Computer fail!!! - Page 2

mm3 · 05-08-2008

You *Don't have to install Linux* get a LiveCD, a bootable operating system on a CD!

baby_mike · 05-08-2008

Yeah it works like a charm I'v had to do it.

Mr Alex · 05-08-2008

70gb of illegal stuff for me, PLUS installed files.

I personally would like to try linux, maybe on my backup computer for downloading torrents, but it is crap for gaming, so, XP.

Samaki · 05-08-2008

Alright my computer seems to be working now, I think it might have been over heating, I turned it off for meh 7 hours, now there's no lag in Firefox anymore at least.

stanfordhawks · 05-08-2008

there is a way in the system installer to clean your hard drive but save files you need. when booting up your comp hold f5 i think and it will give you options of what to do.

sorry not much help im a mac person. i can do anything on a mac but pc's just bug me.

James · 05-08-2008

We'll if you ever need help, I am sure I can walk you through the steps you can do to partition it etc.

Samaki · 05-08-2008

Thanks James, and that F5 thing will probably help me out a lot, I need to get rid of a lot of my files =/.

quattrus · 05-08-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samaki

my SD card is only 2 gigs and I have like 20 gigs of pictures, programs, and docs that I need saved to something. Plus my dad won't lend me an external HD from work even though I REALLY need one.

So I'm stuck and have NOOOOO idea what to do.

No DVD burner on your PC?

Backup everything on DVD and then have a nice format and reinstall, and while you're at it partition your HDD in two to keep data separate from programs and OS.

Samaki · 05-08-2008

I would back it up, but wouldn't I need either a huge CD or LOADS of CDs?

quattrus · 05-08-2008

A CD is capable of 700 Megabytes.

A normal "single layer" DVD is capable of 4,70 Gigabytes.

This means that you only need 5 DVDs for backupping your 20 Gb of data.

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05-08-2008	#11 (permalink)
mm3 Metal Militia Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New York Age: 17 Posts: 1,011 Threads: 62 Gallery Uploads: 3 Wiki Edits: 3	You Don't have to install Linux get a LiveCD, a bootable operating system on a CD!

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baby_mike Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: The woods Age: 18 Posts: 499 Threads: 98 Blog Entries: 3 Reputation: 2	Yeah it works like a charm I'v had to do it.

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Mr Alex Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Michigan Age: 16 Posts: 2,159 Threads: 58 Gallery Uploads: 2 Wiki Edits: 11	70gb of illegal stuff for me, PLUS installed files. I personally would like to try linux, maybe on my backup computer for downloading torrents, but it is crap for gaming, so, XP.

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Samaki Lurker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida, United States Posts: 451 Threads: 45 Wiki Edits: 1 Blog Entries: 23 Reputation: 3	Alright my computer seems to be working now, I think it might have been over heating, I turned it off for meh 7 hours, now there's no lag in Firefox anymore at least.

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stanfordhawks Lurker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Long Beach, California,USA Age: 14 Posts: 125 Threads: 12 Gallery Uploads: 1 Reputation: -2	there is a way in the system installer to clean your hard drive but save files you need. when booting up your comp hold f5 i think and it will give you options of what to do. sorry not much help im a mac person. i can do anything on a mac but pc's just bug me.

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James Regular Historical Donor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi Age: 16 Posts: 436 Threads: 27 Gallery Uploads: 4 Wiki Edits: 1	We'll if you ever need help, I am sure I can walk you through the steps you can do to partition it etc.

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Samaki Lurker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida, United States Posts: 451 Threads: 45 Wiki Edits: 1 Blog Entries: 23 Reputation: 3	Thanks James, and that F5 thing will probably help me out a lot, I need to get rid of a lot of my files =/.

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Samaki Lurker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida, United States Posts: 451 Threads: 45 Wiki Edits: 1 Blog Entries: 23 Reputation: 3	I would back it up, but wouldn't I need either a huge CD or LOADS of CDs?

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quattrus The invisible man Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Italy Age: 26 Posts: 352 Threads: 5 Blog Entries: 5	A CD is capable of 700 Megabytes. A normal "single layer" DVD is capable of 4,70 Gigabytes. This means that you only need 5 DVDs for backupping your 20 Gb of data.