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I have MSI K9N Platinum Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 SLI MCP motherboard. Recently I was having problems with one of my HDs freezing during transfer, so I RMAd the HD. Then I saw the same problem with another HD. After switching cables, the problem seemed to go away, but then I restarted the...

Not to disappoint you, but yesterday both tigerdirect and amazon had this drive: http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Black-WD1001FALS/dp/B001C271MA/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header for $69. That's right. Now it seems the price is gone. I posted the one for tigerdirect here, but by the time I...

The prices are close enough. Yes, if you're buying 5 and are not getting charged more than about $10 for shipping and 0 tax, then it is a few cents cheaper. I need only one cake and for those looking for a small volume purchase, amazon is the best in this case. But Rima has great prices and...

I looked around all the links suggested here, including ebay. I think the best place to buy is amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-96542-Dual-Layer-30-Disc-Spindle/dp/B001D8OGOO/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1259302393&sr=1-2#productPromotions. When you figure in free shipping and no...

Holy crap: let me solve you your problem: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4426054&CatId=2459 !!! $69.99 for a WD 1TB GREEN Drive. It doesn't get any better than this right now. I am getting it. Add to that: No tax if you're from CA (it's like 10% now...

Ancient cognomen or not, I have seen recent polls in several hard drive forums where in terms of reliability the top drives are WD and Seagate. Everything else is far behind. My experience is N=1, so it doesn't mean much, but in years of building computers for others and myself I have not...

Be VERY careful with deskstars. A quick search online will show you that they are called DEATHstars. My 750GB is not working properly right now and it is only 10 months old. The packaging was good from newegg. Personally, I will not be experimenting with my data like this again. I'd rather spend...

Here is example of the screen I got after my scan was done Didn't get anything reported beyond light gray.

I already transferred over 200GBs out of the drive. Had to reset the computer at several points along the way, but I was even able to transfer out a single 18GB file. So all my important files are now on three drives. I hope that at least one of them is functional. I also ran the MHDD from the...

Well, maybe you've been lucky. Here, look at this: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/packaging3.htm. It says at the top that those packages will "void your warranty."

If English is your second language, maybe I can understand. Though considering that it is my third, maybe I should not. Anyway, read what I wrote again. I am talking about the packaging requirements and how they are ready to void my warranty if my packaging is "only" as good as the ones provided...

I can't believe this crap. I just submitted an RMA, and look at what Hitachi REQUIRES to ship back the HDD: http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/packaging2.htm. The damn packaging alone might cost me like $20 plus shipping!!! These guys are totally nuts. I am going to call them.

Hah!!!!! Beware - these guys were implicated in the sale of FAKE Taiyo Yuden about three years ago. I remember it was all over CDFreaks. I wouldn't trust them. Try Rima.com instead, especially if the pricing is similar.

I thought that this site http://www.rima.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=R&Category_Code=DPLUSDL had the best deals, but I guess I was wrong. At least it's a good place to get genuine Taiyo Yuden, though they don't make DL yet.

You might find this incredible - I did a couple of tests of transferring and found out that the drive freezes when I try to transfer the files into my backup HD (which is an IDE WD 320GB) but it does not freeze at first when I transfer the files to my empty SATA WD 320GB. So I tried transferring...

Restarted the PC and tried again - now the only thing that's not responding is the HD (at least inititally), after transferring about 4GB. I am not so sure it's the motherboard.

Captain Cook and his parrot! You guys crack me up. Since I already mentioned changing cables above... reconsider your reading comprehension? Hahahaha. This is why I don't post too much, nostalgia to junior high. Keenan and Curt, thanks a lot of your advice. Something very interesting happened -...

Thanks for the info. I was just able to burn the Fitness Tool from Hitachi onto a bootable CD. Ran the advanced mode test. Here are the results: System Error. Bad Cable. Disposition Code = 0x41 (P8GXADWL) So, I guess I can only call Hitachi at this point.

I don't see how having a failed HD within 10 months and getting upset about it is in anyway arrogant. I did not say I am downloading illegal files, though even if I was, this is a SEPARATE issue. And although my status says "noobie" since I do not have time to constantly post in any forums, I...

