Comments on: Ticking sound http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/ Mark and Nat, a married Lebanese couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are creatives, Mark works in Advertising while Nat in TV. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 06:50:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Я http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-341445 Я Wed, 31 Oct 2007 07:23:48 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-341445 Maxtor is quite good actually. And my portable external is a LaCie, so far it's doing fine *knocks wood*. By the way, here's a head's up for everyone. Currently the 120GB HDD's provided for laptops (SATA/IDE) have issues. It seems the issues are exclusively with Dell laptop (especially the D series), so far I have had 3 out of 5 people who upgraded from 80 to 120GB come back to me with complaints of crashes & system errors. Turned out the HDDs are faulty, must've been a bad batch that landed in Q8. Maxtor is quite good actually. And my portable external is a LaCie, so far it’s doing fine *knocks wood*.

By the way, here’s a head’s up for everyone. Currently the 120GB HDD’s provided for laptops (SATA/IDE) have issues. It seems the issues are exclusively with Dell laptop (especially the D series), so far I have had 3 out of 5 people who upgraded from 80 to 120GB come back to me with complaints of crashes & system errors. Turned out the HDDs are faulty, must’ve been a bad batch that landed in Q8.

]]> By: Ms. Baker http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-340177 Ms. Baker Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:57:06 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-340177 Well, I am glad you mentioned this. Because I have the same external hard drive and have been nervously thinking about and starting to back it up to discs - and I have the same dilemma you do about backing up my itunes and the TV shows. So I am in the process of backing up all my music and the various documentaries or shows I dont want to lose. I guess if it's lost, it's lost and you have to just let it go with the wind, especially if you have already seen and enjoyed it all. My problem is that I am an obsessive archiver and pack-rat with everything. But I know I would feel so much freer without all the stuff- even the gigbytes of data lying around over the four external hard drives I have. Well, I am glad you mentioned this. Because I have the same external hard drive and have been nervously thinking about and starting to back it up to discs - and I have the same dilemma you do about backing up my itunes and the TV shows. So I am in the process of backing up all my music and the various documentaries or shows I dont want to lose. I guess if it’s lost, it’s lost and you have to just let it go with the wind, especially if you have already seen and enjoyed it all.

My problem is that I am an obsessive archiver and pack-rat with everything. But I know I would feel so much freer without all the stuff- even the gigbytes of data lying around over the four external hard drives I have.

]]> By: holla http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-340101 holla Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:41:40 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-340101 just pay double the price and get IBM habiby. just pay double the price and get IBM habiby.

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-340078 Mark Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:16:18 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-340078 Well I only use Maxtor and WD drives. I have had a lot of issues with Hitatchi and Lacie drives before so thats why I stopped using them. Well I only use Maxtor and WD drives. I have had a lot of issues with Hitatchi and Lacie drives before so thats why I stopped using them.

]]> By: Я http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-340031 Я Tue, 30 Oct 2007 05:28:56 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-340031 You can open up the drive (if you don't mind blowing your warranty). If you heard clicking/scratching sounds it means the hardware is screwed. Find an old HD that's physically the same size as your busted one. Open up the busted one, transplant the 'discs' you find in there to the old HD. Make sure the head is not quite touching the 'discs' and are correctly placed. Viola you have a working HD! WD sucks. I lost a bunch of things too, but had them backed up. My advice, get a generic 2TB drive and mirror it. Also give it extra ventilation. You can open up the drive (if you don’t mind blowing your warranty). If you heard clicking/scratching sounds it means the hardware is screwed. Find an old HD that’s physically the same size as your busted one. Open up the busted one, transplant the ‘discs’ you find in there to the old HD. Make sure the head is not quite touching the ‘discs’ and are correctly placed. Viola you have a working HD!

WD sucks. I lost a bunch of things too, but had them backed up.

My advice, get a generic 2TB drive and mirror it. Also give it extra ventilation.

]]> By: Alibaba http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-339455 Alibaba Mon, 29 Oct 2007 18:10:52 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-339455 i burn every thing on a dvds. i dont keep any on my hard drive . dvds are cheat . you get 50 for 4.5 kd and that will carry about 250 GB. i think thats good . and i use numbering and some software to know where every thing is . i thing of my download as money . cause its bandwidth wasted and time consumed . i burn every thing on a dvds. i dont keep any on my hard drive . dvds are cheat . you get 50 for 4.5 kd and that will carry about 250 GB. i think thats good . and i use numbering and some software to know where every thing is . i thing of my download as money . cause its bandwidth wasted and time consumed .

