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Question Two identical drives, very different noise profiles. Return the louder one?

So, after a bit more time, I did remove both drives and compared them with the same butterfly test while resting on a soft surface. Here's what I found: Both were quieter; so, case/rack sympathetic resonance is definitely part of the problem When not attached to the case, both were about the...
- jonnyz2
- Post #5
- Apr 28, 2024
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Question Two identical drives, very different noise profiles. Return the louder one?

I have been testing and “burning in” two new identical enterprise NAS drives which will be used for storing many years of photography work (large photoshop/photography files). Both drives have tested fine in multiple tests (e.g. short and long smart tests, surface tests, etc.). I am currently...
- jonnyz2
- Thread
- Apr 18, 2024
- burn in disk drive drive testing failure noise noisy
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Windows 8, Restore System Partition Problem

Oddly the same vendor, Aomei, makes a backup tool (AOMEI Backupper) which will overwrite a partition even though their partition tool will not overwrite a partition and that caused problems to start with.
- jonnyz2
- Post #5
- Mar 8, 2014
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Windows 8, Restore System Partition Problem

OK, so my theory worked out. By installing W8 from install media in UEFI mode I again had four partitions. I then used a bootable clone tool to clone my backup copy of the system partition OVER the newly created system partition. Upon restart though it didn't look good. The...
- jonnyz2
- Post #3
- Mar 8, 2014
- Forum: Operating Systems
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UEFI and Boot Order

I wonder if that's a design flaw by Asrock, a bug, or whether that's what is supposed to happen with UEFI? Did you ever find another way to boot, in UEFI mode, from another device (CD or USB)? Does anyone know whether that is consistent with other mobo vendors and their UEFI...
- jonnyz2
- Post #3
- Mar 6, 2014
- Forum: Motherboards
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Windows 8, Restore System Partition Problem

I've seen a lot of threads with Google search on this general subject but they all seem to focus on using the built in Windows 8 function image/restore function. My situations is different than that. I've not been able to find a thread that addresses my issue. So, sorry if this has been...
- jonnyz2
- Thread
- Mar 6, 2014
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Operating Systems
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UEFI and Boot Order

I have an Asrock z87 Extreme6. When it is set to UEFI mode, it will not give me the option to select boot from USB or CD. Those options are only available when it is set to BIOS emulation mode. Is this normal? I'm new to UEFI and this MOBO. I find it hard to imagine that UEFI only...
- jonnyz2
- Thread
- Mar 6, 2014
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Motherboards
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Move Intel Raid 1 pair from one computer to another?

Hi, Searching for a while on Intel's site didn't yeild anything specific and I'm not finding it here either; so, here's my question.... I'm trying to optimize for photo processing and I currently access a NAS for my image storage. However, that has recently become far too slow for the really...
- jonnyz2
- Thread
- Feb 17, 2013
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Need help debugging hardware bottlenecks in photography workstation PC

On the idea os using SyncToy to backup from local storage to the NAS, how reliable is it? Will it end up creating multiple file copies as a file is edited or, once I'm done editing a file, will I only have a single file on the NAS? Finally, when you open something from Lightroom into...
- jonnyz2
- Post #17
- Jan 16, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Need build advice for Photography Workstation

One thing I'm bothered by. If I use SSDs for OS and perhaps another SSD for scratch disk and working files, is there any elegant way to copy things over to HDDs automatically? My HDD storage is large enough I won't put it all on SSD at this point because of SSD costs. I also don't want to...
- jonnyz2
- Post #14
- Jan 16, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need build advice for Photography Workstation

Thanks everyone! Your posts have given me some good ideas to think about. Let's assume the following: CPU (either Xeon, i5, or i7 (maybe even i7 3770)) with Hyperthreading. Want to overclock. See note in cooler below. Target Spend under $325 Storage: Local Raid 10 with SSD Cache (intel...
- jonnyz2
- Post #9
- Jan 15, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help debugging hardware bottlenecks in photography workstation PC

Any idea on how much faster I might expect things to be if I move to the 3770? I'm wondering how accurate in real life the various CPU comparison tables are. It looks like this could be a real improvement (5x or more). On the OS, would you really go to Windows 8 before the first Service...
- jonnyz2
- Post #8
- Jan 14, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Need help debugging hardware bottlenecks in photography workstation PC

Note on the CPU: I mixed up specs between the original and an an upgrade. I have a Core 2 Quad 9400 in the PC currently. It runs stable at 3.3ghz overclocked. The NAS is Gigabit Ethernet connected, but it is inherently slow. For file security reasons, it has mirrored drives; so, it's entire...
- jonnyz2
- Post #4
- Jan 13, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Need build advice for Photography Workstation

Re NAS: Yes, the NAS is a bottleneck. I know that the NAS slows initial file opening, file save, and lightroom catalog backups (my catalog is 800mb). What is not clear to me is whether it is negatively affecting processing of files between the initial opening and saves. I've wondered...
- jonnyz2
- Post #5
- Jan 13, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help debugging hardware bottlenecks in photography workstation PC

What tools can I use, and what’s the process, to see where my PC might be bottlenecking while I’m using it for photo processing? The applications I typically use are Photoshop CS6, Lightroom 4, Unified Color Expose 2, and DxO Optics 8. What I’ve observed (using...
- jonnyz2
- Thread
- Jan 13, 2013
- Replies: 17
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Need build advice for Photography Workstation

Objectives: · Fast photo processing workstation (photoshop cs6, lightroom 4, Unified Color Expose 2 (fully multi-threaded app), and DxO Optics 8. · QUIET for normal use. It’s OK if the PC gets louder under maximum load (in other words, ok if fans pick up speed during...
- jonnyz2
- Thread
- Jan 13, 2013
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Computer Building

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