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David: Is that box capable of multiple SATA connections, and, what is the maxium data transfer rate possible? Doesn't really say in the manual...

I really mean ide, but PATA is somehow the new name?

Anyone have a SSD recommendation for a ATA 6, or whatever, SSD?

Just kidding David. Your much better looking then that kid...

6 TB 24 drive SSD raid Well, you all now know what David looks like;-)

It's sad that only Nevada is in the 21st century as far as sex goes...

Apple expensive? 1320.00 for 32 mb of Memory? That for a 540C. 4000 dollars for the 540C. I've spent more money on Apple computers then I care to admit. You pay for the loyal fools that keep buying their stuff, no matter the value, and, that's what keeps Apple in business. Figure they justify...

If you told me 5 years ago we'd have 110 mb/sec sustained data transfer out of a 7200 rpm drive, I'd have thought you had a screw loose. I really wonder what platter drives are capable of, if they really pull out the stops, and see what they can really do? I suspect the cost points can be...

I wonder if that's true. I think the industry has worked together to only progress at a certain rate, a profitable rate. I think the great increase in capacity, and speed in platter drives is being driven by the threat of SSDs taking over the market. When you think about it, really isn't much...

The rejected article about the slow down points out that how windows deals with data can be part of the solution. In particular, using the Windows utility that writes everything to cache, sequentially, then deletes it all on shutdown. So, as the drives become more common place, perhaps MSFT...

I compared the drives in two different books. The Inspirion, and my Panasonic CF-51, that is still ATA 5 or 6. Is there any adapter to convert a IDE to Sata, in a laptop, and, does it work?

Quick update. I have managed to tune Vista so I've got it somewhat working, and looking like XP PRO. The wireless on this Dell works great, now, running nearly 10 MB/sec. WD drive, 5400 rpm, is faster then my 7200 rpm seagate. Sata Vs. IDE, and, different generations, this by about 20%.

HMMM. Wonder if formatting the drive with a larger block size would exacerbate, or reduce this problem? While a larger block size might reduce the drive capacity, it might reduce this problem? Also, thanks for excellent links. It looks like I should wait a bit, and, this might be a part of a...

I don't know what that is. My system certainly doesn't have one. I would login as administrator, disable the account, and see if it affects anything. My approach. No comments yet...

I don't know what that is. My system certainly doesn't have one. I would login as administrator, disable the account, and see if it affects anything. My approach. No comments yet...

David, you MUST click on the Ultimate Hardware setup on this page: http://www.matrox.com/graphics/surroundgaming/en/downloads/video/ And the Burnout Paradise setup...

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/en/products/graphics_cards/m_series/ It appears they finally put enough VRAM on the cards, 512 mb, and, put them out at a reasonable price.

http://www.matrox.com/graphics/surroundgaming/en/games/

Can try and help a little. I guess you could just order the same resolution panels and go with it. I did have 3 monitors running Quake 3 and that generation games on a Matrox 750, IIRC. I found it was greatly over rated. The side monitors didn't really offer much that affected the game, and...

Great having everybody here. Happy Birthday to all that make this a special place.

If you want a cost benefit analyisis: balance the cost of the 1000 dollar breathalyzer, a cost that would go down considerably if they needed to be mass produced, against the cost in life, and property from drunk drivers. That said, I'm not after a perfectly safe society. The cost for that in...

WELCOME back!!! Nice to see you around.;-)

Freedom isn't cheap. It comes with a cost, and, sometimes that is a human life. I think that having the drugs be legal would solve a LOT of problems. Don't want to pay for health care for folks using drugs? Put a tax on the stuff that pays for the health care. Want to stop drunk drivers? We...

For what it's worth: In my experience playing with Raid 0's, two drives seem to be optimal for performance. I've setup as many as 6, but, even though they look great on the tests, they just don't seem to be much of an improvement over a two drive array. I wonder if that might be true with these...

Hi I noticed something weird about my SO's computer today. It said someone else was logged on, did I care to still shutdown? I've only created ONE account on this computer. So, I started up, and, found a Passport.net limited guest account, that was logged on. What the heck is this? Does it...

