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Low MEM XP and big HDD's
protokatie:
Well, I was wondering if anyone could give me some insight as to this problem I have been having.
First off:
1 Ghz Celeron
256 MB ram (shared with video, not a big deal as it is headless)
TinyXP as OS
This is the system I have set up as my fileserver and it has worked well with my external 1 TB HDDs. This is until my first HD got near full. Now it can barely read off of it, explorer hangs whenever I try to do anything with it. I took it off of the fileserver and hooked it up to my more modern vista machine and it works and was tested as fine. The new HDD (1TB) I hooked up is fine, I worry that when it comes near full that it will to have these troubles...
Bear in mind that when I say "full" I mean 80GB free... Is this something odd, or do my above specs make it so 1TB Hds arent really reliable with this system?
Regardless, I ordered a new machine tonight. A POS 2.3Ghz Vista box for 300 bucks..
Any ideas?
ark_ader:
Whenever you source an operating system, that is not legit, you will have to think twice before trusting it as your main OS or as a file server (as you mentioned). Pirated software can have trojan "backdoors" and can cause more harm than good.
I would go this route but look at getting puppy linux "PC Puppy Rev6, and check to see if the same fault is occurring. generally you should leave 8-10% free on each TB drive in case windows might inadvertently run a scandisk or defrag.
I'm sorry to sound preachy, but your data is worth something to you. I would also look at your power supply.
Purchase a legit copy of XP, or get a linux alternative as you cannot trust that TinyXP a 100%.
The puppy linux distro is packed with utils for your hard drive, can be burnt onto a CD and it is extremely quick and loads into that 256Mb.
I use PC Puppy in the same spec laptop and I have no problems. Heck I never need a reboot and plays Mame perfectly. ;D
saint:
Gah. TinyXP does not have to mean pirated XP.
ark_ader:
Tell that to Microsoft ::)
saint:
Microsoft may try to make a case that it's illegal to modify the product they sell you, but if you buy a copy of XP, modify it using TinyXP, and then install that single copy on your computer, you haven't pirated a thing.
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