external hard drive

masterthief

256MB Ram is pretty low so I'd invest in more RAM - go up to 1GB if poss., you shouldn't need more than that if you just use the computer for going on the net. with 256mb ram, you probably find running software pretty slow (inlcuding Windows os).

but not sure what this has to do with putting music on your ipods - just checked the download criteria for itunes 7 and it says windows pcs require at least 256mb ram for music, so if you're only putting music on your ipods, you should be fine with the current setup. it does say you need 512mb ram for the additional video content though, so if you want to put movies/video clips on your ipods you will definitely need more ram.

brightontraveller

Hi you don’t need more memory ( although it may make programs run quicker )to store songs on an external hard drive things you will need to consider is the rate at which the Data (songs) transfer from your existing machine to your external hard drive dont want to sit there for hours with a slow data transfer ? also the make of external hard drive also look at installing an internal drive its pretty simple normally four screws two plugs and cheaper?

http://computershopper.com/howto/200611_install_a_new_hard_drive_in_five_easy_steps

Some consumers are up in arms, but Western Digital said it chose to stay clear of any capabilities that could be seen as challenging the rights of copyright holders.
By Antone Gonsalves
InformationWeek
December 7, 2007 03:39 PM
External storage units have become popular for transferring electronic media between PCs and other networked devices, but stories surfacing Friday suggest some devices made by Western Digital put the brakes on sharing of the most common audio and video files.
The restriction is embedded in the Anywhere Access software within the My Book World Edition, a 1Tbyte full article http://www.informationweek.com/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204702710

In other words a external hard drive you could not put your songs on ?

Saint_Chris

i have

zone alarm on

ad-ware

and

avg

is that enough

espresso

Saint_Chris wrote: »

i have

zone alarm on

ad-ware

and

avg

is that enough

Probably but you could also use Spybot Search & Destroy here. I was just wondering why your machine has slowed down recently.
You could have a look at the Malware Removal Sticky at the top of this board.

brightontraveller

if your using windows xp etc press ctrl alt and delete at the same time it will bring a pop up window click on the Task manager Button then the performance folder will tell you how much Cpu , ram etc your using also zone alarm could be scanning files when is it set to do so hourly weekly month etc when it doies scan will slow machine right down

superscaper

brightontraveller wrote: »

Some consumers are up in arms, but Western Digital said it chose to stay clear of any capabilities that could be seen as challenging the rights of copyright holders.
By Antone Gonsalves
InformationWeek
December 7, 2007 03:39 PM
External storage units have become popular for transferring electronic media between PCs and other networked devices, but stories surfacing Friday suggest some devices made by Western Digital put the brakes on sharing of the most common audio and video files.
The restriction is embedded in the Anywhere Access software within the My Book World Edition, a 1Tbyte full article http://www.informationweek.com/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=204702710

In other words a external hard drive you could not put your songs on ?

That's not true at all.

First it only applies to software supplied to very specific WD NAS products. I've got a WD external hard drive for xmas that isn't affected by this at all.

Secondly it's only the software "Anywhere Access" it applies to, not the hardware itself. In the same way I decided not to use the supplied backup software and use Acronis instead there's nothing to stop you using other sharing software.

Thirdly, it's got nothing to do with the files you can put on the drive, you can put anything you like on the drive, it's purely about the sharing/live streaming aspect of the drive. That you can't share specific file types over the internet (you can still share over LAN) which isn't a feature the OP has asked for anyway. I disagree with WD's decision but it's hardly like this is a u turn or something since filesharing via NAS is a completely new feature for WD.

Saint_Chris

cpu usage says 0%

pf usage is 355mb

masterthief

oh, btw, here's the link for downloading itunes (in case youdon't already have it) - http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

lol, I forgot to post this before

brightontraveller

Think you’ll find a lot of people use software that comes with the item they buy…. ? also because the one you bought is not affected does not mean that others a not ? I don’t think any company should be able to stop me sharing my files in any format or type that I like with anyone at anytime after all you have bought the product

superscaper

brightontraveller wrote: »

Think you’ll find a lot of people use software that comes with the item they buy…. ? also because the one you bought is not affected does not mean that others a not ? I don’t think any company should be able to stop me sharing my files in any format or type that I like with anyone at anytime after all you have bought the product

But it's not relevant here, the OP has asked about an external hard drive (none of WD's marketed external drives come with that software) not an NAS (which are the only products, i.e. just 2, to include that software), nor about sharing files over the internet (which is forbidden to be discussed under forum rules anyway).