any specific pattern of beeps?presidentsheep wrote:
Keep getting a series of beeps coming from what i think is one of my HDD's when i power on. any ideas? it shuts off once windows loads.
Last edited by ebug9 (2010-11-28 10:35:23)
nope, fairly sure its on of the HDDs now, its quite high pitched, about a second long normally about 5 or so, all identical until the windows screen appears.
edit: more detail: checked all the power cables are plugged in properly, ditto with sata cables for both of the hard drives as i cant tell which one it is.
Ones a seagate barracuda about 5 years old but ive never had a problem. Others a samsung f3 a couple of months old, again no problems so far. theres been no recent hardware changes, PSU's a hx520 so should be plenty.
After the windows screen comes up, everything runs fine on both hard drives and theyre both as quiet or noisy as usual.
edit: more detail: checked all the power cables are plugged in properly, ditto with sata cables for both of the hard drives as i cant tell which one it is.
Ones a seagate barracuda about 5 years old but ive never had a problem. Others a samsung f3 a couple of months old, again no problems so far. theres been no recent hardware changes, PSU's a hx520 so should be plenty.
After the windows screen comes up, everything runs fine on both hard drives and theyre both as quiet or noisy as usual.
Last edited by presidentsheep (2010-11-28 10:58:30)
I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.
scrap that, the f3 has disappeared from device manager/my computer.
The plot thickens.
May not have been there after the beeping started, don't think i've ran any programs from it as its mainly for storage. Storage of my music collection. :'(
The plot thickens.
May not have been there after the beeping started, don't think i've ran any programs from it as its mainly for storage. Storage of my music collection. :'(
Last edited by presidentsheep (2010-11-28 11:08:36)
I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.
easy way to tell - unplug one hdd (power & data)
if it beeps, unplug the other one.
if no beep, plug it back in.
if beep, unplug to confirm.
if it beeps, unplug the other one.
if no beep, plug it back in.
if beep, unplug to confirm.
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I'm 21 and what's this?Runs_with_sciss0rs wrote:
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Great Christmas gift!! Just read the reviews!
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haha aside from cooter
lol the review below it
they cant even open the damn package
lol the review below it
they cant even open the damn package
The product I received was flawed. After spending several hours struggling with the packaging, I finally obtained access to the cable. When I tried to plug it in, it didn't fit, so I started to try to force it in. After about an hour of this, I finally got the cable in. To my disarray, it did not work. Now, the cable is stuck in my computer (I'd assume broken), and I have one less USB port. I was very unhappy with the product.
Troll reviews lol...Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
haha aside from cooter
lol the review below it
they cant even open the damn packageThe product I received was flawed. After spending several hours struggling with the packaging, I finally obtained access to the cable. When I tried to plug it in, it didn't fit, so I started to try to force it in. After about an hour of this, I finally got the cable in. To my disarray, it did not work. Now, the cable is stuck in my computer (I'd assume broken), and I have one less USB port. I was very unhappy with the product.
I thought this was a serious post at first...
Why does a HDMI cable cost $2k ?? lol
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^^ Well the HDMI cable has bidirectional Ethernet communication and a Dielectric-Bias System for a clear connection.
The second to last review is written like a novel
The second to last review is written like a novel
Last edited by TravisC555 (2010-11-28 18:42:21)
Well, it's definitely the f3 making the beeps.
Everything's plugged in but it doesn't work. I'm too tired for this.
Everything's plugged in but it doesn't work. I'm too tired for this.
I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.
lolI plugged it into my TV and without any further prompt, I found myself in a crystal-clear, high-definition video chat with my wife Sadie. She passed away ten years ago.
[...]
God of War III ran amazingly, crystal clear, it was the highlight of my night.
creative audio drivers are literally getting on my fucking nerves
installed that custom set but then none of the creative console or anything would work... great
some point having custom audio drivers when you can't adjust an EQ or set-up the surround sound, innit
installed that custom set but then none of the creative console or anything would work... great
some point having custom audio drivers when you can't adjust an EQ or set-up the surround sound, innit
libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual. http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/
Did you try the newer ones I linked? They work perfectly fine for me and many others Make sure to properly remove the previous drivers and software - use Driver Sweeper.Uzique wrote:
creative audio drivers are literally getting on my fucking nerves
installed that custom set but then none of the creative console or anything would work... great
some point having custom audio drivers when you can't adjust an EQ or set-up the surround sound, innit
Last edited by alexb (2010-11-29 07:15:24)
used driver sweeper
installed the 2.0 win7 x64 pack
still get the x-fi win7 static crackle problem
and i don't have a console to customize my sound from, either
installed the 2.0 win7 x64 pack
still get the x-fi win7 static crackle problem
and i don't have a console to customize my sound from, either
libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual. http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/
creative software and hardware are terrible.
