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    A lot of what I read just said to replace--...

    A lot of what I read just said to replace-- wasn't sure if they meant replace to stop the annoyance, or replace as it will be a fire hazard. I hate throwing away working stuff. As long as it's safe,...
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    Laptop accessory fan

    Sorry, I'm not sure where to put this exactly.

    I use a laptop which sits on an inclined stand. There's a small (~5"x5") 12V fan behind it to help with ventilation, have been using it for more than...
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    Ah, so I still go with the external case. Got it....

    Ah, so I still go with the external case. Got it. Thanks again, Train.
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    Sorry for the questions coming in trickles-- I...

    Sorry for the questions coming in trickles-- I was looking for solutions for the crowding of usb plugs as my laptop can only handle 2 at a time. I didn't realize such a thing existed:
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    Thanks, Train.

    Thanks, Train.
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    Train, two quick tangent questions on backups...

    Train, two quick tangent questions on backups (since this is a thread on TM):

    a. I was given a flash drive with an image (dmg/iso) of an OS X upgrade installer. I want to keep a copy of the...
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    Train- yes, I saw the paperclip thing for the...

    Train- yes, I saw the paperclip thing for the green-black wire to jump it. In any case, I'm not really doing it, I just wanted to understand how it worked and file it in my head for emergency...
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    Train/Midknyte- What I meant was, in the...

    Train/Midknyte- What I meant was, in the hypothetical tower-turned-ginormous-external hdd scenario, where the motherboard is completely bypassed or removed, is it safe for just one or two internal...
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    Copy that. Thanks!

    Copy that. Thanks!
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    Oh interesting... From what I've read, portable...

    Oh interesting... From what I've read, portable HDDs only need 12v power supply to run. Is there no issue that only one or two HDDs are connected to a 500w PSU when it's powered on and nothing else...
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    Ohhhh! ok, got it. I was reading up on...

    Ohhhh! ok, got it. I was reading up on enclosures, how it has a chip that you have to be careful of since you don't know what codes are written on it, etc.. I thought enclosured internal HDDs needed...
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    I thought using the internal-turned-external hard...

    I thought using the internal-turned-external hard drive as a spare drive would basically just be a removable usb data drive like a flash drive/store-bought portable drive that's just plug and play. I...
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    Wow. That must be a LOT of data then! How do you...

    Wow. That must be a LOT of data then! How do you backup thrice aside from the copy on the computer itself? One hard drive and 2 different cloud locations?


    2 mins?? Just to confirm-- a typical...
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    Train, yes, formatting is no problem. The...

    Train, yes, formatting is no problem. The portable hard disk is on fat32 and prompted for Time Machine when plugged via usb. I was only unsure if its size (though twice the current data) is enough.
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    MBP Time machine

    Hi! While I'm still fixing my desktop situation, I've resurrected my MacBook Pro for work. The MBP HDD 150gb total disk space with only 50gb used. I have a 100gb portable HDD which I would like to...
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    Ok ok... I think I will be forced to go for Win 7...

    Ok ok... I think I will be forced to go for Win 7 and forget about XP.

    Midknyte, this sequence ok?:
    physically install radeon, turn on pc, load windows, uninstall nvidia, install driver of radeon...
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    re XP-SATA--sorry, I may not have understood what...

    re XP-SATA--sorry, I may not have understood what you said. My current HDD is SATA and is running XP... I don't recall using any floppy driver when I installed XP.. In any case, do you mean XP can be...
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    Train, sorry, a few more questions-- I found a...

    Train, sorry, a few more questions-- I found a new fan and the vid card still won't work (boot up screen shows nothing) so i guess the card itself is done. A friend has a an old radeon agp that he...
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    Got it. Thanks very much for the help, guys!...

    Got it.

    Thanks very much for the help, guys! Very much appreciated.
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    Train, my motherboard has five 32bit PCI slots--...

    Train, my motherboard has five 32bit PCI slots-- do latest motherboards also still have those? If yes, is there such a thing as a vid card for that slot that I can fit there instead of the agp slot?...
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    Oh ... Lol... So whatever I'm buying would be...

    Oh ... Lol... So whatever I'm buying would be pretty much for this old computer only?
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    Train, will look at the cards you linked to and...

    Train, will look at the cards you linked to and see if they're available. Thanks! When choosing a new vid card, are there motherboard model considerations, or as long as they have the same agp bus...
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    Train you genius... Yes, I tried booting with the...

    Train you genius... Yes, I tried booting with the tower wide open, the culprit seems to be the vid card...its fan would run a few seconds then stop, then sluggishly try to run again. Ok... Next...
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    Train- there's already a fan blowing in front of...

    Train- there's already a fan blowing in front of it. The first hdd test where it froze at 80% showed a temp of 44*.

    Ok, I will try to run the memtest in a few mins if I can reconfigure the BIOS to...
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    Train- ubcd via flashdrive I restarted the pc...

    Train- ubcd via flashdrive

    I restarted the pc just to see if the files are intact and I was able to load xp properly. I then shut it off to re-conduct the seagate test. The boot didn't recognize...
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