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portable hard drives?
Im looking for a portable hard drive. I would really like one that does not need a power source, but ive noticed larger memories are not an option without plugging them into an outlet. What are the biggest portable hard drives that are offered...
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How can I do this???
I had a computer a while back that went dead (i think it was just the power supply), but I parted it out and I have the hard drive with a number of files that I need. I have a laptop now, and I was wondering if anyone knows of a way to hook th...
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Trouble installing XP on new SATA Hdd
Hey everyone,
I bought a new internal SATA hdd the other day and I am trying to make a fresh installation of XP on it. I deleted my partition of Windows from my other hdd. When I try to install Windows on the new one, the system does not r...
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need more ram, does it have to match?
I have 3gb and one empty slot that id like to use just for the fun of it...do I have to get a certain kind or can I just get any stick and instal it?
All I know is that my current ram is from acer....
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sata wd 10k 16m raptor, good for gaming??
Im looking for another hd and this one seems to be the best deal for around here....does anyone have any thoughts about it?? or what I should be looking for in a gaming hard drive??
thanks
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Opinion on a refurbished hard drive
Hello all. First, I apologize if this has already be asked before, I my search skills are sub-par. The hard drive in my Tivo has died and I am going to be replacing it. I can possibly get a bigger drive than I originally had but it is refurb...
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Help with RAM please
At the moment I have - DDR333 or 400mhz SDRAM, non ECC, (dual channel?), 512mb x 2, 166mhz, pc2700, Intel 865GV chipset.
I'd like to upgrade to 2gb (that's the maximum the system supports anyway). My questions are - What does DIMM mean/is it...
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Max RAM XP will run?
Is it true that Windows XP will only see about 3.4GB of memory...making a purchase of 8GB (I only ask since I see mobos that support up to 8GB) a worthless investment? Thanks.
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What is the MAX ram can 32bit detect?
First of all, I have a Centrino Duo(core duo), are they 32bit? Is Core duo 32bit and Core2duo 64bit?
Secondly, if my cpu/windowsXP is 32bit, what's the maximum amount of ram can it detect. I heard rumors about being 3GB or 3.5GB ram.
But ...
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IDE and SATA hard disk
I want to install my main OS into SATA, which i only have 1 sata HD currently. I assumed i have to set the pin to Master on the SATA HD. I want to ask should I keep my old IDE pin in Master position (right now typing this thread i have my main ...
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Slave drive missing after sleep mode.
My secondary hard drive works fine until the computer enters sleep mode. When I return from sleep mode everything works, except for that hard drive. I have to restart my computer to get it back.
I've never had a problem like this before so...
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Externa HD problem
I bought a rocketfish external enclosure and a WD 250 GB hdd. I put it together and plugged it in and now the hard drive isn't in "my computer" I can not locate the external hard drive. Where would i find it? Thanks
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One hard drive for my operating system?
I'm running Vista Home Premium Edition (64bit) and was thinking of getting a second hard drive to install just my operating system on it. Would a Raptor 36gb drive be sufficient or should I go with the 74gb?
Would there be enough room on th...
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Deleting recovery partition
I have a hard drive out of an old HP. I want to delete the stupid recovery partition that's on it. Is there a free program that can delete the recovery partition?
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Automatic Backup Software?
Any good free auto backup software out there? I want something I can tell to do backups of files on a day-to-day schedule or at certain times.
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How To Install Ram
Hey guys i wanted to upgrade my computer by putting 1g of RAM in. However, i have no idea how to install in by myself (firedog charges 40 bucks for it) Can someone help me install it. Thanks.)
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old computer
i have a old computer that has the xp professinal software. I cant get it accept any devices such as printers or cameras software. It want download a lot of stuff. I dont have start up disc with it. I have a newer hard drive with start up disc...
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Using internal HDD as external
I have 2 HDD's from old computers that are no longer installed in the computer they came from. We would like to transfer all of the pictures and such to a new external HDD we got. It looked like the easiest way would be to use one of these: ht...
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In Deep Trouble!
Please help guys if you know of any solution, my external drive stopped showing up, the computers read it and install drivers but there is no drive letter, I tried running spinrite on it but it seems as though it can only read the internal driv...
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Memory crash wont boot
ok i was messing with my memory in the bios and changed it from 2t to 1t and now all it does is beep 1 long time and two short.. wont boot up.. my specs are in sig. any help would be great!
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Lacie External Hard Drive Big Disk Triple Interface Problem
I'm using Windows XP x64 Edition, and connecting the drive using USB 2.0. Windows cannot identify the new hardware. Under device manager it has one of the yellow question marks. The drive has been formatted and partitioned. If it's a driver I n...
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How do you wipe a hard drive clean...
and uninstall windows. I don't care about anything on the drive. I just want to completely wipe it clean. I am a novice so please give as much detail as possible. Thank you. Frank
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Used computer from Craigslist
I just got a computer from a business that went out of business. It's a Dell Dimension e520. I tried to format the hard drive, but it would not work. I put in a "Operating System" cd in the cd-rom drive from an older dell that I st...
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New hard drive only reading 465gigs??
I just got my new Iomega Minimax HDD and when I got it setup, its only reading 465 gigs! Its supposed to be 500gigs! Im formatting it now to see if that helps, also, it was out in the cold on my porch for a little while and was freezing when i ...
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Can't access my C and D drive...
All my programs are running fine, it's just that i can't access my hard drive.When double-click on either drive, it will prompt me the "open with" window and ask me to select from the list.Can anyone help me???
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Maxtor Hard Drives
Does anyone know where I can find a Maxtor HDD Format Tool? Since Seagate has taken over Maxtor their support has been somewhat lacking...
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Upgrading RAM(opinions)
so ive decided to upgrade my RAM,i have 2 256s,and two slots left.ive found one on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA:IT&ih=013
i was just wondering about these.i know these are probably not suitable for super fast alienw...
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