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  1. scubapantheist

    sata HDD drive(s) issue

    sorry quick question. I did not see any place to post this. I want to do a slipstream disk to install xp-pro, all updates, and any of the great programs you all have suggested so I can put it on all 3, now maybe 4 computers. I have the licenses for xp-pro ans office pro. you can move this to...
  2. scubapantheist

    sata HDD drive(s) issue

    Ok we are getting a tad TO technical. The games I play are 95% able to run on a P4 3 ghz, with 3.11 ram installed and a 129 mb PCI video card!!! all the fans lights paint work are for show only! I spent 4 days dl all my cds to the 500 gig, put the pictures there because the 200 gig sounded...
  3. scubapantheist

    sata HDD drive(s) issue

    I run 6-10 fans on each of my computers so heat is never an issue. this leaves holes all over the cases. But i seam to always be swapping HDD between the 3 computers, so I have just decided to leave the sides off. I could/should put the one on my sons back on. I will do a raid when I build up my...
  4. scubapantheist

    sata HDD drive(s) issue

    thank you so much Ben and the others! I honestly can not afford to buy UBCD right now. I did find "Ultimate Boot CD" for free. is this a acceptable alternative to UBCD? I put a 80 gig IDE HDD I had laying around in the machine and installed XP pro on it and for the time being I will be using...
  5. scubapantheist

    sata HDD drive(s) issue

    sorry about the multiple questions. im downloading the software but wont get to install it till tomorrow. the 200 gig has not made a sound in the last 10 hours running constant. will share results asap
  6. scubapantheist

    sata HDD drive(s) issue

    Sorry but after reading some other threads I thought it worth adding that I built all three computers, my son (8 year old) and my daughter (16 year old) both have their own computers and can do most all hardware work, its awsome watching an 8 year old swap out a Hard drive!!! none of the...
  7. scubapantheist

    sata HDD drive(s) issue

    thanx Ben Both are the answers I feared but expected. what is the best RAID to use to prevent HHD failure and data lose in the future? Im just going to do a 500 gig total space. how many HDD will I need to buy? I am very unhappy/unlucky with SATA drives. I run IDE Hard Drives on the other 2...
  8. scubapantheist

    sata HDD drive(s) issue

    I have a 500 gig sata HDD that is used 100% for storage, music, movies etc. The power went out and as you can guess the battery on my UPS was dead. On reboot the drive did not show. I tried other jumpers, power cords etc. I listened carefully and the drive makes the 'initial' spin up, but does...

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