I have data all over the place actually. With 5 hard drives inside my computer, why wouldn't I? Of course all the time windows wouldn't start, my Linux drive filled the gap nicely.
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Wiped out
Monday was not a good day for my "windows" machine. I had been noticing that is was acting kinda flaky and ran the system file checker utility and still had no improvement. Then I tried rebooting and my computer would just blue screen and say some registry components were missing. Of course my system is more complicated than your typical off the shelf computer like you'd get from Dell or Best Buy. For improved disk performance, I have 3 80GB SATA 7200 rpm Western Digitals in a RAID 0 Stripe (10,000 rpm WD raptors will never be in my budget). No fault tolerance, aint I smart? All I care about is my Half Life 2 load times, windows boots mega quick too. Lucky for me I do back up regularly, just the really important files. I estimate I had around 20 gigs of music and mp3s and other junk that I didn't bother backing up. Oh well, I figured my computer needed some cleaning up. Now I dropped it down to just 2 drives in a RAID 0 setup and did a clean XP install. The other 80 gig will be used to hold somewhat important stuff. I only noticed a marginal speed difference between using 2 drives vs. 3 drives.
I have data all over the place actually. With 5 hard drives inside my computer, why wouldn't I? Of course all the time windows wouldn't start, my Linux drive filled the gap nicely.
I have data all over the place actually. With 5 hard drives inside my computer, why wouldn't I? Of course all the time windows wouldn't start, my Linux drive filled the gap nicely.
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With all 5 or 4 or even just 3 drives, why not RAID 5 the bastage? Hell, with 4 drives itll work just fine and you can keep a dedicated linux drive. I mean, with the 3 geico cavemen getting their own show on ABC, it seems the most logical solution. Just like my pappy always said before he left this sh*tty world, "If windows eff's you once, chances are she'll do it again... and for the rest of your life."
Yeah, I'd just hook the thingamajiggy up to the whosiewhatsit and press the third button from the right. Then I'd simply reboot the whatchamacalit and use my plug and play doodymajigit and...
I know nothing about computers :(
Anyhow, what time are you coming over next Friday JW? I had it written down but I totally cleared all my old myspace messages out the other day before shreiking "AY SENOIR! Jed's arrival time was in there!"
I would do raid 5 if my mobo would support it. I'm running on a nForce4 chipset for AMD. Plus only 3 of my drives are SATA's the other 2 are IDE drives that I yanked out of some junk copiers at work (one 20 + one 40)
...and something that I tell non-computer literate people at work; you just need a calculator and a deck of cards(for good ole solitaire)
And the "interweb!" I can do that!
Does the windows solitaire game count as cards? If not, I still have the sweet Transformers cards Eric gave me. Those are usually only used so that I can hear Rachel say things when we play 500 like "Which ones are the Decepti-bots again?"
You didn't answer my question, Mr. W. I should expect you next Friday at ____ o'clock?
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