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I have two 3TB 2.5 inch USB drives, one Toshiba one WD, which I have configured as a mirrored Storage Space. It is formatted with REFS, and I have integrity checking and Bitlocker enabled on the Storage Space. I use the Storage Space with two desktops, both of which use Asus M5A97 R2.0...

Do you get a "volume cannot be repaired" or "the parameter is incorrect" message when trying to access the drive? I don't know a fix, just curious as I have had those errors with my portable drive recently.

I didn't have an issue with the drive dropping out when used with my desktops. I did have such issue with my previous drive, but just before I got the new one I discovered long, flexible USB 3 cables and how they don't drop out as much as short, stiff ones. Where I still encountered drop outs...

Hello, I regularly use different PCs in different locations, so I carry my data on a 3TB WD Passport Ultra. Due to issues with occassional bad sectors and file corruption on a previous USB portable, I decided to format it as ReFS and use integrity checking. It's been great - having the drive...

Hello, So I was meaning to replace my 2007 LG TN panel 22 inch for a while and while my budget has been limited, I finally decided to pull the trigger and grabbed a Samsung S27F350 on Black Friday as it was cheaper than other Canadian deals on IPS/PLS panels and included Freesync. The viewing...

So it took me a while to get around to testing things, but I got a single drive formatted in ReFS (it can be done on Windows 10 using a registry hack) and tested it's performance. For the most part performance is fine even with checksums and bitlocker enabled, probably faster than the 1.5TB...

Thanks for the reply. I do have a couple followup questions. 1) How hard is it to check for read errors - I have a bit of experience using command lines but not a lot - and how long does it take? 2) How bad is the performance hit with checksums? Would I still be able to use it to store my main...

Since the PCs were in different locations my routine was to power down the PC and then unplug the drive for transport. Should have the same effect. I do have to make one correction though: in the original post I said the drive's sectors showed up fine when scanned. On further reflection, I...

I did have trouble with the drive dropping offline due to worn connectors at one point but the corruption issues showed up well before that - and sometimes the corruption would be in a single file that I had added months ago, worked when I initially added it to the drive and hadn't been opened...

Hello, So for the past five years I have been using a 1.5TB USB drive to transport files between two PCs I have in different locations. Usually this worked pretty well but on a couple occassions I tried to open a file only to find it was corrupt. I never figured out what was causing the...

Hello, Back around 2010 I bought a Silicon Image SIL 3132 based eSata card and four Rosewill eSATA/USB 2.0 enclosures. I've used them along with some WD Green 2TB and 3TB drives for years in order to back up my data. The card is installed in a system that uses an Asus M2N-e motherboard...

So recently I loaded some photos I had edited onto a friends 15 inch Macbook Pro Retina and it was immediately apparent that my brush work, which I thought was pretty good, wasn't, with very obvious edges. It was like the MBPr image had more contrast and that made every error I made in the...

I'm not happy about entrusting so much data to new tech either, but then I think about it and realize that it's not like most PMR designs have that long a track record either because they keep upping the areal density. That, and they market these drives to enterprises (ie. people who would...

Hello, So I've been looking at the 8TB Seagate Archive drives because I need some big, cheap storage for photos and video, and I was noticing that many reviewers found the write speed would eventually drop to 30MB/s or so during long, sustained file transfers. Can anyone here give me a clear...

Seagate's tools show it being fine and the corruption issues actually haven't occurred in the last few months - but before that I had frequent issues with it across both computers spanning 1-2 years. I transport the drive between my place near campus and my parent's house in a different part...

Hello, I have a 1.5TB, 2.5 inch, USB3 Seagate Goflex I use to move files between two desktops that are in different locations. I've occasionally copied files to the drive, only to find they are corrupt when I try and read them on the other PC. It's not the only drive I have that sometimes...

So I've noticed the configurations that aren't stable seem to generate errors on MemTest86+ test #5 pretty consistently, allowing me to test various configurations much more quickly. One G.skill 1600CL9 module and one Mushkin 1333CL9 module is stable at 1333CL9. Two G.skill 1600CL9s (both of...

My original plan was to add 2x4GB G.Skill DDR3-1600CL9 to the 2x2GB G.Skill DDR3-1600CL9 I had in there already, precisely because I wanted stuff rated for the same frequencies and timings. Unfortunately the 4GB modules just plan don't seem to work with the board (they work perfectly fine in a...

