Drive Definition and 496 Threads

  1. D

    Smooth pinion/roller for friction drive

    Where can I buy smooth pinion for a friction drive system? I can't find any on web.
  2. R

    News The World Can't Wait Drive Out the Bush Regime

    To sign this statement click http://www.worldcantwait.org/signcall/index.html . The World Can't Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime! Mobilize for November 2, 2005 www.worldcantwait.org Your government, on the basis of outrageous lies, is waging a murderous and utterly illegitimate war...
  3. S

    How can I make a DC-DC converter for my car to power a CD drive?

    hello every one i just joined up can anyone supply me with circuit diagrams and parts lists i want to run a pc cddrive in my car so i want to make a dc dc converter thaht takes 12V and gives out +12V +5V and two grounds like in a pc there are converters and inverters available but they...
  4. S

    Counterbalanced Drive Mechanism - Purpose & How it Works

    Hi, i was wondering what is a eccentric counterbalanced drive mechanism, i could not find any pictures of this particular mechanism.. can anybody explain how it works and what is its purpose? stan
  5. S

    Does the Electromagnetic Space Drive Really Defy the Laws of Physics?

    This, unless I'm mistaken, violates conservation of momentum. Why then is research being done on it?: http://science.howstuffworks.com/electromagnetic-propulsion.htm If it doesn't violate anything, and if it turns out to work, then how does it work exactly? I'm puzzled.
  6. J

    How can I uninstall Windows 2000 and keep Windows XP on my computer?

    I purchased my father a computer that had windows 2000 on it. He wanted me to upgrade it to xp, so I purchased a windows xp oem disk from new egg. I installed it on the computer. I thought that it would simple upgrade to xp, but now windows xp and 2000 are on his computer simultaniously! When...
  7. R

    Hard Drive Problem: Troubleshooting a Quamtun Bigfoot 6.5 Gb

    I found an old hard drive in a suitcase. It belonged to my old Compaq computer. It is seven years old. Quamtun Bigfoot 6.5 Gb. It was the main hard drive in that computer. I tried to install it in my new Compaa, which is also a Pressario, but only a year old. It is in the second ide drive as...
  8. Astronuc

    Our Hard Drive Which art internal Volume C by name

    Our Morning Prayer :biggrin: Our Hard Drive Which art internal Volume C by name; Thy code be clean, Thy fonts be seen On screen as they are on paper. Give us this day our documents, And lead us not into fragmentation But deliver us our data. For thine is the SCSI, And the EISA...
  9. B

    Secure USB Hard Drives - Solutions & Ideas

    Right now I am using a SmartDisk FireLite 60 GB USB removable hard drive to store information from work and home. Does anybody know how to password-protect the entire disk or select folders on the disk? There are a few software tools on the market, but I was hoping somebody has some personal...
  10. C

    Windows XP Pro Hard Drive Space Limit: 250GB?

    Does anyone know if Windows XP Professional has a cap on how much hard drive space it can see? I'm planning on getting a 250 GB hard drive and putting it on there.
  11. J

    Is a Space Drive Without Explosions Possible?

    I have an idea for a space drive system that does not use explosions or even combustion. It doesn't require any new physics, but its something that may not be possible to build. However, it seems far more practical than any of the systems I've seen so far. I can think of how to make it, I...
  12. Monique

    What Makes the Nissan 350z a Strong Competitor in the World of Sports Cars?

    Nissan 350z is a strong competitor http://ployer.com/archives/nissan-350z.jpg although I think the black Audi TT is nicer other cars?
  13. D

    Hide Drive and restrict data/folders access

    Hello, How can i hide a drive from guests and restrict them from accessing those folders? I also found many softwares from search. Anyone using one? If so, which software u recommend? Thank You.
  14. A

    Ideas for 44 Hour Drive to San Fran: Learn While You Drive!

    Anyone have suggestions on things to listen to in the car? I've got a 44 hour drive to San Fran to make in July and want to try to stock up on stuff to listen to now. I have only cd, no tape or mp3 drive. I am considering physics lectures and things like that, but would welcome anything that...
  15. wasteofo2

    My C drive suddenly shrunk to 1.83GB.

    I have an 80GB harddrive. I recently tried to install a program, and it told me I had insufficient drive space. I thought that was weird, as I really only had 1.5GB of stuff installed, and checked how much space on my C drive was being used. It says I only have 1.83GB of space. What in the world...
  16. K

    Drive Your Bi-Polar Stepper Motor with a SI 7300A Chip

    I have a SI 7300A chip which is used to drive bi-polar stepper motor. Is there any circuit avaiable online, which i can use to drive my motor ??
  17. russ_watters

    Stargazing Photo of my RA drive. Its an ETX-105.

