If you use Windows or another OS with Power Management make the HHDs 
sleep after 10 mins of inactivity, that a check with a diag program like 
everest (www.lavalys.com) to see the temp of them, if they're above 40, 
buy them HDDs coolers, but you must be careful: if the coolers have no 
shor-circuit protection (like the ones in my country) the moment the 
fans stop spinning they will short-circuited probably damaging your 
power supply, but if the coolers have the protection you are OK.

I tell the user if you hear a weird sound call me, is time to 
re-lubricate the HDD coolers' fans and you are fine for another year or so.

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Saul Luizaga wrote:
> If you use Windows or another OS with Power Management make the HHDs
> sleep after 10 mins of inactivity

There is no such thing as "inactivity" on my computer.

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Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> Saul Luizaga wrote:
>> If you use Windows or another OS with Power Management make the HHDs
>> sleep after 10 mins of inactivity
> 
> There is no such thing as "inactivity" on my computer.
hahaha, well my friend you could then try to buy a HDD that spins slower 
  to avoid rapid wear off, cheers :)

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Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
> Saul Luizaga wrote:
>> If you use Windows or another OS with Power Management make the HHDs
>> sleep after 10 mins of inactivity
> 
> There is no such thing as "inactivity" on my computer.

Buy more RAM. Lots of it :).

-Aero

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Yeah I have 4gb of it, but since this is win32 and not 64..... :-|
I do *have* win 64...in fact all of them, from MSDN....but I'm not prepared 
to give all of my 32bit apps just yet.

I guess I'll just be buying lots of HDD...

ian

"Eero Ahonen" <aer### [at] removethiszbxtnetinvalid> wrote in message 
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> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>> Saul Luizaga wrote:
>>> If you use Windows or another OS with Power Management make the HHDs
>>> sleep after 10 mins of inactivity
>>
>> There is no such thing as "inactivity" on my computer.
>
> Buy more RAM. Lots of it :).
>
> -Aero
>

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[GDS|Entropy] wrote:
> I do *have* win 64...in fact all of them, from MSDN....but I'm not prepared 
> to give all of my 32bit apps just yet.

I've not found any 32-bit apps that don't run fine under 64-bit windows. 
Many more fail due to it being Vista than due to it being x64.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
   unable to read this, even at arm's length."

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Really?

Well, vista can go rot. So you think I would do well to go on and install xp 
pro 64?

ian

"Darren New" <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote in message 
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> [GDS|Entropy] wrote:
>> I do *have* win 64...in fact all of them, from MSDN....but I'm not 
>> prepared to give all of my 32bit apps just yet.
>
> I've not found any 32-bit apps that don't run fine under 64-bit windows. 
> Many more fail due to it being Vista than due to it being x64.
>
> -- 
>   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
>   My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
>   unable to read this, even at arm's length."
>

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[GDS|Entropy] wrote:
> So you think I would do well to go on and install xp pro 64?

I think you probably won't have a problem with it, but I can't attest to 
that directly. Certainly back up your system with a full backup before you 
wipe it. :-)  I suggest "DriveXML" as a good free program that backs up and 
restores XP drives quite well. Check out the BartPE stuff if you're worried 
about it, or use a new drive until you're confident it works.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
   unable to read this, even at arm's length."

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[GDS|Entropy] wrote:
> Yeah I have 4gb of it, but since this is win32 and not 64..... :-|
> I do *have* win 64...in fact all of them, from MSDN....but I'm not prepared 
> to give all of my 32bit apps just yet.
> 
> I guess I'll just be buying lots of HDD...
> 
> ian
> 
> "Eero Ahonen" <aer### [at] removethiszbxtnetinvalid> wrote in message 
> news:49aed3fa@news.povray.org...
>> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>>> Saul Luizaga wrote:
>>>> If you use Windows or another OS with Power Management make the HHDs
>>>> sleep after 10 mins of inactivity
>>> There is no such thing as "inactivity" on my computer.
>> Buy more RAM. Lots of it :).
>>
>> -Aero
>>
> 
> 
You get free Winsows XP 64-bit from MSDN? if so, can you put the links 
here or e-mailme with them please? if not how did you get those WinXP 
64-bit?

Cheers.

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Saul Luizaga wrote:
> You get free Winsows XP 64-bit from MSDN? 

I'm guessing he meant he got it by subscribing to MSDN, not that he 
downloaded it off the MSDN website. When you pay an annual fee, MS will send 
you copies of and licenses for a whole bunch of software, including all 
their operating systems, which you can use for development and testing 
purposes. But it's not free as in "downloadable to the world."

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
   unable to read this, even at arm's length."

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