i5/i7 and to be honest, it's probably a waste. I'd wait for Sandy Bridge/Bulldozer too in your situation I think. Without crossfire weighing you down your current situation really isn't that desperate :P
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22. August 2010 @ 12:51 |
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I agree. When I moved from my Q6600 to my 940BE it really wasn't much of an upgrade more than a sidegrade. It's a little faster in some things but hardly worth paying for. I just did it because I was stupid XD
4870's is hardly taxing that Q6600 either. I'd say you could run 5850s easily at 1920. My 940 does it really nice and the scaling is awesome. If you must upgrade your CPU, like everyone else says, wait for Sandy Bridge or Bulldozer. A 955BE is not really an upgrade. Bulldozer though, looks like it could be something huge because AMD is on a roll with good products.
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22. August 2010 @ 14:48 |
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22. August 2010 @ 18:01 |
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Originally posted by shaffaaf:
i just have that damn itchy upgrade bug.
want a new mobo, so thought new system is the way to go.
and i want this case:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Silversto...-Window-w-o-PSU
Shaff,
I don't get all the connections on top though. Not only will that look ugly, it also bends the cables almost180 degrees. It's also a real PITA to put together too! I read the installation manual!
Russ
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22. August 2010 @ 18:10 |
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its based on the fact that heat rises. so they have the air flow going form bottom to top. im in love with it lol. that top you see is removable which allows you to get to the connections when you lift it. it hides away all the cables. which cables does it bend 180 degrees?
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22. August 2010 @ 18:26 |
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Hold up ya'll got me all confused now It's like driving on the opposite side of the street with that case ,the motherboard tray is on the other side and where would the PSU mount? my head started to hurt figuring it out different strokes for different folks. I guess
Done out of Here!
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22. August 2010 @ 18:38 |
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Originally posted by shaffaaf:
its based on the fact that heat rises. so they have the air flow going form bottom to top. im in love with it lol. that top you see is removable which allows you to get to the connections when you lift it. it hides away all the cables. which cables does it bend 180 degrees?
Shaff,
So you stuff all the cables under the cover! Uh, if the cabled come out the top of the computer, they have to be bent about 90 degrees to clear the cover. Weight and gravity will make up the other 90 degrees. What do you do if you need a DVI to VGA adapter? There's no way that you could get the cover to work then. It would be very hard on FO cables as well, as they don't bend too easily, or like being severely bent, as that breaks the glass fibers. Nice looking case, but it would not work too well here with all the dust. All the ports would get dust in them. Hell, it builds up on the speaker wires, and they are almost vertical! LOL!! There's a half inch layer of dust stuck to one of the wires right now, and it's just hanging down from the desk!
Russ
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22. August 2010 @ 20:16 |
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