On Mar 6, 2008, at 12:40, Thomas Charron wrote:
> Windows requires reactivation. Profiles can handle the hardware
> differences without a problem, but it detects more then a couple
> components are different, requires a phone home or a real phone call.
> Even then, you can only reactivate the
On Mar 6, 2008, at 18:11, Ben Scott wrote:
> A bench grinder also ate through the platter fairly easily
> (not quite like a knife through butter, but close), but there was
> always a piece left over where we had to grip the platter with pliers.
Since you're open to power tools, a belt sander migh
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On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 4:28 PM, Jim Kuzdrall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> So it appeared to be a hangup in the drive's internal controller
> when it has a long series of read/writes to do.
It could also be that there are bad blocks/sectors on the disk
i
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I still find it easier to open the case, remove the platter (and
> magnets) and chuck the rest of the stuff in the recycling bin.
The platters are actually pretty brittle. You can open the case, save
the magnets, and give the platters a good whack with a hammer to sh
Hydrofluoric acid is about the mildest chemical that may remove that coating,
from what I've seen. If you don't want to open the case (and salvage those
great magnets) then your best option is heat(wood stove, propane torch, oven -
not microwave - on cleaning cycle. Best done when your wife is
On Thursday 06 March 2008 11:54, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Sandblasting will probably be the quickest way to remove that
> coating. It's tough. Makes a good mirror though.
It is a long shot, but I am looking for some mild chemical will do
enough damage in a week or so of soaking to preclud
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 11:24 AM, Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Thomas Charron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I'm guessing Linux would be pretty happy, with one exception.. X.
> You'll have to worry about Ethernet, sound, video, and the VMware
> tools, I
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Sandblasting will probably be the quickest way to remove that coating. It's
tough. Makes a good mirror though.
Mike Miller
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From: "Tom Buskey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Jim Kuzdrall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Actu
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Thomas Charron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm guessing Linux would be pretty happy, with one exception.. X.
You'll have to worry about Ethernet, sound, video, and the VMware
tools, I think.
The VMware tools might just cough and die when booted on real
hardw
\On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Drew Van Zandt
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm curious what troubles you've run into with XP in VMWare on Linux, as
> this is how I operate every day and I'd like to know about any gotchas.
I just tried to start up my real Ubuntu partition under VM. The
pengui
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Jim Kuzdrall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Actually, I do have some curiosity left. After disassembling the
> drive, I want to see if any common household chemicals can etch off the
> platter's magnetic coating.
>
Let us know the results.
I usually use DBAN or K
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Drew Van Zandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I'm curious what troubles you've run into with XP in VMWare on Linux, as
> this is how I operate every day and I'd like to know about any gotchas.
> On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Thomas Charron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
I'm curious what troubles you've run into with XP in VMWare on Linux, as
this is how I operate every day and I'd like to know about any gotchas.
--DTVZ
On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 10:19 AM, Thomas Charron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Something I've been meaning to start using is the ability for my
>
Something I've been meaning to start using is the ability for my
laps Linux partition to be booted natively, *OR* within VMWare for
when I simply need to be in windows. The other way around doesn't
work so nice, I've tried it, and Windows XP just isn't happy booting
off of two different machines
Jon 'maddog' Hall wrote:
>> Cost of saving Dell Inspiron 2650 (original cost ~$800)
>> "Technician" @ $40/hr 57 hr .. $2280.00
>> Book "Understanding the Linux Kernel" 49.95
>> Ice cream to sooth nerves (6 times)33.37
>> Replacement hard drive (160GB) 93.75
>> Reba
On Wednesday 05 March 2008 21:38, Bill McGonigle wrote:
> Nice detective work, Jim!
>
> On Mar 5, 2008, at 16:28, Jim Kuzdrall wrote:
> >The drive tested the same at 20C with either the -c or -c -c
> > options.
>
> Did you happen to interrogate the S.M.A.R.T status during this
> process? Usual
Nice detective work, Jim!
On Mar 5, 2008, at 16:28, Jim Kuzdrall wrote:
>The drive tested the same at 20C with either the -c or -c -c
> options.
Did you happen to interrogate the S.M.A.R.T status during this
process? Usually when a drive fails -c, there's also a S.M.A.R.T.
error code.
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