Harmy's STAR WARS Despecialized Edition HD - V2.7 - MKV (Released) — Page 469

Author: Harmy
Time: 13-Mar-2014 5:27 PM
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OK, so, I have quite a problem on my hands - apparently Windows can't be installed on an HDD with a GTP partitioning.

So, for now, I will have to live with 5TB instead of 6TB and then, when I have some money, I'll have to get a smaller HDD to move the system to.

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Author: AntcuFaalb
Time: 13-Mar-2014 5:29 PM
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Harmy said:

OK, so, I have quite a problem on my hands - apparently Windows can't be installed on an HDD with a GTP partitioning.

Are you booting in UEFI mode?

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Author: Harmy
Time: 13-Mar-2014 5:30 PM
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I'm sorry, I have no idea what that means or how to do it.

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Author: AntcuFaalb
Time: 13-Mar-2014 5:44 PM
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Harmy said:

I'm sorry, I have no idea what that means or how to do it.

What is the exact make and model of your motherboard? I can use this information to help you determine how to boot in UEFI mode.

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Author: Harmy
Time: 13-Mar-2014 5:46 PM
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GIGABYTE GA-Z87-D3HP - Intel Z87

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Author: AntcuFaalb
Time: 13-Mar-2014 6:32 PM
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Harmy said:

GIGABYTE GA-Z87-D3HP - Intel Z87

OK, thanks. I'm doing the research now. I'll reply when/if I figure it out.

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Author: Harmy
Time: 13-Mar-2014 6:34 PM
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Well, I went to bios, changed all the booting options to UEFI only (some were set to Legacy) and after restart, it didn't recognize the DVD as a bootable device.

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Author: AntcuFaalb
Time: 13-Mar-2014 6:40 PM
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Harmy said:

Well, I went to bios, changed all the booting options to UEFI only (some were set to Legacy) and after restart, it didn't recognize the DVD as a bootable device.

I have to run and I won't be able to get back online until later tonight. Read over the following and post here to let me know if it helps at all.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn336946.aspx

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Author: michaeldc
Time: 13-Mar-2014 8:11 PM (Edited)
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I once had a similar issue. Move the HDDs to SATA ports 0 and 1 (some can be labelled A0 and A1) on the motherboard if not already. If they are in A0 and A1 I think this will help.

edit: I forgot you had 2 HDDs and an optical drive which I assume is also sata controlled... easy answer would be to make a bootable usb from your windows disk. Apart from that, try to avoid any A0 or A1 but go for A0 if it's your only option. I'm don't recall why but sometimes they can be redundant depending on set up. I can't seem to google good information on your board or the controllers so it's a bit of a stab in the dark :(

Author: Harmy
Time: 13-Mar-2014 8:15 PM
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I'm not sure - but I think they already are - one shows up as disc 0 and the other as disc 1.

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Author: michaeldc
Time: 13-Mar-2014 8:19 PM
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If that's the case then create a bootable usb if you have a small flash drive kicking about - it sounds like you don't need an internal dvd drive with your external drive which will work fine after Windows is installed.

Author: PorkinsEjected
Time: 14-Mar-2014 6:33 AM
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Harmy said:

Well, I went to bios, changed all the booting options to UEFI only (some were set to Legacy) and after restart, it didn't recognize the DVD as a bootable device.

Not sure if this will help, but when I recently setup my Asus MB I recall reading that to boot a DVD the SATA port needs to be set to IDE mode and not AHCI. I wound up using bootable USB pre-formatted with a Win7 USB format utility from MSFT.

Author: analog
Time: 14-Mar-2014 6:59 PM
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Maybe I missed a post, but why go with one partition? I always put OS on its own partition, usually most programs too... Something like 128GB should be plenty. Then when in windows, use disk manager to add a volume using extra space...

Author: analog
Time: 14-Mar-2014 7:01 PM
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You can also image that partition to another physical drive later... And then expand the volume to use / reclaim the unused space

Author: Harmy
Time: 14-Mar-2014 7:01 PM
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Well, that's what I did, only I made the system HDD 250GB, just to be on the safe side.

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Author: analog
Time: 14-Mar-2014 7:02 PM
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Nice. That should work well :)

Author: michaeldc
Time: 14-Mar-2014 7:54 PM
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Are you all sorted now mate?

Author: Harmy
Time: 14-Mar-2014 8:00 PM
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Well, I decided to forgo the 746GB for now and just install the Windows and then save up for another, smaller HDD. Hopefully, I'll be able to backup the system and then restore it to the new HDD when get it.

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Author: Feallan
Time: 15-Mar-2014 7:29 AM
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Buy SSD instead.

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Author: Harmy
Time: 15-Mar-2014 7:35 AM
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I was thinking about it but I really don't think I need it.

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Author: rockin
Time: 15-Mar-2014 8:09 AM
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SSD is probably one of the best parts of any modern PC. It has made tremendous improvements over mechanical hdd, both in the general speed of running the OS and its applications. I never truly believed the claims of it providing great differences in speed, as I did not want to spend the money until finally I decided to get one. Now I would say it is one of the single most important components and probably just as important as the CPU or RAM in terms of general performance in applications.

The only downside is they can be expensive if you want one with a lot of space. 256gb is probably minimum if you are video editing, with a mechanical hdd or SSD/mechanical hybrid hdd as your secondary drive.

What you have is a really great setup, but it would really come to life, so to speak, if you decided to put a SSD inside it.

Author: Harmy
Time: 16-Mar-2014 11:15 AM (Edited)
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So, I finally installed all the necessary software to test the beast out and it's wonderful (THANKS AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO DONATED!!!) - rendering runs much much faster than on the old computer - I tried rendering the first half-hour of ESB v2.0 with the same settings I used for the v2.1 AVCHD of SW and the average speed of the second pass was around 35fps, whereas, if I remember correctly, I was getting like 3fps with the old computer. (BTW, I wrote more about this in the ESB thread).

At first I was a bit disappointed with the rendering speed in After Effects (BTW, I'd like to thank Chris Solo for donating the entire Adobe Creative Suite 5 Production Premium package to me!) but then I realized I didn't have multi-threading turned on - after that, it runs like lightning (although, when I selected 4 CPUs to be used, each could be allocated maximum 2GB of memory (it always keeps some memory for the system) and the rendering kept crushing, so I had to allocate 3GB to each CPU and this resulted in only 2 CPUs being used for rendering, which is a bit slower but still miles better than what I was used to - but I guess, I will have to save up for some additional RAM in order to get maximum use out of my CPU :-)

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Author: FrankT
Time: 16-Mar-2014 11:44 AM
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Wonderful to hear, as always!

Ol’ George has the GOUT, I see.

Author: Chris Solo
Time: 16-Mar-2014 4:48 PM
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Glad to help Harmy.

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Author: yoda-sama
Time: 18-Mar-2014 11:01 AM
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Harmy said:

We'll start building tonight :-)

I decided to forgo a DVD ROM in favor of a better case and power supply :-) I have an external BD-RW, so I have no need for an internal DVD-RW.

BTW, what were the tests someone suggested I ran on the HDDs? And is there a tutorial on how to do it?

That person was me, I've been in Japan till just recently so I was unaware you'd made it this far. I haven't caught back up on the thread yet to see where you are with the computer now, but if you're still wanting to do some thorough testing on your drives, let me know.