Finray, you trash IE, but have you even tried IE9? Lightning fast, stable, etc. I think in many tests it's even surpassed Chrome, but I honestly don't recall 100%.Finray wrote:
I seriously have no idea how anyone could use anything else. IE? Self explanatory. FF? Slow and bloated, need to set up multiple addons to make it usable. Chrome? Don't get me started. Terrible interface, seperate processes per tab? No thanks.
FF is slow and bloated? I would say FF is only slow on a cold start, but the FF4 betas are all very promising considering how fast they are. Looking forward to the final RC version, not sure if I'll start using FF once FF4 is out, but I could see it as a nice competitor to Chrome.
Chrome running each tab in its own process is actually very smart. That means that if a website crashes the browser, it doesn't crash the entire browser, just the tab it's open in. Chrome is also one of the most secure browsers out there due to the sandbox that Google has built into the browser (similar to what Apple does with the iPhone and I believe Microsoft has done something similar with WP7) among other things.
So instead of instantly trashing other browsers, you might want to actually look at the subtle differences between all the various applications. I've used Opera 10, but I'm not a terribly large fan of the interface. It's not any faster than Chrome, either. As it is, I've got IE9 beta, most up to date stable FF (3.6.12) and the most up to date version of Chrome.
Then as far as your laughable response to Lastpass... learn to read and actually look through documentation and THEN form an opinion.
i love chrome, except for the times my laptop feels the need to stop flash
What program do i use to test hard drive reads and writes?
Last edited by Computer_Guy (2010-11-29 16:38:05)
I have tried IE9. It's still terrible compared to the competition. Too 'family-friendly-noob-user' inclined. I don't know, I just really don't like it.CapnNismo wrote:
Finray, you trash IE, but have you even tried IE9? Lightning fast, stable, etc. I think in many tests it's even surpassed Chrome, but I honestly don't recall 100%.Finray wrote:
I seriously have no idea how anyone could use anything else. IE? Self explanatory. FF? Slow and bloated, need to set up multiple addons to make it usable. Chrome? Don't get me started. Terrible interface, seperate processes per tab? No thanks.
FF is slow and bloated? I would say FF is only slow on a cold start, but the FF4 betas are all very promising considering how fast they are. Looking forward to the final RC version, not sure if I'll start using FF once FF4 is out, but I could see it as a nice competitor to Chrome.
Chrome running each tab in its own process is actually very smart. That means that if a website crashes the browser, it doesn't crash the entire browser, just the tab it's open in. Chrome is also one of the most secure browsers out there due to the sandbox that Google has built into the browser (similar to what Apple does with the iPhone and I believe Microsoft has done something similar with WP7) among other things.
So instead of instantly trashing other browsers, you might want to actually look at the subtle differences between all the various applications. I've used Opera 10, but I'm not a terribly large fan of the interface. It's not any faster than Chrome, either. As it is, I've got IE9 beta, most up to date stable FF (3.6.12) and the most up to date version of Chrome.
Then as far as your laughable response to Lastpass... learn to read and actually look through documentation and THEN form an opinion.
FF is generally accepted as being much slower than every other browser (bar IE) due to the amount of addons you need to make it decent. And betas don't exactly count, since, you know, they're betas.
I'll come across maybe one website a month that crashes my browser, so that 'upside' is useless, and I like to see how much memory usage things are using if my computer feels sluggish, so not having to add them up would be nice. A plus side that doesn't concern me (or the most users) and a downside that does. vOv
Obviously different users will have different needs, and as such prefer different browsers, but I was talking about me.
Just tried Chrome for the first time and holy crap it's fast.
"I seriously have no idea how anyone could use anything else."Finray wrote:
Obviously different users will have different needs, and as such prefer different browsers, but I was talking about me.
Finray is not really an authority on these mattersRTHKI wrote:
"I seriously have no idea how anyone could use anything else."Finray wrote:
Obviously different users will have different needs, and as such prefer different browsers, but I was talking about me.
Anyone?Computer_Guy wrote:
What program do i use to test hard drive reads and writes?
http://crystalmark.info/software/Crysta … dex-e.htmlComputer_Guy wrote:
Anyone?Computer_Guy wrote:
What program do i use to test hard drive reads and writes?
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=test+HDD+speedComputer_Guy wrote:
Anyone?Computer_Guy wrote:
What program do i use to test hard drive reads and writes?
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