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hi, I was thinking of buying a Western Digital passport:  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136227   Do you know if the passport is powered exclusively by the USB port or does it need to be plugged into an outlet? Thank you and have a nice day :-)

I am upgrading from the old socket 754 build I put together in college. This is my preliminary list of hardware. The budget is tight, so I'll be putting the core together first, reusing some old components, and upgrading as I can. I don't have too many builder friends, so any opinions and input would be greatly appreciatedMotherboard BIOSTAR ...

I notice Newegg has had this up for a few days: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284. But there is no reviews, not really any reviews from hardware sites either from what I can find. Has anyone tried out this drive?

UncleVic: Exception #2: Both Vista SP1 x64 and Windows Server 2008 x64 cannot be installed; they hang early in the boot process with an infinitely repeating small green left-to-right progress bar. Making Progress.. With more ''countless hours trying to troubleshoot'', I determine that the problem is with the JMicron onboard RAID controller ...

So after a successful first build, I've decided to build another sub-$1000 gaming rig (with shipping), this time for my brother.  The parts I've picked out are listed below: DVD Drive: Lite-On 20x LH-20A1L Case: Thermaltake M9 VI1000BWS <----- do the fans in this case light up blue or UV?HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS GPU: ...

I made a very stupid move and used a magnetic screw driver when put in my motherboard. my 30 days is comeing up should i return by motherboard when i can cause i dont even have my proceesor or videocard yet and it will take me a week to get it. i have like 10 days left. some one help me wat should i do   wakejumper48@aim.com ...

hey everybody. Im just doing some selling on my hardware i bought last week. My crappy motherboard died and after 10 years of being a computer modder, im switching to macs. so im selling my stuff if anyone is interested. by the way DO NOT buy the ASUS M3A. that motherboard has a countless number of problems! and Yes i am a reliable seller. gotta ...

I submitted the order Sunday night.  Monday my credit card was charged, and later that evening all equipment was shipped.  I'm expecting delivery today (boy, is NewEgg always this quick? I'm impressed!) I'd like to continue documenting my experiences here.  Opinion from all: Is it better to start a new thread, or continue ...

Thanks HOGHAULER.  I'm getting some of the same from other forums.  So now I'm looking at about 700w to give me the necessary ''headroom''.  Originally, I was thinking that with cascaded startups, the HDDs won't be drawing that much (they settle out at about 6w ea. once at full speed). The DFI forum also mentioned some past ...

Thank you for the input. I'm choosing the DFI because: It has dual 1000/100/10 LAN It has at least 6 SATA slots Is onboard RAID capable.  Windows Server 2008 x64 is very new and there are few third-party device drivers out there that support it.  Fortunately, the Intel ICHxR RAID support is built-in (if I have my facts ...

I recently bought a 120 GB WD Scorpio 2.5'' Laptop HDD SATA - OEM, but when I tried to install it in my ACER travelmate 4222 the conector on the HDD was incompatable does anyone know what type of WD laptop HDD will connect in it. My HDD is failing and needs to be replaced asap. Also my computer on Acer's web page says I ...

Penewab2007- LIke you, I'm not a brand ''believer''.  I am loyal to brands that give me consistently good service and I bought Seagates for ten years for that reason, but now am shying away from them until I get clarification about recent reports of quality issues.  I avoided Western Digital drives for years after some ...

My computer is a little old, but it works fine for what I'm doing. I'm looking at an upgrade, which [will be]/is posted in the respective topic.I have:AMD Athlon XP 2400+ 2.0 GHz, 266 MHz FSB512MB reliable offbrand DDR333 (PC2700)I have 3 hard drivesWD400 40GB 7200RPM ATA100Seagate ST4321A 4GB 5400RPM ATA66WD800 80GB 7200RPM ATA100PNY nVidia ...

This is an older drive that offers USB connections only. Western Digital has updated this product line, and is offering FireWire, and I think also an eSATA version. Since they have new versions out, there *might* be a price drop on the older USB models, and that could be a good way to get a 500 GB drive. Here is my newegg search for 500 GB 7200 ...

Update: You might not have to bend the case so much after all...  Heheh the joke is on me I guess.... After all of this, I indeed discovered there *IS* a screw in the case, it was just painted over with some very convincing black paint, at least on my model.... And when I saw the underside of the aluminum connector inside the box, it looked ...