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All that it means is that Windows thinks you attached a hard disk device that needs a format. It DOES NOT mean that the HD is OK, just that Windows thinks it is a hard disk that it cannot read.
If it was part of a RAID 0 set, it's not readable / mountable by Windows, drive working or drive not working.
What you know from this experience: Your hard drive isn't totally borked.
Regards,
rr
Oh, and one more thing ... while I'm not sure about drives with perpendicular magnetic recording surfaces, most drives at 7200 RPM's can't collect more than 72MB/Sec (or so - memory issues on my part ) data off the platter thru the heads to the I/O for the drive.
Dunno about driver / I/O / DMA latencies, but that's slicing hair on a mechanical device like a hard drive.
Yours in having piles of hard drives around the house,
rr
I've put "from the dead RAID machine" 80GB IDE drives into external enclosures, as well as fresh from the box WD MyBooks into play. They work exactly like any other drive. Wire them up, plug them in, go to Admin Tools / Computer Management / Storage / Disk Management and do whatever you ordinarily do with disks.
While I'd never argue about the need for speed, most apps and their users don't need what is available.
Now boot drives / C:\ drives, that's another story.
rr
From the site ... http://www.sata-io.org/esata.asp
Called external SATA or eSATA, customers can now utilize shielded cable lengths up to 2 meters outside the PC to take advantage of the benefits the SATA interface brings to storage. SATA is now out of the box as an external standard, with specifically defined cables, connectors, and signal requirements released as new standards in mid-2004. eSATA provides more performance than existing solutions and is hot pluggable.
The "mobo supports it" thing has to do with a SATA port on the mobo. I don't recall seeing, but have never looked for, a mobo with esata connectors.
Personally, unless you REALLY need the speed, I'd stick to USB2.0. You can buy a decent 4port USB hub for under $20, and it'll be fast enough to run MP3's and video from.
IMHO. YMMV. MOIWWYPFI.
rr
No, it's not possible. The RAID controller is part of the SATA chip set.
rr
ajtj99,
Thanks for the continuing work.
Is your business pension fund still invested, and are you still looking for an exit till spring sometime?
TIA,
rr
I'm going to wait, for a few reasons.
First, I'd like to move to a 64 bit OS, and I want to wait to see how the apps I use cope.
Second, this first wave of 'public' is a really big beta test, and well, I don't need to participate.
Third, my preference would be to put Vista on a new hard drive, so I pay OEM price not retail, and the best drive for me now is a Raptor, which isn't exactly new. So, I'm waiting for faster hardware.
I'm not in any rush, but if the next generaton Raptor showed up tomorrow, I'd probably buy it then.
rr
I gave my wife a laptop for Christmas, and installed one of these - WRT54GL - on my in home network (cable / Roadrunner).
Does everything I want and need so far. Signal strength around my house is fine, and improved greatly when I raised the WRT54GL up from desk level to eye level (went from 'weak' to 'very strong' on her laptop.
rr
It's the chipset, I believe, that makes the overwhelming difference.
I'll go look back at the PC PitStop stuff / system config later (this work thing is SO interfering with my life, but I promise to be surprised if the CPU contributes that much.
Later,
rr
ASUS board says the Newegg pulled the mobo because of "issues".
http://vip.asus.com/forum/view.aspx?id=20070108021520948&board_id=1&model=Striker+Extreme&am...
Dunno anymore.
One hell of a score, though.
rr
Thanks for the reply.
I want to turn my PC into the worlds heaviest universal programmable learning remote control.
All of the hand held things I've seen have the same problem as the original remote control - they die over time.
Stuff on my hard drive (and backups and images and off-site storage) lasts forever.
And, I want to write the code for the UI myself.
Thanks again,
rr
Hello,
I'd like to use my PC as a universal programmable / learning remote control.
Anyone know of such a product, or a good collection of stuff I can acquire/buy/build/program?
Thanks,
rr
p.s. Sorry about that 'reply to" thing ...
WRT Microsoft 'pay for help':
I had a developer key for XP, and needed help, which got my a $35 charge to my credit card. Had to do with audio and video drivers.
The entire transaction was done via many back and forth email. The guy was, I think, Chinese. He answered every question, knew what to ask me for and about, and got my problems solved really well. I was truly and suitably impressed, and thought the $35 was well worth it.
Just my experience. Your mileage may well vary ...
rr
Hello, all. Great board.
I have an unusual request. I have a Pentium D 840, which I just added 2GB to, for a total of 3GB. I'm looking for things to do with lots of memory that will make the machine seem to perform faster, more quickly, smoother, better, ...
I've been through lots of tweak XP stuff, and am looking for more. There's a ton of stuff on the web, but little about how to deal with an abundance of RAM.
Any suggestions welcome.
Thanks, all.
Rich Ruscio
Earlier this year I re-financed my ARM. I contacted my then-holder, IndyMac, to talk about exotics - noPay options, et al. They could not explain it to me over the phone, nor would they send me any documentation UNLESS I started the application process. Fully refundable if I choose to decline, of course. So, I did just that.
