[H] bummer :(
just upgraded ( thought ) my Pioneer dvr-108 that reliably burned my TDK 8x's at 16 will only do them now at 4 or 6 latest FW I'm pissed haven't tested cdr yet, supposed to be 40x :'( -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- This fortune intentionally not included.
[H] drives
samsung spinpoint drives, good or bad ? do they do advance rma ? Seagate charges $25 for advance rma ( includes return shipping ) fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- As I was going up a stair, I met a man who wasn't there.
Re: [H] bummer :( PS
new drive is a dvr-110d At 11:06 PM 9/30/2005, FORC5 Poked the stick with: just upgraded ( thought ) my Pioneer dvr-108 that reliably burned my TDK 8x's at 16 will only do them now at 4 or 6 latest FW I'm pissed haven't tested cdr yet, supposed to be 40x :'( -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- This fortune intentionally not included. -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- As I was going up a stair, I met a man who wasn't there.
Re: [H] bummer :(
- Original Message - From: FORC5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 2:06 AM Subject: [H] bummer :( just upgraded ( thought ) my Pioneer dvr-108 that reliably burned my TDK 8x's at 16 will only do them now at 4 or 6 I love the way DVD burning software operates. It picks the maximum safe burnable speed for you. The rated maximum speed on CD or DVD burning is like the fuel mileage advertised for new vehicles, a joke. If I have a 40X CD burner, naturally I am not going to leave it set it to burn at the default setting of 40X. I choose 16X or 24X so the burn will be successful and a good accurate burn. For me, choosing the maximum setting that will give me a reliable and accurate burn is guesswork. If I know I have lots of small files I choose 16X and I choose 24X if most of my files are large such as MP3's which each are well over 1 MB. With DVD burning, just tell it to burn and it handles the choice of speed. Your mileage definitely varied! Chuck
[H] Hard drive disable?
To take a hard drive off line for a while, is there any disadvantage to just unplugging the power connector and leaving the 80 wire cable connected? Sam
Re: [H] Hard drive disable?
Sam Franc [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: To take a hard drive off line for a while, is there any disadvantage to just unplugging the power connector and leaving the 80 wire cable connected? Sam Sam, Is it so much work to pull the ribbon cable? :) I have seen it confuse the controller, back in the day. Plus if you pull it, there's no chance of it getting killed in a power supply/mobo failure. HTH, Al
RE: [H] Hard drive disable?
To take a hard drive off line for a while, is there any disadvantage to just unplugging the power connector and leaving the 80 wire cable connected? Sam Yes. You can easily confuse a motherboard that way. I don't think you will cause any damage, but you could have boot problems, or just prevent any other device on that channel from working too. Done this by mistake many a time :)
RE: [H] bummer :(
I love the way DVD burning software operates. It picks the maximum safe burnable speed for you. The rated maximum speed on CD or DVD burning is like the fuel mileage advertised for new vehicles, a joke. If I have a 40X CD burner, naturally I am not going to leave it set it to burn at the default setting of 40X. I choose 16X or 24X so the burn will be successful and a good accurate burn. For me, choosing the maximum setting that will give me a reliable and accurate burn is guesswork. If I know I have lots of small files I choose 16X and I choose 24X if most of my files are large such as MP3's which each are well over 1 MB. With DVD burning, just tell it to burn and it handles the choice of speed. Your mileage definitely varied! It's also amazing how well different pieces of software manage to do this. Ulead DVD Movie Factory (yes I know its rubbish) would only burn at 3x where as Nero using the exact same disks and hardware would happily burn at 8x
Re: [H] bummer :(
slowing the burn rate down on modern high speed dvd/cdr does not guaranty a successful burn, sometimes it makes it worse IME fp At 08:31 AM 10/1/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Poked the stick with: If I have a 40X CD burner, naturally I am not going to leave it set it to burn at the default setting of 40X. I choose 16X or 24X so the burn will be successful and a good accurate burn. For me, choosing the maximum setting that will give me a reliable and accurate burn is guesswork. If I know I have lots of small files I choose 16X and I choose 24X if most of my files are large such as MP3's which each are well over 1 MB. -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- October; When trees change from hirsuties to bald pates.
Re: [H] bummer :(
At 01:46 PM 10/1/2005, FORC5 typed: slowing the burn rate down on modern high speed dvd/cdr does not guaranty a successful burn, sometimes it makes it worse IME Ditto that especially if they try to slow it down too far. I can see burning at 12x instead of 16x but many people that do this drop all the way down to 4x that's too much, imnsho. --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 http://www.wavijo.com
Re: [H] bummer :(
On a a related matter, I was reading an article, I think it was Maximum PC, about burning. One interesting point was that if you are having trouble with a stand alone machine reading burned media, ...slow down the speed of the burn so the divits are more marked, and more representative of pressed media. I have not tried this yet but it makes sense. At 10:46 AM 10/1/2005, you wrote: slowing the burn rate down on modern high speed dvd/cdr does not guaranty a successful burn, sometimes it makes it worse IME fp At 08:31 AM 10/1/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Poked the stick with: If I have a 40X CD burner, naturally I am not going to leave it set it to burn at the default setting of 40X. I choose 16X or 24X so the burn will be successful and a good accurate burn. For me, choosing the maximum setting that will give me a reliable and accurate burn is guesswork. If I know I have lots of small files I choose 16X and I choose 24X if most of my files are large such as MP3's which each are well over 1 MB. -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- October; When trees change from hirsuties to bald pates.
