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 Apr 19 2009, 02:03 PM
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a. I lost the jumper for a hard drive, because for it to be slave you had to take it out, but now im putting it in its own computer, and I need to set it to cable select! Can you buy a jumper in stores?
b. The computer has a little case that you take out of the case to put in the hard drive, but when I put it in the holes dont a lign with the holes in the hard drive case. Does it have to be screwed in? o and the hard drive case can only hold one hard drive. |
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Apr 19 2009, 02:25 PM
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Sadly I think the only store that sells, "jumpers" is CompUSA.
The case itself should have tabs that locks the HDD in. If not, you're gonna need to pull the HDD a little out so that the holes align correctly. I can only assume you have a DELL or a DELL case for that matter. |
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Apr 19 2009, 02:28 PM
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Actually its an old emachines. And the hdd sits on the little rack but I cant even lift it and screw it in cause, a it would then have so support, and I cant push it up.
Can I just like wrap tinfoil around the jumpers? haha btw: right now the hard drive is formatted, but what will happpen if i just leave it on slave? |
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Apr 19 2009, 02:46 PM
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QUOTE(jcp @ Apr 19 2009, 03:28 PM)  Actually its an old emachines. And the hdd sits on the little rack but I cant even lift it and screw it in cause, a it would then have so support, and I cant push it up. Can I just like wrap tinfoil around the jumpers? haha btw: right now the hard drive is formatted, but what will happpen if i just leave it on slave? LOL.... You need a master (hd0,0) partition or simply a hard drive that's meant to be the primary. |
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Apr 19 2009, 03:06 PM
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Ya, this hdd was originally running xp by itself. so does it matter that its set to slave? Or since its the only one will it still work?
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Apr 19 2009, 04:08 PM
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Yes it matters. It needs to be set as Cable Select or Master.
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Apr 20 2009, 12:49 PM
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well right nowit is set to master using a piece of tin foil and I cant screw it into the case so the case is open. I will get some jumpers at best buy as soon as possible.
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Apr 20 2009, 03:09 PM
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Apr 20 2009, 03:32 PM
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Your computer is going to hate you.
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Apr 20 2009, 03:40 PM
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Aluminum is super conductive?!
a little off topic, but it does have to do with hard drives. Can I donwload an exe file for a program on one computer and email it, or transfer it with a flash drive and install it on another computer? |
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Apr 20 2009, 04:48 PM
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QUOTE(jcp @ Apr 20 2009, 04:40 PM) a little off topic, but it does have to do with hard drives. Can I donwload an exe file for a program on one computer and email it, or transfer it with a flash drive and install it on another computer? Yes. |
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Apr 20 2009, 08:03 PM
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Your Computer probably hates you..thats why the hardrive went BLEH on you..
 and yes aluminum IS SUPER CONDUCTIVE when its placed in a Hot Place.. so if you want your computer to fry then do it. 
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Apr 20 2009, 08:04 PM
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QUOTE(Jonathan-Andrew @ Apr 20 2009, 08:03 PM) Your Computer probably hates you..thats why the hardrive went BLEH on you.. and yes aluminum IS SUPER CONDUCTIVE when its placed in a Hot Place.. so if you want your computer to fry then do it. I thought it was when cold. I think Aluminum is a superconductor when the temperature gets low enough. |
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Apr 20 2009, 10:01 PM
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I dont care if it fries. I dont even know why im still playing with it. Its useless but I just wanted to get a computer to test distros on.
I was so suprised that it was easier to get on the internet in puppy linux then ubuntu. I mean like settings up drivers. |
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Apr 20 2009, 10:24 PM
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My router works as soon as I plug it in on Mandriva, but it takes a crapton of effort to get it working in Windows. I don't know what's happening there.
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Apr 20 2009, 10:25 PM
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It was odd I could only get ubuntu to work on my laptop. And I could only get ubuntu, mepis and puppy linux to work on my other computer.
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Apr 20 2009, 10:27 PM
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Could be 64 vs 32 bit. That's all I can think of right now that would keep any other distro from working.
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Apr 20 2009, 10:29 PM
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There all 32 but os's.
And I think both the computers only have 32 bit processors. It just always started loading and then just stayed loading one thing for 20 minutes. |
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Apr 20 2009, 10:30 PM
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If it's an Intel processor that's less than a few years old, it's 64 bit.
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Apr 20 2009, 10:34 PM
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new laptop: intel pentium Dual CPU T3200 @2ghz
The old desktop, I think an amd celeron. What the difference between a 32 and 64 bit os. not sure if ubuntu has a 64 bit but opensuse does. |
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Apr 20 2009, 10:37 PM
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QUOTE(jcp @ Apr 20 2009, 11:34 PM) What the difference between a 32 and 64 bit os. not sure if ubuntu has a 64 bit but opensuse does. There are 2 key differences:
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Apr 20 2009, 11:35 PM
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QUOTE(myself @ Apr 20 2009, 10:34 PM) new laptop: intel pentium Dual CPU T3200 @2ghz is that a 64 bit processor? |
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Apr 20 2009, 11:47 PM
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QUOTE(jcp @ Apr 21 2009, 12:35 AM) is that a 64 bit processor? Yes. |
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Apr 21 2009, 06:34 PM
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And Ubuntu does have a 64 bit version. I accidentally downloaded it instead of the 32 bit a few months ago.
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