Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/07/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mike, where are you? Build one for me! Please! The Leica of PC's! Seth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael J Herring" <creativevisions@verizon.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 8:58 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] RE: LUG, Computer Help!!! >I have been building my own PCs for over 10 years. I use nothing but the >highest end motherboards and hard drives. All of these components come with >at least 3 year warranties. > Many of today's hard drives fail very very early. I have had drives fail > in a matter of days. Most of the drives for consumer use only come with 1 > year warranties. > I am afraid it is just like fine photographic equipment: > You get what you pay for (Hopefully). > I generally use ASUS or ABIT motherboards which have been very, very > reliable. > Dell uses the cheapest motherboards they can source from China. > I work in IT and I am totally paranoid about backups. Redundancy is the > name of the game: > ANY important database I work on is backed up at least 3 times a day and > archived to different servers and media (DVD and Tape). > I have been burned to many times in the past when I discovered one of my > files was not backed up by somebody else. > > Take care, > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Javier Perez" <summarex@hotmail.com> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 12:04 AM > Subject: RE: [Leica] RE: LUG, Computer Help!!! > > >> Unfortunately modern Dells use the dirt cheapest boards around. The >> onboard controllers have a way of failing and collecting the drives. The >> flimsey chassis don't help matters much either! >> I am not a fan of Dell! >> Javier >> >>>Tina, >>> >>>My Pentium II Dell was purchased in 1998 and just gave up the ghost this >>>year. About two years after I bought it, I started having problems with >>>drives "disappearing" . I called Dell and their rep came to my home and >>>replaced the CD Rom drive and thought the problem was solved. When the >>>problem recurred, someone at Dell suggested replacing the motherboard. >>>That was done by the rep at his next visit, and I got five more years of >>>faithful service until the power supply voltage began to sag a few months >>>ago. I salvaged most of my files and bought another Dell, which is going >>>great. >>> >>>Ask Dell if the motherboard could be causing your problem. It sure >>>sounds like some common failure mode, rather than a bunch of bad hard >>>drives. >>> >>>Jim Nichols >>>Tullahoma, TN >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Leica Users Group. >>>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >