Just thought of something: If I had two writeable CD/DVD drives, could they be set up to run different projects concurrently? For example, be burning an Excel project to one disk while viewing a DVD on the other?
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Just thought of something: If I had two writeable CD/DVD drives, could they be set up to run different projects concurrently? For example, be burning an Excel project to one disk while viewing a DVD on the other?
They do have several 3 1/2" internal/external multi card readers here that will mount below a floppy drive if thats what your looking for.
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Yeah, i think you can burn on 2 seperate drives, only if you have the drives on different cables(i think) 104456 will correct me if i'm wrong.
Liam
Heres a PCI wireless card for less as to the fan its £54 + delivery over here or $74.95 to yous yankeeshttps://discussions.virtualdr.com/im...2008/07/10.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by lgbpop
If she likes Paisley she can have it as long as it gets completed! :eek: And yes, all of the necessary paraphernalia are included. Between mobo, PSU and case I'll have leftovers. Can't have enough cables! Someday I may post a pic of my desk drawer, designed for Pendaflex folders but full to the top with coaxial, IDE, AC, parallel port, you name it. 104456, I'm going with the Sabrent 42-in-1 reader. Saw the others but must have the xD compatibility. Fan is the Zalman 7000 for socket-A use, the other won't work sigh. Sure like that one, though...lastly, going wired. Running a LAN cord through the wall to my soon-to-be new office, only 7' from the router. Plug-in wall jacks on both sides, professional-looking if I do say so myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by liam858
Been thinking how to set up HDD once I get the remaining components. I'd like a triple-boot setup with: Win98SE, Vista/Longhorn when it comes out, and Linux. Always been dismissive of XP but the wife likes it, so I'll install that for her until the new one comes out and let her decide which one she wants. I've been intrigued with Linux; I'd like to install it and explore its possibilities. I'm looking at Fedora and SuSE. With 160GB to play with, I thought I'd partition the HDD into 3x8GB drives for the OSs and their program files, then use the remaining 136GB+/- for file storage (photos, book research, etc.). If I need more storage, adding another HDD would be pretty simple. Am I on the right track here? Presently, none of the house computers (98SE and XP) are even close to 10GB used and that includes nominal file storage. Is FDISK adequate for formatting this way? Does Linux pose any special problems?
If you just want to try Linux first there are plenty of Live CDs which you boot from and Linux runs from there and virtual memory instead of installing.A little slower that an actual install but it will give you a taste of what its like.
The like of Knoppix is one of the better known versions and you can also get very small versions that run from mini CDs or Thumbdrives like Puppy Linux.
Anyone familiar with the Rosewill brand? Newegg has a decent price on a 19" LCD monitor and people who have bought it seem to like it, but I'm not sure. Acer was another one I was looking at. All I know about Rosewill is they make monitors, PSUs, etc. and are a Chinese make (heck, what isn't these days...).
They look pretty nice, if they've got good things to offer and are at a good price then why not, whats the warranty length? and do they offer a dead pixel replacement cover plan?
Liam
3 year parts/labor by mfr, and yes. ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824021034) I talked myself into it, had to buy myself another hard drive to make me feel better about it. ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...2E16822144359) :D
Nice buy!, and i know what you mean i do it too,:D did you go with another 80gb?
Liam
Oops....copied wrong s/c, should have been: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144359
The shortcut's been "deactivated temporarily" so if it doesn't work, it's a Maxtor SATA150 300GB for US$131.00. Took a lot to make myself feel good, know what I mean? ;)
:D Nice, did you check the reviews:
;) just a head's up.Quote:
mine came with a 15 pin power supply, not a standard 4 pin and I had to order an adapter
Liam
Yeah, between the PSU and the HDD I already bought (retail) I have enough power and mobo connectors for 4 HDDs. Life is good. :) The SATA power connector looks like a mini version of an IDE connector, see picture--they're the flat, black connectors toward the right.
Cool, just making sure you made sure.:p
300gb ey, should be nice to fill up, i might purchase myself one......if only Newegg shipped internationally and for a good price, $131 is pretty sweet price, imagine it halved and add a £ sign.:)
Liam