- Stux
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something something stephen eclop
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- PleasureKevin
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flatten and reinstall, stop posting
how will reinstalling an operating system I can't even boot to help? I can't even initialize hardware before the BIOS screen. you think a reformat will help in a situation where I can't even get text on the screen with no drives attached at all?
PleasureKevin fucked around with this message at 11:27 on Feb 22, 2016
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Feb 22, 2016 09:39
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- fart simpson
- Jul 2, 2005
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DEATH TO AMERICA
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so here's the problems that i've had simply trying to switch hard drives:
1. the cloning software that shipped with the device does not work at all. tried it twice and it gave an error about 3 hours in each time. tried to fix by running a defrag and turning off the page file as recommended by the help files, but no joy.
2. trying to boot into a CloneZilla Live CD did not work, instead it loaded some GRUB command-prompt with no apparent way to boot into the live CD app itself. no this was not a GRUb select screen. there is a bug i found from 2013 about this and the solution was to use the "alternate" ISO to burn the Live CD which is Ubuntu based rather than Debian based.
3. a third app also failed because it was unable to even detect the target disk, whether installed via USB adapter or internal SATA.
4. tried cloning with other software and that did not work. one partition was not copied over for some unknown reason when clicking "copy selected partitions" in Reflect app. even when free space was available, it said "insufficient space". the partition was successfully copied only when i used drag-and-drop on the partition instead of the button that did the same thing.
5. I wasn't able to boot from a USB and just install windows fresh, perhaps because MicroSDs in MicroSD-to-USB adapters are not DOS-bootable?
6. my entire computer is permanently hosed. i can't just boot my computer anymore. 9/10 it just stalls before the hardware is even initialized and i perform weird voodoo to try increase the odds. currently the best strategy is to swap the RAM sticks or take one out completely which makes it boot up 1/2 the time, but that's after waiting 5 to 10 minutes. i wanted my computer to boot faster but this is entirely negated now by this weird waiting game/ritual process where i can spend 20 - 30 minutes just waiting and crossing my fingers or tinkering to get it to boot.
7. all games crash now on startup. yes, even after all this. after finally succesfulling cloning the drive and getting the drat thing to boot, i CANNOT PLAY A THING BECAUSE EVERY GAME CRASHES. in some cases the whole PC crashes and i have to do the stuff described in problem 6 again. i don't know why Chrome doesn't crash. wtf.
8. windows now thinks it's Windows to GO (live USB version of windows 10). every time i boot it says "don't remove the USB", but i have no USB inserted. it started doing this half way through the process when I was till on the HDD.
who gives a heck
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Feb 22, 2016 09:42
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- TjyvTompa
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hosed upo that microsoft is forcing you to switch the ram sticks around to let you use your computer
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Feb 22, 2016 09:46
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- anthonypants
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by Nyc_Tattoo
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maybe you should have tried the official clonezilla livecd instead of the microsoft-branded knockoff
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Feb 22, 2016 09:51
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- PleasureKevin
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maybe you should have tried the official clonezilla livecd instead of the microsoft-branded knockoff
what? i used the regular clonezilla live CD which is debian-based. then i found out i should have used the "alternate" version which is ubuntu based. as far as i know there is no microsoft version...
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Feb 22, 2016 09:53
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- anthonypants
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by Nyc_Tattoo
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Dinosaur Gum
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what? i used the regular clonezilla live CD which is debian-based. then i found out i should have used the "alternate" version which is ubuntu based. as far as i know there is no microsoft version...
then why are you in the microsoft thread complaining about your disability
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Feb 22, 2016 09:56
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- PleasureKevin
- Jan 2, 2011
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then why are you in the microsoft thread complaining about your disability
why are you a hosed up apologist for a terrible platform that sucks balls
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Feb 22, 2016 10:13
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- anthonypants
- May 6, 2007
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by Nyc_Tattoo
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why are you a hosed up apologist for a terrible platform that sucks balls
worksforme wontfix
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Feb 22, 2016 10:29
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- Hugh G. Rectum
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so here's the problems that i've had simply trying to switch hard drives:
1. the cloning software that shipped with the device does not work at all. tried it twice and it gave an error about 3 hours in each time. tried to fix by running a defrag and turning off the page file as recommended by the help files, but no joy.
2. trying to boot into a CloneZilla Live CD did not work, instead it loaded some GRUB command-prompt with no apparent way to boot into the live CD app itself. no this was not a GRUb select screen. there is a bug i found from 2013 about this and the solution was to use the "alternate" ISO to burn the Live CD which is Ubuntu based rather than Debian based.
3. a third app also failed because it was unable to even detect the target disk, whether installed via USB adapter or internal SATA.
