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Offline dweez

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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2009, 03:59:09 PM »
Cool deal.  I just picked up the following myself.


Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM   $79.99


Thermaltake BlacX ST0005U External Hard Drive SATA Enclosure Docking Station 2.5? & 3.5? USB 2.0 & eSATA - Retail   $39.99

Docking Station is pretty cool so far.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #31 on: February 13, 2009, 04:02:59 PM »
I must be a nerd because I get really giddy when I get a new hard drive  :D

A few weeks ago I bought a Seagate terror byte drive, and then I saw
a thread on Demonoid about how Seagate was having a rash of drive failures.
I was happy to see that the one I got wasn't on the list of suspects :)

How does that docking station hook up to your comp?
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Size, it doesn't matter to me so long as I get it...Gotta go now.

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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #32 on: February 13, 2009, 04:04:27 PM »
USB or eSATA.  It came with all the necessary cables too (oddly enough, it had 2 usb cables).
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #33 on: February 13, 2009, 04:09:14 PM »
Quote from: frankcapri on February 13, 2009, 04:02:59 PM
A few weeks ago I bought a Seagate terror byte drive,

I remember the first Terabyte cab we ever shipped out when I worked for Digital, it was a cab fully populated on both side's with 144 drives.  ;D
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #34 on: February 13, 2009, 04:14:25 PM »
Holy crap, that's nuts.  What was the size of each drive and how big physically what that monster?  :o

Quote from: dweez on February 13, 2009, 04:04:27 PM
USB or eSATA.  It came with all the necessary cables too (oddly enough, it had 2 usb cables).

That's nice when a device not only comes with all the correct cables, but more than what you need  :)
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Quote from: subvinorosa on September 13, 2009, 06:13:06 AM
Size, it doesn't matter to me so long as I get it...Gotta go now.

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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #35 on: February 13, 2009, 04:17:57 PM »
Yeah, it makes up a little for the umpteen other times you get a retail item and its short something.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #36 on: June 09, 2009, 02:59:05 PM »
I couldn't log on the net earlier, but I had a couple of times during the day.

It said "network couldn't recognize IP address".

So I try a few things still nothing.

Phoned my ISP's help desk thinking my router was shot or their network was down. After listening to Vivaldi's The Four Seasons for about an hour I finally get throught. 1st level support, they tell me to do all the thing's I have already tried and then rerun the set up cd, if that fails call 2nd level support.

Still nothing, called them, more of Nigel Kennedy. Back through the lot again ( learned a couple of new dos commands) still nothing. He said you have a virus or spy ware, which I know I didn't (PC get's a full scrub up at least once a week). 2 1/2 hours after a full wash down still nothing.

Then it came to me. I have my PC, two laptops and two PS3 all connected in to the router, but I grounded the kids and set it to one IP.

My son was upstairs on his PS3 (which I have noticed in the past, for some reason takes priority of IP addresses)

That was what was stopping me connecting downstairs. Problem solved.

Some help desk.  :-\
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #37 on: June 09, 2009, 04:54:35 PM »
^^I couldn't help but laugh having experienced that myself ;D

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My new drive arrived today (damn New Egg is quick, less than 24 hour delivery)  :o

I have successfully cloned my primary drive and my computer is running swell  :)

I love New Egg! At the risk of sounding like a commercial, their prices and services have been great. Everything I've ever gotten from them has included all of the cables that might be required for different systems.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #38 on: June 17, 2009, 03:46:57 AM »
new question

have just updated my pc
updated to I E 8  ( please no comments about using firefox )
the only trouble i have is when i use google the search box is a 1mm  x 6 mm rectangle  ??? ???
i can still type in it to search but i cannot read the typing .
i would quess its my settings but i cannot fathom where or why. any ideas. ???
its fine on safari but not IE 8.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #39 on: June 17, 2009, 04:27:31 AM »
This may be of some help to you.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #40 on: June 17, 2009, 08:21:36 AM »
It probably is a WindowBlinds thing as I've used every version of IE 8 from the initial beta on (some sites I go to for work, IE works better on; Also, being in the IT field, I need to be familiar with the different browsers and such) and I've never had that problem.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #41 on: June 17, 2009, 10:18:14 AM »
This may help you too...........IE8 is crap!!! Get rid of it right now and reinstall 7. Just sayin. :D
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #42 on: June 17, 2009, 12:20:09 PM »
Lol, I haven't had any problems (well so to speak of) with IE8.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #43 on: June 17, 2009, 01:54:08 PM »
Me neither, I kind of like it.  The only issue I've had is the time it takes to open up a new tab.
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Re: Computer Maintenance Blues
« Reply #44 on: June 17, 2009, 03:26:15 PM »
Quote from: smokester on June 17, 2009, 04:27:31 AM
This may be of some help to you.

many thanks .will look into it .on the morrow
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