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    Something Random

    Yeah, I'd rather just rip with MakeMKV, leave it alone, and buy more drives ;)
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    Outlook PST Hell

    So glad I don't have any users on Outlook anymore.
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    Sandy Bridge problems

    I'm getting good performance with a Zalman tower. Only drawback is that you can't swap the fan. Not that the one it has is bad or noisy, I just prefer having control. i7-970 @ 3.9Ghz including some overvolt, 100% load @ <50C.
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    Something Random

    Sorry, my post was late. I was referring to all the programs you are using for your compression in the first place.
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    Folding@Home

    Yeah, I need to start doing some diagnostic on that machine. I think the RAM is unstable at anything over stock. Just haven't put the time into it.
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    Folding@Home

    Frustrating that an i7-860 @ stock misses the preferred deadline for big units by ~4 hours. It might be that it is also handling the GTX570 in the system. And this rig is not stable with any kind of OC.
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    Something Random

    I'm not. Does it log that anywhere?
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    dSLR thread

    Nice astrophotography project.
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    Something Random

    I just sent an MKV to Handbrake and MPC-HC couldn't render the result? I'll try another preset and try again.
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    problem Disk Space and Disk Initialization

    746GB is nowhere near the limits for FAT or MBR. That is due to an incompatibility between the drive and your SATA chipset. I suspect you are running it in AHCI mode? Try IDE.
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    Something Random

    Wow, that is a lot of work, Stereodude. I was considering just sending it to Handbrake or Format Factory.
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    problem Disk Space and Disk Initialization

    When you formatted the thumb drive for booting, it likely made it a FAT partition (2GB max). You'll need to re-format that as well.
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    problem Disk Space and Disk Initialization

    MBR will not get you past 2TB. You will need to re-initialize as GPT.
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    Minitowers

    I haven't used either, but I prefer the look and cooling design of the Silverstone.
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    Something Random

    That is impressive, Stereodude. I'm considering running some compression on my BDs that have been ripped using MakeMKV; they are averaging 27GB a piece, and that gets big, fast.
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    Windows 7 SP 1 is out

    Sure. If you are willing to buy an entire new license as well. I just took the next copy I bought from MS and copied the disk.
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    Failure rate statistics

    I really don't do it ever, though I know it is a good thing. I'm lucky if I can get in the system just to blow it out. Considering how tricky it is to remove most of the heatsinks I use (requiring removal of the motherboard in most cases), I just don't.
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    Failure rate statistics

    ...and your printer is older than all of it. I had a 4L until I got the current CP2025.
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    Folding@Home

    ;) I always welcome a close fight.
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    Folding@Home

    Indeed. I had to turn on another machine ;)
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    Best movie you've seen

    Thor was not awful. I'm not a big fantasy guy, but just one plot twist shouldn't be too much to hope for.
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    Windows 7 SP 1 is out

    Lunar, Another reason to slipstream as many updates as possible is the dreaded <> folder, which stores all the old versions of DLLs and other crap from before updates. The only completely safe way to reduce the size of this folder is to do an install with all the updates already in it. Also, if...
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    USB 3.0 Cases

    In order to get USB3 on the front of a case, I ended up sticking the USBA plug out the back and jacking it directly into the USB3 header.
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    Failure rate statistics

    That sounds about right. I tell users who have gone 3 years that they are beyond the average and those whose machines have done 5 without failure to count themselves lucky and start planning for the worst.
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    Smoothwall on a VM

    That is a good idea blakerwry, I'll see what I can do. Thanks!
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    Smoothwall on a VM

    I'll look into that USB NIC idea...that might work. I've been using a fanless VIA miniITX system out there in an air-tight finned aluminum enclosure with a CF card for storage. Very low power draw, very low heat output, very solid. Still dies. I don't want anything out there to be fancy...
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    Update the mobile theme

    That looks great.
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    Cloning a 32 bit laptop Vista and converting to 64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate?

    Agreed. Last time I worked on one, it had more disk IO after sitting idle for hours than my workstation while I was using it.
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    Smoothwall on a VM

    All the other sites use Smoothwall. I like it, those who need to use it are familiar with it, and it's VPN connections aren't directly compatible with other appliances. VMWare workstation is a software license, and as such would not be destroyed on site. Simply restore from image and continue...
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    Cloning a 32 bit laptop Vista and converting to 64 bit Windows 7 Ultimate?

    The problem is not in the cloning software, it is in making sure the laptop already has the storage drivers for the desktop installed before you start. This can be a pretty challenging process, it is probably easier to install the OS/Apps from scratch on the desktop and move the data.
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    Smoothwall on a VM

    There really isn't any place out here that is less hazardous, and I want to maintain the standalone fail-over capability, so RDCing back to the main office is out. I really need the VM to run on a windows machine that can still be used as a windows machine. From what I can tell this cuts down...
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    Smoothwall on a VM

    They do, but it is cheaper to replace everything every 6 months so long as I keep it simple and generic. The power out here is so bad that it has blown industrial motors and detonated light bulbs. Keeping it cheap and disposable is probably prudent.
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    Smoothwall on a VM

    An interesting idea, but ESXi won't let you expose one of the VMs to the console. If they did that would be awesome. The machine running the VM also needs to be a workstation.
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    Smoothwall on a VM

    I have a really nasty industrial location. Kills computers quarterly. I'd love to get the site down to two computers so there would be less to replace. Having the Smoothwall on a VM would also make it easier to backup and maintain. Topping that, the HCL for Smoothwalls is getting trickier to...
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    Folding@Home

    Particularly the 6-core variety. I'm sending BR MKVs to be resampled just for fun.
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    Smoothwall on a VM

    I'm exploring this idea further. The machine has 2 NICs on board, and I would like to assign one as RED and one as GREEN. The RED NIC I would like to be isolated from the host OS (Windows) so that only the VM can see it and interact with it. The GREEN NIC I would like to be shared with the...
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    Sandy Bridge problems

    Officially, MS OEM software is tied to a motherboard. If you lose the motherboard, you lose your software license.
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    Something Random

    I thought in colder climates you just went to a ground-source heat pump rather than an air-source one?
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    iPhone syndrome

    If it isn't going to be needed regularly, you can rent one from your cell provider. Just goes onto your regular bill when you get back.
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    Something Random

    High efficiency heat pump + solar panels. Why pay others for anything?
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    Something Random

    ...and Howell just hit 3k. Thanks for being part of the scene. ;)
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    LIR2477 cells

    A bicycle headlight. Nice unit, just would no longer hold a charge.
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    iPhone syndrome

    He didn't say he bought it ;)
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    LIR2477 cells

    Thanks. E-bay is difficult due to Paypal, but I'll see what I can do.
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    Folding@Home

    I did shut down F@H, but I don't at this point...doesn't seem to make a difference on my "Home 1.5" machine. The graphics are not bad.
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    LIR2477 cells

    Batteries. I'm looking for some of these (2, actually). And can't find a place to buy less than 1,000. Does anyone here have an idea?
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    PC Gaming = World of Suck

    Nah. Single. I've found someone who is interested in CoOp, so I've bought a second copy for my other home gaming machine.
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    Something Random

    Thanks to Mercutio for 14,000+ funny, informative and helpful posts. I can't imagine a StorageForum without your contributions.
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    East Tenessee storms

    So did I.
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    PC Gaming = World of Suck

    Portal 2 was awesome. But I beat it in 9 hours? I'll need to look at the other modes and challenges.
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