Jake Wants a New Computer or to build one!

[JakeBlues]

I use floppy drives... can't give up the 3.5 inch floppy yet... I have a ton!
Hugz,

Umm ... back in the old days I set the floppy first to check in order from the bias.. this not accepted anymore?
Dayum I hate getting old!

[JakeBlues]

don't laugh...

do you intend to use the onboard vga unit in order to build some sort of a HTPC?

I need some old people interpreter here ummm
"yo, umm dawg what be "vga", and what be banging wif that "HTPC" lyric holmes? I'd like to see yo azz use it in a sentence!

wahaha honesty I dunno what it means...
There use to be like VGA cards for video... but I am going with CHewy's idea of the PCI express.. I can't see me using sli for anything.
I am learning... so don't get frustrated.

[katzdvd]

I am using a PCI Express vid card as well in my next build; It is the GeForce 7600 GT OC; 256 MB /Core Clock 580 Mhz. Mem. clock 1450 Mhz. As for your boot sequence, I suggest setting the BIOS to boot the main C: (Windows) drive first; the pc will boot faster when it doesn't have to look at the floppy, CD/DVD etc. during the boot process.

If you do get into trouble & need to reformat, you can always enter the BIOS during the boot screen & set it to CD as you need to.

I am learning... so don't get frustrated.

We are all in a "learning process", that's what makes it fun!

[Chewy]

what you all have to watch out for is matching components, katz's earlier thread I reccomended socket 939 for the added savings of older model motherboards, now that takes ddr memory and you get 2 ide's on the motherboard

with the right ram these older models don't really suffer compared to the newer ones

the am2 has potential now that lower cas ddr2 is coming down in price, but I would be damned if I could only have one ide

[katzdvd]

but I would be damned if I could only have one ide

& then there's always the add-on PCI/IDE card

[Chewy]

& then there's always the add-on PCI/IDE card

they are OK for hard drives but not optical drives, sure some can get some drives to work on a few cards

way too iffy?

[katzdvd]

they are OK for hard drives but not optical drives

I know you have said that before, but I don't know if I ever asked, why?

Why is it not good (technically speaking) to put a burner on a card?

[Chewy]

there's no earthly reason that cards shouldn't support atapi drives just as well as motherboard southbridge chipsets

but the idiots designing those chipsets were just too damn lazy

and what's funny is when the chipset works fine, the card's bios won't or will only work on some dvd burners

[katzdvd]

there's no earthly reason that cards shouldn't support atapi drives just as well as motherboard southbridge chipsets

but the idiots designing those chipsets were just too damn lazy

Yeah, I know that. Now I remember that hugh thread at CDfreaks about the add on cards!

I got a headache about halfway thru reading it...

[JakeBlues]

Chewy...
I have a 5 disk set I am burning... I am thru 3 of them but when it comes to the 4th disk I am having a chit fitt.
I have bitset it on all 3 types of +R I have but I can't get em to play on my dvd player. I use the cd-dvd speed to check them and the size and everything is correct (even my crappy burning) but It says "this disk can not be played on ALL of them. I can't figure out why.
I have the final ISO here and the file plays fine on the mplayerc but the disk be dayumed..
What the heck is going on?
I am not sure what files you'd need in this case.. but I think I try a -r also and see what happens.

[ratboy]

Jake,

Post the burn logs for the ones that will not play.
May show something.
Also, what is the name of the set?

[JakeBlues]

Well this is one where i can kick myelf!
The first burns went so well (ripit4me thru imgburn) I didn't save those logs because i thought it was going to be ok!
DAYUM ME!
This is just the imgburn longs of the different media and types I've tried so far.. I doubt it will help.
God, am I dumb!
I have to go to work..back in 8 hours or so.
Have a great day guys..
thanks
PS. NONE of the ways and media I've burned Disk 4 on will work. Band Of Brothers

[Chewy]

http://forum.digital-digest.com/showthread.php?t=58400&highlight=band+of+brothers

[JakeBlues]

Ok chewy...
I read it, Some I understand.. some I don't. I didn't burn #6 because it's crap disk with just bonus materials, i don't need them. 1 - 5 are the story that's what I want. All the other have burned but NOT 4. I going to burn 5 right now but 4 is a mystery.
The logs above in post #72 of no help!??
Damn I will be glad when my new burners are here!!!! I will use one until I get the new computer together!!
BTW.. my disk were NEW not a scratch or smudge... I cleaned the head ot the burner and ripper drive also...
DAYUM!!!!!!!!!!

[Chewy]

there are several steps in backing up a dvd, doing the simpliest set of steps
necessary for the job makes analyzing the failures easier

checking each step for success or failure is critical

understanding what each step does is the first thing people should attempt

jake, you need to start all over at ground zero

disk 4

will shrink open it?