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I can't post what I'm thinking. However, this should sum up my thoughts: ROAD TRIP :excl: :excl: :spiderman: GS

I just emailed this thread to Plextor. I've a number of their drives, and, having been through the process, with a Refurb, they at least gave me a credit, on a new drive. However, they need to know how the public feels, and, their loyal customers. s

I've found the 17 drive R2D2 style case I've been looking for. 179. Supermicro http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/MotherBoards/E7505/X5DA8.htm And, the ram I just bought will work perfectly for that motherboard. I paid 239 for the ram. Trade in on a POS MacAlley Firewire card for my powerbook...

Just upgraded my Athlon 1.4 ghz, Asus A7m266 from 512 MB PC 133 to 1 gig stick of PC 2100 ecc registered ram. I notice a big snap difference in both I.E. and Outlook Express using Windows 2000. The bogs are gone, and everything seems to occuring on ball bearings... More testing as I go on...

Actually, the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution gives the Feds jurisdiction on automatic weapons. This means you have to have BATF approval, and, from what I understand, they have froze Class 3 permits because of terrorist concerns. The amount of paper work, and the fees, make it pretty...

Adadcadet: 4 X 15's equal 3.9 ms access times, plus 16mb total drive cache, and, it's a noticeable improvement over a single, newest generation X15.3. Would I do it again? Probably not. However, it is addicting, and I've already got it setup, so why not use it? With the increase in scsi...

https://www.tsw.berkeley.edu/eStore/default.tpl?cart=1074584421767555&action=searchproducts&startat=15&max=7&--woSECTIONSdatarq=51&--SECTIONSword=ww&&id1=46&id2=51& Should I go with Server, for this price, or an OEM of XP pro, for about 170 bucks, from the shop who is putting together the...

Forget the question. The server chipset you used in the Intel® E7501 doesn't support AGP. Looks like this is the board: http://www.supermicro.com/PRODUCT/MotherBoards/E7505/X5DA8.htm gs

I have found information on Pci-X, and it is backwards compatible. How fast is it? I've noted a number of different PCi-X speeds, here: http://www.pcisig.com/specifications/pcix_20 But they don't seem to have particular specs, or times of release for the different designs.... s

Can you use pci cards in PCI-X slots? I'm looking at this mobo: Supermicro X5DP8-G2, and, if I can use my old cards in it, I'll probably go with it. Found a server case for 179 dollars with 17 drive bays. I can run my drives, plus the optical stuff, plus the rackmount SCA setup. Probably be...

www.granitedigital.com Cables. Using an adapter, and a sca drive are not a good idea. SCA housings, and backplanes, are avaliable for 200 dollars, and under. www.supermicro.com s

OK: My Asus A7m266 will accept PC2100 ram, and, I can use that same ram in a SM XDAE8, IIRC, with a 400/533 mhz FSB. Could I buy faster PC 2700, or 3200, which is cheaper, and use it in both motherboards? This entire new ram thing is confusing... I would like to buy ram I could reuse in a SM...

Ask Tea. s

Is there a way to turn flash off? s

In other words, if I put 2 gig of ram in my current asus mobo, will 2000 quit hitting, or paging, all together? For example, one, really cool website, for me, http://www.surfline.com/mag/features/day_in_the_life/index.html totally eats my processor. It takes 100% of a 1.4 mhz Athlon...

ROFL!!! At Tilden Park, in the Berkeley hills, we have tons of tame deer. They go out and feed on the driving range. I've nailed them with a very fast moving golf ball, and they look up, like, "What was that? A mesquito?" And go right back to dinner. S

Beagal, as in dog, as in fetch, as in, wow, that's a very long fetch. Happy New Year!!!! s :mrgrn:

Damn. I loved Christmas in Hawaii, on the beach, in 1985. I lived right on the beach, at Sunset Beach, and my mother, and brother came ove :( :cry: gs

Thanks. The irony is the ocean has always sort of kept me sane, or maybe close. I end up land locked, and, on last veterans day, it took us 2 hours to the SF zoo, and 2 1/2 back. It's about a 45 minute drive, on normal traffic, and, the Zoo is right on my favorite surfspot. HAVE TO FIGure...

ROFL!!! Yes: Elves, when aroused, are TRULY scary. :excl: The producer/director played around with a few things, like the dead coming up and clearing out Sauron's army, but, I will say that I could live with the director's changes in the movie, something I can't say about most of Clowntown's...

I agree. Well, new school district says it pays on the last work day of every month. Apparently they just sort of neglect that's except for December, when you get no pay check until Jan 5th. I decided, and it works out ok, that Christmas is going to be around January 5th. So far the only...

