Sd card or USB drive?

1jim

closed wrote: »

Much safer to leave them on the netbook unless it's really full up, and copy to usb hard disk and dvd(if you have a drive available), then you have 3 copies on different media - the odds of all 3 failing at once are slim. and dvd-r's aren't prone to infection, which the other 2 are.

That's good advice, have a DVD writer (USB) which could use, just need a programme to download to write to disc, any reccomendation?

The netbook is a Samsung nc10 which is a few years old now and is getting a little slow on start up etc, I kind of assumed deleting all of the stuff that doesn't need to be there wold help it a little, am I barking up wrong tree with that?

zzzLazyDaisy

1jim wrote: »

This seems a little extreme for needs really and more expensive, had considered this before but it's something else to store and to be fair, sdc or flash drive is gonna be around the 15 quid mark

Yes it does really depend what you want to store. I make a full back up of all the files on my laptop's hard drive (after having had the horrible experience of losing some precious music files and photos).

zzzLazyDaisy

1jim wrote: »

The netbook is a Samsung nc10 which is a few years old now and is getting a little slow on start up etc, I kind of assumed deleting all of the stuff that doesn't need to be there wold help it a little, am I barking up wrong tree with that?

I have an NC10 which is a few years old and was running very slowly.

I dumped all my important files, photos etc to an external hard-drive, and then did a factory reset (it is very easy, I am not at all techie and I managed it with no problems). The reset only affects the cdrive, so if you move stuff the the D drive partition, it is not affected.

The netbook is now running sweetly again.

Edit - a virus can also cause the netbook to run slowly. factory reset solves this - press the on button and immediately hold down f4 key, and keep it held down. This will bring up instructions.

hth

Kernel_Sanders

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

I have an NC10 which is a few years old and was running very slowly.
I dumped all my important files, photos etc to an external hard-drive, and then did a factory reset (it is very easy, I am not at all techie and I managed it with no problems). The reset only affects the cdrive, so if you move stuff the the D drive partition, it is not affected.

This is good advice for us non-techies, it's far less daunting than reinstalling Windows, which is a 2 hour job for the experienced, apparently.
Before embarking on this, allow time/internet allowance to download fresh copies of the programs and drivers which you previously added, and there should be a mass of Windows updates too (possibly including whole service packs).

Figment

A factory reset is the same as reinstalling Windows, using a different method. It is only possible if the computer has a factory restore partition on the hard drive or came with factory restore disk(s) (or the ability to create them and this was done before the system crashed)

1jim

Silly question, how do I know if my nc10 has a factory restore partition?

Figment

a) Check the manual

b) Press and hold the F4 button at startup. If there is a restore partition, the restore wizard will start (which you can then cancel and reboot as normal)

-TangleFoot-

1jim wrote: »

just need a programme to download to write to disc, any reccomendation?

The one provided with your operating system should be sufficient.

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Quick Comparison:

• Windows XP: Audio/Data CD
• Windows Vista: Audio/Data CD; Video/Data DVD; UDF
• Windows 7: Audio/Data CD; Video/Data DVD; Data BD; UDF; ISO image burning

Fifer

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

A thin, flat SD card is easier to break and prone to becoming read-only thanks to those flimsy little switches on their sides.

Mmmmmmmm. Perhaps if it was an old twin tub washing machine with a mangle ...

-TangleFoot- wrote: »

Exhibit A: the Super Talent Pico-C

But you compare a ruggedised USB card with a standard SD card. I'll see your superpico and raise you a rugged SD card.

-TangleFoot-

Fifer wrote: »

I'll see your superpico and raise you a rugged SD card.

Nice. I see the read-only switch is still in evidence though.

Any idea if these are moulded or milled? I imagine the latter process would make them particularly robust.