4. tried cloning with other software and that did not work. one partition was not copied over for some unknown reason when clicking "copy selected partitions" in Reflect app. even when free space was available, it said "insufficient space". the partition was successfully copied only when i used drag-and-drop on the partition instead of the button that did the same thing.
5. I wasn't able to boot from a USB and just install windows fresh, perhaps because MicroSDs in MicroSD-to-USB adapters are not DOS-bootable?
6. my entire computer is permanently hosed. i can't just boot my computer anymore. 9/10 it just stalls before the hardware is even initialized and i perform weird voodoo to try increase the odds. currently the best strategy is to swap the RAM sticks or take one out completely which makes it boot up 1/2 the time, but that's after waiting 5 to 10 minutes. i wanted my computer to boot faster but this is entirely negated now by this weird waiting game/ritual process where i can spend 20 - 30 minutes just waiting and crossing my fingers or tinkering to get it to boot.
7. all games crash now on startup. yes, even after all this. after finally succesfulling cloning the drive and getting the drat thing to boot, i CANNOT PLAY A THING BECAUSE EVERY GAME CRASHES. in some cases the whole PC crashes and i have to do the stuff described in problem 6 again. i don't know why Chrome doesn't crash. wtf.
8. windows now thinks it's Windows to GO (live USB version of windows 10). every time i boot it says "don't remove the USB", but i have no USB inserted. it started doing this half way through the process when I was till on the HDD.
say what you want about "it's not microsoft's fault" (lol) but this is likely several different failures, some of which the fault of the SSD manufacturer, some of which the fault of the white label software used in the shipped cloning software, some the fault of the copper supplier of the motherboard. but i don't buy it that when i use a PC i have to enter a "reality distortion field" where no one can be held responsible for poo poo hitting the fan but the consumer who spend their money and time doing everything the instructions said.
flatten and reinstall, stop posting
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Feb 22, 2016 10:45
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- Amethyst
- Mar 28, 2004
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I CANNOT HELP BUT MAKE THE DCSS THREAD A FETID SWAMP OF UNFUN POSTING
plz notice me trunk-senpai
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so here's the problems that i've had simply trying to switch hard drives:
1. the cloning software that shipped with the device does not work at all. tried it twice and it gave an error about 3 hours in each time. tried to fix by running a defrag and turning off the page file as recommended by the help files, but no joy.
2. trying to boot into a CloneZilla Live CD did not work, instead it loaded some GRUB command-prompt with no apparent way to boot into the live CD app itself. no this was not a GRUb select screen. there is a bug i found from 2013 about this and the solution was to use the "alternate" ISO to burn the Live CD which is Ubuntu based rather than Debian based.
3. a third app also failed because it was unable to even detect the target disk, whether installed via USB adapter or internal SATA.
4. tried cloning with other software and that did not work. one partition was not copied over for some unknown reason when clicking "copy selected partitions" in Reflect app. even when free space was available, it said "insufficient space". the partition was successfully copied only when i used drag-and-drop on the partition instead of the button that did the same thing.
5. I wasn't able to boot from a USB and just install windows fresh, perhaps because MicroSDs in MicroSD-to-USB adapters are not DOS-bootable?
6. my entire computer is permanently hosed. i can't just boot my computer anymore. 9/10 it just stalls before the hardware is even initialized and i perform weird voodoo to try increase the odds. currently the best strategy is to swap the RAM sticks or take one out completely which makes it boot up 1/2 the time, but that's after waiting 5 to 10 minutes. i wanted my computer to boot faster but this is entirely negated now by this weird waiting game/ritual process where i can spend 20 - 30 minutes just waiting and crossing my fingers or tinkering to get it to boot.
7. all games crash now on startup. yes, even after all this. after finally succesfulling cloning the drive and getting the drat thing to boot, i CANNOT PLAY A THING BECAUSE EVERY GAME CRASHES. in some cases the whole PC crashes and i have to do the stuff described in problem 6 again. i don't know why Chrome doesn't crash. wtf.
8. windows now thinks it's Windows to GO (live USB version of windows 10). every time i boot it says "don't remove the USB", but i have no USB inserted. it started doing this half way through the process when I was till on the HDD.
say what you want about "it's not microsoft's fault" (lol) but this is likely several different failures, some of which the fault of the SSD manufacturer, some of which the fault of the white label software used in the shipped cloning software, some the fault of the copper supplier of the motherboard. but i don't buy it that when i use a PC i have to enter a "reality distortion field" where no one can be held responsible for poo poo hitting the fan but the consumer who spend their money and time doing everything the instructions said.
lol if you read a single word of this poo poo
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Feb 22, 2016 11:02
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- PleasureKevin
- Jan 2, 2011
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flatten and reinstall, stop posting
how does that fix an issue with the hard ware not even initializing
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Feb 22, 2016 16:20
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- akadajet
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how does that fix an issue with the hard ware not even initializing
i think ur just trolling us at this point
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Feb 22, 2016 16:20
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- anthonypants
- May 6, 2007
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by Nyc_Tattoo
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I've never had cloning a hard drive work correctly
always back up documents and reinstall from scratch
do you also have trouble burning isos to usb sticks
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Feb 22, 2016 18:44
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- theultimo
- Aug 2, 2004
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An RSS feed bot who makes questionable purchasing decisions.
