October 13, 2015 at 4:57 am
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
GilaMonster (10/13/2015)
Put the keyboard down, pet the cat. Priorities!Now she's hissing at me because I made the mistake of trying to move my other hand to the keyboard. And now she's off the lap and chewing cables to show how unhappy she is.
Sigh. I can't do anything right today.
Good news is that I got my Samsung Evo 1TB SSD the other day. Bad news is that I can't seem to get my Windows 7 Business 32 bit cloned to it for some reason. The drive just doesn't like me. Samsung magician doesn't want to recognize it from an external housing, which means I can't check for a firmware update to see if that will help.
POUT.
Is that an EVO 840 or an EVO 850? What sort of box have you put it in and how are you connecting that box to the computer? Aren't those SSDs supposed to be for internal use, not external? If you are using something other than SATA III - if for example your housing converts from SATA III to USB3 or (perish the thought, it would be pretty awful) to USB2 - can magician handle it?
If you need a magician update, just run Samsung Update - it should find any updates whether needed or not if it works the same way on Windows 7 as it does on Windows 8.1 and 10 - but then you have to tell it to install what its found.
Or has the cat chewed through the connecting cable? I used to have a cat that liked to dance on the keyboard (especially when I was trying to edit long and complicated half-yearly R&D progress reports to persuade the funding bodies to keep on paying, or doing my annual tax return) but never one that chewed computer cables.
Tom
October 13, 2015 at 5:10 am
TomThomson (10/13/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
GilaMonster (10/13/2015)
Put the keyboard down, pet the cat. Priorities!Now she's hissing at me because I made the mistake of trying to move my other hand to the keyboard. And now she's off the lap and chewing cables to show how unhappy she is.
Sigh. I can't do anything right today.
Good news is that I got my Samsung Evo 1TB SSD the other day. Bad news is that I can't seem to get my Windows 7 Business 32 bit cloned to it for some reason. The drive just doesn't like me. Samsung magician doesn't want to recognize it from an external housing, which means I can't check for a firmware update to see if that will help.
POUT.
Is that an EVO 840 or an EVO 850? What sort of box have you put it in and how are you connecting that box to the computer? Aren't those SSDs supposed to be for internal use, not external? If you are using something other than SATA III - if for example your housing converts from SATA III to USB3 or (perish the thought, it would be pretty awful) to USB2 - can magician handle it?
EVO 850. I'm not using the drive as external. I'm just housing it in an external eSATA / SATA / IDE casing to do my cloning, then I'm going to plug it into the laptop. Magician wants to have the drive plugged INTO the laptop, which would cause all sorts of issues since nothing is on it yet. And I don't want to install an OS only to have the drive bricked if the firmware update doesn't work.
Samsung's data migration tool isn't recognizing the partitions I created (and aligned) via the Windows disk management tool. It's trying to clone across the entire drive. Which is frustrating. So I think I'm going to use the EaseUS Todo tool to do my cloning because it does recognize the partitions and just accept that there will be no firmware update prior to cloning.
If you need a magician update, just run Samsung Update - it should find any updates whether needed or not if it works the same way on Windows 7 as it does on Windows 8.1 and 10 - but then you have to tell it to install what its found.
I wish a Magician update would work, but I've found plenty of evidence that everyone is having this problem. Magician doesn't want to work without a direct SATA connection (even though the instructions clearly indicate that a connector would work, apparently it doesn't). So I guess I'm stuck.
Or has the cat chewed through the connecting cable? I used to have a cat that liked to dance on the keyboard (especially when I was trying to edit long and complicated half-yearly R&D progress reports to persuade the funding bodies to keep on paying, or doing my annual tax return) but never one that chewed computer cables.
Cat likes to chew on all sorts of cables, not just computer cables. We've gotten wire guards (that corrugated plastic stuff) to slip on everything that's exposed in the main house. She likes to sneak into the office though, which is less protected because the door is always closed. When she's on my lap, everything is fine. As soon as she starts chewing, though, she gets disinvited from the room. Sometimes forcibly, sometimes I trick her out with treats.
It took me a while to figure out the reason why my laptop power supplies kept dying (and I had to keep buying new ones) was that she chomped right through the cord in one bite. Once I figured that out, everything got a sheath and life has been much better since.
October 13, 2015 at 5:44 am
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
TomThomson (10/13/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
GilaMonster (10/13/2015)
Put the keyboard down, pet the cat. Priorities!Now she's hissing at me because I made the mistake of trying to move my other hand to the keyboard. And now she's off the lap and chewing cables to show how unhappy she is.
Sigh. I can't do anything right today.