    Attached is a photo of my RA drive. Its an ETX-105. The only visible problem is too much grease, but that's not a fatal issue. There are no chipped teeth, burrs, or anything else visible that could cause the problem. I watched run it for several minutes, then turned the scope off and moved...
  18. P

    Building External Hard Drive (Time Crunch)

    Hey, I bought a Western Digital hard drive to put into an enclosure. I have an HP pavilion zv5000 notebook. I have no idea what jumper setting on the hard drive I should use. Should I leave it as cable select, move it to master, or call tech support? The box from the enclosure says...
  19. brewnog

    Useless Trivia: Places to Drive on Left

    'Useless' Trivia After being prompted by the bathroom reading thread, I decided that I'd better start one of these. Post your snippets of information which are of use to few people, but of (possible) interest to many. I'll kick off, with a list of places where you must drive on the...
  20. Whitestar

    Is Warp Drive Really Possible with the Help of Negative Energy?

    Einstein predicted that all matter distorts spacetime, the greater the size in matter, the greater the distortion. In the science fictional world of Star Trek, the starship Enterprise can travel vast distances by warping space with its warp nacelles. Dr. Michio Kaku's excellent book...
  21. A

    How Would You Navigate After Using a Warp Drive?

    Hey guys; Say that yesterday someone invented a warp drive, that would allow you to shoot across our galaxy in an instant. Say we went up in space today and used it. When you appeared at what you would think would be the other side of the galaxy, how would you know where you are? My...
  22. JasonRox

    Hard Drive Failure? Save my old computer.

    Hard Drive Failure?! Save my old computer. :) I have an older computer and it was working just yesterday, and I was just about to use it to do calculations 20 hours a day, but that doesn't look like it will happen. It's a Pentium I - 133Mhz computer, and it runs Windows 95. The current...
  23. wasteofo2

    My computer has stopped acknowledging CD's in the Disc Drive.

    A few minutes ago, I had a CD in my computer which I was listening to. I switched the CD for another one, and it didn't recognize that CD. I tried 4 other CD's, and my computer keeps showing a little icon oc a CD next to my mouse right when the CD is put in, but then acts as if there's no CD in...
  24. D

    Format hard drive / delete NTFS partition (Windows XP)

    Folks, I'm running Windows XP, but now I need to format my hard drive. The only potential difficulty that I foresee is having to deal with the NTFS partition. I'd like to get rid of it, install Windows ME and then upgrade it back to XP. I've read that the only way to delete any NTFS...
  25. F

    Setup Multiple HDs: Newbie Guide to Installing FreeBSD & Slackware

    I just got a second hard drive so that i could install FreeBSD and slackware onto it for my computer. (got it because i was out of partitions on the first drive). The first drive is a serial ATA WD drive, the second drive is an IDE WD drive. I just want to set the system up so that it will...
  26. mattmns

    Windows on the D drive (w/ Fedora on C)

    I installed windows xp on my D drive (2nd hard drive). Will this create any serious problems? I know that I will need to pay attention because some programs want to automatically install on the c drive, but will that be it? Also, will I be able to switch easily between Fedora and Windows...
  27. K

    Don't Drink and Drive - Stay Safe

    i am sorry if u have already seen this before, but one of my friends just sent this to me.. http://www.geocities.com/krrajesh13/drink.html
  28. loseyourname

    What Could Delete Windows from a Hard Drive?

    This happened to my dad. When he turns his computer on, it now says "there is no operating system on this hard drive." What could have caused this? If he reinstalls windows, what can he do to ensure that this doesn't happen again?
  29. C

    Problem with my external hard drive

    i have a USB2 external hard drive case and a 100GB WD hard drive. and i am try to install it to my computer. it detect the external hard drive is there and it display as the name "mass storage device". but i can't format it so then i try to restart my computer. then the computer is trying to...
  30. W

    What is the Latest Advancement in Ion Drive Propellant for Deep Space Missions?

    Has arrived, eventually. http://www.sci.esa.int/science-e/www/area/index.cfm?fareaid=10 propulsion details here:http://www.sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=34201
  31. Monique

    Increasing capacity of hard drive partition

    I partitioned my hard drive into two sectors (I installed windows on one).. it turns out to be too small (sp2 makes a backup of the whole system :rolleyes:).. I'm at a loss how to redistribute the size though :rolleyes: Anyone a clue? I'm running Windows XP (I guess I need to go into BIOS at...
  32. P

    Where Can I Find Reliable Information on Warp Drive?

