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My systems fall into two categories. 1. Opened/rebuild often enough that dust isn't an issue. 2. Never opened or thought about. In the second case, I've found that filters are better at strangling all airflow over time than letting parts get dusty.

My system passes all of the above, but leave it doing XviD compression in AutoGK and it dies within hours.

It is RAID, but it isn't that expensive...

A client has an HP MFC (not sure the model, but it is new and has a flatbed scanner) that clogs in 2 days if it isn't used. I ended up writing a script that prints a picture every day at midnight. Crazy.

I ended up modifying the instructions found here. I can't reboot at the moment, so I'll continue later.

Heh, on my way to Fry's in about 10 minutes to buy some other stuff; including one of those in 7.2k ;)

Something more like what I was planning:

Thanks for the link, Mark. They put all that work into getting an accurate, consistent color balance, and then make it either 2700k or 3500k. Ugh. I've been looking into custom builds and having two dimmers, one for color temp and one for brightness. I like anything above about 4500k, and am...

Crap. Any tricks to removing the service?

Thanks for the tips Mark. 1. The default folder is "C:\Program Files\Folding@Home Windows SMP Client V1.01" and that is where it is. Is that OK? 2. I had it as a service, I'll change that and see what happens. 3. This is certainly the first time it's been installed, so no other copies are on...

I must say that I agree with the general sentiment, but mine seems to be an exception. Brother MFC-440CN I print 1 page of driving directions every other week or so, and they always just work. The cartridges don't gum up and ink level reporting works well. I don't know how long they last, as...

No pictures of that lamp, either.

Wow. Well, it seems to be pegging all 4 CPUs anyway...is that a non-fatal error?

I've decided to throw a machine or two back at this. I've installed the SMP v6 and run it. It is returning an error not in the FAQ. Anyone care to have a look? --- Opening Log file [March 7 20:09:27] # SMP Client ##################################################################...

Overclocking isn't really an art anymore, is it. Now that you can dissasociate the RAM and CPU, and all the voltages are in the BIOS and easy to access. In 30 seconds I went from 2.4Ghz to 3.5 directly (no voltage changes or anything!). Now I'm just checking stability.

That is still a ways out I suspect. It has already dropped to the point where interest has increased significantly, and performance increases are more incremental. I'm hoping for a 150MB read/100MB write, that will be better STR numbers than the Raptors and (of course) the access time should rock.

Well, it seems there aren't enough suppliers, manufacturers, or tight enough competition to warrant a spreadsheet. It's pretty clear to me that MTRON rules the performance SSD roost. Not that there aren't faster (MemoRight), but that the 100%+ cost increase doesn't justify the 10% performance...

Thanks for the links, timwhit. I'm putting together a spreadsheet now. In the meantime, here is a neat article on RAID-0ing SSDs ;)

Got it. Thanks for the info.

Doesn't Vista Suck for folding? If thats all the machine is doing, isn't that kinda silly?

That is a fine idea. All of my HTPCs run 2.5" drives (though I usually spring for 7200RPM).

I wouldn't do Vista on a CF; the speed is unlikely to be satisfactory. If it were just a folding machine, and could run TinyXP or Ubuntu, than it would be fine. For Vista, I would consider the small SSDs instead.

Thanks paugie, that is all I needed to hear.

I'm putting Server 2003 R2 on them, so I can't comment.

This one claims DMA support, though the one I use is here. You realize you will only need less than 8GB to do this, right?

I'm fairly worried about Merc. I dropped him an e-mail and didn't hear back. I want to respect his space, but if anyone has heard from him lately I would love to know he's OK.

I have a bunch of video in different formats, and I just bought a Creative Zen 16GB. I also have a phone that supports playback of specific video types. I've been trying a bunch of different conversion programs. The most promising looked like WinFF. It seems to support most of the different...

I've noticed in a few cases I've had to remove, reshape, and replace the metal bracket holding the card in place. With low volume stuff like an ADD2 card, it isn't that surprising.

Depends on the number of drives. Also don't forget to factor in the cost of additional SATA/PATA ports and of an eventual larger power supply. Check my sig.

In Linux, a true software RAID can be made of any drives on any controller. Just add drives via the on-board connectors and when you run out, get an add-on controller. What hardware are you starting with? I don't know about used drives (I don't trust them), but 500GB used to be the best GB/$...

For a given price point, more cores means a lower clock on each core. Having a few less cores than you could possibly use ensures a decent percentage of your total processing power goes to non-multithreaded apps. Mac evangelists remind me of Bose users. They are all convinced that they have the...

100% on both. Go figure ;)

That is what having multiple monitors is for! Besides, CS3 won't install until I get SP2 to install. Which won't happen until I re-install the OS, which is why I'm looking into SSDs with more urgency than before.

I agree with SD. I use CF cards in IDE adapters all the time for my firewalls (2-4 a month?). The only trick is to be sure the BIOS can disable DMA support, as the adapters don't support it (even when the cards do).

Although shopping for my specific needs of the moment is nice, I really was hoping for more of a summary of what is out there. Who is currently shipping SSDs in volume? What is the range of speeds available? For my needs, I'm hoping not to lose too much STR over my current RAID-0 of Raptors...

We've seen a bunch of announcements, and a bunch of reviews. I've had them in my shopping cart at least 4 times, but no one I know actually has one. I'm hoping for information anyone has on what is currently available, how they compare, and what the best place to buy is. Links to reviews that...

Supreme Commander dies with a low-STR disk. Even with my Raptors in RAID-0, it takes nearly a minute to load a new level.

4:20 here. But as they said back then, "it's always 4:20 somewhere...". I really like the pancake lens. Is there anything like it that will fit on a Cannon 20D?

I'm still sick. Sleeping in as long as I can before I leave for work (now).

Too ashamed to post. I'll try again when the meds wear off.

Congratulations, you are now doomed ;) There is still one last glimmer of hope, go buy a Canon A710is now. Otherwise you will never be done spending money.

Not the first time. I took the Coast Starlight (train) and only took what I could carry in one trip. The second time I had my hatchback and only took what would fit.

I'm not sure about the ones with "live preview"s, but pretty much the definition of how an SLR works will prevent it from doing movies.

Agreed. Though I don't think China is the answer. They still have a long, long way to go. They have too many people to do anything quickly. I was actually thinking of Singapore for a while, but now that I'm learning Russian, perhaps the *stans are a decent place to "get ahead".

Don't forget the massive markup that makes you feel like you bought something special. (And the different BIOS).

The first time I moved, I was just out of high school and had less than $1k total. I had no job and no apartment waiting for me. I had no help from family, and a friend could only put me up for a week. When I moved to Eugene, Oregon I had no job waiting for me and minimal cash. I had a lead on...

If you take one of these crazy 10MP P&S cameras and do a high-speed shot with it, then take it into PP with the intent to leave with only a 1MP image, what sort of quality to you get? Surely being able to "burn" that much resolution will get you somewhere?

It does have firewire (1), but I understand the desire to have more upgrade options. In this lingering world of 32-bit OSes, taking the RAM to 4GB just seems "enough".

There are plenty of places where you can live if you are poor. It is not your gov't guaranteed right to live in NYC or SF, or around Silicon Valley. I personally consider it a privilege and am working hard to maintain it. I felt the same when I was living in NYC and in SF. There are many places...

Awesome, thanks for all the work you put into this Handruin.