I need some computer help.

[Modding_out]

My pc has been telling me for a month that my master hdd was on the fritz, Well to day, my pc finally took a shit. It's not coming back.....So does any one have a hdd I can have or buy?

and also since window xp is outdated now, does some one here have a windows xp media center edition key code I can use?

[rawfuls]

Fry's has been having a few really good sales on SATA drives, about 1.5TB for $70-80 is what I got mine for.

In fact here's a 500GB for $50, may not be the best deal, but I've always liked Seagate.
http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/...28337312&type=

[BrianG]

Modding: Does your computer have a SATA or IDE drive? It makes a difference.

[Modding_out]

It has IDE ribon cables, But I think it can handle sata....I have to check to see if it can. It's not worth it for me to buy a new hdd, It's and 'old' higher end pc and I just need some thing 60gb or more.


Thank fully i kept all my important stuff on my slave.....which is strange, cause it's out lived 2 master hdd's and has been used in 4pc's and yet still it's in tip top condition. go figure.

[BrianG]

That kinda makes sense as the slave drive sees much fewer read/write cycles than the master...

[Modding_out]

Originally Posted by BrianG

That kinda makes sense as the slave drive sees much fewer read/write cycles than the master...

That I didn't know, but it still served time a master though. either way it's still pretty good.

Originally Posted by Modding_out

My pc has been telling me for a month that my master hdd was on the fritz, Well to day, my pc finally took a shit. It's not coming back.....So does any one have a hdd I can have or buy?

and also since window xp is outdated now, does some one here have a windows xp media center edition key code I can use?

How much are you wanting to spend on a new HDD. This is pretty much the best oneout for the price, quality, speed and storage space, I love mine. Seagates have been having serious quality issues including one of mine that took a crap for no reason last July. I'm back to Western Digital now

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319

And no, im not giving you my media center key, go buy an OEM Windows 7 for a $100.

EDIT: Oops, that HDD above is sold out, the Blue version is almost as good. Not as fast and long warranty as the Black Cavier, but will do just fine

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218

And the next time your HDD S.M.A.R.T system is telling you of a drive failure, do something about it before its to late. Thats why its there

Originally Posted by BrianG

That kinda makes sense as the slave drive sees much fewer read/write cycles than the master...

That doesn't mean anything. Drives can fail at random times, even if they are the exact same drives in the exact same machine. The slave or master setting only tells the computer BIOS which drive is the primary boot drive that holds the O.S kernel to boot too. Both drives are still spinning at 7200rpm even if there is no data writing/scanning on the slave in comparison to the master unless there you enabled a power saving shut down feature. In any case,such is the tradeoff for magnetic storage media, there just not horrendously reliable after a few years of use. SSD's will be the future of data storage in the coming years.

[BrianG]

Originally Posted by Freezebyte

That doesn't mean anything. Drives can fail at random times, even if they are the exact same drives in the exact same machine. Such is the tradeoff for magnetic storage media. SSD's will be the future of data storage in the coming years.

I'm looking at it from a MTBF perspective. Yeah, they can fail sooner, but a drive that is used more has a higher chance of failing early.

SSD tech needs to improve before it becomes a long-term viable solution. The typical SSD memory module has a ~100k write life-cycle (per cell). That can somewhat be mitigated via wear leveling, but that has its own issues in certain applications. Anyway, for most people, this means at least a year or so of use, but definitely not good for systems that do a lot of writes. Also, SSD has a slower write than read speed. I'll take a conventional HDD for now until things improve.

[Modding_out]

I just want a used hard drive in good condition to slap in, and I have a bout 5 xp home and xp pro keys. I just want media center cause it the most up dated...it saves time..... I don't like vista or windows 7. Also my pc isn't worth paying for a new hdd or paying for the latest windows.

And I know what S.M.A.R.T is, I built the computer. I have every thing I wanted stored on my slave for this very reason. So their was no reason for me to any thing but wait for it to die.

[Modding_out]

I find it very hard to believe that will all the computer gurus on here, that no one has a hard drive they can sell me......

[rawfuls]

I have a few... but they're not 100% stable, I've used them, and I like em, but I wouldn't feel comfortable selling them incase they crash early, I get the blame.
Though, if you really insist, I have a few 40 and 80GBs, the 40's are SATA, and a few 80's are PATA

[Modding_out]

Originally Posted by rawfuls

I have a few... but they're not 100% stable, I've used them, and I like em, but I wouldn't feel comfortable selling them incase they crash early, I get the blame.
Though, if you really insist, I have a few 40 and 80GBs, the 40's are SATA, and a few 80's are PATA

LMK on the 80 gb That's what have in their now.

If you would be so kind as to hook the drive up as a slave and check it's smart data I'd be much appreciated.

use the program> it's gives extremely in depth analysis of all drives on your pc as well as you can play with your fans lol it's free also. http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

[rawfuls]

Will do when I get some time, in the meantime, did you get my PM?

[Modding_out]

Originally Posted by rawfuls

Will do when I get some time, in the meantime, did you get my PM?

yea, just a few min ago(didn't see it before), I got to run. I'll pm you later