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External or Internal Hard Drive? by M73A on 10-14-2006 at 09:33 PM
what would you recommend?
can i share external hard drives over my wireless network?
are there any advantages or disadvantages?
Thanks 
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by Nathan on 10-14-2006 at 09:40 PM
Internals usually have a higher rpm than a usb one (external) and the externals cost so much more.
Internals are cheap and fast and good if its going to be static inside a pc - not being taken in and out all of the time.
When a external one is for people who have lots of data they need to carry around with them all of the time.
So if you just need it for your pc get a internal one but if you need one to carry around - take to school etc... external.
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by prashker on 10-14-2006 at 09:40 PM
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Originally posted by M73A
can i share external hard drives over my wireless network?
Yes, I have done that with my dads external 300gb Hard Drive
(Though I don't know why I did not just bring the harddrive upstairs
)I think External would be better, because it can be portable.
But what I would reaaaaally suggest is a External HardDrive Enclosure
for example
Mega Long URL
My dad has one of these as well.
It is good because all you do is you just pop a normal hard drive into it. And now it is basically...portable
So it can help so it can be a Internal and External at the same time
One disadvantage I would think is you have to buy the harddrive seperatly....
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by vaccination on 10-14-2006 at 09:40 PM
It kinda depends on what you wana use it for. (other than storing data ) E.g are you going to want to take some of the data on there round to a friends or something.
I have an external drive i share with my dad and it's great to just quickly put a few files on there and take it round a friends. Although it is kinda like a glorified usb stick if you use it this way.
Oh and do you have an internal one already or are you using as your main/only HDD?
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by M73A on 10-14-2006 at 09:43 PM
im looking at http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=3Y...avigationKey=11154
cheap, big... don't think ill need to get an external one...
first time i've bought a new hard drive... i put it in, turn the machine on... and then what? lol 
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by prashker on 10-14-2006 at 09:47 PM
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
first time i've bought a new hard drive... i put it in, turn the machine on... and then what? lol
Well,
First, if this will be a main harddrive (installing a Operating System on)
Then switch the Jumper on the harddrive to master
if it will just hold data or install programs etc.
Set to Slave on the jumper.
It should show how to do the jumper stuff on the harddrive itself
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by M73A on 10-14-2006 at 09:52 PM
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Originally posted by SonicSam
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
first time i've bought a new hard drive... i put it in, turn the machine on... and then what? lol
Well,
First, if this will be a main harddrive (installing a Operating System on)
Then switch the Jumper on the harddrive to master
if it will just hold data or install programs etc.
Set to Slave on the jumper.
It should show how to do the jumper stuff on the harddrive itself
jumper? the ide cable?
ive got a hard drive with windows xp already.... im just running out of room. (so im buying an extra drive)
so what would i have to do for that. plug and play
lol
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by vaccination on 10-14-2006 at 09:58 PM
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
jumper? the ide cable?
ive got a hard drive with windows xp already.... im just running out of room. (so im buying an extra drive)
so what would i have to do for that. plug and play
You just have to set it to slave like Sam said but when you buy it the manual should reveal all.
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by M73A on 10-14-2006 at 10:00 PM
quote:
Originally posted by vaccination
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
jumper? the ide cable?
ive got a hard drive with windows xp already.... im just running out of room. (so im buying an extra drive)
so what would i have to do for that. plug and play
You just have to set it to slave like Sam said but when you buy it the manual should reveal all.
ok
i take it you mean set it to slave in the bios? 
im a complete newb with hard drives...and ram, do i need to access bios for upgrading it? because my computer has a password on the bios and i dont know it
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by vaccination on 10-14-2006 at 10:04 PM
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
and ram, do i need to access bios for upgrading it? because my computer has a password on the bios and i dont know it
RAM, I'm pretty sure you just plug it in(it's a kind of unclip this clip that back in job
) and turn your computer on and Windows should recognize it.Make sure to wear an earth band when installing it though.
