Storage suggestion?

2010-01-05 09:55:17

#1

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6271

I REALLY need more storage space on my pc - these raw camera files are killin me -
I need a 2 tb internal storage drive(or more? hahaha) so i can stop moving work back and forth on the external
For those with knowledge of the STORAGE, could i pease get a lil help on what to order so I can install the hardware myself? Running low on space in this coolermaster and may have to take out my D drive (the 466 gb) to make room for a bigger, shinier solution ~newegg style

System Summary acc to SiSoftware Sandra

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Processor
Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 3.00GHz
Speed : 3.00GHz
Performance Rating : PR6600 (estimated)
Cores per Processor : 2 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 1 Unit(s)
Type : Dual-Core
Internal Data Cache : 2x 16kB Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way set, 64 byte line size
L2 On-board Cache : 2x 1MB ECC Synchronous, ATC, 8-way set, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector

Mainboard
Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
MP Support : 1 Processor(s)
MP APIC : Yes
System BIOS : Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG
Mainboard : http://www.abit.com.tw/ AW8-MAX(Intel i955-ICH7)
Total Memory : 2GB DDR2-SDRAM

Chipset 1
Model : Abit Computer Corp 955x Processor to I/O Controller
Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 200MHz (800MHz data rate)
Total Memory : 2GB DDR2-SDRAM
Memory Bus Speed : 4x 133MHz (532MHz data rate)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : SyncMaster 225BW(Digital)
Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 

Physical Storage Devices
Removable Drive : Floppy disk drive
Hard Disk : ST3500320AS (466GB)
Hard Disk : WDC WD1500HLFS-01G6U0 (140GB)
Hard Disk : WD 5000BEV External USB Device
CD-ROM/DVD : PIONEER DVD-RW  DVR-110D
CD-ROM/DVD : Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device (CD 32X Rd) (DVD 4X Rd)
CD-ROM/DVD : Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device (CD 32X Rd) (DVD 4X Rd)

Logical Storage Devices
1.44MB 3.5" (A:) : N/A
Hard Disk (C:) : 140GB (19GB, 14% Free Space) (NTFS)
Bigd (D:) : 466GB (17GB, 4% Free Space) (NTFS)
Bf2 dvd (E:) : 1.9GB (UDF)
CD-ROM/DVD (F:) : N/A
CD-ROM/DVD (G:) : N/A
Kbpassport (J:) : 466GB (57GB, 12% Free Space) (FAT32)


Operating System(s)
Windows System : Microsoft Windows XP/2002 Professional (Win32 x86) 5.01.2600 (Service Pack 2)

is this enough info? i can has more if needed

2010-01-05 09:58:11

#2

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6871|Seattle

Well, looks like you're on IDE hard drives so OS + DVDROM + 2 storage drives is going to be your max. Unless you go external someday.
Keep in mind that XP can only see drives up to 2Tb's so don't buy anything larger.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2010-01-05 10:00:34

#3

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6471|Winland

You've got an ICH7 mobo, so you should have some SATA ports to go on there.

Last edited by Freezer7Pro (2010-01-05 10:01:57)

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-01-05 10:21:24

#4

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6871|Seattle

I didn't google the board, just looked at this: "Bus(es) : ISA PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus"

If you have SATA ports, you can put in as many extra SATA drives as you have ports on the motherboard. You'll need to open the case and look I guess.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2010-01-05 10:33:17

#5

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6062|Catherine Black

Three questions;

What's your budget?
Where did you get your system specs from? (I like the layout)
Why are you still on XP

2010-01-05 10:56:47

#6

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6471|Winland

Finray wrote:
Where did you get your system specs from? (I like the layout)

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
System Summary acc to SiSoftware Sandra

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-01-05 11:50:16

#7

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6271

@finray - budget not an issue really but i don't want to be ripped off
im still on xp for no particular reason other than all my programs run well on it, why bother?
@king -yah mon, im rockin external drives for backup/work/media that wont fit on my int storage drive.. one of which is listed: KBpassport

here is the drive i am using now for int storage
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?v … ee0a0aRCRD

could i just replace it with one of these? easy peasy? these are 2 tb in the link below
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi … p;name=2TB

2010-01-05 12:36:37

#8

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6871|Seattle

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
@finray - budget not an issue really but i don't want to be ripped off
im still on xp for no particular reason other than all my programs run well on it, why bother?
@king -yah mon, im rockin external drives for backup/work/media that wont fit on my int storage drive.. one of which is listed: KBpassport

here is the drive i am using now for int storage
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?v … ee0a0aRCRD

could i just replace it with one of these? easy peasy? these are 2 tb in the link below
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi … p;name=2TB

Yes, you could replace it but why not just add it? You should have at least 4 SATA ports on the motherboard. Are you out of SATA ports or something?

Edit: NM, I see you're using 4 SATA ports... The short answer is yes, you could jeasily just swap out the hard drives.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2010-01-05 13:13:01

#9

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6941

I just use this:

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-BlacX … B001A4HAFS eSata

But if you don't have eSata, this will do:
http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Sata- … B0012Z3MKW USB

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/11550/ThermaltakeSataHDDDock.jpg

Last edited by Ilocano (2010-01-05 13:13:29)

2010-01-05 14:00:43

#10

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6271

HITACHI Deskstar HD32000 IDK/7K 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6822145276

is this one compatible?

2010-01-05 14:06:08

#11

King_County_Downy: shitfaced; +2,791|6871|Seattle

Any SATA drive should work.

Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it

2010-01-05 16:55:56

#12

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm: ©; +1,811|6271

allright, great, i'll place the order - thanks dood

haha i just so scared imma f up my pc!!

are there any KEY steps i should know for installing this type of hardware?

2010-01-12 09:26:43

#13

it has arrived! will attempt after i clean off the old drive

eeeek!! estoy nervosa

2010-01-12 09:28:03

#14

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6771

naw, you'll be fine . . .

* You may post 3 seconds ago

*edit - make sure to copy, not move, files - that way if something does happen, you'll have a copy.

then you can delete . . .

Last edited by burnzz (2010-01-12 09:29:13)

2010-01-12 09:30:09

#15

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|6273|The Mitten

Kimmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
allright, great, i'll place the order - thanks dood

haha i just so scared imma f up my pc!!

are there any KEY steps i should know for installing this type of hardware?

just don't put the paste on the wrong side.

EE (hats

2010-01-12 19:35:44

#16

i've got it up and running however i made the disk a dynamic simple volume instead of what i have my other disks set as - basic partitions

is this ok?

2010-01-12 19:37:59

#17

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6771

it's ok - you can go into disc management and change it if you want.

the difference is, if you want to put that into a different machine, it will have rights attached to all the files . . .

2010-01-12 19:52:36

#18

so it's not a good idea to have a dynamic.. if pc fails and i want to put the disc on another pc

convertin

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update

it's awesometown up in here.

Last edited by Kimmmmmmmmmmmm (2010-01-13 21:09:27)

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