Posts by RxLS1

I was afraid of that. Good to know that the promise controller is the specific controller (excuse my ignorance on the issue). Luckily, majority of the hd is backed up. So, I guess I will just send it off and hope they dont wipe the...

Ok, my motherboard has gone out on my 9860 and I am trying to get the HD's backed up before sending it off. I took my computer to best buy about a month ago to see if they could back up the hd. I fully explained that the computer was...

great, thanks for the info. Is there any benefit from buying a preassembled hd vs assembling myself? I wasnt sure if maybe the preassembled units would have fans tailored to the system or when assembling yourself you could just bump up...

Wasnt sure where to post this, so here goes. I am looking for an external hd for backup purposes. I am also wanting alot of space (like 320gb+, yeah I know that is minimal to some) I was actually thinking about purchasing a 500g...

can you believe these aftermarket.warranty companies. to my knowledge, insurance companies are out to make money. yet it doesnt seem that way with how they are wsating money/time and not to mention pissing off the customer. Well,...

Drowis is correct, I opted for performance over the ability to pull the hd and back it up. I was doing good by continously backing up my hd, but I let it slip for a couple months and now I am paying for it. I intend to purchase an...

great thanks for the info everyone. it sounds like I probably wont have a problem, so I think I may just call them and tell them not to erase it if possible. I may also see if they can back it up if they feel it may be erased. Should...

hey everyone, I am about to send my 9860 in for repair (ext warranty, going to micromedics (?sp)). I have some stuff on the hd that has not been backed up and I am afraid to just send it in to them. I opted for a raid 0 stripe, so I...

great, thx for all the info everyone. I emailed sager and they emailed me back telling me that I had elected to purchase the extended warranty (with phillips). So i called phillips today and they are sending out a carrier for me to...

sucks to hear that, especially since I am about to have to send my laptop into phillips for my extended warranty coverage to fix my mobo as well. i hope they will upgrade it to the latest mobo, I can only wish i guess