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Thanks for the welcome back :P I was originally going to leave the two 10KIIIs already in the system as is, and was considering acquiring and adding a largish IDE drive (for archiving) to make the system more attractive. However, there is always the chance I won't be able to sell the system...

I missed your response while editing my last post. A large part of what you are saying is what has made deciding such a dilemma. But I also hope to use this sale as an opportunity to divest myself of the RAID array (it's been sitting around unused for 1+ year), and it would be hard to justify...

Thanks for the confirmation (you too blakewry), that's what I figured. Would $1250 U.S. be a fair selling price for the following: FIC AU13 w/512MB OCZ PC2700 DDR Barton 2500+ w/Zalman flower h/s XP Home Radeon 9600 Pro (may include Zalman passive h/s if it fits) Lian Li PC-60 aluminum case...

A while back I built the P4 system for what is now my ex, and oriented it to her music editing work. When we divorced I was loath to let her have something that I put together with a fair bit of care (her multiple, simultaneous cases of extended infidelity didn't particularly make me feel...

Which system would you keep; and which would you sell? a. Abit TH7II RAID w/P4 2.4 Northwood and 768MB RDRAM b. FIC AU13 (NForce2) w/Barton 2500+ and 512MB PC2700 DDR I will be switching other components out so they don't enter the mix; and having RAID is a non-issue for me.

Roughly a month ago I installed one in a system of mine. I haven't noticed any visual hiccups after 10-12 hour sessions of intensive gaming with all the eye-candy maxed out. The retail package includes an overclocking utility, which may be overly optimistic on Sapphire's part since I would be...

Just thought I would share this http://ohlssonvox.8k.com/fdd_raid.htm Interesting, eh. But is it for real?

To lump Canada in with France and Russia, particularly in respect of 'profit', is insulting to anyone Canadian or Quebecois. Although the Canadian gov't chose not to contribute actively, we do have some armed forces personnel attached to the ground forces, and we have three frigates on escort...

A much nicer place during the winter (and in general) is Victoria or anywhere else on the southern east coast of Vancouver Island. Less rain and a much smaller population--quite picturesque too. As far as how Sask. is like--take the description of Winnipeg, remove any mention of civilization...

Sorry I couldn't reply sooner, but was out of town for awhile. And unfortunately, I do not have a camera of any sort (My ex got those). I tried to find the name of the manufacturer of the table, but the receipt(s) I have weren't any help. What you may want to do is drop by a furniture store or...

Ironically, I actually have a piece of furniture that comes close to that description -- but its top isn't removable. However, if I installed cut off rails inside (it is just large enough) I would probably have aprrox. 6U to work with, which makes it a potential housing for a basic home...

Mercutio and yourself got an interesting thing started here; and I've been mulling it over in the back of my mind since. 1/4" oak plywood should be stiff enough given the dimensions of your usual mid-tower case. There way well be no need to even adhere such panels to any existing metal sides...

The concept of a wooden case is intriguing, and, at a practical level, may well serve as a better way to dampen sounds rather than using stuff like dynamat(?) etc. As far as whether to go with solid wood or a veneer: it really depends on the person's skills and available tools. By veneer I...

I concur, excellent reply Mark -- thanks a bunch :P It makes sense particularly since I did change the system by removing the three drives, and that changed the apparent source of the vibrations. I did tighten all the drive screws before closing the case up, and even added a few more where...

For the past while a loud(*) medium frequency rumble (best way I can describe it) starts to emanate from one of my systems. Sometimes it occurs after the system has been running for a few days; other times immediately after the SCSI controller spins up the drives (possibly clue 1); and often...

Steve, the info. was bang on and the registry fix worked like a charm, many :) Who would have thought that such a simple thing would be so vexing. MS must know this potential problem exists, and should have at least 'grayed out' the automatic 'startup type' setting in the Local Logical Disc...

Groltz and yourself are correct -- hey, I learned something. I uninstalled SystemWorks and it appears that solved the CPU utiization issue at startup. And Groltz: I too try to run with a minimum set of services (I have most set to manual or disabled) -- less is more generally applies here, it...

Yes, after searching the 'net for a couple minutes I confirmed that simple little fact ;) Given that this system is generally up 24/7, and connected to an online UPS set for auto-shutdown if necessary, yes I could handle Folding@home. One concern: do I need to leave the system open to the net...

