http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6884 If you can figure out the 7b situation, the Intel RAID tools allow you to clone a non-RAID disk at the same time you put it into the RAID array. I did that with mine. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 05 Jan 2015 13:19:57 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6884 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6883 I did indeed. Although I have sort of an obsession with RAID, using Windows backup should be adequate, considering I still have the NAS to store all my media (with RAID). Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 05 Jan 2015 13:13:47 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6883 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6882 Did you verify the 0x0000007b error on Windows start-up? kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 05 Jan 2015 12:05:20 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6882 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6881 We are doomed to repeat the errors of our forebears... lest we read their posts. Scrotor@idkfa.com (Scrotor) Cognitive Surplus Sun, 04 Jan 2015 23:39:09 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6881 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6871 [...] kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Thu, 18 Dec 2014 12:03:32 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6871 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6870 I only mention it because I spent a few hours last night tracking it all down and removing the offending patch. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Thu, 18 Dec 2014 02:28:46 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6870 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6869 You didn't happen to install windows updates on or around 9-10 DEC, did you? Because microsoft fucked up HARD on a patch around that time that hit Win7 SP1 that borked the Windows Update functionality. Some folks are also reporting issues with the Windows Genuine error from that same pooch-screwing Windows patch. conrad@idkfa.com (conrad) Cognitive Surplus Thu, 18 Dec 2014 02:28:04 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6869 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6866 Thanks for the write up. I love seeing how the sausage is made. Green Man@idkfa.com (Green Man) Cognitive Surplus Tue, 16 Dec 2014 00:34:53 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6866 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6864 As of this morning: 77% rebuilt. Also, Windows Genuine reared its ugly head again, claiming I hadn't purchased a legitimate copy. Going to have to unfuck that between Christmas decorating. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:28:05 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6864 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6858 Anyhow. As is always the case with building a PC, there are always things. I say things, and anybody who has had to slap a computer together from component parts will have an idea what I'm talking about. No matter how well worn the path is that you are following, how popular or standardized your methods, there will always be something that causes you to sink an incredible amount of time. It's the nature of the game, and in some cases, the journey is more rewarding than the destination, but more often than not, your things will be annoying as shit. Anyhow. One of my things was getting a RAID mirror set up on my computer. I have an SSD for my boot drive, and two HDDs I wanted to serve in a 2-disk drive mirror for performance and having some redundancy in the event one disk goes before the other (I have backups aside from this, but in this instance, my redundancy is about reducing down-time). In a software RAID configuration, the operating system controls the disks according to its own rules, sort of "manually" maintaining the RAID array by reading/writing to both disks of its own accord (and not relying on a lower-level function to do it for the operating system). However, magic happened. Much like you are guaranteed that things will happen during PC building, something magic happens. This is when, despite all of your efforts at troubleshooting, something magically starts working, and you have no idea why. For someone who operates on the assumption of a knowable universe, this kind ofmagic is infuriating. And also worrying, for the reason that eventually, all magic eventually ends. And tonight, the magic ended. I was playing Borderlands, and Windows reared its ugly head, minimizing everything I was shooting at. Windows claimed "You no longer have a genuine copy of Windows! Please buy a genuine copy of Windows!" To that I also said Fuck that, given that I can see my legitimate registration key sitting on shelf. I investigated. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Cognitive Surplus Mon, 15 Dec 2014 04:14:37 -0900 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=6858&msg_id=6858