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is my C drive dying?
On Mon, 12 Sep 2016 00:09:44 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote: In message , Ken Blake writes: On Sat, 10 Sep 2016 19:50:04 -0400, Wolf K wrote: On 2016-09-10 19:25, Ken Blake wrote: On Sat, 10 Sep 2016 23:12:45 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote: My main computer (this one) doesn't have an optical drive either. Is it a laptop? If not, why doesn't it have one? It's a small laptop; when I bought it, they were described as "netbooks", though that word has become unfashionable - Then I understand. I have a similar machine, which also doesn't have an optical drive. But it's not my main computer. I bought it for use when traveling, but I no longer use it all; I now use my smart phone instead. |
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In message , Wolf K
writes: On 2016-09-11 19:09, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote: In message , Ken Blake writes: [] Maybe. But it wouldn't be my choice. No, not mine either. Nor that I don't think they're capable of being adequately-spec'd computers; just that the need to add keyboard, mouse, and in particular monitor rather defeats the attraction, and you might as well go for a laptop (or netbook), and thus at least have portability. If you have a monitor, working keyboard and mouse, then a micro-cube may be a good replacement for an aging tower. At least one review of Good point - yes, if you're in that situation, it may well be appropriate, especially if you play with (the innards of) computers less than you used to. (Which the universality of USB has also contributed towards.) the micro-cube thought it was well-specced machine. AFAICT, it's the works of a laptop inside a small box. Most current laptops equal or exceed the specs of most desktops of just three or four years ago. Indeed. I continue to be surprised that towers still hold the market proportion they do; I guess the price differential still holds. OTOH, MS's Surface Book is saliva-inducing. I just don't need another machine right now, and probably never will. I haven't _needed_ another machine for many years - or even wanted; this one does more of what I want than I actually have time to do (and it's XP!). Only reason for moving on is it's getting a bit unreliable (oddly, the wifi, and I'm still not convinced that isn't a software problem, as a reboot _always_ restores it). Oh well, that's life. -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf "This is a one line proof... if we start sufficiently far to the left." [Cambridge University Math Dept.] |
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is my C drive dying?
On Fri, 9 Sep 2016 19:02:30 +0200, "Linea Recta"
wrote: My PC had always been very sluggish compared to my old laptop. When reading a PC magazine I read an article about Crystal diskinfo. Decided to download the portable version ans ran it on the laptop: diagnose OK. Decided to run it also on the PC: WARNING for the C drive! (see below) Is my C drive dying? HDSentinel has a giveaway of the latest version at http://www.comss.info/page.php?al=Ha...tinel_Standard Stick it in Google translate if you can't understand what it says. It will warn you, usually ages before the actual disaster. (though I have had drives that just go "clunk".) I'd buy a bigger HD, clone your present one to that, then install HDSentinel. Maybe create/ resize your partitions, it's hard to find anything smaller than 500GB cheap. If their's any cash left, get an external USB HD to backup your data to. And avoid any blurb about the "Cloud". HTH []'s -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 |
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is my C drive dying?
On 9/9/2016 1:02 PM, Linea Recta wrote:
My PC had always been very sluggish compared to my old laptop. When reading a PC magazine I read an article about Crystal diskinfo. Decided to download the portable version ans ran it on the laptop: diagnose OK. Decided to run it also on the PC: WARNING for the C drive! (see below) Is my C drive dying? Apart from fitting a new drive this is going to be A LOT of work, installing and updating Windows 7 and A LOT of applications! I suppose I can't restore a Macrium image on the replacement drive? I see that your C: drive has a lot of reallocated sectors, while your D: drive has a lot of raw read errors. This could indicate a power supply problem -- not enough power getting to the whole system at the same time. Both drive problems might have been caused by this power supply problem. I'm not saying that changing your PSU will magically fix these drives, the damage is already done to them, and that's irreversible. Since your C: drive is 160GB and the D: drive is 80GB, you can replace both with a single 240GB+ SSD, and it'll feel like you just strapped rocket packs to your system. Change the PSU at the same time, to a 500W at a minimum. You can probably get the two of these together for just a little over $100! Check out this sample below. http://pcpartpicker.com/list/jVMbjc Yousuf Khan --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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On 9/9/2016 1:02 PM, Linea Recta wrote: My PC had always been very sluggish compared to my old laptop. When reading a PC magazine I read an article about Crystal diskinfo. Decided to download the portable version ans ran it on the laptop: diagnose OK. Decided to run it also on the PC: WARNING for the C drive! (see below) Is my C drive dying? Apart from fitting a new drive this is going to be A LOT of work, installing and updating Windows 7 and A LOT of applications! I suppose I can't restore a Macrium image on the replacement drive? [] Provided the dying drive is still working well enough for you to _make_ a Macrium image, then yes, you can restore from one to a new drive (even one of a different size). FAR quicker (and less stressful!) than trying to reinstall the OS, all patches, all software, and reset all of those to how you like them. Make sure your image includes any hidden partitions (and restore those). -- J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf in the kingdom of the bland, the one idea is king. - Rory Bremner (on politics), RT 2015/1/31-2/6 |
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