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Author	Message
James Sotherden Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 6043 Credit: 14,604,827 RAC: 23,696	Message 1274355 - Posted: 23 Aug 2012, 12:13:44 UTC
	My macs hard drive is officially dead. Bad thing is the two AP's I had on it are now timed out. Sorry wingmen. My old P4's hard drive is also slowly dying. I have set NNT and am down to 3 tasks 0ne AP (running) and to MB's. I hope I can get them done. The Mac is 4 years old and the P4 is 8 years old. Not sure when or if I should see if they can be fixed. ____________
	ID: 1274355 ·

samten Send message Joined: 18 May 11 Posts: 221 Credit: 5,113,330 RAC: 9,066	Message 1274356 - Posted: 23 Aug 2012, 12:16:20 UTC - in response to Message 1274355.
	Oh man! When it rains it pours, I guess :( Sorry about your misfortune, James. Does this open the door for upgrades? :D ____________
	ID: 1274356 ·

James Sotherden Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 6043 Credit: 14,604,827 RAC: 23,696	Message 1274362 - Posted: 23 Aug 2012, 12:24:26 UTC
	I will most likely by a new computer. I like the I7's but they are pricey, But the I5's can more than take the place of the old P4 and the mac. The Mac is a intel dual core and the P4 was just one core. So one I5 is one core more. Plus running lunatics would give me a good leg up also. What ever I decide, I will keep the tower the P4 is in and see what my computer savy son in law can do to upgrade it. ____________
	ID: 1274362 ·

Mike Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 19447 Credit: 21,022,401 RAC: 26,084	Message 1274423 - Posted: 23 Aug 2012, 15:18:05 UTC
	Thats sad Jim. ____________
	ID: 1274423 ·

T. Moe Send message Joined: 31 May 12 Posts: 144 Credit: 844,897 RAC: 1,169	Message 1274446 - Posted: 23 Aug 2012, 16:20:59 UTC
	Playing Taps :-(> ____________
	ID: 1274446 ·

Ex Volunteer moderator Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 12 Mar 12 Posts: 2883 Credit: 1,155,630 RAC: 865	Message 1274467 - Posted: 23 Aug 2012, 17:23:08 UTC
	Sorry about your loss James. ;-) ____________ -Dave #2 3.2.0-33
	ID: 1274467 ·

Todd Madson Send message Joined: 4 Aug 99 Posts: 55 Credit: 15,851,573 RAC: 10,424	Message 1274557 - Posted: 23 Aug 2012, 20:39:32 UTC
	Sorry to hear it. You might get more power and crunching capability if you replace those old rigs outright. You definetely get more for your dollar computing-wise these days especially with the beefy video cards available now. So rather than sinking cash into an old rig maybe replace? ____________
	ID: 1274557 ·

James Sotherden Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 6043 Credit: 14,604,827 RAC: 23,696	Message 1274885 - Posted: 24 Aug 2012, 15:28:42 UTC
	After an hour of rebooting just to get the P4 running I aborted the 1 AP and 2 MB work units. It was obvious that they would not finish. The messaages I saw were cant find hard drive and no boot file found. ____________
	ID: 1274885 ·

rob smith Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 5409 Credit: 20,077,202 RAC: 121,451	Message 1274895 - Posted: 24 Aug 2012, 15:56:12 UTC
	That sounds like the death croak of a hard disk... ____________ Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe?
	ID: 1274895 ·

James Sotherden Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 6043 Credit: 14,604,827 RAC: 23,696	Message 1282461 - Posted: 11 Sep 2012, 1:25:58 UTC
	Well I have decided to rebuild the old P4. Im not going to make it a super cruncher. There will be no GPU card, but it will crunch for 24/7. What Id like to install is 1. Asus P8Z77-VLK LGA 1155 intell Z77 motherboard. 2. Intel core i5-3470 ivy bridge 3.2 Ghz (3.6 ghz turbo boost) LGA1155 77w quad core. 3.Seagate Barracuda ST31000524as 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0GB/S 3.5" internal hard drive- bare drive. 4. I think it takes DDR3 ram but not sure. I will install 8 Gigs no matter what it takes. What Im not sure about is the power supply. Any suggestions? And have I overlooked anything? ____________
	ID: 1282461 ·

