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LandzDown Lounge / Re: Happy Thanksgiving!
« on: November 28, 2019, 03:09:22 PM »
Happy Thanksgiving, to ALL my US Friends!
Why??
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...of course, football!
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Computer Problems, Questions and Solutions! / Re: Enclosure for PATA external disk
« on: November 27, 2019, 05:56:37 PM »The link I provided was from Amazon UK. But they appear to be the same thing, just different USB cable.
Yes, I know. Unfortunately not all the sellers deliver items to a small place, even though in the EU. Thank you. I'll suggest that one then.
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Computer Problems, Questions and Solutions! / Re: Enclosure for PATA external disk
« on: November 27, 2019, 05:32:15 PM »QuoteYou mean one of those links I posted above? Which one would you suggest?Oops! Sorry. I could have sworn I included the link.
I meant one of these.
OUPS! No sellers are currently delivering this item here...
Is this something similar?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004JO1Z52/ref=psdc_430470031_t1_B07DKB8NDC
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Computer Problems, Questions and Solutions! / Re: Enclosure for PATA external disk
« on: November 27, 2019, 05:01:12 PM »
Thanks, Digerati.
You mean one of those links I posted above? Which one would you suggest?
Sometimes you have to get through this to learn... We hope that the disk is OK. If not, she will deal with it.
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I'd go with something like this adapter. At least then it could be used with current SATA drives too.
You mean one of those links I posted above? Which one would you suggest?
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That said, if the old drive died, there is nothing to suggest any adapter or enclosure will do any good. Clearly, if these were so valuable, she should have had multiple copies on different drives because "all" drives will fail - eventually.
Sometimes you have to get through this to learn... We hope that the disk is OK. If not, she will deal with it.
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Computer Problems, Questions and Solutions! / Enclosure for PATA external disk
« on: November 27, 2019, 04:29:29 PM »
Hello, LzD friends. 
I have adream problem.
Some weird/bad/unlucky incidents occurred to a friend of mine. Her external disk died suddenly. She only cares about hundreds of family photos saved in there. They are valuable for her, as she lost her father recently. She took the hard disk to a technician, who tried to recover the disk's content, but unfortunately without a result. Her only hope was an old HP laptop she had, but the laptop could not even start to log in Windows. So the technician took off the hard disk, only to discover that it was a very old model (he talked about PATA instead of SATA). He can't help her because he hasn't got something for it.
My question: Can an enclosure make the job, as for normal hard drives? Can we just order the proper case, connect it via usb cable with a computer and see what is inside the hard disk?
Two models I found in Amazon (I'm searching in Amazon.uk, as if I order from US items won't come in time and there will be also extra taxes):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Storite-Technotech-Aluminum-External-Enclosure-Supports/dp/B079NWHQXH/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=case+for+PATA+external+disk&qid=1574878419&s=computers&sr=1-11
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drive-Aluminum-External-Enclosure-Capacity/dp/B000XPS3U6/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=case+for+PATA+external+disk&qid=1574878419&s=computers&sr=1-8
Thank you!
I have a
Some weird/bad/unlucky incidents occurred to a friend of mine. Her external disk died suddenly. She only cares about hundreds of family photos saved in there. They are valuable for her, as she lost her father recently. She took the hard disk to a technician, who tried to recover the disk's content, but unfortunately without a result. Her only hope was an old HP laptop she had, but the laptop could not even start to log in Windows. So the technician took off the hard disk, only to discover that it was a very old model (he talked about PATA instead of SATA). He can't help her because he hasn't got something for it.
My question: Can an enclosure make the job, as for normal hard drives? Can we just order the proper case, connect it via usb cable with a computer and see what is inside the hard disk?
Two models I found in Amazon (I'm searching in Amazon.uk, as if I order from US items won't come in time and there will be also extra taxes):
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Storite-Technotech-Aluminum-External-Enclosure-Supports/dp/B079NWHQXH/ref=sr_1_11?keywords=case+for+PATA+external+disk&qid=1574878419&s=computers&sr=1-11
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Drive-Aluminum-External-Enclosure-Capacity/dp/B000XPS3U6/ref=sr_1_8?keywords=case+for+PATA+external+disk&qid=1574878419&s=computers&sr=1-8
Thank you!
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Computer Problems, Questions and Solutions! / Re: Adding Music To A Video File....
« on: November 19, 2019, 02:40:53 PM »
Windows Movie Maker was my favorite video editor too, when I had Windows 7.
Now, with Windows 10, I'm using the Video Editor app, which I got from the Microsoft's store.
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Now, with Windows 10, I'm using the Video Editor app, which I got from the Microsoft's store.
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LandzDown Lounge / Re: Thank you
« on: October 12, 2019, 08:51:03 AM »
It was October 2011!!!
8 years and counting! Many things changed since then, but ...still here, asking and learning! This doesn't change!
Reading my first thread here, I understand ... &^%()*@ Anyway!!! Many things!!!!
Thanks again, in this Thank you topic!
