Author Topic: I need a new harddrive (Read 3169 times)

Smokey · « **on:** October 29, 2006, 08:55:22 PM »

So im thinking should i got for internal or external? Cheap or expensive?

I need atleast 70 gigs

SkateR · « **Reply #1 on:** October 29, 2006, 09:18:49 PM »

uh wow.

Dirty_Taco · « **Reply #2 on:** October 29, 2006, 09:21:58 PM »

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TinMan · « **Reply #3 on:** October 29, 2006, 09:34:07 PM »

Quote from: Dirty_Taco on October 29, 2006, 09:21:58 PM

Do not get maxtor.

I have two Maxtors pushing 8 years right now and a pile of dead WD's that didn't last a year. What do you got?

Zorchenhimer · « **Reply #4 on:** October 29, 2006, 09:49:33 PM »

id go internal, but thats just me. i dont like having a tangle of wires behind my computer.

IronFist · « **Reply #5 on:** October 29, 2006, 09:51:33 PM »

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Smokey · « **Reply #6 on:** October 29, 2006, 09:54:35 PM »

The 250 version looks good iron, thanks.

jitspoe · « **Reply #7 on:** October 30, 2006, 12:23:11 PM »

Internal. USB drives are prone to failure, regardless of which brand you get. I'd go with a seagate, personally, since they have 5 year warranties, and I've seen far too many maxtors and WD's fail.

IronFist · « **Reply #8 on:** October 30, 2006, 02:39:35 PM »

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Smokey · « **Reply #9 on:** October 30, 2006, 08:47:45 PM »

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148144

how about that one?

IronFist · « **Reply #10 on:** October 30, 2006, 09:10:33 PM »

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IronFist · « **Reply #11 on:** November 02, 2006, 10:10:36 PM »

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jitspoe · « **Reply #12 on:** November 03, 2006, 01:21:28 PM »

My friend tried installing Ubuntu on his spare machine, but it kept locking up. GG Linux stability. Hopefully you'll have better luck.

IronFist · « **Reply #13 on:** November 03, 2006, 01:53:59 PM »

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TinMan · « **Reply #14 on:** November 03, 2006, 03:54:35 PM »

I can't get XP nor Win2K on my 333MHz box, I get BSOD'd every time after install. Running Edgy-Eft on it fine though, Linux stability, eh, Jitspoe?

jitspoe · « **Reply #15 on:** November 03, 2006, 04:03:17 PM »

In my personal experience, Windows (after 2k/xp) has been more stable than Linux. I'm sure other people have had different experiences, though. What do you have in your 333MHz box, anyway?

TinMan · « **Reply #16 on:** November 03, 2006, 04:08:02 PM »

Almost nothing (as in I took out the RJ-11 card, soundblaster, and the PCI-IDE raid stuff) its a stripped down Gateway 2000 (model #, not year). 333MHz CPU, 384MB RAM, the stock DVD-rom drive, nvidia RIVA TNT2, some legacy 3-com ethernet card, and I tried a bunch of different hard drives and none made a difference.

jitspoe · « **Reply #17 on:** November 03, 2006, 04:12:55 PM »

Is the memory bad, maybe? Try running memtest?

TinMan · « **Reply #18 on:** November 03, 2006, 04:15:07 PM »

Nah, they work fine, tested the HDD's and the RAM (3 sticks of 128MB), all the same brand ram (stock) and they all work. I stripped stick #3 out of another Gateway 2k, I don't even know why whenever someone gives me a box, it's always a Gateway 2k...

jitspoe · « **Reply #19 on:** November 03, 2006, 04:38:47 PM »

Quote from: TinMan on November 03, 2006, 04:15:07 PM

I don't even know why whenever someone gives me a box, it's always a Gateway 2k...

Quote from: TinMan on November 03, 2006, 03:54:35 PM

I get BSOD'd every time

I think I have an idea...