]]> By: NASER M http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-339353 NASER M Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:24:10 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-339353 AHHHH BEAN THERE DONE THAT,I HAD A WESTERN DIGITAL 'MY BOOK" AND IT CRASHED ON ME AFTER SAVING TONS OF TV SHOWS AND MOVIES ON IT, I THEN GOT FURIOUS AND GOT THE ROLLS ROYCE OF HARD DRIVES...LACIE. I HAVE UP TO 4.5TB OF MOVIES AND TV SHOWS SO FAR AND NEVER WILL IT CRASH ...ID ADVISE U 2 GET A LACIE. AHHHH BEAN THERE DONE THAT,I HAD A WESTERN DIGITAL ‘MY BOOK” AND IT CRASHED ON ME AFTER SAVING TONS OF TV SHOWS AND MOVIES ON IT, I THEN GOT FURIOUS AND GOT THE ROLLS ROYCE OF HARD DRIVES…LACIE. I HAVE UP TO 4.5TB OF MOVIES AND TV SHOWS SO FAR AND NEVER WILL IT CRASH …ID ADVISE U 2 GET A LACIE.

]]> By: Mark d http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-339203 Mark d Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:12:47 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-339203 If the movies are illegally downloaded, GET OVER IT! It is like crying over spilled milk that you STOLE from the market. If the movies are illegally downloaded, GET OVER IT! It is like crying over spilled milk that you STOLE from the market.

]]> By: BZ http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-339154 BZ Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:08:52 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-339154 I experienced the same issue (ticking sound/access error messages) with my 2TB Laice Bigger Disk. All I had to do was replace the power adapter and my problem was solved. It happened to me twice. Since then I always kept a couple of extra power adapters. You might wanna change your power cord too (I guess it was the reason my adapter got screwed in the first place). Good Luck! I experienced the same issue (ticking sound/access error messages) with my 2TB Laice Bigger Disk. All I had to do was replace the power adapter and my problem was solved. It happened to me twice. Since then I always kept a couple of extra power adapters. You might wanna change your power cord too (I guess it was the reason my adapter got screwed in the first place).

Good Luck!

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338860 Mark Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:56:28 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338860 Nouf as Page said its up to the advertisers. When they sign up my recommendation is to change the banners every month but its up to them to actually decide to do it. Most of the time its not feasible for them. Nouf as Page said its up to the advertisers. When they sign up my recommendation is to change the banners every month but its up to them to actually decide to do it. Most of the time its not feasible for them.

]]> By: Bo Bader http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338851 Bo Bader Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:49:42 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338851 Mark, I bought a HD from Hawalli three years ago. After less than 2 years it crashed with priceless photos that I did not have backed up). However, it had a warranty by manufacturer WD and I called their 1800 number and they replaced it for free. Try to go the the manufacturers website, they usually have online form to fill out or they can tell you how to get RMA. Good luck Mark, I bought a HD from Hawalli three years ago. After less than 2 years it crashed with priceless photos that I did not have backed up). However, it had a warranty by manufacturer WD and I called their 1800 number and they replaced it for free. Try to go the the manufacturers website, they usually have online form to fill out or they can tell you how to get RMA. Good luck

]]> By: Page http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338828 Page Mon, 29 Oct 2007 04:21:38 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338828 Nice lesson for pirating :> Nouf, I don't think he cares whats up there as long as he's being paid. Nice lesson for pirating :>

Nouf,
I don’t think he cares whats up there as long as he’s being paid.

]]> By: Nouf http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338589 Nouf Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:51:42 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338589 Kind of off topic...but I would like to suggest that you require your advertisers to create new banners after a certain amount of time has past. The one at the top has been the same for so long its kind of getting annoying. Just a suggestion feel free to ignore it if its not feasable. Kind of off topic…but I would like to suggest that you require your advertisers to create new banners after a certain amount of time has past. The one at the top has been the same for so long its kind of getting annoying. Just a suggestion feel free to ignore it if its not feasable.

]]> By: nxman http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338551 nxman Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:19:55 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338551 This why i only buy Seagate & Hitachi the rest is shit. This why i only buy Seagate & Hitachi the rest is shit.

]]> By: Eliedh http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338320 Eliedh Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:22:09 +0000 http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/ticking-sound/#comment-338320 Try putting in the freezer and plugging it. it usually works (google for more info) Try putting in the freezer and plugging it. it usually works (google for more info)

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