Members Optimus Prime Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 It's my day off and I' going to spend it wiping my computer . I'm using a friends computer right now becasue mine can't start right. It kind of loops. I'm really pissed. The only thing that I'm going to miss are all my bookmarks. So what are some cool bass related sites that I should add once this is all done? I just need a new computer, because this same thing happened a month or so ago. I ordered a Warmoth body on Tuesday. 1-peice swamp ash J bass body. Going to be here in late November or early December . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members L-1329 Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 I ordered a Warmoth body on Tuesday. 1-peice swamp ash J bass body. Going to be here in late November or early December . Ok we're going to need the full plans and specs for that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluescout Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 Was it you that just wiped his PC about a month ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ModmanQ6 Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 You'll need a preamp with that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 Are you looking at too much porn on this computer of yours? If it's not a hardware problem, it's certainly a software related problem...and most likely a virus. Do you know how to do basic upkeep on your PC? Like spyware & virus removal, dick cleanup, defrag, and all of the other things to keep it running happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Optimus Prime Posted October 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 Ok we're going to need the full plans and specs for that... 1-peice, swamp ash, jazz pickup routing, 5 holes for bridge, top routed and clear gloss finish. I'm going to put the neck from my current bass on it (mmmmm, maple on ash), black pickguard and Badass bridge. Going to look sexy as hell. I wanted the '75 reissue, nut never liked the block inlays, so this will be almost the same but with dots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Optimus Prime Posted October 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 Was it you that just wiped his PC about a month ago? Yes, yes it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sludgebass69 Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 I'd grab a new hard drive and do the reinstall with that. If it's still f*ed at least you can reuse the HD with a new pc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Optimus Prime Posted October 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 Are you looking at too much porn on this computer of yours? If it's not a hardware problem, it's certainly a software related problem...and most likely a virus.Do you know how to do basic upkeep on your PC? Like spyware & virus removal, dick cleanup, defrag, and all of the other things to keep it running happy? Not much porn. Bitches love people who play instruments. I've talked to a few people and they say bad harddrive or motherboard. I did get the computer in 2002 but that's no excuse for it to be messing up this badly. I had Norton and AV-something. And ran them both like 2x a week. Neither of them found anything. In the past month I've had more computer trouble than all the other times put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Optimus Prime Posted October 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 I'd grab a new hard drive and do the reinstall with that. If it's still f*ed at least you can reuse the HD with a new pc. That's what people are saying, but I jsut spent $400 a few days ago, I'm limited with money after buying something that big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sludgebass69 Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 That's what people are saying, but I jsut spent $400 a few days ago, I'm limited with money after buying something that big. I'd try this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=586888&CatId=134 Seagate makes the best HD's IMHO. If you need more storage, you can add later and you'll still have high quality extra HD for backups, etc..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Optimus Prime Posted October 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 I'd try this http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=586888&CatId=134Seagate makes the best HD's IMHO. If you need more storage, you can add later and you'll still have high quality extra HD for backups, etc..... The one I have now is only 60. Computers have come a long way in 5 years. Back when I got it, it was like top of the line {censored}. Now it {censored}s up every cahcne it gets. Thanks for the link. I'll probably have to get that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Optimus Prime Posted October 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 {censored}. When it got done formatting a blue screen came up with some error message, that I should have taken a picture of, and shut down. When I try to start over it loads some stuff and when the strip at the bottom of the screen says "Setup is loading Windows" the {censored}er shuts off. What peice of hardware is doing this? And what am I going to need to spend to get it fixed? Thanks for all the help, I know I contribute nothing to this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 It could be a number of things. If the HD is bad, reinstalling Windows isn't going to magically fix it...same with the motherboard that you mentioned. When hardware goes bad, thats it. I'm not saying that either of those are the problem though. It's very difficult to simply diagnose what it could be by having you explain the symptoms without actually looking at it. Think of it like this. If you blow the motor in your car, changing the oil isn't going to fix it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Optimus Prime Posted October 5, 2007 Author Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 It could be a number of things. If the HD is bad, reinstalling Windows isn't going to magically fix it...same with the motherboard that you mentioned. When hardware goes bad, thats it. I'm not saying that either of those are the problem though. It's very difficult to simply diagnose what it could be by having you explain the symptoms without actually looking at it.Think of it like this. If you blow the motor in your car, changing the oil isn't going to fix it. I'll hit up CompUSA today and get a new harddrive. Will any one work, are they all the same? Is it time to just get a {censored}ty Dell or somehting and slowly add nicer parts in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 I'll hit up CompUSA today and get a new harddrive. Will any one work, are they all the same? Is it time to just get a {censored}ty Dell or somehting and slowly add nicer parts in it? No...not every one will work. You need to match the interface of your motherboard. You can usually downgrade, but not upgrade. If it's a PC from 2002, I'd be willing to bet that it's IDE ATA100 or IDE ATA133. Hopefully your old drive has something written on it. If it's IDE, it will have a large ribbon cable attached to it. Do not buy a SATA drive...unless you have SATA...which I doubt. The SATA connector is a much smaller connector than the IDE ribbon. Bring your drive down with you and they should be able to help. If I was you, I'd see what you needed and buy it from newegg.com. They are going to be MUCH cheaper than Compusa. Like a $200 drive for $100 cheaper. For example...one drive at Compusa is $70...on newegg it's only $50...with free shipping. I would buy a new computer if I was you. Just about anything out there is going to be faster/better than what you have...even if it's the cheapest one. You can't just add parts into a Dell...all of their hardware is proprietary to them...so if you wanted to add RAM, you have to buy it from them (which means it's expensive). That's what sucks about Dell... