Recent content by Crism

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    Recommendations for an External HD

    Hey everyone, I've been out of the PC game for so long it's not even funny so my apologies in advance. I'm currently running around with just a slim Asus laptop that's slowly getting tight on storage. I've got no desktop PC to slap a big multi-TB drive in so I'm looking at an external USB...
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    SSD or 7200RPM Upgrade for SATA I Laptop

    Thanks for the info. Looks like it's saving for a new laptop time.
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    SSD or 7200RPM Upgrade for SATA I Laptop

    I know it's probably time for a new laptop as I'm still running Windows XP, but I'm cheap. I've currently got a Lenovo with a 100GB 7200RPM SATA I drive in it. I'm looking at an upgrade, but since the laptop limited to SATA I, I wasn't sure what the ideal option would be. I'm looking at...
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    What do you do with old hardware?

    I'm sure everyone's got different uses. I just tossed a 9800Pro and faster CD burner in the mom's Athlon 1800 machine and tossed the rest of the stuff out. I hate to see parts go to waste like that but who's going to want to buy this stuff?
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    SATA Laptop to Desktop

    Just tested it out. Works perfect. You don't even know how thankful I am for SATA and the fact that it's A. Plug and Play and B. Compatible backwards and forwards from laptops to desktops.
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    SATA Laptop to Desktop

    Just checking to make sure of this...If I buy a new SATA drive for my Thinkpad T61, I should be able to pop out the old SATA drive, toss it in my desktop SATA plug, clone to new hard drive, and go right? As far as I know, yes. It's not like the old laptop drives where you need a special...
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    So this Opteron 148 I've got....

    And literally just as I submitted that, my PSU (470W Vantec Stealth) started surging. Guess it didn't like the power I was drawing from it. Mind you this power supply powered my old Pentium 4 back in the day. I had to throw it in this machine about a year or 2 ago when the nice modular power...
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    So this Opteron 148 I've got....

    Finally made it to 3.0GHz! I could never quite do it back when I was really trying. I got out of computers and whatnot for 3 years while I was away at college so I've still got the same old computer parts as I last had. Now I'm back home wishing I had the money for a nice i920 and an nVidia...
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    What do you use for backup?

    Here's my dealio. I've got a ton of photos backed up on CDs and DVDs as well as some music on hard drives. I'm looking for the most fail-safe method of storage. Traditionally, I don't trust hard drives which is why I've got everything backed up on CD/DVD. I also would like some software that...
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    Pilot...Anyone?

    Nice! I just graduated from ERAU-Daytona. Drop me a PM if you've got any questions.
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    Pilot...Anyone?

    Anyone fly...job, hobby, spare time, etc?
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    Lenovo T61 Shuts Off Randomly

    Hmmm. I've taken the battery out for about a day and it didn't happen. Put the battery back in and within a few hours, it did it again. No click really that I notice (I'm assuming your getting to the hard drive parking).
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    Lenovo T61 Shuts Off Randomly

    Battery is out and so far it's working. I'll be leaving it out and leaving the laptop on tonight. Will post results tomorrow.
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    Lenovo T61 Shuts Off Randomly

    I don't think it overheats. The fan runs normally and it's not too hot to the touch. Nothing in the event log.
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    Lenovo T61 Shuts Off Randomly

    I'm at a loss for ideas honestly. The laptop will just randomly shut off. It's happened both plugged in and on the battery. It averages probably 1 time a day or less. Otherwise it works terrific. I get no errors from Windows XP. It just shuts off completely with no warning. Screen black...