piper Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I am considering that you did all the homework on the RAID modes; RAID 1 will not increase the total space of the setup, it will only mirror the data in the other hard-drive and that can be used to restore the original in the case of a mishap, virus or some such incident. Steps before setting up RAID -- Is your hardware supportive of RAID and what levels. Do you need to add bridge hardware, e.g., RAID expansion cards or no. Are both the hard-drives of the same size and capacity, preferably it should be so to minimize space loss. Are you interested in software level RAID (can be done from Windows Disk Management application) or do you want a hardware level RAID (from BIOS / EFI level), in the latter case the hard-drive has to be formatted before you can implement the same. I'm aware that I'll be "wasting" the additional space on the 2nd HDD as it will mirror the 1st HDD. I have the ASRock Extreme 4 mobo, and am fairly sure it supports RAID 1 at BIOS level. I want minimal overhead due to the additional read/write that'll happen. Keeping that in mind, OS-level is better or BIOS-level ? It'll be a bit of a pain to back up the data first to some other drive and format, but if BIOS-level RAID is better, I'm up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I want minimal overhead due to the additional read/write that'll happen. Keeping that in mind, OS-level is better or BIOS-level ? It'll be a bit of a pain to back up the data first to some other drive and format, but if BIOS-level RAID is better, I'm up for it. BIOS / EFI level is what you should aim for then. For this you will have to configure the SATA ports on your motherboard from IDE, AHCI mode to RAID mode. Switch the feature on and then specify which ports will follow RAID and which will remain independent of the same. Then the RAID controller chip will ask you to completely format your hard-drive (takes close ~2 hours depending on the size), Once this is accomplished, select the RAID type you want to implement and reinstall the OS on the RAID drives, finally restore the data. Hope this helps, Cheerio! P.S. -- This is just a general outline of how things should work, options and steps may vary depending on the controller and the BIOS / EFI. The above steps are what I did when implementing RAID 0 on my setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK77 Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Found this - ASUS GTX 670 DC Mini It is overclocked 670 and doesn't run hot. Good stuff Edited May 22, 2013 by AK77 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 ^^ Over-priced, unless you don't need a card that is so compact the stock GTX670 / GTX680 / HD7970 GHz Edition which are cheaper and more easy to source should be on higher priority. ASUS GTX670 DirectCU Mini review @TechPower UP! ASUS GTX670 DirectCU Mini review @Guru3D Good news for mini-ITX PC gamers but not something that will make a dent now when the spotlight will shift to the GTX7** series at the same price points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK77 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Yeah you are right. But great reviews overall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALPHA17 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Corsair and Seasonic take out list of SMPS's that support the Haswell's extreme power-saver sleep mode Both Corsair and Sea Sonic have been rigorously testing their power supplies to determine which ones definitely can handle Haswell's C6/C7 states, and both have a list of power supplies which are certified to run Haswell, and in the case of Corsair and their substantial portfolio, which power supplies should be able to handle Haswell with no problems. Starting with Sea Sonic, the following power supplies are certified Haswell ready: Series Wattages X Series 650, 750, 850, 1050, 1250 Platinum 660, 760, 860, 1000, 1200 Platinum Fanless 400, 460, 520 G Series 360, 450, 550, 650 M12 II Bronze EVO 750, 850 Corsair is a little bit more complicated. Certification testing is ongoing, but the following power supplies have been guaranteed to be fully compliant with Haswell: Series Wattages AXi 760, 860, 1200 AX 650, 750, 760, 850, 860, 1200 HX 650, 750, 850, 1000, 1050 TX-M 650, 750, 850 TX 650, 750, 850 GS (V2) 600, 700, 800 CX 750, 750M Source Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylanjosh Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Could someone help me to open my NAT / port fowarding? Been trying for 2 days no luck. I have a static ip. Router is Primatel ADSL 2/2+ I've consulted this guide but it hasn't worked http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Primatel/P101/Xbox_Live_360.