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06-16-2009, 04:13 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Here and There Seasonally
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External Harddrive
Which one ? Looking for reliability, price and ease of installation.
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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06-16-2009, 09:58 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Seagate FreeAgent Go
I have the 320GB. It's been very reliable, gets beat up a bit quite a bit and still works.
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06-17-2009, 04:52 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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here's a link to new egg
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06-17-2009, 07:11 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
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Fred - what size and what are you going to use it for?
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
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06-18-2009, 05:25 AM
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Ya know, I don't know. I was asking on behalf of my little Sister. I sent her to Amazon.
Meanwhile, my desktop, has decided not to fire up. two year old dual amd processor HP. Push the button and the fans run at double speed. The little light that shows activity, doesn't come on. Am I looking at a new one?
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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06-18-2009, 05:27 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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the screen, is it just black ?
meaning it's not booting at all.....
yeah ! you might be.... FRED
assuming your seeing no messages
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06-18-2009, 05:29 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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lint
sometimes the back of the PC's van vent
is completely covered in lint not allowing it to Cool itself
look at that scenario
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06-18-2009, 06:16 AM
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Yep, first thing I did was open it up and blow it out, still has a black screen. Keyboard leds don't light either. I did have it start to boot once.
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He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.
Thomas Paine
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06-18-2009, 06:19 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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ok
ive had that happen before...
just make sure every connection is well seated
especially any electrical feeds .... i dunno if it's cheap creep
or what but sometimes they are loose
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06-19-2009, 08:56 AM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Backbeach Jake
Ya know, I don't know. I was asking on behalf of my little Sister. I sent her to Amazon.
Meanwhile, my desktop, has decided not to fire up. two year old dual amd processor HP. Push the button and the fans run at double speed. The little light that shows activity, doesn't come on. Am I looking at a new one?
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Could be a blown Processor or memory (some earlier AMD X2 ran hot and would smoke on a poor or dead CPU fan - see if that is turning) but more likely a Power Supply problem. Part of the PS working and part not... |
~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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06-22-2009, 11:11 AM
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Location: Cumberland,RI
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I got a seagate portable drive , about the size of a new pack of file cards 3x5x1/2 inch. The thing works off the usb without being plugged into the wall. Has 500 GB memory and works right out of the box. Cost me $139. Got it at Walmart .com with site to store so no shipping charge. Worth looking at!
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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06-22-2009, 11:57 AM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Saltheart
I got a seagate portable drive , about the size of a new pack of file cards 3x5x1/2 inch. The thing works off the usb without being plugged into the wall. Has 500 GB memory and works right out of the box. Cost me $139. Got it at Walmart .com with site to store so no shipping charge. Worth looking at!
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You probably have the same one I have. I love it. It has been beat up, and is still reliable. |
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06-23-2009, 11:23 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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I double checked and I only paid $104 for mine. I did get it through site to store at walmart.com
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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