Strangelove Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 (edited) So my laptop is almost dead. it turns itself off or it turns on for about 5 minutes before it freezes. Ive had it for a while and i know its on it's way out. it just has had tons of problems. So I ask this since i dont have a hard drive big enough to back up stuff, is it possible to take my hard drive out of my laptop, put it in an enclosure thing, and then transfer my stuff out from there to my new laptop? Id buy an external hard drive to put my stuff if i knew my laptop would stay on long enough for my files to transfer(over 100 GB, mostly music). Thanks for listening to me. Id really appreciate any help. Id also appreciate any good places to buy an external hd of good size for less than 50-60 bucks or a laptop under 400 dollars. or both. Online or at a store. I really dont know shit about computers. Thanks. Edited January 3, 2011 by Strangelove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkelp Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Here's an enclosure and here's a cheap external drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 if you pull a HDD out of a system doesn't it stay somewhat encrypted? i remember trying to get data off a computer that had a MOBO short and i couldn't access the drive without formating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkelp Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 I don't encrypt my drives and I've swapped them between computers without a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 3, 2011 Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 Also if you use Linux to move the files about it completely ignores any windows user access stuff that'd fuck over moving files around if you used Windows to do the file transfers from old HDD to the new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted January 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2011 OK, i got my hard drive out and put it in an enclosure and it worked. Now im using an old pc from...2001 or something. its old as hell. now I need laptop suggestions. some help please? Only pc games i play are from the last generation like Sims 2 and stuff, so anything that an run that would be great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Okay, time to help Yanty out. I build myself a core i7 920 computer and haven't really had many problems with it but lately I've been getting CPU overtemp errors. I took the time to make sure my heatsink was properly set and fired up real temp and some GTA IV. I'm hitting 100C on all my cores playing that game. I'm considering getting some thermal compound and resetting the heatsink but any other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Is it just GTAIV it's happening on cos I've not heard great things about that games optimisation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 (edited) Okay, time to help Yanty out. I build myself a core i7 920 computer and haven't really had many problems with it but lately I've been getting CPU overtemp errors. I took the time to make sure my heatsink was properly set and fired up real temp and some GTA IV. I'm hitting 100C on all my cores playing that game. I'm considering getting some thermal compound and resetting the heatsink but any other ideas? Not to play GTAIV for PC? I mean, that game is so poorly ported that it may just push your CPU to the limit for the hell of it (to this decidedly non-techie, at least). Edit: I am an illiterate dumb-head; I didn't realize it was overheating generally. I dunno what could cause such a thing if the CPU is properly seated and attached to the heatsink (with a coat of thermal paste between them, natch. Edited January 4, 2011 by Mr. GOH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkelp Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 You sure it's properly seated? Run your temperature program while pushing down on the pins holding your heatsink in place for 30 seconds. If it drops while pushing then it's not properly seated. Take the time to push cables out of the way and blow out dust while you're at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Yeah, I blew the dust out. I didn't think an application could push a CPU temp beyond what the cooling was doing for the CPU. I ran Metro 2033 and the most I get is about 75C. Winrar pushes it up to about 85C. Is it possible the thermal compound has degraded? Also, is it true that if the heatsink becomes unseated you need to apply new thermal compound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkelp Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 I don't know about needing to but it probably wouldn't hurt just to make sure. A tube of paste will run you about 5 dollars so it's not that big a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 If I have to remove the cooler I usually go ahead and wipe, then reapply thermal paste just to be sure. And I'm not too knowledgeable on the i7 temps, but those sound p serious, even 75-80 full load. my quad rarely goes above 60C, even full load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Well I ordered some Arctic Silver 5 and this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181012&Tpk=Corsair%20A50 If it works as well as people say it does I can probably OC my i7 to about 3.2GHz. Will keep you posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffany Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 That heatsink looks like it shouldn't be too hard to seat properly. Those plastic pins on the socket-775 heatsinks are a nightmare, and I always doubt myself when I put them in and have to keep redoing it. I bet the Arctic Silver will do wonders though. Is the CPU the only thing overheating? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Yeah, the heatsinks for the i7's are the same with the 4 pins that snap in. It's very hard to get them right. The CPU seems to be the only thing overheating right now. I have an Antec nine hundred case with 6 fans in it so airflow definitely isn't the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Go with an aftermarket cooler that screws / bolts in with a baseplate under the motherboard. It's a bit of a PITA when you already have your system installed, but I went with one for my friends build, totes easy, I didn't have to fuss over if it was on good enough, and there's just that feeling of security knowing its seated properly. Except for when the directions are crap and you actually install it backwards the first time. oops. We went with the CoolerMaster N520, thing works great. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103057 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Yeah, that looks very similar to the one I ordered and the one I ordered bolts on from the bottom too. I think that will be the way to go for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 The cooler you are getting looks just like mines but mines a Cooler Master. Also, I used Arctic Silver as well so, unless there is another major problem, your CPU should run cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted January 4, 2011 Report Share Posted January 4, 2011 Good to know. Honestly, under stock cooling I'm shocked that the CPU can get up to 100C. I don't have it overclocked. I bet the mounting brackets just don't hold anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yantelope Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Well, I installed my new CPU cooler today. Ran some GTA IV and it never got about 46C. I guess stock coolers just suck after a while. I guess they always suck. Okay, well now that I've got a good cooler I'm off to overclock this puppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Now that is sounding more like it. Edit: Also, yeah, I heard that Intel's stock coolers aren't that great. I wouldn't use mines since I dropped it when I was putting everything together. It should be fine since the packing material took the blow, I think, so it should be fine. I... actually haven't overclocked my stuff yet. I'm kind of afraid to... but I do know I should since my RAM is DDR3 1600 and currently its being capped by my i7 to 1066. If I read correctly, I need to mess about with the i7 and then the RAM. I'm not sure at all, hence I haven't tried after two weeks with this tower... I should get to it. My RAM is getting wasted like this. Edited January 8, 2011 by MaliciousH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staySICK Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Well, I installed my new CPU cooler today. Ran some GTA IV and it never got about 46C. I guess stock coolers just suck after a while. I guess they always suck. Okay, well now that I've got a good cooler I'm off to overclock this puppy. thank goodness. those temps were scary bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enervation Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 So gentlemen, two weeks ago my computer stopped functioning normally. I won't take any pictures because there doesn't seem to be any damage, but all of a sudden one day my computer started returning "corrupt memory" whenever I try to install something (as in, the installer returns a "cannot finish, memory corrupted" error). As far as I see, everything SEEMS to run normally, particularly the Steam games, except after a while the graphics start fritzing out. I tried swapping out RAM, the problem still persisted. I'm almost certain it has something to do with my motherboard but I'm not quite sure. Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 So gentlemen, two weeks ago my computer stopped functioning normally. I won't take any pictures because there doesn't seem to be any damage, but all of a sudden one day my computer started returning "corrupt memory" whenever I try to install something (as in, the installer returns a "cannot finish, memory corrupted" error). As far as I see, everything SEEMS to run normally, particularly the Steam games, except after a while the graphics start fritzing out. I tried swapping out RAM, the problem still persisted. I'm almost certain it has something to do with my motherboard but I'm not quite sure. Opinions? I'd say it's a motherboard issue. Though it's a kind of expensive guess to go on. However if it's something wrong with installing software, it may be worth giving the OS a re-install. Might just be a tad broken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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