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 You can't just add parts into a Dell...all of their hardware is proprietary to them...so if you wanted to add RAM, you have to buy it from them (which means it's expensive). That's what sucks about Dell Completely untrue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitargod0dmw Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 also.Completely untrue. How so? I take care of 200+ Dell computers at work. Other than PCI cards, you really can't put anything else in them. A standard power supply doesn't even work with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chunky-b Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 How so? I take care of 200+ Dell computers at work. Other than PCI cards, you really can't put anything else in them. A standard power supply doesn't even work with them. I have always used aftermarket memory in the 100 or so Dell's I support. No major brand PC maker uses generic power supplies (Dell, Gateway, HP, IBM)... But I have always been able to use generic parts for eveything but the motherboard and power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HackedByChinese! Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 You can't just add parts into a Dell...all of their hardware is proprietary to them...so if you wanted to add RAM, you have to buy it from them (which means it's expensive). That's what sucks about Dell... Partially untrue. There was a time when they used proprietary power supplies, and they still use proprietary motherboards, but standardized components like the RAM and video cards can be swapped out without going through Dell, so long as you know the requisite info to get the proper type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 How so? I take care of 200+ Dell computers at work. Other than PCI cards, you really can't put anything else in them. A standard power supply doesn't even work with them. RAM is RAM. Unless the motherboard has chipset issues, decent RAM bought from anywhere will work in a Dell. I support over 5000 Dells at a College. We have at least 20 different models Ranging from brand new to over 10 years old. 80% of them have recieved RAM upgrades and none of that RAM was bought from dell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members justinbass Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 Partially untrue. There was a time when they used proprietary power supplies, and they still use proprietary motherboards, but standardized components like the RAM and video cards can be swapped out without going through Dell, so long as you know the requisite info to get the proper type. You can mount non dell motherboards in their cases. There is no good reason to do this, but that will work too. Other than the power supply, you can replace any component in most dells with parts bought from newegg.com, comUSA, ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeromus-X Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 How so? I take care of 200+ Dell computers at work. Other than PCI cards, you really can't put anything else in them. A standard power supply doesn't even work with them. Are you aware that Dell makes more than one type of computer? If you've got something like an Optiplex, yeah, that's gonna be tough to find parts for. But things like memory can always be found. You just need to know what latency they're using -- most aftermarket RAM is going to be CL3 for that type of system, whereas if they're requiring CL2 (or worse, ECC/registered memory... $$$), then obviously it's not going to work. Many of their power supplies are the same way; they're different, but not "proprietary", in that I'm sure we can dig up a Chiefmax or something that will fit it brand new. That said, keep in mind the cost of repair compared to just buying a new one. Dell often runs ads for new computers in the $400 range, sometimes $500 or so with an LCD monitor that you can sell on eBay to offset part of the cost. Best Buy this weekend has a $299.99 Gateway laptop in their ad (starting Sunday). The biggest problem you'll run into is that these cheap computers are essentially disposable; they're like a toaster oven. When something goes wrong, it's cheaper to buy a new one than it is to fix them. Last time Compaq had a rebate at Best Buy we picked up almost a dozen for $69.99 after rebate for the entire PC. If any one component fails it'll cost more than the entire computer did. If you can manage to get the error code your computer is tossing up, I'll help in figuring out what's wrong... hell, get me a dump file and that'd be even better. Otherwise, make sure when you buy the hard drive that they allow you to return it without a restocking fee if it's opened. If Windows won't reformat the drive it's most likely a drive problem, but if it gets beyond that, there's a myriad of other things it could be. Errors reformatting aren't always drive issues, either; system memory and the SATA/IDE controller on the motherboard could also be at fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HackedByChinese! Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 You can mount non dell motherboards in their cases. There is no good reason to do this, but that will work too. Other than the power supply, you can replace any component in most dells with parts bought from newegg.com, comUSA, ect. I know-I worked on the damn things all summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zeromus-X Posted October 5, 2007 Members Share Posted October 5, 2007 You can mount non dell motherboards in their cases. There is no good reason to do this, but that will work too. Other than the power supply, you can replace any component in most dells with parts bought from newegg.com, comUSA, ect. Mostly true, but there are some Dell models (and some HP models) that use a ribbon cable to connect the front panel connectors (Power LED, HDD LED, and power switch) to the motherboard. Since 99% of the other motherboards and cases out there use individual plugs and wires for each thing, those that use a ribbon cable are essentially garbage; replace the motherboard or case and you're looking at replacing both. They aren't even the same gauge cable as the "normal" kind so it's not a trivial task to put new connectors on the ends, either. Not worth the time anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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