[H] Promise and Highpoint Coexisting?
Hello all, It would probably be better to lie down in the middle of a two-way street, but I recently acquired a classic Slot-A T-bird + Abit KA7-100 (the version with the Highpoint 370) and was wondering what are the odds that the HPT370 (which can't be disabled) will coexist relatively peacefully with 1 or 2 Promise Ultra100 TX2s? This board will be used for a fileserver that has to drive 10 HDDs (2 120GB, 8 160GB) so LBA48 support is essential. On a related question, how is the HPT370 compared to the Ultra100 TX2 (not really performance wise, more data reliability)? Many TIA. -- JW
Re: [H] Promise and Highpoint Coexisting?
(the version with the Highpoint 370) and was wondering what are the odds that the HPT370 (which can't be disabled) will coexist relatively peacefully with 1 or 2 Promise Ultra100 TX2s? I don't believe you can run that Promise in multiples. But you got about no chance that even one will run easily with the HPT370!
Re: [H] Promise and Highpoint Coexisting?
At 02:07 PM 10/1/2005, you wrote: I don't believe you can run that Promise in multiples. But you got about no chance that even one will run easily with the HPT370! Hello Winterlight, Figured as much :( The mention of Highpoint brings back memories of Kevin Lam's infamous VP6 funeral pyre - after he physically ripped off the HPT370 chip! BTW : The Ultra100 TX2s do run well in multiples - a single BIOS is loaded and the devices are automatically numbered from 0 - 7. Pretty neat actually :) -- JW
RE: [H] bummer :(
I've always felt that a slower burn than maximum will result in fewer errors. I won't burn a DTS encoded disc at the maximum 52x on my lite-on, as it has given me about a 30% error rate. I back it off to 32x or 24x. -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of FORC5Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 10:46 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware ListSubject: Re: [H] bummer :(slowing the burn rate down on modern high speed dvd/cdr does not guaranty a successful burn, sometimes it makes it worse IMEfpAt 08:31 AM 10/1/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Poked the stick with: If I have a 40X CD burner, naturally I am not going to leave it set it to burn at the default setting of 40X. I choose 16X or 24X so the burn will be successful and a good accurate burn. For me, choosing the maximum setting that will give me a reliable and accurate burn is guesswork. If I know I have lots of small files I choose 16X and I choose 24X if most of my files are large such as MP3's which each are well over 1 MB. -- Tallyho ! ]:8)Taglines below !--October; When trees change from hirsuties to bald pates.
RE: [H] bummer :(
On a a related matter, I was reading an article, I think it was Maximum PC, about burning. One interesting point was that if you are having trouble with a stand alone machine reading burned media, ...slow down the speed of the burn so the divits are more marked, and more representative of pressed media. I have not tried this yet but it makes sense. This is the only way I can get audio CDs to work in my car. I've tried different media and different speeds and the only way to get a reliable Audio CD to play is to use VariRec on my Plextor Premium CD-RW. This burns at a constant 4x and dynamically adjusts the laser power and offset to give you the best burnor something like that :) I'm sure there is a better explanation on the Plextor site, in fact here you go http://www.plextor.com/english/support/faqs/G9.htm N.
RE: [H] AMD CPU question
Exactly. Hey, Chuck, if you're ever looking to throw together an AMD box or whatever cheap, I often take my employee benefit stuff and throw it on ebay for cheap. (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=8701745364rd=1sspagena me=STRK%3AMESE%3AITrd=1 as an example.. :) *OK, shameless plug* -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of warpmedia Sent: Friday, September 30, 2005 9:16 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] AMD CPU question It's not a requirement, in fact all that's required to work for Dork Squad is a HS diploma, maybe some experience doing PC work, and a clean urine sample. I know because I am unemployed and considering doing GS just so I can pay rent while trying bring my education up enough to look for a real job after sitting on my ass for a year doing the UE thing and not keeping my skills current. Chris Klein wrote: Why would one own their own computer shop and be in the computer industry if they have no drive or passion? They should want to be the best, and give their customers the best. How can you possibly stand behind your product, and your image when you know that it's not your best work. I just don't get it. I have pride. I want to learn, I want to be good at what I do. Hell your customers might as well call the geek squad then...I think even those guys have an A+ certthat *MUST* mean they are qualified.
