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Well, since we all know XP doesn't do that on every machine, it sounds like a hardware issue. I assume pulling the optical completely fixes the issue as well?

Ah, one that will take normal motherboards, and full-height expansion cards. Edit - And nobody sells it. Crap. Edit - Make that one company. Anyone have experience with them?

Thanks Coug. They mention compatibility with Uio motherboards (they certainly can't take the usual IO panels, check the pictures).

Preferably hotswap, though that isn't required. As many as 16 would be nice, but I only really need 12. Standard sized motherboard, single PSU is fine. In the past I've used the Antec 3U chassis with Supermicro 5-in-3 adapters, but that gives me 10 and no optical drive. Thanks!

I'm actually pushing him further towards compressed air. Easier to work with and safer.

Useful information. Thanks for that. It really isn't a matter of need...;) I'm very aware of that. Getting something slower burning and using a longer barrel to compensate works, no?

Agreed. I now have a 1HP/2Gal air compressor in my office capable of 125PSI. That would do the trick with an electronically-released quick valve of some kind. But he is tempted to go the other way; welded steel with an oxy-acetylene propellant.

Made recently by a friend. 2 feet of 4" PVC (reaction chamber) connected to 4 feet of 2" PVC (barrel). With some hairspray in the back and the click-start from a gas barbecue. Managed about 100 yards with a potato core.

I just fired a potato cannon for the first time. Not sure what it is good for, but it was neat.

Just a day older ;)

This was the Best Western in Lompoc, CA. I think the rate was $125/night. The lady at the desk upgraded us for free, I think we were the only guests in the hotel.

typo? Priceless. True, 2009 will be the worst in many decades; but unless you choose to die now, you may as well lean into it and work for a better 2010 (2012?).

Still more than 12 hours out here. Another 5 hours of work, then some sleep, then gaming with friends.

The hotel had the full DirectTV package, so...yes. Though we didn't bother.

Indeed, and the only reason support for XP is holding this long is because Vista is such a dog. If 7 is actually any good (there is some hope), then vendors won't stick around much longer.

Because you don't want to run Vista, and by the end of the Windows 7 cycle, there might be something that requires Vista/7. Vista only lasted 2 years, but I suspect that 7 will be around for at least 4. Will all the programs you use still support a 10-year-old OS (XP) then?

AFAIK, blade servers manage a higher core/U than most big iron. And are essentially scaling out instead of up. But I agree that it (like all things in life) is not black and white. Except that cocaine/priest thing Merc was talking about...that is flat-out awesome. Citrix basically takes an...

Agreed. But scaling up doesn't make sense financially when you can scale out. 8 4-core boxes cost much less than one 32-core box. Granted, some problems can't be distributed that way, but most can. That is why I never understood using big iron (eg. AS/400s) to run a bunch of VMs; You were paying...

All the specialty apps that I've used have allowed either MS SQL or Oracle at the back-end. Some are even kind enough to support MySQL (an obvious choice from a cost standpoint). Considering I'm given the choice of sticking with a vendor with a known support structure and a simple (yet pricey)...

While there is certainly such a thing as too close, it would provide much better coverage of orgy scenes. ;)

I htink you are right ;)

Hold off until you can know that your new purchase is fully supported in Windows 7?

Ugh. A great reason to never use Oracle.

Very cool. Congrats.

That was me. Sorry. :cheese:

I agree that the OS itself doesn't need an SSD, but it is too much trouble separating all the bits that I would want better performance from the OS. But hey, I did stick it on the slower Intel SSD.

Many things ;) But I'll be trying out the TV as well once I find some HD content to view.

Excellent choice on the 9550. I was able to get mine stable @ 3.6Ghz with regular 800Mhz memory and no voltage mods.

The hotel room we are staying in tonight has a 52" LG hanging of the wall with a multi-segment pivoting arm. It doesn't look safe. I'll be trying it out later.

Yup. Everyone I know licenses per physical processor (Microsoft, Citrix, VMWare, etc). Regardless of the number of cores/hyperthreading.

I managed only one incident this year, that is my best to date.

;)

Anyone know if any of these use SATA disks? Mine has a ZIF-style IDE cable that really cuts my upgrade options.

Yup, a 4-2.5"-SATA/SAS-in-1-5.25" bay. It will hold the two Intel SSDs and the two RiData SSDs (RAID-0) for my workstation. Between that, some Extreme III SDHC cards, and a 1HP/2Gal air compressor for the workbench; my shopping for the day is over.

How about Newegg and special shipping arrangements? An order placed at 2PM yesterday with UPS ground showed up this morning at 9AM. That is awesome!

ditto.

I actually have done a fair bit of business with them (they used to be about 15 miles away). I'll send them an e-mail and see what they have to say.

My cut-off is still $1k. Less than that I will spec a Dell for free and send them on their way.

I really couldn't say. I know they gain performance by striping across multiple memory chips. If the 30GB version uses the same number of lower capacity chips, than performance shouldn't be affected. If it uses a lower number of the same capacity chips, than it would suffer.

Nah, we don't have the manufacturing capacity to be competitive with such a simple product. Having skilled craftsmen using drill presses and saws to make something that can be punched with a custom die just doesn't make sense.

XP x64. Very similar to 2003 in terms of performance\responsiveness.

Yup, this OCZ Core V2 250GB is nice and quick, not a bad choice for those looking for a larger capacity SSD. Unfortunately, it's poor performance with small files rules it out for our file server. It will probably live in my laptop until I find a better home for it. 180MB/s read isn't bad. ;)

Posting this from the OCZ 250GB as a boot drive. Initial impressions are that it is almost as fast as the Intel 80GB in terms of "snappiness". Opening a fleet of tabs in FF3 didn't cause the hesitation it did when I used the RiData 32GB, but there was a moment of waiting (a third of a second?)...

I've used Server 2003 as a workstation many times, and still recommend it to those with MSDN subscriptions/Power Packs. There is a distinct performance gain over XP, though there are some software compatibility issues.

I used to get them from a shop in San Jose, but they went out of business a while ago. Now I just have the machine shop make them from steel plate.

I typically put up a blanking plate, sometimes with a 92mm fan in it.

Sweet. That isn't big enough to use in a fileserver, but the next doubling (320GB) is.

I'm loving the Intel SSDs in general, though my original MTRON SSDs were pretty quick in their own right; beating everything else handily. Considering I payed $1300 for 48GB worth, they better have been. I did a very favorable test of the OCZ (64k reads, some writes) and it still couldn't hold a...

I'm now putting pico-PSUs in all the systems where they will fit (most of them). The rest get Antec 80+ with modular cables. Anything with a 65W CPU, onboard video, and a single harddrive gets the Pico. They are just too easy/cheap/efficient to ignore.

So, for the IOMeter question: "Does the 250GB OCZ Core V2 suffer from lag during small read/write operations?" Hell yes. Granted, I did set up the test to exaggerate the issue, but wow...just wow. Quick Summary: Intel 32GB:17250 IOps OCZ 250GB:13 IOps RiData 32GB:21 IOps MTron 16GB:334 IOps...