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Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

Have you found conflicts between Korean hardware with Korean drivers and English operating systems? Today, a "computer expert" told me that Korean systems (for example, Hyunju, Samsung or TG) will not work at their best (optimally) with English software (for example, English version of Windows XP). He said the system will be slower. He noted that some of the benefits gained by newer Korean hardware and updating Korean drivers will be negated by the English operating system.

mishlert · Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun

He's full of crap. That sounds like the one I heard where Korean products cost less overseas because the companies keep the best stuff in Korea.

Real Reality · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Location: Seoul

He was very serious. He also has been working on computers for several years. He seems to know a lot about computers. He uses computer jargon effectively in English, too.

jaebea · Joined: 21 Sep 2003 Location: SYD

I've never heard of such bullsh*t in my life. And I hear a lot of it from my idiot acquaintences.

Tell him to shove his Korean OS up his Korean arse where the Korean sun doesn't shine. And go back to using an OS you like.

It doesn't matter if the hardware was assembled in Korea, the USA, or friggin Madagascar. Odds on that the computer you're on is using a CPU that's been fabricated in Malaysia or Costa Rica, the mobo has been put together in Taiwan with semiconductors from all over Asia, your hard-drive is from somewhere in Eastern Europe, and the only Korean that's part of it is the garishly plastic case, the dodgy powersupply and the bits of kimchi left in it by the bloke who assembled it.

It frustrates me so that a place like Korea that is supposed to be so technically advanced propagates such drivel.

jae.

Gord · Joined: 25 Feb 2003

He lies. You just have to set your XP to run under all languages and not just English. I forget the exact steps to do it, but it was pretty simple. Then instead of Korean programs having all their windows pop up displaying garbage text, it properly displays everything in Korean (or Chinese or Japanese or whatever).

The O/S itself doesn't care what language is displayed in the interface and message windows.

mishlert · Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun

Gord, that's easy:

Open the control panel in your start menu.
Click on the Date,Time, Language, and Regional Option category.
Click on the Add other Languages task
Go to the Languages tab and check the box Install files for East Asian Languages.

Be warned, it's a big file but will allow you to read, and write all East Asian Languages.

mack the knife · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Location: standing right behind you...

But there are some glaring software incompatibilities. For instance, I bought "Alay Hangeul" by Hansoft(?) and tried to install it. No go.

Gord · Joined: 25 Feb 2003

wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

how did you get 460 into 1 machine? if you have a cd you can put 3 more hdds inside if you don't have a cd it still seems like an odd number for 460gb. if you are using the RAID array what combination of drives are you using? i know not much in this area, i'm at 280 now with 3 drives and i need the raid card to include more. i should know better than to question god oops sorry gord but i am confused.. if you could spare a moment please.

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

SCSI or Sata will both allow you to hook up more HDs to your board without resorting to a RAID array.

Gord · Joined: 25 Feb 2003

160 + 120 + 120 + 60. It's buried in the counter, and on the counter sits an external CDRW on USB2.0 next to the scanner. I can still add two more drives if I pick up two SATA drives.

I thought about setting up a RAID array, but I don't need that sort of throughput for a Raid-0. And the 160 is already used for a backup drive anyway so I don't need a Raid-1 or 3.

wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

but raid is so cheap in comparison... i've heard the others are much faster but storage as opposed to speed is my concern..

460 seems hard to get without a mess up of combinations..

external cd well then.. araasa

does the 60 keep up?

i don't really know what the story is here, i just need more space and i am looking at the most cost effective way of getting it.. the way i heard it was raid was cheaper but not as fast

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

There are different types of RAID arrays; I'm wondering if you're a little confused about what RAID is and what it does... RAID is primarily a way to back up HDs and/or speed them up- Using a RAID on a home pc when all you want is increased capacity is a bit of overkill. I've been saying to myself "One of these days I'm going to set up a RAID 3 on my system" for the past year, but the truth is I don't really need to- only servers really need increased disk speed and total redundancy of HDs; For the rest of us it would just be a neat thing to blow money on.
RAID Arrays

wylde · Joined: 14 Apr 2003

yes i am.. i did a pretty heavy tech course on pcs and networking in 97 but thats a long time ago.

r - redundant
a - array
of
i - independant
d - disks
? just off the top of my head.....

right or not thats what pops in

i asked my pc buddy to sell me more hdd space. all the ide slots are full and i asked about scsi.. he said too expensive, he suggested i put a raid 'card' in for about 60,000 won and i could just plug in more hdds..

this guy is 1 of 5 in korea who has the skill to repair massive networks, he gets a million won when he gets called out.. he is a christian and heavily into the church.. i don't expect him to lie about this stuff...

could you briefly explain why he is correct or incorrect please?

you seem to know the drill...

what is better/faster/cheaper?

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Hmmm, I guess that would work if you use the raid card but don't set up the array... Embarassed

But there are a couple of things I'd do first...

Q1. You don't need to access ALL of that storage space at once do you?
Q2. And even if you buy a RAID card how many empty bays do you have to add HDs in your case?

If the answers are 'no' and 'less than 3' I wouldn't bother with a RAID card.

A1. I'd get a removable/swappable HD 5&1/4 bay; Those can be as a cheap as $30 and are super easy to install. Then you just swap in and out the HDs you want to access- easy as pie.

A2. The next best option would be to buy an external 3&1/2 or 5&1/4 enclosure (firewire or USB 2.0 depending on what kind of data; USB 2.0 is faster but firewire is still better for video) and pop a big HD of your choice into it. (Don't get the 'all-in-one' or 'one-touch' externals that already have a HD, they're way overpriced. Buy the external case and do it yourself).

I'm actually going to do A2. (5&1/4, USB 2) myself next month.