I'm not an MBA, but I do have a couple of degrees, experience in corporate finance, and of course all the wonderful learnings from here ...
I read all the stuff they sent me. What a freaking rip off. Let's just say that it's all as bad as you read about. It was all there in black and white: to wit, "This could get really expensive".
I declined, got a 3/1 ARM, and will reconsider my options in 2 more years ...
What fun,
rr
If IP WiFi buildout is nominally nominal in cost, then the programming base for this type of radio service is of value, and the current subscriber base can just live off the (decaying) sattelite coverage or upgrade their radio receiver.
You can certaily argue that they pay too much for content, but then, all the new business model's do.
And, if they go WiFi, there's a shot at the mobile phone market as well. Not to mention laptops, handhelds, ... toasters.
Guess I'm just saying - I can't easily tell how this will work out, so I don't see any compelling thing to go long / short about.
Interesting entertainment, I guess ...
rr
OK, I'll bite ...
Just how much do you budget for all that stuff?
And, does the Wife know?
<<VVVVVVbG>
rr
I've used RoundUp on the scrub in the forest behind my house, and it seems to kill everything, except poison and other ivy.
I'll use Triox on vines and poison ivy. I'm REALLY allergic to the stuff. And, hostile too
rr
no pony for you. sorry.
AJ,
I got a few of them last week myself. All pre-2000 trades.
My practice:I read the cover letter, try to remember if I'd have any reason to care, and then tear it up and toss it.
I actually read all the way thru one once, and when I discovered what it wanted of me for documented evidence, then I tore it up and tossed it.
rr
Hey, thanks so much.
I hope all is well with him
Happy New Year,
rr
Speaking of charts ... any one know where Claud's charts went?
http://pw1.netcom.com/~claudb/
seems to have disappeared ...
Thanks.
rr
More often, I've seen it referred to as 'going in the bed'.
Same empty feeling, perhaps.
rr
My cable provider has a DVR option for $10/mo, and I can trade in the hardware anytime I'm so willing.
I did that rather than buy a box, and yet another subscription.
If our usage patterns don't change, I may just give the box back. Not a lot of use.
Hope this helps.
rr
Hey, is it just me, or are you spending more time on natural resource possibilities than usual?
rr
Other than the gold miners, is there any 'paper' / financial way to 'buy gold'? I don't really want the metal in my hand.
Well, I do, but that's not the point.
Thanks.
rr
AJ,
Is there a higher level at which you'd buy back into Nikkei?
Thanks,
rr
May I please get the pony even without the pullback?
Gone flat not short,
rr
The ratio of $DJUSEN:$WITC is at a reasonable resistance level.
Odds favor 'down', but the question: will the underlying stocks sell off, or the price of oil go up ...
My bet is the oil price drops, and the stocks sell off hard.
Just wish OJ didn't want 63 on oil first
http://stockcharts.com/def/servlet/SC.pnf?chart=$DJUSEN:$WTIC,PLTBDANRBO[PA][D][F1!3!!!2!20]&pre...
AJ,
Welcome back.
If you believe 16,500, why unload at 14,500? Expect a drop back to 12,xxx?
Thanks,
rr
1 does not equal 2
If a=b, and then you divide by (a-b), then you've divided by zero.
Perhaps that give you the result you need?
Regards,
rr
Thanks.
It's been quite a while since I watched the clowns write ... late 2002 as the last message date says ...
Glad to see some old familiar names.
rr
Steve,
you wrote: it was on shacks thread on si.
Which one is that?
I haven't been on SI in sooooo long ...
Thanks.
rr
Culmus,
As one of the many lurkers here, I too appreciate what you do for us.
Thanks, and keep up the great work.
rr
Zeev,
You've made quite an impression on investorshub.com.
Especially combined with Abby Jo Cohen doing one of her 'three days until a crash' bullish public appearances ...
This trading stuff is way cool ...
rr
p.s. Anything change for you today besides the P/C ratio?
All the best,
Zeev,
Thank you for the caution. I do agree.
My working plan of attack is to try to get out of my shorts this week - tough day trading Rydex stuff - and then wait for the next upturn. Isn't the week after triple witch 'always' down ?
Meantime, I'm quite long in REIT's, energy, Asian currency stuff. That's been good.
Wish me luck, or just send Krugerrands ...
rr
Been pretty deep into the wine celler this evening?
It's a side of you that rarely shows, and I like it.
As long as Mr. Market jumps off a cliff after you get your ramp, it's OK.
Go 'Cuse.
rr
irrisory: mocking; derisive
No, don't delete it ...
I haven't copied it yet.
rr
syl,
Thanks for that link. I've seen that one before. One thing there, it's easier to provide service to a very small geography, say a Starbucks, than it is to a wider geography, like my teenager talking on her cellphone at 65mph while I'm driving (confusing reference intended).
I'd be willing to bet that's why the 2000 fixed locations, or 500 locations, or various spots across the US, cost so little.
Heck, if he puts 1 hotspot in each state, is that a nationwide rollout?
Anyhow, the ambiguity of prose is what leads me to look for numbers.
Thanks again,
rr