FIREWIRE TO USB ADAPTERS
 

Due to a BIG
fault with my computer I have to get a new one. The computer I am getting on Fri has NO firewire connections so what if I get and adapter what are they like ????:ok::ok:

Tried this some time ago - admittedly with earlier generation of USB - and it was sooo slow.
On t'other hand, if you have bought a desktop then a half-decent firewire card can be obtained for under ten quid. Five minutes to take the cover off the case, plug it in, and let the computer install it.

What sort of BIG fault?
 

If it's a fried Motherboard then you're OK. Buy a new MOBO & HDD and Slave in old HDD and copy data. You can then use old HDD as additional storage. (You'll probably need to get a new HDD in order to install a new copy of OS as old version will use older/incompat versions of North-Bridge Chipset Drivers, despite using same OS to re-install - installed during the Blue pages of a Win XP install)
If it doesn't have a Firewire, then get a PCI card (I have an old 2+1 card after I upgraded it to a 4+1 USB2/2+1 Firewire card combo to save on slot usage - +1's are internal)



If it's a HDD problem, then just get a new HDD
Yes, It is a nause to re-install all OS, software & personal data (if backed-up) on first failure, but you won't allow it to happen again!
Try Spinrite to retrieve data from old drive (installed as a slave)
Get a second HDD and make regular backups of personal data! (or set up a raid array - something which I've never understood how to set-up!)




If it's memory, then MemTest is your tool. Buy new memory! Your profile doesn't portray your location, but try to keep it cool.