Oh, I forgot. We also are not capable of taking a shower. We can't allocate our own shower water amount. Therefore, the Kali legislature is in your shower, as well as your bathtub. They have a limiter, that limits the amount of water per minute that you can use for your shower.

Why do I think drugs in general should be legal? I believe that the harm done to liberty and freedom, in the name of 'protecting' us from such evils outweighs the damage done by the drugs. In other words, if all drugs were legal, you would undermine and destroy most of the gangs we are now...

Facts are steroids have been legal for a real long time, and, now, they change their minds... It's been industry standard for a LONG time, football in the 70-80's in particular. I'm getting to be a bit of a libertarian on all this stuff. Marijuana legal? Should be, as should pretty much...

PCI Expansion • 1x 64-bit 133/100/66MHz PCI-X (3.3V) slot • 2x 64-bit 100/66MHz PCI-X (3.3V) slots • 2x 32-bit 33MHz PCI-X (5V) slots I could have the Megaraid card in the wrong slot.... Maybe I should check... Tomorrow....

Very funny. Anyone have max transfer rates on that 'old controller'? I've found two drives is good, more is point of diminishing returns in Raid O, with Scsi 15k drives. I could be wrong. Could be my old 320 Megaraid 1 controller can't get over 120 mb/sec....

I know, but, it's a good article... ATTO:

Here's Davids new system: http://www.nextlevelhardware.com/storage/battleship/ http://www.nextlevelhardware.com/storage/battleship/1231ninedrive.jpg

Here's my boot drive, not an SSD, but not bad...

Udaman: another great post. Thank you! HMMM. Wonder what I'd get if I pulled my storage drives, and ran 5 15k cheetahs for a boot disk??? You don't think that's excessive, do you???? Plus, I'd probably get different 15k drives, so, I'd have to buy a whole new set...

Udaman, you are da man. Thanks for a great, informative post, on topic...

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc727148.aspx

Also ran my first script to correct a event error on startup. Does User Account Control do anything worth anything?

I CALLED them. This was going to be them talking me through what it could possibly be, not actually working on the machine, or coming out. It appears Mercutio hit it. I had turned on one of the settings for security on my router. Filter Internet NAT Redirection And, when I went back to...

Set the router to default, and, now it connects to our unsecured network. Now to secure it...

Forgot to mention that the event log has many errors, and, MSFT doesn't seem to have any answers for them...

This just keeps getting better and better. Since the computer was bought through Best Buy, Dell no longer provides warranty, or tech support on it. I called Best Buy, and, they want 80 dollars to go through why the wireless isn't working. For all they know it could have been just the switch was...

More progress. Windows 7 runs, and, is somewhat able to be setup on this computer. I tried XP, but, it apparently doesn't have a SATA driver,so it doesn't see the drive, and, I don't know what or where to get that driver. More work then I want to do. Going back to Vista...

Want to buy a Dell Inspriion, cheap? SO comes for a small additional charge...

How many poor souls actually bought this POS? It's really scary. Plus, I can't get rid of the bull? Anyway, I have a legit copy of XP Pro, and, I just offered to load it on to the computer, as I have Windows 7, which is WAY faster then Vista. Oddly, the guy that bought her the computer is not...

This was an update file, and, I deleted it. I do a Nero Express install, and that's it. It also seems that the theme files for 2003 are gone from MSFT's website...

It's just about the right size...

No disk defrager in W7, either...

Hi I had to reinstall my OS recently. It would start up, then, after going for a bit on startup, shutdown, then restart. Nod32 found an infected file with Nero, actually a Nero update. Anyone else have such a problem?

David: Better question would be where would I find the right XP drivers for an Inspirion? Don't think Dell wants to give them away...

Hi My SO wants a laptop, for pretty much just basic Word processing, and internet wireless access around the house. She currently was given a POS Dell, Inspirion, with Vista Home on it. If that thing is returned, what would you all recommend for a laptop that might last 3 years... Keep in mind...