John W Colby
jwcolby at gmail.com
Mon Mar 10 00:13:07 CDT 2014
And here I went and changed the subject line TWICE. My apologies. John W. Colby Reality is what refuses to go away when you do not believe in it On 3/10/2014 1:05 AM, Bill Benson wrote: > Well you have baited me/us so I will take the bait Tony, although you have > put that chip on your shoulder before daring people to knock it off for > you... I hate to waste good bait, even if it is yours. > > First I dis not mean to insult you, I was being clever. Maybe too clever by > half. I BEG YOUR PARDON! > > I will also add that hardware is important to getting work done, as are all > things twxhnologulical. > > Now, don't tell me that you really hung in there for 50 or so posts on a > single thread which BEGAN with an OT kind of subject (and no one changed > that subject TG so all posts stayed in my inbox grouped in the same > conversation)... only to kick us now? ;) > > Don't look for insult where none is meant. > > Also, last I checked, you can't get much done with Access when you can't > get much work done at all. AND THAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE IGNORE TECH. > > Good night all! > On Mar 9, 2014 9:58 PM, "Tony Septav" <TSeptav at uniserve.com> wrote: > >> Hey All >> You PMO >> I am a programmer and developer, not a TECH FAN. This is an ACCESS line not >> a forum for a bunch of techie boys, go somewhere else to discuss. Do not >> insult me. I truly take offence at your pompous attitudes. >> >> This is why this list has fallen apart. Like or leave it. >> >> Tony Septav >> Nanaimo, BC >> Canada >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Bill Benson >> Sent: March-09-14 7:43 PM >> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >> Subject: Re: [AccessD] apocalypse someday... >> >> Nor is he apparently a fan of tech fans. Probably not a fan of fans of tech >> fans either, LOL... >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 8:19 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: >> >>> Hi Tony: >>> >>> You are obviously not a tech fan or this question would never have to be >>> asked. ;-) >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Tony Septav" <TSeptav at Uniserve.com> >>> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" < >>> accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >>> Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 4:07:46 PM >>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] apocalypse someday... >>> >>> Hey All >>> Who cares. This is the biggest ditz I have ever seen. >>> >>> Tony Septav >>> Nanaimo, BC >>> Canada >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John W Colby >>> Sent: March-09-14 5:40 PM >>> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving >>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] apocalypse someday... >>> >>> >>An aside but a worthy note: Was at a friends place the yesterday and >> his >>> recommendation is to >>> never use a SSD in a RAID...all SSD or none...there is nothing like >>> learning >>> the hard way. >>> >>> LOL, I have a 1 terabyte raid 5 array with hot backup. It is not for >> speed >>> but for redundancy. >>> That said, striping the data across 5 drives ups the transfer speed >>> immensely. >>> >>> Of course the array is hosted on a dedicated raid card, NOT on the >> built-in >>> SATA ports. I was able >>> to get (7) 200gb SSDs and form the raid array for under $2000 including >> the >>> cost of the card. >>> >>> It is for my large databases on my SQL Server and it absolutely smokes >>> loading stuff into RAM. >>> Since I have 90GB of RAM dedicated to the SQL Server, being able to load >>> RAM >>> quickly becomes an >>> issue. With a RAID array and a dedicated controller I get over 1 gb / >> sec >>> load speeds off of two >>> year old technology drives (SATA3). >>> >>> I will be replacing those in the next few months with new Samsung EVO >>> drives >>> and probably doubling >>> that speed. Loading large database containers into SSDs is one area >> where >>> the benefit pays for >>> itself quickly. >>> >>> John W. Colby >>> >>> Reality is what refuses to go away >>> when you do not believe in it >>> >>> On 3/9/2014 4:42 PM, Jim Lawrence wrote: >>>> Hi Bill: >>>> >>>> An aside but a worthy note: Was at a friends place the yesterday and >> his >>> recommendation is to never use a SSD in a RAID...all SSD or none...there >> is >>> nothing like learning the hard way. >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Bill Benson" <vbacreations at gmail.com> >>>> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" >>> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> >>>> Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2014 11:08:25 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [AccessD] apocalypse someday... >>>> >>>> Along the lines of SSD upgrade...I am considering upgrading my DELL >> E6530 >>>> HDD to a SSD. >>>> >>>> I think with DELLs I can rely on the CD ROM Bay accepting a 2nd hard >>> drive >>>> caddy - for between $30-$50. I don't know the speed it is capable of, >> but >>> it >>>> would give me a place have the two drives in the laptop at the same >> time, >>>> and I rarely use the CD/DVD. >>>> >>>> If I were to migrate my current drive which is 750GB but using < 300GB >> to >>> a >>>> 500GB Crucial SSD, would I have problems? >>>> >>>> Does anyone know whether using the installed Acronis software's Clone >>>> function (while Win 7 is running) will be a safe way to get the new >> drive >>>> operational? >>>> >>>> Will the result be optimized for that new drive, or will I have wished >> I >>> had >>>> done a clear install and put all my programs on again (sigh...) >>>> >>>> Another alternative is to "Recover" a TIB stored either on the older >> HDD, >>> or >>>> on Buffalo Linkstation, to the new drive. This could be done (1) using >>>> bootable Acronis media, if the new drive is put into the HDD bay, or >> (2) >>>> using Acronis software with the old drive still in the HDD bay and the >>> new >>>> drive in the CD ROM bay, or vice versa... OR SO I THINK. >>>> >>>> Last, if any of those approaches work, I should be able to then put the >>> old >>>> HDD in modular bay, in a caddy, and put the new SSD in the DELL HDD >> port, >>> at >>>> which point I probably need to buy an adaptor so it fits in there with >>> the >>>> right form factor. >>>> >>>> I am assuming that DELL treats whatever is in the HDD bay as primary, >> and >>>> anything in the modular bay as secondary, but I hardly know. >>>> >>>> So to rack 'em up, need to purchase: >>>> 2.5" SSD >>>> 2.5" internal caddy for DELL HDD >>>> 9" modular bay HDD caddy for 2.5" drives >>>> >>>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! 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