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by prashker on 10-14-2006 at 10:04 PM
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
quote:
Originally posted by vaccination
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
jumper? the ide cable?
ive got a hard drive with windows xp already.... im just running out of room. (so im buying an extra drive)
so what would i have to do for that. plug and play
You just have to set it to slave like Sam said but when you buy it the manual should reveal all.
ok
and ram, do i need to access bios for upgrading it? because my computer has a password on the bios and i dont know it
No not slave in the bios
![[Image: hd2.jpg]](http://www.hiroinc.com/Harddrive/hd2.jpg)
^ The little piece on the pins is the jumper....depending on where you put it tells what it is....(what you are trying to get is Slave)
Below is a EXAMPLE...It does not mean these are the ways to set the jumper on your harddrive. This is just a example for a Maxtor harddrive I have.
![[Image: style_a1.gif]](http://www.maxtor.com/_files/maxtor/en_us/images/general/documentation/jumper_settings/style_a1.gif)
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by M73A on 10-14-2006 at 10:11 PM
aha! so thats what a jumper is.... so if i do that to mine, plug it in.... it will work straight away?
sweet 
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by Nathan on 10-14-2006 at 10:16 PM
Well i think earthing it is bull shit,
just to test one day i wore a wooly jumper and put ram in it i went through the whole day with it in there and even rubbed it when i got back i plugged it in and lo behold it still worked.
Just thought i;d say that =p
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by prashker on 10-14-2006 at 10:18 PM
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
and ram, do i need to access bios for upgrading it? because my computer has a password on the bios and i dont know it
No, just insert the ram into a slot
If it does not work something is wrong, or you got the wrong type of ram.
For example...old PC's use PC100 (well...thats the earliest ram I have used)
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by vaccination on 10-14-2006 at 10:21 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Nathan
Well i think earthing it is bull shit,
just to test one day i wore a wooly jumper and put ram in it i went through the whole day with it in there and even rubbed it when i got back i plugged it in and lo behold it still worked.
Just thought i;d say that =p
TBH it can depend on alot of things but better safe than sorry. :/
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by M73A on 10-14-2006 at 10:28 PM
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Originally posted by SonicSam
quote:
Originally posted by M73A
and ram, do i need to access bios for upgrading it? because my computer has a password on the bios and i dont know it
No, just insert the ram into a slot
If it does not work something is wrong, or you got the wrong type of ram.
For example...old PC's use PC100 (well...thats the earliest ram I have used)
if i find specs for my current ram... what things would i need to check are the same so its compatibe
pc? (dont actually no what any of the letters and stuff mean)
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by Voldemort on 10-14-2006 at 11:22 PM
after its recognized by the bios and it winblows boots, youll need to format it , its quite easy....
about the password, while your case is open take the battery off for about 10-15 min to reset the bios... you will loose any settings on it tho...
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by M73A on 10-14-2006 at 11:32 PM
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Originally posted by Voldemort
after its recognized by the bios and it winblows boots, youll need to format it
about the password, while your case is open take the battery off for about 10-15 min to reset the bios... you will loose any settings on it tho...
hm, settings being what? to me bios is just startup sequence
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by Nathan on 10-14-2006 at 11:35 PM
Any settings like:
password, which order your pc boots up etc....
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by M73A on 10-14-2006 at 11:36 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Nathan
Any settings like:
password, which order your pc boots up etc....
password? the bios password... yeah i know that, thats what i wanna get rid of... and yea i know bios is boot order, thats what i said above.... so what else is in this 'etc'
ta
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by foaly on 10-14-2006 at 11:38 PM
and if it doesn't show up with the jumper setting on slave...
try setting it to cable select...
You have to know the type of ram... for example SDRAM, DDR SDRAM or EDO... I guess you have DDR...
your bios is the system that starts up your computer...
you can for example turn on wol (wake on lan) or turn computer on by typing a password... or getting it out of standby by using your mouse...
some types can do very few things some can do a lot...
It is hard to say what your bios can do...
RE: External or Internal Hard Drive? by lrac522 on 10-15-2006 at 01:40 AM
(Cheaper + Faster + Out of sight) - Load = Internal 