Ok, I caught up on the history. Rep if you're only replacing your media drive, all you need to do is move your boot sector to your SSD, and make the SSD Active. From your image on Twitter, your media drive is currently a system drive. You can use bootsec.exe to do this. I'll get the syntax in a sec.
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The tricky part is probably going to be locating bootsect.exe in the first place. Have you created any system recovery USB drives or anything? It's probably on that.
Once you've got it, run this from a command prompt:
bootsect /nt60 c: /mbr
Then you can make C: the active partition from diskpart. At a command prompt, type
diskpart
and press enter, which will show you the diskpart prompt. Type:
List vol
This will show your volumes. Note which volume number C is. Then select it using:
select volume 1
1 is an example, you want to use the number that your C drive is. Then type
active
And press enter. Then select your media drive M using the number you found in the list above, for example:
select volume 2
and then type:
inactive
And you're done. You can type exit to exit diskpart. Check your disk management and C: should show up as system and active rather than M
Once you've got it, run this from a command prompt:
bootsect /nt60 c: /mbr
Then you can make C: the active partition from diskpart. At a command prompt, type
diskpart
and press enter, which will show you the diskpart prompt. Type:
List vol
This will show your volumes. Note which volume number C is. Then select it using:
select volume 1
1 is an example, you want to use the number that your C drive is. Then type
active
And press enter. Then select your media drive M using the number you found in the list above, for example:
select volume 2
and then type:
inactive
And you're done. You can type exit to exit diskpart. Check your disk management and C: should show up as system and active rather than M
Aarglefarg
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There is a Telstra outage at work (I volunteer) and since we have thin clients I can't even print out calendars to mail out for next month. Maybe I'll need to come in on a day off to do it now.....
Starting Thursday 23rd, target will be selling uncharted 4 for $49 and fallout 4 for $29 (as per catalogue in link)
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/253672
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/253672
Aarglefarg
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I bought The Elder Scrolls Online for $12 at Target yesterday, and Dishonoured PS4 for $20 at Big W.
FormallyMegadrive
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I ended up getting home and going straight to bed Darren, sorry! I'll definitely help you out tonight. I've even set a reminder!
reptilescorpio
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Yeah went through the boot stuff first, tries to boot from the SSD but part of the OS flag is on the old HDD as it's marked as 'system'. If I can get that 'system' flag and data off the old HDD and onto the SSD it would mean I can boot with just the SSD installed.
That diskpart thing at command line level is what I've been looking for but it only does things that I was already able to do from inside Win10 as Cod brought up yesterday. diskpart changes drives to active but I still can't find anywhere to change it to system. I've Googled around a lot too and the resolved issues tend to all be 'start from scratch'. Which is fine but it all seems like there should be an easy way to repair the OS install on the one SSD rather than throw all the bathwater out.
EDIT: Also as said previously Startup Repair refuses to fix the issue.
Something like Gparted should work for making the system / partition active. I use it when I need to make the windows partition seen by a mac with bootcamp (when bootcamp does dumb things).
You can do a fair few things under Gparted as well. Trash partitions and all sorts of fun stuffs.
reptilescorpio
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Whoops missed the new page lol, I'll try that stuff too thanks guys!
Sweet, I'll download that right now!
Sweet, I'll download that right now!
This is what the bootsect.exe command does.
reptilescorpio
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Tried that, must not have worked as now I can't boot Windows at all >_<
codswallop
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Rep, if you're having trouble with the System and Active partitions being on the wrong disk still, here's what you should do:
- Take all the SSDs/HDDs out
- Connect only the new disk
- Install Windows to the new disk (boot from the DVD)
- Boot to Windows on the new disk to make sure it works
- Shut down and connect the SSD on which Windows was previously installed
- Boot back into Windows
- Copy everything from the SSD to the new disk
- Shut down and take out the new disk
- Reboot, install Windows to the SSD (boot from the DVD, format the disk)
- Shut down, put in the new disk, reboot
- Format the new disk
reptilescorpio
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Fred solved my problem with this one sentence
Woo! Can I pay off my seven thousand dollar IT bill in installments Fred?
Woo! Can I pay off my seven thousand dollar IT bill in installments Fred?
bobnowhere
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About a year ago my PC blew up and blue smoke and that telltale smell of catastrophic electronics failure came from my power supply, computer completely dead. So started researching a new one hoping nothing else was dead and for some reason a couple of days later I decided to try the PC again and it worked and has worked flawlessly ever since. Not questioning it.
Mine hasn't given me any hassles for... fuck, I can't remember when the 2500K came out, but it was around then. Only big problem was with a PSU which was easily solved. Upgraded the RAM (8-16GB) and GPU (5970+5850 to R9 280X) but that's basically it.
Oh, and various storage migrations too.
You picked a great time to buy a Surface Pro 4, Microsoft currently have 15% off the entire range, including the type covers!
Occasionally mine while throw a fit for various reasons that I have to sort out. Clogged fans, worn out heat paste, etc. Last year I had to tinker with it for about a week because my drives kept randomly dropping out. Turned out that a bunch of my Sata/power cables were shot
Meanwhile my girlfriend has the SP3, which has those overheating problems. D:
I did some googling about that and apparently there have been some manufacturing delays which will cause the SP5 and SBook 2 to get pushed back to 2017.
Could be bollocks, but hopefully it's true. MS did a similar discount earlier in the year so I think it's just to move some extra units.
ThoseDeafMutes
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Yeah 2017 with Pascal and Kaby Lake plus form factor refinements means SB2 should be pretty phenomenal.
Only for AU$10,000!