Gatekeeper Send message Joined: 14 Jul 04 Posts: 701 Credit: 139,272,421 RAC: 224,436	Message 1282467 - Posted: 11 Sep 2012, 1:35:16 UTC - in response to Message 1282461. Last modified: 11 Sep 2012, 1:37:09 UTC
	Well I have decided to rebuild the old P4. Im not going to make it a super cruncher. There will be no GPU card, but it will crunch for 24/7. What Id like to install is 1. Asus P8Z77-VLK LGA 1155 intell Z77 motherboard. 2. Intel core i5-3470 ivy bridge 3.2 Ghz (3.6 ghz turbo boost) LGA1155 77w quad core. 3.Seagate Barracuda ST31000524as 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0GB/S 3.5" internal hard drive- bare drive. 4. I think it takes DDR3 ram but not sure. I will install 8 Gigs no matter what it takes. What Im not sure about is the power supply. Any suggestions? And have I overlooked anything? I assume you can salvage your DVD/CD unit from the original. That's about it equipment-wise. I'd guess that about a 650W PSU would be sufficient, might even allow for a low end GPU down the road (like a GT430 or similar). EDIT: I always try to over-estimate PSU's. I hate surprises. ____________
	ID: 1282467 ·

James Sotherden Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 16 May 99 Posts: 6043 Credit: 14,604,827 RAC: 23,696	Message 1282470 - Posted: 11 Sep 2012, 1:44:01 UTC
	I had forgot about the CD and dvd drives. I have a cd burner but just a dvd reader. So I will just upgrade that also. And maybe in the future I might throw a low end GPU in. But by then that could be a 660 Ti :) Any brand of power supply? ____________
	ID: 1282470 ·

Al Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 464 Credit: 41,561,678 RAC: 70,401	Message 1282475 - Posted: 11 Sep 2012, 2:24:17 UTC Last modified: 11 Sep 2012, 2:27:24 UTC
	I'm a big fan of PC Power & Cooling. They have been my #1 choice for well over 10 years now, and have never had a failure with any, and I'm probably on number 15+ now. Can't say enough good things about them. Look for a Silencer Mk II 750w on ebay, they are out there and are fairly affordable (around $100), and should be able to handle anything you eventually throw at it. I like them because they aren't modular. I'm a hard wired kind of guy, more power less resistance. ;-) ____________
	ID: 1282475 ·

Gatekeeper Send message Joined: 14 Jul 04 Posts: 701 Credit: 139,272,421 RAC: 224,436	Message 1282498 - Posted: 11 Sep 2012, 3:41:31 UTC - in response to Message 1282470. Last modified: 11 Sep 2012, 3:44:44 UTC
	Any brand of power supply? Corsair Gold 650W They also come in higher wattages. I have one of these in my twin PSU rig, next to a Corsair Gold 1200W unit. I've never used PCP&C, but I've heard many others speak highly of them. ____________
	ID: 1282498 ·

Horacio Send message Joined: 14 Jan 00 Posts: 522 Credit: 29,812,862 RAC: 133,066	Message 1282506 - Posted: 11 Sep 2012, 4:16:08 UTC - in response to Message 1282470.
	I had forgot about the CD and dvd drives. I have a cd burner but just a dvd reader. So I will just upgrade that also. And maybe in the future I might throw a low end GPU in. But by then that could be a 660 Ti :) Any brand of power supply? Not sure about brands, but if you think that someday you will be using a GPU, then do not use any PSU with less than 650/700 real Watts... Of course there are a lot of GPUs out there that dont need so much, but in a few months when the actual mid range GPUs become obsolete you will regret not having enough PSU power to deal with one of those offered at low prices... And also, almost all PSUs have their max efficiency at around half of the nominal max wattage, so using half of your PSU power will mean less electricity wasted as heat... ____________
	ID: 1282506 ·

Peter M. Ferrie Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 28 Mar 03 Posts: 85 Credit: 8,721,085 RAC: 23,557	Message 1282570 - Posted: 11 Sep 2012, 9:52:15 UTC
	couldn't help few a star trek references : " There dead Jim " " Dammit i'm a seti cruncher, not a computer engineer!!! " ok im done ____________
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