Hello, I'm running a Gigabyte GA-P45T-ES3G (V1.3) with a Core 2 Quad Q6600 at stock speeds. I've tried using the following memory, all of which works fine in other systems: 2x2GB G.Skill RipJaws X DDR3-1600 CL9 1.5V 2x4GB G.Skill RipJaws X DDR3-1600 CL9 1.5V 2X2GB Mushkin Silverline...

The author's whose piece kicked this whole thread off is on the record as preferring not to use the 30fps lock in Last of Us because the game hits 60fps most of the time: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2014-vs-the-last-of-us-remastered As opposed to a scenario where the...

Digital Foundry isn't anti-60 fps, but they are for v-sync and against fluctuating framerates. That's why they're advocating for a 30 fps limit option - because otherwise gamers who can't maintain a constant 60 fps have to put up with a constant fluctuation between 30 fps and 60 fps when they...

Usually when I see someone run triple 1440P they go the nVidia route, because nVidia surround allows you to use the outputs on more than one graphics card in an SLI config. Hence if you have multiple cards you can avoid the need for adapters entirely and give each monitor its own dual link DVI...

Any idea what combination of factors allow your system to reach such high BF4 frame rates with two titans? The few numbers I've seen for such setups elsewhere have been lower.

Sort of related topic: what do you guys think are the best smartphones for one-handed use? That's one area where I think Blackberries still have a bit of an advantage from a hardware standpoint: portrait hardware keyboard + trackpad is great for one-handed use. Not only is everything within...

@all: I actually have a 15.4 inch laptop bag that I've used for years. In addition to the padded compartment, I also keep a large soft shelled binder in between the notebook and the textbooks, which I suspect provides extra padding. I don't think pressure points are an issue (although I do hope...

Hello, I've been looking at getting a new notebook and am worried about whether the screen backing on newer notebooks can stand up to being transported in the same laptop backpack as heavy textbooks. Since I take public transit, I've also occasionally ended with my backpack pressed against a...

Thanks for the feedback! Turns out the Asus comes with a DVI to HDMI cable anyway and I was able to get ++++ to price match it to $201. Threw in the zero dead pixel warranty option for $10. Now I just need to wait for them to ship it from the warehouse to my local retail location (they...

Starting this fall I'll be alternating between two "home" locations, with separate desktops at each. I'll be working with some large files on these machines and will want to keep everything perfectly in sync. I notice Seagate makes a 1.5TB, USB3 version of their Freeagent Goflex line, which...

Been looking at these since ++++ has the Asus for $230 Canadian and the BenQ for $200 Canadian. As far as I know, the advantages of each option are: BenQ: +actually 8 bit rather than 6bit + FRC +1 inch larger +$30 cheaper and has a DVI port, so I won't need a DVI to HDMI adaptor Asus...

Strippers, over the top machoismo, and ultraviolence are pretty much essentially for a Duke game, and I think the capture the babe mode fits the game's style perfectly. The slap thing is just stupid though - whereas the rest of Duke's un-PCness is hilarious in an immature way, my reaction to...

Last thing I copied on this PC was some Borderlands save games, so not exactly something I can post easily.

Two video cards are better than one because both my dad and I own gaming rigs that could benefit from a GTX 460.;)

I actually have to admit that I rarely look at Hot Deals... I love the concept, but its difficult to tell which deals are still good deals if I need shipping to Canada. Hence, I end up going to forums that specialize in Canadian deals instead.

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I'm really tired of having to back stuff up to DVD-R and I don't trust a single drive with my data, so I want to build an eSATA system that allows me to backup data to two external drives. Here's what I'm thinking: One Syba dual port eSATA controller (Sil 3132 chipset) One Western Digital...

You shouldn't ride the Metro because your car might get searched by stormtroopers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5gCeWEGiQI

How exactly did you manage to install the 9800GT? It doesn't look like it's mounted on the mainboard.

Given that GATS and NAFTA require countries to allow all foreign investors to invest in a market and that the arbitration panels that administer these agreements are free to disagree with Clement that Globalive is "Canadian"... did I miss something, or might Clement have basically just strike...

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