Use reliable hardware and software (Tip 8)

[pioneer]

If you use your own personal notebook or desktop computer, make sure that you have purchased the most reliable hardware and software. A high-speed Internet connection, a large amount of memory, a fast processor and reliable software will ensure that you make the best use of your computer time. (ririanproject.com)

P.S. You can post questions about softwares here. I will try my best to answer your queries. 

[G@Len]

hi mike, when can you say that a hardware is reliable? until now, i cant tell which one is better unless you have a good brand name.

[pioneer]

hi mike, when can you say that a hardware is reliable? until now, i cant tell which one is better unless you have a good brand name.

hi maleman, any tip? the hardware should be made by toshiba?

[G@Len]

yeah, for me toshiba is good... but i still prefer dell or hp for a high-end notebook and i can still accept acer and asus hardware especially kung regalo. heheh 

[..yadz..]

my hubby prefers hp notebook...

by the way, unsay mas maayo intel or asus nga board?

[G@Len]

based on experience i prefer asus... intel is also good... just check ang ilang mga features nalang.

[..yadz..]

actually am using asus right now., puli sa naguba nga intel board.. and it's working fine for almost a year na...

but when i install new hd, the system that was installed kay dili daw compatible so i reformat the 80 gb hd, unluckily, naguba sya...dili na ma detect..i dont know what went wrong sa pg format, i formatted my other 2 hd's and it was successful man sad. would it be possible to revive the hd? sayang man gud kay new pa jud sya..

[G@Len]

what do you mean by not compatible? pero na-taud ra lagi sya sa board with those cable and so on? if you're talking about SATA drives, then dli man tngali na problema? sayang jud maguba ang 80Gb

[..yadz..]

yup, taod sya tanan cables gud..my hubby said na basin dili compatible ang naka install nga system sa hd sa ako board. gikan man gud to niya then gpdala sa akoa kay 40gb ra man ako gamit and i am movies/mp3 download addict..lolz..mao to pgtaod nako wla ni detect ang sytem so i tried reformatting using winxp installer, at first na install sya successfully but then pg restart nako, wala na sya ni detect..ntfs not found..

[G@Len]

nasulayan nimo nga usa lang ang HD nakataud, kadto 80Gb lang ang nakataud after ka naka-reinstall?

[..yadz..]

yup, usa ra bitaw ka hd ako gitaod..i have 2 hd's man jud., one for my system and the other one for my back up..everytime mag format ko hd, tanggalon jud nako ang 2. ang i format lang ang naka taod...libog oiz., unsa error ato kay new pa man gud kaayo., and then kadaghan na sad ko ng format ug hd first time pa nako na naguba..hehehe!

[G@Len]

wala na sad warranty imong HD? iuli daw na didto basin sad ila na ma-check if guba na so mapulihan pa ka ug bagO nga HD. hehhe

[..yadz..]

problema kay gikan man k.s.a. oiz..hehehe!
duda bitaw pud nako basin sa hd jud...

[slackware]

my hubby prefers hp notebook...

by the way, unsay mas maayo intel or asus nga board?

if you wud take my advise, use gigabyte technology.

[G@Len]

if you wud take my advise, use gigabyte technology.

we've been using gigabyte tech for while, yes its tough...

[..yadz..]

i heard about it na., pero wala pa mi ka try sad..