8 years and counting! Many things changed since then, but ...still here, asking and learning! This doesn't change!
Reading my first thread here, I understand ... &^%()*@ Anyway!!! Many things!!!!
Thanks again, in this Thank you topic!
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LandzDown Lounge / Re: Beautiful songs
« on: October 02, 2019, 04:36:29 PM »
From the old movie ROCKIE:
The eye of the tiger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpcJdMHQM3M
Risin' up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive
So many times, it happens too fast
You trade your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger
Face to face, out in the heat
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry
They stack the odds 'till we take to the street
For the kill with the skill to survive
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the dream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger
Risin' up, straight to the top
Had the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the dream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger
The eye of the tiger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpcJdMHQM3M
Risin' up, back on the street
Did my time, took my chances
Went the distance, now I'm back on my feet
Just a man and his will to survive
So many times, it happens too fast
You trade your passion for glory
Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past
You must fight just to keep them alive
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger
Face to face, out in the heat
Hangin' tough, stayin' hungry
They stack the odds 'till we take to the street
For the kill with the skill to survive
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the dream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger
Risin' up, straight to the top
Had the guts, got the glory
Went the distance, now I'm not gonna stop
Just a man and his will to survive
It's the eye of the tiger, it's the dream of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge of our rival
And the last known survivor stalks his prey in the night
And he's watchin' us all with the eye of the tiger
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Security Software Programs / Re: Malwarebytes Browser Guard
« on: September 29, 2019, 05:41:33 PM »Quote
Edit note: Reading the Pale Moon topic, it appears this may be the latest legacy version: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases?after=1.18.10
Thank you! I didn't thought that there were more pages and versions there.
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Security Software Programs / Re: Malwarebytes Browser Guard
« on: September 29, 2019, 04:19:34 PM »
A question about ublock, although the topic is about Malwarebytes:
How can we add it in Pale Moon? I have it in my own computer, but I forgot how I did that, so I can use it in other computers with Pale Moon. My search leads to the Updater.
How can we add it in Pale Moon? I have it in my own computer, but I forgot how I did that, so I can use it in other computers with Pale Moon. My search leads to the Updater.
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Analysis and Malware Removal / Re: Happy Labor Day, Here's my stuff
« on: September 29, 2019, 04:11:56 PM »Quote
That said, the shredder is a lot more fun!
It is just a great WOW!!!!!!!! I've never seen such a thing before!!! 😮
What if drowning it in the water or passing above it with the car or just infect it with a virus?
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LandzDown Lounge / Re: Sound problem
« on: September 09, 2019, 01:45:56 PM »Quote
It's not that difficult to replace them, but you have to be able to open the case
Well... you have to turn the computer into pieces and then find the little speakers hidden in the last layer of the box!
https://www.parts-people.com/blog/2014/10/09/dell-xps-l502x-speaker-removal-and-installation/
When I changed the hard disk it was much easier. It's difficult for me now to do such a thing. I'll use this external blue tooth speaker and I'll see for the future. It is a good computer, but time started to leave its signs on it. First the battery, then the dvd/cd case, now the speakers.
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LandzDown Lounge / Re: Sound problem
« on: September 09, 2019, 11:47:23 AM »Quote
Is there much/any "noise" on a low volume? Does the noise get louder/more noticeable as the volume goes up? Crackling sounds during audio playback could be a sign of blown speakers.
Do you have headphones you can plug in? If there is no noise present, that would indicate a speaker issue. Speakers are a relatively simple and inexpensive repair. If the problem is caused by the audio chipset you’d hear the crackling noise in both headphones and speakers.
Yes, the noise gets louder/more noticeable as the volume goes up.
No noise present with the headphones plugged in.
I plugged in an external speaker and everything is OK.
So, you think it is a speaker issue? How difficult/complicated would be if I changed it myself instead of giving it to a technician?
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LandzDown Lounge / Re: Sound problem
« on: September 08, 2019, 05:46:48 PM »
UPDATE:
The noise is like the sound being produced when a dvd/cd tries to load but it can't. Perhaps it has to do with the broken case/device? Just an hypothesis.
The noise is like the sound being produced when a dvd/cd tries to load but it can't. Perhaps it has to do with the broken case/device? Just an hypothesis.
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LandzDown Lounge / Re: Sound problem
« on: September 08, 2019, 03:45:17 PM »
The noise occurs with every sound, using a browser or not, with audio or video, in youtube, in every format, with VLC and WMP. Especially when the volume is high.
The computer is old, almost 8 years, Dell XPS. The cd/dvd case/device stopped working the last couple of years.
I tried to record external sound with the same program I used before, but it says that the device is invalid. Is there a way to check anything about the audio device? In device manager I don't get any error.
I will try to record the sound and attach it.
The computer is old, almost 8 years, Dell XPS. The cd/dvd case/device stopped working the last couple of years.
I tried to record external sound with the same program I used before, but it says that the device is invalid. Is there a way to check anything about the audio device? In device manager I don't get any error.
I will try to record the sound and attach it.