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CJT
I assume that's a Windows-specific piece of advice?Fabien said:
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Fabien LE LEZ
I assume that's a Windows-specific piece of advice?
This advice is for Windows, since it's the OP's OS. However, I don't
know how other OSes handle that.
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J. Clarke
Fabien said:However, 120 GB is not much, and a IDE controller (like the Promise
Ultra133 TX2) is rather cheap.
Note that it's highly advised to break a more-than-120GB hard disk
into several less-than-120GB partitions.
Having had my first exposure to computing in the days when 100 meg was a
huge mainframe shop, I can't help laughing at "120 GB is not much". I
don't disagree with the statement, but still, how far we have come.
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CJT
Actually, the OP doesn't say.Fabien said:This advice is for Windows, since it's the OP's OS. However, I don't
know how other OSes handle that.
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Fabien LE LEZ
Actually, the OP doesn't say.
X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409
That's quite enough for me to have a clue ;-)
Of course, he could talk about another PC, under Linux, but IMHO a PC
user experienced enough to use Linux, knows how dangerous it is to use
Outlook Express.
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Fabien LE LEZ
Having had my first exposure to computing in the days when 100 meg was a
huge mainframe shop, I can't help laughing at "120 GB is not much".
He he... I learned programming on a TO7, a machine with a little bit
of RAM, a Basic interpreter on a ROM, and audio tapes to store
programs.
So, I was pretty happy to get my PCW 8256, with a floppy drive (with
170 KB floppies) ;-)
I
don't disagree with the statement, but still, how far we have come.
Yup, in 10 or 15 years, hard drives' capacity was multiplied by more
than ten thousand...
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CJT
Good point!Fabien said:Well, he wrote:
That's quite enough for me to have a clue ;-)
Of course, he could talk about another PC, under Linux, but IMHO a PC
user experienced enough to use Linux, knows how dangerous it is to use
Outlook Express.
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Peter Hucker
Seagate is known for quiet, cool, hard drives, both IDE and SCSI.
http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/hardware/storage/productView.htm?quicklinx=2FZV
COOL? COOOOOL???? Barracudas are the hottest things I've ever used. The noise protective sponge is a nice insulator!
The WD 1200JB, not BB or AB, would be my second choice, given your criteria.
http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/hardware/storage/productView.htm?quicklinx=18HF
Sticking with a 120GB HDD will save any hurdles if your motherboard does not
support 48-bit LBA.
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John Turco
CJT said:Actually, the OP doesn't say.
Hello, CJT:
No, but, check the full headers of the original poster's ("Fantrace"
<[email protected]>) message, which began this thread. They contain an
obvious clue, as to his type of operating system:
"X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1409"
Cordially,
John Turco <[email protected]>