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    Moving partitions

    I've been using Paragon Hard Disk Manager 2009 Suite for the last six months. For $50, you get a very comprehensive hard drive toolbox. It'll do everything on your list, and more. It provides for Linux/DOS and Windows PE CD/DVD boot environments. Documentation is excellent. I've used it for...
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    Trying to keep a list of new vocab words...

    Simple 3-column Excel spreadsheet should work fine, which would be easily sortable by either word, date or source column.
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    Virus? Rootkit? What?

    I experienced similar symptoms recently - Windows launched normally, but strange behavior when I tried to launch apps. Scanned the system thoroughly for malware, including rootkit scan. All indications were that nothing was wrong with Windows. Eventually - I discovered that after Windows...
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    Advanced SystemCare Pro

    I tried an earlier version of Advanced System Care, and soon removed it. The ASC approach was essentially "trust me, just push button to make things better". There was little choice of what operations you wanted performed or to skip any operations you didn't want performed. There was also no...
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    Hard drive image dilema

    Google 'partition manager' for apps, both free and paid, that will allow you to manipulate partitions (create, resize, wipe, etc.). Acronis offers DiskDirector for partition management. I can recommend Paragon HD Manager 2009 Suite, which combines full image backup/restore features with full...
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    Ghetto Air Filters

    The best material I've found is the pleated furnace/AC filters found in Home Depot, Walmart, etc. It usually comes in large sizes (20" X 20", etc.), but is easily cut to required size with scissors. My case flow is front-to-back, and I surface-mount a 5" X 6" piece in front of the input fan...
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    How to removing the HDD cage off a SUGO SG02?

    Easiest way I've found to take out aluminum rivets was to use Dremel cut-off wheel to grind down rivet heads, then the rivets are easily pushed through. Light pressure on the cut-off wheel to prevent breaking it. Wear eye protection. Hope this helps!
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    Best Air Flow

    These are some general conclusions I reached after modding my case for best combination of quiet and cooling of all components: - Front-to-back cooling was most effective, assuring sufficient air-flow to all components. - Side-intake tends to short-circuit air flow, resulting in HDs sitting in...
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    Antec Three Hundred, dampen hdd noise.

    Women's elastic hair bands work well for drive-suspension. They're commonly available in the 'beauty' section at Walmart, Rite-Aid, etc. My drive sits in cradle of two of these hair bands. Hope this helps!
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    Antec Three Hundred, dampen hdd noise.

    That's the attitude! My drive cage was 'unremovable' - until I punched out the 21 rivets that retained it.
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    PC Cloning

    I'm using Paragon HD Manager 2009 Suite, which combines image backup/restore functions with full partition-management functions. For image backup/restore only, Acronis TI10 and Terabyte IFW/IFD have worked reliably. I regularly image two critical partitions to protected partition on my main...
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    Antec Three Hundred, dampen hdd noise.

    The drive cage is so narrow that it would be difficult to isolate the drive(s) from touching the sides of the drive cage in horizontal orientation - and it looks like the drive cage is not removable. I would suggest considering suspending the drive(s) in vertical orientation, leaving you lots...
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    Hard Drive Question, Help Needed!

    Google for a review of the actual drive model, either a full review or user-review (Newegg, etc.). SATA rating means nothing. What you should look for is actual practical measured numbers for data throughput, random access time and burst speed from an actual drive benchmark such as HDTach...
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    what's my best back-up option?

    I use a combination of partition-imaging and drive-cloning. I get by nicely with a multi-partition main drive of 250GB size. The OS and Critical Data partitions are imaged frequently to a protected backup partition. The main 250GB drive is periodically raw-cloned to a removable 250GB...
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    HDD issue

    I'd first look for something that's touching the fan blades. If nothing internal to the drive cage, check for cable/wire in back of the drive cage that's protruding through the back of the fan grille. It seems that such contact should produce a high-pitched buzz, frequency-dependent on the...
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