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    A few questions about my new laptop

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by royrules22, Jul 3, 2006.

  1. royrules22

    royrules22 Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    I just got the new W3J+ today and I was wondering about a few things.

    1) Should I convert to NFTS? Is it worth it?
    2) My 100GB HDD is partitioned into a ~54GB C drive and ~36GB D drive. Bah! I hate how it's set up. Can I change how it's done? (Mainly around 25 for C and 75 for D). How do I change it?
    3) Any optimization tips (other than reformat)?

    Thanks
     
    royrules22, Jul 3, 2006
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  2. Darrick

    Darrick Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Hey,

    1. Up to you, but there's no benefit of staying with FAT32. NTFS is newer than FAT32, and allows security to a file level in Win2000/XP.

    2. Use 'Partition Magic' if you have it to repartition the drive sizes. If you don't have it, find a free Linux Live CD that has QParted/GParted (GParted is a small 30Mb image that I used to re-partition mine, you can get it here), boot from it and use it to modify your partitions as you wish.

    3. Don't think you really need to do much on a brand new install. Maybe follow this Guide on Optimizing a Notebook Computer
     
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  3. royrules22

    royrules22 Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    Awesome thanks. I just repartitioned everything. That was painless. And now I'm using that utility Asus shipped with the laptop to convert to NFTS.

    One last question. I hate how the ASUSDVD thing is not a fully functional DVD player. Any better ones? Also how do I set the DVDs to play Widescreen. My WS DVDs still have that stupid black bar on the top and bottom..
     
    royrules22, Jul 3, 2006
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    jterp7 Notebook Deity

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    thats probably becuase they are true widescreen..aka 16:9..the w3j is only 15:9 which means the bars will be thinner but still there..anamorphic widescreen on the other hand, fits the screen very well

    i use vlc or media player classic for dvds
     
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    ... no laptops are true 16:9 due to how unefficient that ratio is for office programs. 16:10 is the usual.
     
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  6. royrules22

    royrules22 Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    A gotcha. I've been using VLC too for now. Any other suggestions?
     
    royrules22, Jul 4, 2006
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    i still like cyberlinks powerdvd the best for playing dvds
     
    GiveUpTheGhost, Jul 4, 2006
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  8. royrules22

    royrules22 Notebook Geek NBR Reviewer

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    Ah but it costs money ;)
     
    royrules22, Jul 4, 2006
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