I haven't found a DVD that will burn at below 16x for years. Modern disks and burners (with standard Firmware) burning with burn-free technologies don't allow it in my experience.
Start with good media (Verbatim has been mentioned=use their DataLife brand) is the basis for incredibly long...
So can I. I was lost in my own world and forgot to check his specs.
His system will need much higher VA than mine. Probably have to spend mucho dinero to cover his rig's needs.
However the use of a good surge suppressor is not really an option to me. It's a necessity. I just would not...
Never had a USB 2 fail.
USB 3 will use a USB 2 port at USB 2 speed and voltage. That's the only difference you should note.
A newer FlashDrive usually has a smaller node. That may make them more susceptible to ESD. But I really doubt it.
I would think something going on with the...
I still use CD/DVDs. I've never had quality media go bad. I had some 15 to20 year-old DVDs that were stored in a rent-a-storage place. I live in an area that had a 105 degree F. summer and a 20 degree F. winter. Not a one of my quality disks were hurt. (All stored in Jewel Cases.)
I also use...
A hammer is all you need. I agree if you want somebody to get some use out of the drive use a zero-write program.
If the government is interested then the hammer. You'll know when it's dead.
I use surge suppressors for anything electronic. TV, Microwave, Stereo, etc.
I'd suggest an inexpensive Standby UPS for a computer. Modern operating systems write to the HDD at times that you wouldn't think of. But you can get by with a surge suppressor if money is tight.
I'm not a Gamer. Spend the $40 for a name brand unit. Corsair, Seasonic, Antec, etc.
A little research here on Anandtech or Toms Hardware will enlighten you. And it would only take a little time. (I run an Antec TruePower.)
A name brand (Tripplite, APC, etc.) surge suppressor or standby UPS is all you need.
I wouldn't worry about their warranties as homeowners policies will cover you better. You might have to specify you want electronic devices covered.
Standby UPS...
I use Clonezilla mainly to backup partitions. I'm running SimplyMEPIS Linux as my main OS. There are three SATA hard disks on my computer and I use a 350GB external hard disk on USB to backup to without problems. I have at present 36 partitions counting SWAP. The version of Clonezilla I'm using...
No. Buy based on price unless you have a need that's different than most people that say "It doesn't make any difference to me - or him". Mainly because he doesn't sound like a person that is interested in overclocking. If he games put him on a decent graphics card.
GParted, PartedMagic and several others are available online as bootable ISO images. They have no restrictions and are easy and straightforward to use. Usually 30 to 50MB in size.
Linux can read HFS+ and NTFS file systems. I personally don't know if you need to install the ability for the Apple FS but NTFS ships with most that I know of, and I'd bet that HFS+ is there also. Just that I don't have a need for it.
A quick google shows that you have to use the Apple disk...
Concerning usability. What do you use a computer for? Unless it's some specialized software or gaming I have a for instance.
I was given a P4-based computer (1500MHz) with 128MB RAM. I added 512MB, and since I didn't want to donate a copy of Windows, the OS needed to be free. That limits...
Try resetting the BIOS to default.
Also this can easily be a hardware-going-bad problem.
Reseat any cards in the system (including memory). Run a memory test.
Check that the HSF is correctly seated.
I wouldn't say 'not ready', but I would say 'out of your comfort zone'. If you're a gamer you just about have to have a recent version of Windows.
I used to spend several hundred dollars a year for updates/upgrades of non-operating system software. And of course I never really owned any of...
If you're serious about taking distro recommendations I'll mention SimplyMEPIS (or just Mepis) 7.0 as a viable alternative operating system. Debian-based and a predecessor to Ubuntu in terms of time on the market. It doesn't have the PR of Canonical and/or Mark Shuttleworth behind it but it's a...
A VM once setup (like a normal installation) is just 'turned on' each time you want to use it.
Recently taken out of regular service was a 1gig Celeron Slockett-based Intel board with 384MB of RAM. IDE went out. I remember using the ISA slots for awhile.....
First thing I did was take that piece of you know what and throw it in the trash. I have no clue as to why it was there at all. It couldn't have kept the contacts from oxidizing. And it looked incredibly cheap. :disgust:
As I run Linux almost exclusively I disabled the JMicron chip because it...
Only thing I ever lost with a repair install was the updates to Win itself. You have to update all over....all the updates that are not on the original disk that you repair with.
Install Windows to it's partition.
Boot a Linux LiveCD.
At the GRUB boot screen, hit c
at the command line of GRUB
grub> root (hd0,4) #mounts the partition that you want to boot Linux (change to your setup)
grub> setup (hd0) #installs to the MBR what it needs to Load Linux & chainload...
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