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01-06-2009, 03:10 PM
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Monster Techie Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Illinois, USA Posts: 1,765
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What would you recommend for ripping CD's to FLAC? Now that I have a 1.5TB drive, I figure I might as well replace my MP3 collection of various low-quality and varying bitrate files with a collection of quality FLAC files, maybe with MP3 counterparts all converted at a good 192 or higher bitrate (for devices). The quality on the lower bitrate ones is noticeable, and some aren't even that.
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01-06-2009, 03:22 PM
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Freak Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: MN, USA Posts: 1,519
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Originally Posted by CalcProgrammer1  What would you recommend for ripping CD's to FLAC? | The Best Cd Ripper Period
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02-26-2009, 12:40 PM
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Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Guantanomo Bay, Cuba Posts: 546
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You ought to add "SeaTools for Windows"
available free from SeaGate
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02-26-2009, 01:43 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C:\Windows\System32 Posts: 25,657
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Spark if people dont know what type of drive they have it is futile to put up software for only Seagate. Cause it wont work with WD Drives and if the member doesnt know what type of drive it is it could be more harmful than good.
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02-26-2009, 02:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 6,054
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Spinrite would be a better option for drive diagnostics (even though its not free).
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02-26-2009, 03:25 PM
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Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Guantanomo Bay, Cuba Posts: 546
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Actually "SeaTools for Windows" will run most of its features on any drive. That's why I recommended it. heck, it will work on even non-HDD's!
I just ran it on my SanDisk cruzer.
Looky! Click here for image
The only features that don't work are the "Self Tests" and "SMART" tests... at least on the drives I've tried so far :'(
However for general testing of a drive, the Long and Short Generic tests work great.
Last edited by Trotter; 03-04-2009 at 07:45 PM.
Reason: Changed image to link, was stretching forum
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02-26-2009, 03:36 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: C:\Windows\System32 Posts: 25,657
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I added long before you posted.
The Self Tests are what are needed for real diagnostics. The Generic Tests can be done by all sorts of software. Which is why my statement is what it is. The SMART and Self Tests are the in depth ones that will tell you real information. The rest of those tests can be done with many other HD Softwares that i have seen.
But i have added SeaTools and the WD one as well as SpinRite.
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02-27-2009, 11:13 AM
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Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Guantanomo Bay, Cuba Posts: 546
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CCleaner is McAwesome. I just cleaned up over 1 GB worth of junk and fixed 500 registry errors in under 2 minutes.
Also, WinDirStat is a great graphical analysis of any storage volume
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02-27-2009, 10:15 PM
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Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 371
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I want to burn some P90X dvds, but my 20-something day trial ran out on CloneDVD 2, what program(that has a trial version) are there like CloneDVD 2 that is also easy to use like CD2? | |
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