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Rufus. use it. love it.
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Feb 22, 2016 18:47
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- Shaggar
- Apr 26, 2006
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I've never had cloning a hard drive work correctly
always back up documents and reinstall from scratch
use macrium reflect. its easy and works great
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Feb 22, 2016 19:32
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- Juul-Whip
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ive managed to do it a bunch of times with the windows 7 backup utility
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Feb 22, 2016 19:35
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- med school head
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paragon works great as well
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Feb 22, 2016 19:44
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- Fame Douglas
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by Fluffdaddy
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Another vote for Macrium Reflect, great product.
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Feb 22, 2016 20:11
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- PleasureKevin
- Jan 2, 2011
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great news everyone, i will be switching from the alienware X51 to the new Dune case since it's actually smaller than the X51 and looks like a Mac Pro
here are the volumes of each
Dune case: 9,439,307 mm cubed
Alienware: 10,362,030 mm cubed
Mac Pro: 5,497,896 mm cubed
sadly it is still nowhere near the size of the Mac Pro and only has 1 video card slot where the Mac Pro has 2. this confirms my sentiment that there needs to be another mobo standard that has a really long, narrow shape and possibly no built-in ports panel.
i'm sure you're all very relieved i won't own an alienware any more! thank you for your support!
use macrium reflect. its easy and works great
Another vote for Macrium Reflect, great product.
that was the second one a tried, and as noted it didn't work unless i used drag and drop instead of the button method, lol. also had to manually resize one partition. eventually it worked, though but that seems to be a bug.
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Feb 22, 2016 20:17
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- Shaggar
- Apr 26, 2006
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idk man. sounds like maybe you have a hardware problem. macrium works great
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Feb 22, 2016 20:20
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- pram
- Jun 10, 2001
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great news everyone, i will be switching from the alienware X51 to the new Dune case since it's actually smaller than the X51 and looks like a Mac Pro
here are the volumes of each
Dune case: 9,439,307 mm cubed
Alienware: 10,362,030 mm cubed
Mac Pro: 5,497,896 mm cubed
sadly it is still nowhere near the size of the Mac Pro and only has 1 video card slot where the Mac Pro has 2. this confirms my sentiment that there needs to be another mobo standard that has a really long, narrow shape and possibly no built-in ports panel.
i'm sure you're all very relieved i won't own an alienware any more! thank you for your support!
that was the second one a tried, and as noted it didn't work unless i used drag and drop instead of the button method, lol. also had to manually resize one partition. eventually it worked, though but that seems to be a bug.
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Feb 22, 2016 20:27
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- PleasureKevin
- Jan 2, 2011
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idk man. sounds like maybe you have a hardware problem. macrium works great
if i can prove there's a bug will you delete your account?
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Feb 22, 2016 20:31
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- akadajet
- Sep 14, 2003
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the dam can't handle the pressure. it's about to blow!
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Feb 22, 2016 20:33
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- Beeftweeter
- Jun 28, 2005
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OFFICIAL #1 GNOME FAN
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great news everyone, i will be switching from the alienware X51 to the new Dune case since it's actually smaller than the X51 and looks like a Mac Pro
here are the volumes of each
Dune case: 9,439,307 mm cubed
Alienware: 10,362,030 mm cubed
Mac Pro: 5,497,896 mm cubed
sadly it is still nowhere near the size of the Mac Pro and only has 1 video card slot where the Mac Pro has 2. this confirms my sentiment that there needs to be another mobo standard that has a really long, narrow shape and possibly no built-in ports panel.
i'm sure you're all very relieved i won't own an alienware any more! thank you for your support!
that was the second one a tried, and as noted it didn't work unless i used drag and drop instead of the button method, lol. also had to manually resize one partition. eventually it worked, though but that seems to be a bug.
lmao yeah im sure this kickstarter project will result in an actual tangible object
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Feb 22, 2016 20:42
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- PleasureKevin
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lmao yeah im sure this kickstarter project will result in an actual tangible object
why not? ripping off apple is a proven business model.
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Feb 22, 2016 20:50
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- PleasureKevin
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but boy do they ship in high volume
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Feb 22, 2016 20:56
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- Stux
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if ur using the same logic as an android user to justify a purchase ur in trouble bud
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Feb 22, 2016 21:22
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- theultimo
- Aug 2, 2004
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see: emachines and the death
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Feb 22, 2016 22:08
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- Asymmetric POSTer
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lol
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