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Is your usb you use to store all your benchmarking software and associated files such as java?

 

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I have a whole separate HDD for bench apps, tools, etc. Roughly 20 years worth. lol
I move only what I need to a usb stick when I need it.

 

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1 tb drive, it has all my tools for benching and repairing, my operating system iso's and notes.

 

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I was thinking about getting a drive to clone all the OSes. I heard it was easier instead of always doing a fresh install. I do have a synology NAS I could use to store that stuff. I just seen someone post a picture a few days ago of their usb drive for benching. Just couldn't remember who it was. Earthdog maybe?

 

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What's an Earthdog?

 

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for benching I have a tiny ssd, 40 gig sandisk I think, I have a custom win7 installed on it, just a fresh install, and i just clone from it when I want to bench that way WHEN I bork the os it's just another quick reclone.

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an earthdog is half a pair of earthdog shoes........

 

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Mr.Scott said:

What's an Earthdog?

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LOL I think he's the one that posted the picture of his thumb drive that he uses for benching.

 

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I have a 16GB flash drive to hold all of my benching apps, drivers, etc. I have a separate mechanical drive to hold ISOs/etc for benching OSes.

 

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Not a 8 gig lol

 

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Is there a good guide on cloning somewhere? I want to get all the OSes cloned as soon as possible to eliminate downtime. Also would I need to make a clone for each motherboard. I'm trying to run as efficiently as possible here.

 

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QuickFast said:

Not a 8 gig lol

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I figured that was obvious LOL.

 

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caddi daddi said:

an earthdog is half a pair of earthdog shoes........

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OGMCVilleTC said:

LOL I think he's the one that posted the picture of his thumb drive that he uses for benching.

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http://www.earthdog.com/

 

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Maybe that's his company?

 

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Hemp products...hmmmmm.......

 

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all i use is a cheap, usb drive dock.
no computer required, power cord plugged in, source drive in slot a, target drive in slot b, press and hold a button till it flashes, wait till al four light are on solid, done.

here's what I use, >>>> http://www.microcenter.com/product/417464/QuickDock_Duo_Superspeed_USB_30_to_Dual_SATA_Dock

 

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I use my network drive, I have a folder dedicated to benching programs/software/screenshots

 

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caddi daddi said:

all i use is a cheap, usb drive dock.
no computer required, power cord plugged in, source drive in slot a, target drive in slot b, press and hold a button till it flashes, wait till al four light are on solid, done.

here's what I use, >>>> http://www.microcenter.com/product/417464/QuickDock_Duo_Superspeed_USB_30_to_Dual_SATA_Dock

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So it just automatically transfers everything from one drive to the other drive?

 

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Mine is 16GB, although the actual benchmark installers only take up about 4.5GB of the drive. The drive is nearly full though, since I also have quite a lot of other things on the drive.

I don't keep installation files on my drive for Flash Player, Shockwave, or Java though. The programs just update too often, so I just do a manual download and install when I'm setting up a drive for a different system.

I don't have a NAS or file server, so a flash drive/thumb drive is a more convenient solution.

 

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I have a 480gb ssd for everyday goods for the bench station and also keep a 256gb with bench os's on it and then have a 2tb hdd for all the drivers and bench goods with some music and movies. I can then refresh bench os's as needed and have quick access to everything I need. have basically the same setup for the everyday box as well

 

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I actually am about to buy a nib sandisk extreme 2 240gb from a buddy for $50 that I think I'll put everything on plus my clones.