All my important data is backed up. I am just missing some files because I have not made updates recently. However, I have a lot of DVDs (operas) that I had ripped there temporarily and was soon going to burn onto a DVD. Ergo, no backup of those. I have also been trying to keep only ONE HD on at...

That's probably a good idea to try. I just figured that since it is just one of four HDs on my PC and all others are working, then it must be the drive. I already switched the connection of the SATA cable in my motherboard. So it can't be my motherboard. If anything, it could be a software issue...

I understand, but in order to image the drive, I have to actually write from it. If it already freezes at small transfers, I don't think it will last imaging. Are there any good software solutions? I am also not clear on this - is my hard drive failing (hardware issue) or do I have a simple...

Ok, I edited that part out so that we don't spend half of this thread submitting replies that are not helpful in the least. My fault. Thanks.

I have a 750GB Hitachi Deskstar (Deskstar 7K1000 HDS721075KLA330). I have had it for less than a year and have used it only for storage as an extra drive. The OS (XP) is not on it. The only usage it has seen is when I used to download files from P2P once in a while. Here is the problem: I tried...

I'm building a PC for office use. Here it is: PSU 400W FSB $41.50 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104953 CPU is E6300 for $203 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115005 HD is 80Gig WD $42...

Well, I have had my BenQ 1655 for a month or so and it is FAR better than my NEC 3540A. I read that although it does not DISPLAY the errors found, it still corrects them. Just take a look at this other very helpful thread (which has links to yet another thread)...

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http://www.bcchardware.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2869&Itemid=40 How come these guys compared 2.4 GHz conroe to 2.6 GHz Pentium instead of doing a 1.83GHz vs 3.4GHz comparison to make the results even more clear and dramatic?

OK, I'm building a computer for an attorney and she needs it for office use. Nevertheless, some of her apps require a lot of memory. The system I'll be building will be around $600. I am a little puzzled about the processor: Should I get the new Conroe E6300 for $210 or Pentium D 3.4GHz for...

Thank you very much!!! I really hope this will help me. I didn't even know that I could make my windows totally automatic with keys and firefox - wow!

Very naive of you to assume that I did not care to search first. I searched this forum for "xp bootable," "xp boot," "bootable CD," and no results. So please either give some information on how to do it or be kind enough to give the "many" links in this forum. I have done a long search using...

I foud this: http://www.theeldergeek.com/slipstream_nero_procedure.htm Could I perhaps just obtain the microsoft.img and use nero with my files? I have the CD for XP home edition. Could I use the boot info from there? Or maybe I could use this...

I backup all my CDs using WinIso, just in case. Currently, I am changing my computer and I'm unable to find my XP pro CD. I tried to resort to the backup: I copied it to CD-RW and tried to install it on my new computer. However, the disk is not bootable! I am thinking that when I made a copy (a...

Today I began to build my PC and there is already a probelm - not enough wires! I can't believe it - I'm short both on power and IDE wires. How can this be? I am assuming that I must buy some sort of extention cables. I have no idea where to buy them (I don't want online) or what is their exact...

I have ordered everything, but I might not be able to wait for AM2 4000 and just get 4200. The difference in caches should only give a SLIGHT difference right? 1. For now I will get the stock heatsink. How far can it be overclocked? 2. What cooler should I get later and how much will it...

Should I get a heatsink if I am planning to overclock? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185023 Is there any particular thermal paste that I should get?

The official rule is that if your flash/drive is FAT32 formatted (most flash drives, unless you reformat them), you don't have to click anything. If it is NTFS, then you should. I don't do it either, most of the time, and I don't have any problems.

It's not the cash, but the large cache! You don't get the same cashe all the way I think until 4600 or 5000.

That doesn't have enough power for my PC. My system is now ready for buying the parts. I was shown that 7600GT clearly wins. Guys, can anyone in here please find me an AM2 4000 to buy? I would really appreciate it. t seems that they are out of stock until June 30.