Groltz. Thanks a bunch, 'Process Explorer' is quite the program -- definitely a keeper :) As it turned out, svchost.exe (PID 404) was the culprit. For some reason, there are two svchost.exe files running -- the other has a PID of 516. Is this normal? And as is often the case, after I...

Thanks for the quick reply. That is a possibility that I didn't check; but it is a service that I 'think' I disabled previously. I will look into into when I get off work 2 1/2 hours from now. If that is all it is, great :P If others have different thoughts on the matter, please do not...

My principal system bogged four days ago, and I was able to isolate the problem to the fact that the two services .exe files are hogging 100% of the CPU resources (as viewed through Task Manager). Of note is the fact the the two files alternate -- e.g. one loads the CPU 45%, the other 55%, then...

Canada also has a 25c piece--it has a picture of a cariboo on the face. Loved your story, reminds me somewhat of my first visit down to the States and asking for fish and chips in a restaurant. What I got was fish and potato chips--whereas what I wanted was 'fries'. I got what I wanted fairly...

Vaguely, Blue Oyster Cult did however blow T Rex off the stage though, both in presence (rather understated) and the power of their music (excellent and straightforward). What was strange was that BOC was lined-up as the warm-up band, but they played after T Rex. That probably was for the...

There is no doubt that all of the guitarists mentioned are great, but I am surprised that nobody has mentioned Buddy Guy--if you like blues guitar, he is a must to see if you ever have the chance. In Calgary every year during the Calgary Stampede he plays at a local biker bar called the 'King...

Sort of gives credence to the credo 'keep it simple stupid" eh ;) Thank you for the quick reply flagreen--man, you seem to be as much of a nighthawk as I am. On the note of disaster recovery: is it possible to paste a copy of the GroupPolicy folder over the active one, and update/recover group...

After completing the finetuning of a W2K installation, I attempted to use Ghost (SystemWorks 2001 version) to image the drive. Unfortunately, that version of Ghost doesn't seem to recognize dynamic disks. Short of redoing the installation and fine-tuning on a simple disc, is there is a drive...

:) Thank you for noticing, it helped lift my spirits :) The irony of my choice is that I haven't owned the 'Lamb lies Down' album for over a decade now; but given the scenario, it is sufficiently multi-faceted to be engaging over a long-haul. However, if the scenario were a realilty, it is...

Genesis: Lamb lies down on Broadway.

Given that 15" LCD's is the topic, I have avoided posting on this thread since the monitors I have are 18" and 17.4" respectively. But then ... I have been using a NEC LCD1830 since last summer, and in all it is an excellent monitor for the price. Even though it is analog (probably less of an...

Given that 15" LCD's is the topic, I have avoided posting on this thread since the monitors I have are 18" and 17.4" respectively. But then ... I have been using a NEC LCD1830 since last summer, and in all it is an excellent monitor for the price. Even though it is analog (probably less of an...

I echo Mercutio in that there hasn't been much said in SR recently that I feel a need to contribute comments. I generally get to work a 1/2 hour early to come up to speed with the new threads/post on both SR and SF. Over time I have found that I'm just skimming SR, since there really isn't...

The article was an interesting read, but I don't feel particularly sympathetic (empathetic possibly) for the people mentioned. They rode a wave during the boom times that normally would have been beyond their reach, and now life's little downturns has humbled them. Well, tough: they now have...

I'm in the process of transitioning from an old system to a new; and these are the principle applications that will be used (under W2K SP2): Word 2000 (and use Excel on occasion) Paperport LView Pro Opera 6.0/IE 6.0 ZoneAlarm O&O 4.0 WinZip 8.0 Systemworks 2001 (but only for NAV, Ghost...

A while back I had the exact same problem with Speed Disk; but at that time I was also fooling around with NTFS file & folder security. I got the app. to work by adding System to Systemwork's root file permissions list, and enabling the inherit permissions feature for the subfolders. You may...

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For me, this is the best place I don't agree with everything Santilli said in the post sourced (but I understand the feelings, and where he is coming from), but wholeheartedly agree that the quality of the SR's forum has been in decline for awhile. Anyway, when I first accessed SF it was very...