Good news is that I got my Samsung Evo 1TB SSD the other day. Bad news is that I can't seem to get my Windows 7 Business 32 bit cloned to it for some reason. The drive just doesn't like me. Samsung magician doesn't want to recognize it from an external housing, which means I can't check for a firmware update to see if that will help.
POUT.
Is that an EVO 840 or an EVO 850? What sort of box have you put it in and how are you connecting that box to the computer? Aren't those SSDs supposed to be for internal use, not external? If you are using something other than SATA III - if for example your housing converts from SATA III to USB3 or (perish the thought, it would be pretty awful) to USB2 - can magician handle it?
EVO 850. I'm not using the drive as external. I'm just housing it in an external eSATA / SATA / IDE casing to do my cloning, then I'm going to plug it into the laptop. Magician wants to have the drive plugged INTO the laptop, which would cause all sorts of issues since nothing is on it yet. And I don't want to install an OS only to have the drive bricked if the firmware update doesn't work.
Samsung's data migration tool isn't recognizing the partitions I created (and aligned) via the Windows disk management tool. It's trying to clone across the entire drive. Which is frustrating. So I think I'm going to use the EaseUS Todo tool to do my cloning because it does recognize the partitions and just accept that there will be no firmware update prior to cloning.
If you need a magician update, just run Samsung Update - it should find any updates whether needed or not if it works the same way on Windows 7 as it does on Windows 8.1 and 10 - but then you have to tell it to install what its found.
I wish a Magician update would work, but I've found plenty of evidence that everyone is having this problem. Magician doesn't want to work without a direct SATA connection (even though the instructions clearly indicate that a connector would work, apparently it doesn't). So I guess I'm stuck.
Or has the cat chewed through the connecting cable? I used to have a cat that liked to dance on the keyboard (especially when I was trying to edit long and complicated half-yearly R&D progress reports to persuade the funding bodies to keep on paying, or doing my annual tax return) but never one that chewed computer cables.
Cat likes to chew on all sorts of cables, not just computer cables. We've gotten wire guards (that corrugated plastic stuff) to slip on everything that's exposed in the main house. She likes to sneak into the office though, which is less protected because the door is always closed. When she's on my lap, everything is fine. As soon as she starts chewing, though, she gets disinvited from the room. Sometimes forcibly, sometimes I trick her out with treats.
It took me a while to figure out the reason why my laptop power supplies kept dying (and I had to keep buying new ones) was that she chomped right through the cord in one bite. Once I figured that out, everything got a sheath and life has been much better since.
(I'm not even going to try to sort out the various quote tags, so...)
Yeah, most of the cloning software that comes with retail drives tends to be "simplistic" in that it will only directly clone a drive as it exists. Anything "fancier" like re-sizing partitions etc are simply beyond them. I don't recall the name off-hand, but there was an open-source drive clone program I used a few times. You'd burn it to CD/DVD and boot from it, then proceed to clone. I'll see if I can track it down.
(Edit)
Found it: http://www.clonezilla.org
As for the cat, sounds like she took lessons from our cat Loki. He tries to chew on everything he can get his teeth on. Stone sculpture of a wolf? Chewed on the nose. Metal bit of a wall wine rack? Chewed on it (yes, I held him up by it.) Person picking him up? Chew. Plastic bags? Chew. Power cords? Chew (thankfully not through any yet.)
I've jokingly suggested to the wife we rename him to "Dr Teeth."
I'm half expecting that one X-Mas he'll re-create the scene from "National Lampoons Christmas Vacation."
:hehe:
October 13, 2015 at 8:29 am
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
GilaMonster (10/13/2015)
Put the keyboard down, pet the cat. Priorities!Now she's hissing at me because I made the mistake of trying to move my other hand to the keyboard. And now she's off the lap and chewing cables to show how unhappy she is.
Sigh. I can't do anything right today.
Good news is that I got my Samsung Evo 1TB SSD the other day. Bad news is that I can't seem to get my Windows 7 Business 32 bit cloned to it for some reason. The drive just doesn't like me. Samsung magician doesn't want to recognize it from an external housing, which means I can't check for a firmware update to see if that will help.
POUT.
Cats...
Get a dog. I just occasionally get a very wet palm as a nose shoves my hand off the keyboard for a good scratching.
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October 13, 2015 at 9:31 am
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
It took me a while to figure out the reason why my laptop power supplies kept dying (and I had to keep buying new ones) was that she chomped right through the cord in one bite. Once I figured that out, everything got a sheath and life has been much better since.
Wow. Please keep her away from me then...