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hussain Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Can someone suggest me a complete rig with all the components.... I have a 30k budget I already have a monitor. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hussain Posted May 26, 2013 Report Share Posted May 26, 2013 Can someone suggest me a complete rig with all the components.... I have a 30k budget I already have a monitor. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) Looking for a laptop. Budget Rs. 40k. Primary usage would be browsing and entertainment (movies, music). The laptop market is too overcrowded nowadays. Webcam, multimedia keys and such should be there. The laptop will be purchased and used in Dubai. Not sure if that makes a difference to the choice but in case servicing or anything is a concern for a particular brand there, I'd like to know. Edited May 27, 2013 by piper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 HP Pavilion G6-2312AX Laptop (APU Quad Core A10/ 4GB/ 1TB/ Win8/ 2.5GB Graph) 512 MB AMD Radeon HD 7660G (Integrated) and 2 GB ATI Mobility Radeon 7670M HD Graphics (Dedicated) Has Webcam as well (HP TrueVision HD Webcam) Keyboard: Full-size Textured Island Keyboard Screen Size 15.6 inchResolution 1366 x 768 Pixel Price: 40494 __ Combo of HP Pavilion G6-2313AX Laptop (APU Quad Core A10/ 6GB/ 1TB/ DOS/ 2.5GB Graph) + Cooler Master NotePal CMC3 512 MB AMD Radeon HD 7660G (Integrated) and 2 GB ATI Mobility Radeon 7670M HD Graphics (Dedicated) Web Camera HP TrueVision HD WebcamKeyboard Full-size Textured Island Keyboard Screen Size 15.6 inchResolution 1366 x 768 Pixel Price: 38316 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 (edited) Could someone help me to open my NAT / port fowarding? Been trying for 2 days no luck. I have a static ip. Router is Primatel ADSL 2/2+ I've consulted this guide but it hasn't worked http://portforward.com/english/routers/port_forwarding/Primatel/P101/Xbox_Live_360.htm Why you want to port forward? Is it for games? If yes, which one? Because few games are client based which can be forwarded by simple /client port xx trick. or just general? Check this: http://upnp-portmapper.sourceforge.net/ Guide: http://www.howtogeek.com/122227/how-to-quickly-forward-ports-on-your-router-from-a-desktop-application/ Also, check port here: (blocked or not) http://www.canyouseeme.org/ Edited May 27, 2013 by Heaven Angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Can someone suggest me a complete rig with all the components.... I have a 30k budget I already have a monitor. .. hmm...what purpose? Gaming or just entertainment? (watching movies, play small games, music) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagarjalvi Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 So I downloaded Prototype for PC on my Mac.. now i have to transfer it to my windows laptop. I tried copying it to my 16gb pendrive but it says that I cannot copy large file to this format of Pendrive. Then tried my both seagate HDD but when i connect them to PC both hdd drivers gets installed but wont show up in My computers.. Any clue how can I get my HDD working in my windows 7 laptop? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Must be FAT32. If the external drive is formatted as FAT32, the maximum file size is 4.3GB, so unless the drives are formatted as NTFS volumes, this is most likely your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagarjalvi Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 but the file copied to HDD but now HDD wont show up in windows laptop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) Open diskmanagement Then check your HDD (whether it's listed/connected there or not).It'll be either listed as un-allocated or offline. If it's un-allocated - right click and create new volume. If it's offline - turn it online. Also post diskmanagement and device manager screenshot. Edited May 28, 2013 by Heaven Angel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suresh777444 Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 (edited) aee GAO wale use Easy Partition Recovery Manager .. Sent from my iPhone 5 using Tapatalk Edited May 28, 2013 by suresh bhati Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagarjalvi Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 i tried opening Disc management but when I click on it it keeps saying "Connecting to Virtual Disk Service" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven Angel Posted May 28, 2013 Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 It takes a minute to load. Try again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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