    Any links/ organizations you know of? I'm already familiar with the now defunct "warp drive today" site, the axed NASA BPP project, and the Alcubierre/Van Broeck papers. There really should be an organization of some sort that gathers all the latest science into one place.
  33. L

    How do I format my hard drive and reinstall Windows Me?

    hi everyone, I am having problems with my computer. It started beeing slow and then when I turned it on the other day an error message came up when loading windows that a file is corrupted and that I need to reinstall the windows Me. Tried to install it and half way getting another error...
  34. E

    Solving Drive Train Problem with Friction Coefficient of 0.3

    Hi all, I was wondering if someone could help me out on this (taken from Newtonian Mechanics, A.P. French, pg 705, problem14-23) A wheel of uniform thickness , of mass 10kg and radius 10cm is driven by a motor through a belt. The drive wheel on the motor is 2cm in radius. The motor is...
  35. U

    Hard Drive Failure: Is Power Cut Risky?

    Sometimes my electricity cuts out completely when I am running win2k pro (pesky coin meter) do you think this could damage a harddrive attached to my system, I have had one master boot go down on me already?
  36. M

    External Hard Drives: Backup Data & Restore PCs?

    Would an external hard drive be useful for backing up data so I can restore my pc? Can I just plug one into my USB port and put files on it without having to set it up as a slave? Install software? Format? I actually only want to back up about 1gb. Would I be able to plug it into other pcs and...
  37. S

    Fixing Damage from Virus Infection: Formatting an XP Hard Drive

    My dad gets that error on every exe he tries to open. He was infected with a virus, actually several. Is there any way to fix the damage? As far as we can tell, we got rid of all the infected files. If we can't, how would we format the hard drive? It's an XP system.
  38. N

    Build your own Vasimr-type drive

    First off; get the fuel tank, get the fuel supply lines and attach to ionisation chamber. Ionisation chamber- get a small metal semicircular dish, and weld in americium isotops (to make it ionise the gas) Put in some small holes for the fuel supply lines. Heating chamber- This is a larger...
  39. R

    The infinite improbability drive, revisited again.

    Lord High Astronomer Somebody Rees was pontificating on NPR yesterday about the manned trip to Mars, and he said he thought someone would go, in about thirty years from now, but they shouldn't expect to be able to come back. I was confused by this. Why would anyone go to Mars if they could not...
  40. P

    Fixing Hard Drive Issue for P4, RAM, Mobo & Power Supply

    Ok here's the deal: I received a p4 3.0 gig, 1 gig corsair ram, a new mobo, and a new power supply. I took my video card out of my old comp, along with my cd-drive and harddrive. I plugged everything in correctly, but, once my computer boots from the harddrive, a black screen comes up, then...
  41. C

    Checking In Songs - Can You Save Onto Hard Drive If Original Song File Deleted?

    IS it possible to save songs back onto the hard drive when checking in despite the fact that the song has since been deleted from both the playlist and hard drive? It appears on checking in, that the song disappears totally in OPEN MG software. Any help much appreciated as I deleted songs...
  42. A

    How Does Traction Control Make F1 Cars Harder to Drive?

    Been brought to my attention in another topic, so just how is it that technologies suck as traction control make a formula 1 car harder to drive? This is directed at Mr Robin Parsons, but obviously anyone can join in.
  43. Q

    Can I Use the Full Capacity of My 40G Hard Drive with XP?

    Hi all, I installed XP on a newly bought 40G hard drive (Western Digital) and when I inserted the Data Lifeguard disk to format it, it informed me that NT only recognizes 8 G...but my system isn't NT, it's XP. How do I get around this so I can use all 40G...? I just got informed by my...
  44. Whitestar

    Warp Drive: Is it Possible to Travel Faster Than the Speed of Light?

    The warp drive concept is a fascinating idea as a means to get from point A to point B in a much shorter time as opposed to traveling through normal space, which would undoubtedly take many years to centuries. Still, there is something fishy about warp drive. While many difficult issues have...
  45. Saint

    Is the Iomega Zip Drive Still Relevant? Comparing to CDR with 700MB Storage

    since we have CDR, which is cheap and can store 700MB, why do we need Zip drive? i never had a friend using I-omega zip drive, it is a dead product.
  46. C

    Can Magnetic Tape Be Used as an External Storage Device for PCs?

    what if you put ram chips in the hard drive itself to store information on it with the normal drive.what you could do is store windows and private files you don't want people to access when your on line there.and go between them on you computer.so if your hard drive crashes.you can boot windows...
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