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
October 13, 2015 at 9:42 am
Grant Fritchey (10/13/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
GilaMonster (10/13/2015)
Put the keyboard down, pet the cat. Priorities!Now she's hissing at me because I made the mistake of trying to move my other hand to the keyboard. And now she's off the lap and chewing cables to show how unhappy she is.
Sigh. I can't do anything right today.
Good news is that I got my Samsung Evo 1TB SSD the other day. Bad news is that I can't seem to get my Windows 7 Business 32 bit cloned to it for some reason. The drive just doesn't like me. Samsung magician doesn't want to recognize it from an external housing, which means I can't check for a firmware update to see if that will help.
POUT.
Cats...
Get a dog. I just occasionally get a very wet palm as a nose shoves my hand off the keyboard for a good scratching.
And no stinky litter box to deal with. Just the occasional yard shoveling. 🙂
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October 13, 2015 at 11:35 am
Sean Lange (10/13/2015)
Grant Fritchey (10/13/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
GilaMonster (10/13/2015)
Put the keyboard down, pet the cat. Priorities!Now she's hissing at me because I made the mistake of trying to move my other hand to the keyboard. And now she's off the lap and chewing cables to show how unhappy she is.
Sigh. I can't do anything right today.
Good news is that I got my Samsung Evo 1TB SSD the other day. Bad news is that I can't seem to get my Windows 7 Business 32 bit cloned to it for some reason. The drive just doesn't like me. Samsung magician doesn't want to recognize it from an external housing, which means I can't check for a firmware update to see if that will help.
POUT.
Cats...
Get a dog. I just occasionally get a very wet palm as a nose shoves my hand off the keyboard for a good scratching.
And no stinky litter box to deal with. Just the occasional yard shoveling. 🙂
Not to mention that they actually like to see you when you come home. I've had friends with cats that would make the most introverted hermit look like a social butterfly. Hissing and swiping at anyone who looks at them just isn't cool, especially if children are around. If I feed and take care of a pet, I'd like them to at least act like they're happy to see me.
October 13, 2015 at 12:15 pm
My cats are always happy to see me. They just get irked when I ignore them to do MY thing instead of worshipping the ground they walk on.
"Dogs have owners, cats have staff."
Besides, I didn't have to spend two months house training them. Plus when I go on vacation, we just need someone to drop by the house every few days to make sure they're okay instead of throwing them in a kennel.
October 13, 2015 at 12:26 pm
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
My cats are always happy to see me. They just get irked when I ignore them to do MY thing instead of worshipping the ground they walk on."Dogs have owners, cats have staff."
Besides, I didn't have to spend two months house training them. Plus when I go on vacation, we just need someone to drop by the house every few days to make sure they're okay instead of throwing them in a kennel.
I will give you the vacation and kennel bit but house training a dog take no more than a couple days if you use a crate. Crate training is a super effective way to house train dogs incredibly quickly.
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October 13, 2015 at 1:55 pm
Sean Lange (10/13/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
My cats are always happy to see me. They just get irked when I ignore them to do MY thing instead of worshipping the ground they walk on."Dogs have owners, cats have staff."
Besides, I didn't have to spend two months house training them. Plus when I go on vacation, we just need someone to drop by the house every few days to make sure they're okay instead of throwing them in a kennel.
I will give you the vacation and kennel bit but house training a dog take no more than a couple days if you use a crate. Crate training is a super effective way to house train dogs incredibly quickly.
I guess I've been lucky - all the dogs we've had have been trained by their mommas. So, just how do you crate-train a dog?
Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes
October 13, 2015 at 2:28 pm
WayneS (10/13/2015)
Sean Lange (10/13/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
My cats are always happy to see me. They just get irked when I ignore them to do MY thing instead of worshipping the ground they walk on."Dogs have owners, cats have staff."
Besides, I didn't have to spend two months house training them. Plus when I go on vacation, we just need someone to drop by the house every few days to make sure they're okay instead of throwing them in a kennel.
I will give you the vacation and kennel bit but house training a dog take no more than a couple days if you use a crate. Crate training is a super effective way to house train dogs incredibly quickly.
I guess I've been lucky - all the dogs we've had have been trained by their mommas. So, just how do you crate-train a dog?
We crate trained our last two dogs and have had less than a handful of accidents in the house between both of them. The methods we used are very similar to this guide. http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/crate_training.html
The important thing about a crate is to make sure it is never used as punishment. It is the dogs safe spot where they should always feel comfortable and secure.
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October 13, 2015 at 2:32 pm
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My cats are always happy to see me. They just get irked when I ignore them to do MY thing instead of worshipping the ground they walk on."Dogs have owners, cats have staff."
Besides, I didn't have to spend two months house training them. Plus when I go on vacation, we just need someone to drop by the house every few days to make sure they're okay instead of throwing them in a kennel.
