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  1. Santilli

    IDE and bad software are killing me...

    Minor update. Figured out how to burn DVD's from disk images. I originally used DVD Shrink, and then burn with Roxxio. Since I was sort of happy with the Maxtor, and it had lots of storage, I figured I'd copy the image to the maxtor. I did, and it took a long time. Then I burned from it, and...
  2. Santilli

    My Cat is getting so smart, it's scary...

    Other countries TV adds are just beyond funny compared to ours... s
  3. Santilli

    Finally….someone who broke ‘the code‘

    The point of posting the cat parody, on rap music, and overbreeding, was and is, that rap music resembles, and gives those same messages to people. Breed, overpopulate, with no responsibility, with anyone that comes along, and that's cool, regardless of what happens to your children. That...
  4. Santilli

    Something Random

    http://gprime.net/video/thatsnotyourphone.php :rofl:
  5. Santilli

    Finally….someone who broke ‘the code‘

    http://gprime.net/video/got%20it%20goin%20on.php Parody on the subject :wink:
  6. Santilli

    My Cat is getting so smart, it's scary...

    http://gprime.net/video/got%20it%20goin%20on.php :mrgrn:
  7. Santilli

    Apple 30" Cinema Display

    Pradeep: Even though Apple has gone open, you are probably correct. Apple usually borks something in open standards... s
  8. Santilli

    Something Random

    :stpd: :pale: :flower: :cherry: :idea: :clown:
  9. Santilli

    [NEWS] - Nvidia goes for Nforce 4

    I like BX based machines, and still have a P2 400mhz, running strong, in the other room. Girls computer. s
  10. Santilli

    CPU decision

    Jojo: Explain! s
  11. Santilli

    CPU decision

    Good reasons. In that case, go for the dual Asus Xeon boards, and unload later, or, add another processor? My experience has been Xeons tend to do business functions way better then other cpus do, Athlons, in particular... s
  12. Santilli

    CPU decision

    As I have said before, if you are considering an ASUS board, buy a Supermicro. You will get far more for your money, and it will last a lot longer. s
  13. Santilli

    CPU decision

    Why do you need this kind of horsepower for a file server? What's the interface connection? s
  14. Santilli

    Splash: Any tricks for SCA/SCSI Supermicro 5 drive box?

    This box is seriously making me rethink boxes, and computers. It appears you could raid, and boot from the SCA boxes. If this is the case, you could have two, 5 drive boxes, booting on two channels, on Scsi 320 channels. I suspect the Adaptec 21010S wouldn't be able to handle this. Am I...
  15. Santilli

    CPU decision

    Why not Xeons????? s
  16. Santilli

    Splash: Any tricks for SCA/SCSI Supermicro 5 drive box?

    NASA. WE HAVE GEM 318 IN PLACE :wink: :mrgrn: S
  17. Santilli

    Getting Hard Drives out of Computers...

    Either play light music through your pc, which if you are gaming, I don't think you can hear anything anyway, or get earplugs when you go to sleep. s :wink:
  18. Santilli

    Getting Hard Drives out of Computers...

    Well, I like being able to hear my hard drives. In fact, I've learned to tell when some sort of unauthorized activity is going on, by the noise they make. It's not much, but the little writing and seeking that occurs usually gets me running TrendMicro, and more times then not, it's some damn...
  19. Santilli

    Hard Drive Drawer / Caddy - what's good?

    I might make a road trip out of it. I could call him tomorrow, and see if I could run down. I've got a scsi cable I would like to use, and everything is 1 80 degrees out of position for my use. s
  20. Santilli

    Hard Drive Drawer / Caddy - what's good?

    I'd call Ken at Granite Digital, and explain your concerns. He's always been more then helpful, and his products have been industry standard, for as long as I can remember. I noticed the resemblance between an old el cheapo setup I saw in Fremont, and the GD product. I don't think IDE can...
  21. Santilli

    Getting Hard Drives out of Computers...

    Controllers: http://www.attotech.com/epciview.html http://www.attotech.com/hot.html The fine print can be scary... What do Fibrechannel cables run? s
  22. Santilli

    Getting Hard Drives out of Computers...

    A cheaper, more cool way to go would be water cooled computer stations, and go for some of the silent computer technology. Swifttech comes to mind. Isn't what you are after made by Sun? A central box, with terminals? s
  23. Santilli

    Getting Hard Drives out of Computers...

    Frankly, I don't see much of a point, period. This Dell P2 400 mhz has no detectable noise. The refrig is louder. It has a Quantum LM in it, and you can't detect it, 90% of the time, unless defraging or something that is disk intensive. With adequate RAM, and an OS that doesn't page all the...
  24. Santilli

    My Cat is getting so smart, it's scary...

    Yesterday she unpluged my spare monitor, printer, and fax machine... s
  25. Santilli

    Getting Hard Drives out of Computers...

