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Wooop WOOOOP - Al is on the case !!!

I will trade you the star prize and game for a wodge of sweets lol

@VeryPC Any chance of some additional sweets with the prizes ?

Only Lenovo utility that I think is good is the system update ( or system updater as I call it ) which will scan your system as is and find any latest updates for drivers, software, BIOS Updates etc ( and you tick or check the relevant ones that you want to install ThinkVantage System Update 95% of the machines we have where I work are Lenovos ranging from out of warranty T400's to T410's, T420's, T430's and some work station laptops ie W510 and W530's. We did and still have some desktops dotted about which range from M57, M58, M71 and M72's I do miss the warranty's that came with Dell as far as the turn around being faster and the diagnostics seemed to be a lot better, the diagnostic disc that comes with the Lenovos just checks the RAM and Hard drives and thats it so far, not as thorough as the Dell Diagnostics which could test the cpu and a lot of other things. Also the Dell's seemed to be built better with less screws and metal brackets etc and if you could repair one model in a range then the other ones from what I have found seemed to be similar ( maybe just me on this point ). In comparison trying to take apart a T400 , T410 , T420, T430 are different in a number of ways and where screws are, and other things. I am starting to get used to things to do / check / not trying to force things to come apart etc so I suppose repairing Lenovo laptops and Dell laptops ( D620, D630 and E6400 ) vs the Lenovos has taught me quite a lot

If you have a backup of all important data that you require prior to doing either or both of the below 1. Running the check disk utility ( chkdsk ) - Run Check Disk from a Command Line to Check for and fix Disk Errors Depending on which OS you are using it may be advisable to either do this from the windows pe enviroment and then launching the command prompt to do this ( ensuring you are running the check disk against the correct hard drive / partition or if XP then using the recovery console. There may even be another utility or bootable cd you could use within parted magic or the likes. 2. Run a full format on the hard drive which may take at least an hour possibly longer ( which depending on if it is software related or hardware related should as far as I know and I could be wrong on this ignore the bad sectors ) There is or are hard drive tests within parted magic that you can run which should advise you with regards to the hard drive however the manufacturer utils as mentioned above will be more reliable / better tests and if these advise that there is or are issues with the disk then you will be better off getting a new drive ( whether it be a normal hard drive, a hybrid drive such as the seagate momentus XT or a flash based drive ie SSD ) Hope that helps some what.

@VeryPC - they do great laptops / computers etc @VeryPC_Colin_M HP maybe ?

Be good to know what ya think to it

You got £2,500 refund?

Don't drive through forests on off road trails !! Sorted

Then why have they released the Asus and similar 4K HD Screens etc ? Am not debating either way. 720 and 1080p aren't really that different. Although if you have a large screen will you see a bit of difference quality wise between the two ?

Ah well, I do, would love one of those and it has some tech onboard. Also if an IT Tech person rides one, does that make it related to IT ? Oh and Al could use it in the office ( renegade 800 from a few years back ) He would be like : Get me that ...... OH Nevermind - I will get it myself, vvrrrroooooooommmmm

@VeryPC , @X-13, @nephilim Next Stocktober - Can the star prize be this bad boy below ( youtube video ) : CAN AM Reneagde 1000 XXC from 2013 BAM !! edit - the PS 4 won't be able to reproduce riding that bad mamma jamma !!!

Honestly congrats on winning the PS 4, not jealous at all and you deserved it and won it fair and square I have a PS 3 but got other stuff to pay etc so won't be for a while until I can get one, by which time it may be a moot point anyway as may be a PS 5 or something else

@X-13 can let us know what the PS 4 is like once it is delivered which should be soon ie a month or two

I don't have a gaming rig etc so a PS4 would be great but not desperate or urgent lol

Im just happy I got free stuff and I did say congrats to @X-13. Besides gave up a free shirt :-) Plenty more chances in next stocktober and other competitions etc Also I did say I would get one just not straight away Got a cool bottle opener, a shirt and possibly sweets ( Hopefully ) Wasn't pinning my hopes on anything, I was amazed when I got the first prize and a 2nd time in the same draw I was lost for words and thought it was shenanigans / prank etc

You mean as in using a dedicated RAID Card or using ZFS ( software to do the RAID stuff ) ?

lol - nah will get banned from edugeek, future competitions etc etc, not worth it plus @X-13 won it fair and square !!

Let's get those rainbow tables working against @X-13's account , logon as @X-13 and pm Al the wrong address ............ Just Kidding lol Am sure I will get a PS 4 at some point - just not any time soon

@sparkeh - we could keep swapping it between us so @X-13 won't know who has it - could also let other Edugeekers borrow it etc Although yeah I wouldn't mind having a go on it for a month or so

That was only the first bit as they used another box with EG handles of verypc staff ie Andy / Colin / Al etc and then swapped boxes and used the correct box and drew ya name out

Congrats @X-13 - gotta see a video of the PS 4 and what it is like performance wise , graphics / audio etc and a review done by you when you get it. Also be good to know which game you choose Thanks to everyone @VeryPC and been a great competition

@VeryPC - Al shouting - BRRIIIINGGG ME THE BOX !!!! My image editing skills are pathetic hence leaving the Disturbed Asylum text in said image

hahahahahaha LOL - but yeah just eewww gross !!!

Awesome Al @VeryPC - will wait for the PM to confirm details Thank-you, thank - you !!!