I will give you the vacation and kennel bit but house training a dog take no more than a couple days if you use a crate. Crate training is a super effective way to house train dogs incredibly quickly.
I guess I've been lucky - all the dogs we've had have been trained by their mommas. So, just how do you crate-train a dog?
We crate trained our last two dogs and have had less than a handful of accidents in the house between both of them. The methods we used are very similar to this guide. http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/crate_training.html
The important thing about a crate is to make sure it is never used as punishment. It is the dogs safe spot where they should always feel comfortable and secure.
If our dogs do something that upsets us, like shredding pillows, they'll run to their kennel until we cool down. Then they come out looking for forgiveness. Hard to refuse when they give you those big puppy dog eyes.
October 13, 2015 at 2:34 pm
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
My cats are always happy to see me. They just get irked when I ignore them to do MY thing instead of worshipping the ground they walk on."Dogs have owners, cats have staff."
Besides, I didn't have to spend two months house training them. Plus when I go on vacation, we just need someone to drop by the house every few days to make sure they're okay instead of throwing them in a kennel.
The other story:
Dogs: They feed us, they shelter us, the love us; they must be gods!
Cats: They feed us, they shelter us, the love us; we must be gods!
And cats remember that they were once worshipped as gods.
October 13, 2015 at 2:53 pm
Lynn Pettis (10/13/2015)
Sean Lange (10/13/2015)
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Sean Lange (10/13/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
My cats are always happy to see me. They just get irked when I ignore them to do MY thing instead of worshipping the ground they walk on."Dogs have owners, cats have staff."
Besides, I didn't have to spend two months house training them. Plus when I go on vacation, we just need someone to drop by the house every few days to make sure they're okay instead of throwing them in a kennel.
I will give you the vacation and kennel bit but house training a dog take no more than a couple days if you use a crate. Crate training is a super effective way to house train dogs incredibly quickly.
I guess I've been lucky - all the dogs we've had have been trained by their mommas. So, just how do you crate-train a dog?
We crate trained our last two dogs and have had less than a handful of accidents in the house between both of them. The methods we used are very similar to this guide. http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/crate_training.html
The important thing about a crate is to make sure it is never used as punishment. It is the dogs safe spot where they should always feel comfortable and secure.
If our dogs do something that upsets us, like shredding pillows, they'll run to their kennel until we cool down. Then they come out looking for forgiveness. Hard to refuse when they give you those big puppy dog eyes.
Our dog hasn't set paw in his crate in quite some time. Now that he is old enough to not destroy stuff in the house we allow him run of the house during the day. He has a bed tucked away in my wife's office that he sleeps on in the evening when he wants to get away from us, otherwise he sleeps on the bed tucked in the corner of the living room.
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Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 1) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69953/
Understanding and Using APPLY (Part 2) - http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/APPLY/69954/
October 13, 2015 at 3:16 pm
Sean Lange (10/13/2015)
Lynn Pettis (10/13/2015)
Sean Lange (10/13/2015)
WayneS (10/13/2015)
Sean Lange (10/13/2015)
Brandie Tarvin (10/13/2015)
My cats are always happy to see me. They just get irked when I ignore them to do MY thing instead of worshipping the ground they walk on."Dogs have owners, cats have staff."
Besides, I didn't have to spend two months house training them. Plus when I go on vacation, we just need someone to drop by the house every few days to make sure they're okay instead of throwing them in a kennel.
I will give you the vacation and kennel bit but house training a dog take no more than a couple days if you use a crate. Crate training is a super effective way to house train dogs incredibly quickly.
I guess I've been lucky - all the dogs we've had have been trained by their mommas. So, just how do you crate-train a dog?
We crate trained our last two dogs and have had less than a handful of accidents in the house between both of them. The methods we used are very similar to this guide. http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/crate_training.html
The important thing about a crate is to make sure it is never used as punishment. It is the dogs safe spot where they should always feel comfortable and secure.
If our dogs do something that upsets us, like shredding pillows, they'll run to their kennel until we cool down. Then they come out looking for forgiveness. Hard to refuse when they give you those big puppy dog eyes.
Our dog hasn't set paw in his crate in quite some time. Now that he is old enough to not destroy stuff in the house we allow him run of the house during the day. He has a bed tucked away in my wife's office that he sleeps on in the evening when he wants to get away from us, otherwise he sleeps on the bed tucked in the corner of the living room.
Our dogs still sleep in their kennels. We don't give them free run of the house, partly because of trust issues (shredded books, pillows, PS3 and XBOX 360 controllers, VHS tapes (yes we still have a bunch of those), and the three cats who were here before the dogs.
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