FormallyMegadrive
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Follow my steps from earlier except use this command instead:
Code:
ffmpeg -i "https://secure.brightcove.com/services/mobile/streaming/index/rendition.m3u8?assetId=4921455441001&expiration=1466487300000&token=407fd703d7ffa0917bcdd939dfd543602a475657" -c copy The_Chase_Australia__Wed_1_Jun__season_3_episode_15.tsThe difference being that the forum added a space to the URL in the token= part. It'll work now.
ThoseDeafMutes
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I paid 3000 for the first gen
Hoping to get like, 1200-1500 when I sell it. Still in good condition.
http://google-au.blogspot.com.au/2016/06/get-ready-for-sizzling-election-with.html
Good to know there will be tools for the July 2 sausage sizzle.
Good to know there will be tools for the July 2 sausage sizzle.
ClivePwned
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as others has said, You'll probably be charged state and local sales tax buying from Amazon (so up to 8ish percent)
If you buy from Newegg, they're based in Oregon which has no sales tax and that's where most clued-up yanks buy computer gear from.
Darren870
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Follow my steps from earlier except use this command instead:
Code:ffmpeg -i "https://secure.brightcove.com/services/mobile/streaming/index/rendition.m3u8?assetId=4921455441001&expiration=1466487300000&token=407fd703d7ffa0917bcdd939dfd543602a475657" -c copy The_Chase_Australia__Wed_1_Jun__season_3_episode_15.ts
The difference being that the forum added a space to the URL in the token= part. It'll work now.
Hmm same issues
Oh damn I'll have to watch out for that. My SP3 is kicking along nicely still.
Only had the odd bug where it can't pickup the keyboard which is an easy fix.
FormallyMegadrive
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Hmm same issues
I'll just upload it for you. It'll be easier than fucking around with trying to get ffmpeg with ssl on your machine.
Darren870
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Thad be great!!
I'll send you a $10 jb hifi voucher for your troubles. Just pm me your email.
FormallyMegadrive
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Nah, don't be silly. Here you go: https://mega.nz/#!iwpgTR7C!EGkh-0nk_c8gmdxhGCCrj4WYoT9uNO1WP19f4SjEW4k
It gets real damn hot when using photoshop and the like.
Darren870
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Cheers bud! But if you want it, its yours. I wont use it.
SuperBanana
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I'm going to China for 3 weeks. Does anyone have a good VPN they'd recommend using over there? I need internet over there so I need something that won't get blocked.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Do you vote Book or Pro 4? It's time I dived in finally.
ThoseDeafMutes
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What's your use case? They're similar in many ways, but the Book has a physical keyboard, one of the best ever featured on any laptop, better battery life and a 940m GPU (roughly 2x as good as the skylake integrated on the CPU). It trades its form factor for this. While the clipboard top does detach, it's more difficult to use independently because it lacks a kickstand. You can attach it back to front on the keyboard base to get a stand of sorts, but it's not nearly as convenient. It's also a slower process to need to hold the detatch button and then pull it off than it is to simply rip the keyboard off in a nanosecond on the Pro range.
I generally say the Pro is a better buy if you don't need the GPU power. The keyboard on the Pro 4 especially is still quite good considering what it is, noticably better than crappy windows laptop kbs. The Book is damn nice hardware, it's what I'm currently running, but if they just added a kick stand to the clipboard it would be goddamn perfect imo.
Edit: Oh and the other advantage on the Book is the fantastic trackpad, in the same league as MBPs. The SP4 is good but smaller, so it's not quite as nice to use but still highly functional.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Uses are:
- Heaps of Skype chats with video, audio and a ton of typing
- Visual Studio, more typing
- Tons of browsing and web/emulation testing
- Lots of email, more typing (a fair amount of calendar stuff)
- Remote connections to servers, a lot
- MS SQL
- Small bits of word/excel
- Some Photoshop, not much advanced editing more just cropping, colour corrections, exports, batch processing, layering. Not using a stylus to draw or anything like that
- Meetings/flights and note taking
- Watching movies.
Ozzy in that case I'd suggest getting a Book IF you can afford it. It's a pricey piece of kit but that keyboard and form factor is just luscious.
I'll be getting a Pro because 80% of its use case will be drawing in Manga Studio and Photoshop, and that kickstand is super nice. It's also lighter than the book and portability is important to me right now.
I'll be getting a Pro because 80% of its use case will be drawing in Manga Studio and Photoshop, and that kickstand is super nice. It's also lighter than the book and portability is important to me right now.
ThoseDeafMutes
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SB will be more comfortable for lots of typing, although the Pro is more comfortable on plane flights esp for watching movies with kickstand etc. You can just put the keyboard in your bag and prop it up on its side, it's great for that kind of thing.
Are you in Syd? You could try them in the MS store, or probably a JB or something.
Are you in Syd? You could try them in the MS store, or probably a JB or something.
bobnowhere
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Kind of a bit hard to explain in an Australian context, think a bit more liberal than the Tories, very anti-authority (monarchy, dominant president etc...) and less free market more protectionists. Long gone, not sure what the equivalent would be in Australia, Nick Xenophon?
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Good tips Gaz & Deaf, melbourne.
So with androidPay about to supposedly start in Oz I finally got around to enabling NABs own pay by phone system. Pretty smooth, but if I'm honest I'm not finding it any easier than using my debitbcard with paypass. I guess its a bit more secure as my phone needs to be unlcked and I can enable an additional pin.
Not terribly fancy though.
Not terribly fancy though.
reptilescorpio
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Paypass is so damn easy, can't believe the Yanks don't have it.
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