    Well, time to call in Splash. This is more his area... Anybody have a spare salmon for bait? :mrgrn: s
  26. Santilli

    Getting Hard Drives out of Computers...

    I don't see much of a problem, David, except money. Cables are avaliable, http://www.granitedigital.com/catalog/pg09_xtcables.htm and depending on length, depends cost. Still, it's doable. Just buy a remote RAID box, and go. Of course, to be super fast, you need PCI-X and an LSI...
  27. Santilli

    Hard Drive Drawer / Caddy - what's good?

    Backplanes are really scsi, and that really means supermicro, for SCSI, or, check on their SATA setups. The ide solutions I've looked at required 4 ide connectors, or, both mobo connectors, with slave and master set. Not really an SCA solution, at all. Knock on Sata is you have to have a SATA...
  28. Santilli

    Hard Drive Drawer / Caddy - what's good?

    Buy another one. If you got 2 years use, for 20 bucks, you are complaining? I saw that same model, about 2-3 years ago in a Fremont PC store, and passed on it. Still, if it works, and it's that cheap... or, go SATA. s
  29. Santilli

    [NEWS] - StorageReview reviews Maxtor's MaxLine III.

    I suspect cache, algorithims, seek times, and most important, PCI processor speed and interface speed, are very important. s
  30. Santilli

    I had some visitors this morning...

    I didn't mean to turn this into an "all about Buck" thread. :wink: s
  31. Santilli

    IDE and bad software are killing me...

    Let's see. After the debacle of trying to use the drives in raids, the different, working drives, ended up in other computers, that didn't have drives, or in boxes. One sat in a Dell, not used, for a couple years. Others were sold in computers, I put together for sale, or for backup... s
  32. Santilli

    Justified?

    Bill, considering what we are in proximity, what's the big deal :?: :wink: s
  33. Santilli

    IDE and bad software are killing me...

    Yes. My drives died, fairly quickly. I gave up on ide, until I saw the 5 year warranty on the Maxtor DM 9, and, I bought it from Costco. Really needed a boot drive for the mac, with huge storage, and, I figured if they are all that fast, I could connect it to my mac. I did, and it sucked...
  34. Santilli

    I had some visitors this morning...

    Did 4 games at St. Mary's College, last night. Pulling out at about 11:30. The person in front of me veers way out of their lane. Standing in front of me is a 4 point buck, who goes bounding off onto the soccer field... s
  35. Santilli

    This is what happens when you run a red light

    Is that real? Some of the debris looks a LOT like stunt cabling, designed to flip the car... s
  36. Santilli

    Hard Drive Drawer / Caddy - what's good?

    http://www.granitedigital.com/catalog/pg37_firewireidehotswapbackup.htm#btn_sale_hotswapbackup
  37. Santilli

    Hard Drive Drawer / Caddy - what's good?

    http://www.granitedigital.com/catalog/pg11_idecable&a.htm
  38. Santilli

    Splash: Any tricks for SCA/SCSI Supermicro 5 drive box?

    Thanks again, for all your help. Just got the power splitter yesterday. s
  39. Santilli

    Article at SR about TCQ vs SCSI vs non-TCQ SATA.

    I wouldn't be buying any of them until the SATA cards, and chipsets don't have the name Promise on them... s
  40. Santilli

    Budget upgrade challenge

    Forgot to mention that this machine is a Dell, with the BX440 chipset, IIRC. I LOVE this chipset. It's VERY fast, and works much better then my Asus A7m266, considering the other components involved, the speed is from the chipset, not the other stuff in this machine. I intend to run her...
  41. Santilli

    Budget upgrade challenge

    Adacadet: That's the same machine specs that we have in the other room. My GF uses it all the time for office work, and has no problems with it. I've thought about the processor upgrade, going with a 1.2-4 ghz from that upgrade company, for 100-120 bucks, Powerleap, but everytime I do...
  42. Santilli

    External Firewire 800

    Isn't Splash getting closed to the addressing limit of 32 bit? s
  43. Santilli

    External Firewire 800

    I'm with Mubs, see above.. s
  44. Santilli

    Splash: Any tricks for SCA/SCSI Supermicro 5 drive box?

    Hi The box arrived yesterday. I noticed I need a power splitter, since it requires two power connectors. Other then that, from reading the manual, everything comes preset, and you just plug the drives in and go? Seems too easy. Am I missing something? s
  45. Santilli

    I need a new TV

    Check that. It's the 29, with all the home theatre connections on the back. s
  46. Santilli

    I need a new TV

    Best Buy has pretty much been so so, and I've always liked Circuit City. Great support on Palms. My Panasonic 27 has never been a problem, ever, and it's old... s
  47. Santilli

    My Cat is getting so smart, it's scary...

    OH, I forgot to mention: I've already had to put a box in front of the wall outlet, since she's pulled the plug out of the wall a bunch of times... Spawn lives... s
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