After reading the Matrox board about Para drivers, I may buy an ATI card, instead.... gs

Why not a beagle??? gs

from home, over the holidays? Wondered why you are posting on Christmas. Have a Merry Christmas, and thanks for all the help.. gs PS Hope your beagle enjoys his journey, and sends back lots of info over the holidays... :mrgrn: :mrgrn:

The X 15's are first generation, 68 pin drives. Currently, with the atto Dual Channel 32 bit/33 mhz card, they pretty much max out the bus on this mobo at 110 mb/sec. Since I'm booting off the array, and I'm not sure if I want to give that up, just yet, I don't think I really need to quickly...

OK: I currently have 4 160 drives in raid 0. I also have 4 CD/DVD drives, and a floppy. I would like enough bays so I could mount those drives, and, ideally, have a hotswap/sca/scsi or sca/sata for storage. 2-4 bays would be plenty. Stupid question, but is it safe to mount drives at 90...

Splash: You are right. I changed my mind, since I fixed up my box, and it's running ok right now. Required Granite Digital cables, and managed to get a Lite on cdrom to install the os, properly. If it works right now, I'm going to wait, and buy next year. In another thread, you mention a...

CGB: Great choice. What I like about the swiftech is even if the fan fails, they still suck up a huge amount of heat. Mine is noisy, MC 462 IIRC, but, it's cooling the hotest chip at the time, the Athlon 1.4 ghz, and, does an excellent job. 7k fan, IIRC. Guy that makes those heat sinks seems...

CGB: Great choice. What I like about the swiftech is even if the fan fails, they still suck up a huge amount of heat. Mine is noisy, MC 462 IIRC, but, it's cooling the hotest chip at the time, the Athlon 1.4 ghz, and, does an excellent job. 7k fan, IIRC. Guy that makes those fans seems to...

That was one of my main problems. I wanted to network the machine, and even after getting a book, on Samba, I just didn't have time to figure it out. Guess I'll stay with Win 2k on that machine, until I build another box... GS

Anybody used Red Hat 9 on old hardware? gs

These databases make me REALLY want to try a Matrox parahelia... gs

Hi Tannin: Yes, we had that discussion, long ago. Given time, 2000 did prove to be an excellent system. Wonder if you could have repaired your version, rather then reinstalling? I recently lost an install, and I believe it was due to a loose scsi card, and a bad cable, corrupting files...

Splash: Thanks for the info on the memory speed support. Always helps... gs

Cougtech: I understand the advantages, but on the last new release of chips, and mobos, the Tyan Thunder didn't exactly win any reliability contests. I think a bit of patience always saves money, and headaches, with technology. gs

Splash: When do you expect the prices to drop to reasonable for the 246 or 248? Also, I'm kind of reluctant to be on the bleeding edge. How long before they get all the bugs worked out of the new boards, and the new cpu? Thanks gs

Splash: When do you expect the prices to drop to reasonable for the 246 or 248? Also, I'm kind of reluctant to be on the bleeding edge. How long before they get all the bugs worked out of the new boards, and the new cpu? Thanks gs

WOW!!! :eekers: :bounce: It's amazing how slow the clock speed is, yet how fast the results are with the Opteron. Why? 64 bit? So I buy a mobo and single Opteron, at 1.4 ghz and it's as fast as a 3.0 ghz, Xeon??? gs

"The writing's on the wall: The Opteron rules the workstation performance roost and probably will for a few years (at least)." When did this happen? The prices on the processors you mentioned are WAY up there. I found a couple shops around here that might want to sell older boards for Xeons...

This should be sticked near the top of the board... gs

In the 80's, things were a lot more wild west, and a lot less pc. I'm not sure what we have now is better.... gs

Pradeep: You have the beauty of the Klipsch line. In the old days, when a 35 watt tube amp was a grand, when a grand was a LOTT of money, you could have insane speakers, with a Yamaha regular amp, with 30-35 watts, and still not break the bank. At less then half volume, in my little house in...

A LOT of beautiful courses down there. I used to play Pasatiempo all the time. Snuck on, till I got caught, and since my boss was the president of the club, I decided I should stop it;-( In that area shot a 77 at Boulder Creek, IIRC. Beat a pro at the Olympic Club, and he came back and beat...

Never played there. Is that kind of fancy, set off in the mountains, and new? gs

WHICH LOCAL COUNTRY CLUB? PASATIEMPO?(SP?) ETC. Used to live down there, and played golf, as well. gs

You can't beat this deal with a stick: http://store.klipsch.com/details.asp?prodID=35 gs

Why? Look at Ann Hesh, or whatever her name is. Most lesbians I know are REALLY unattractive. Women go on what they feel, so, your hope might have basis, if you can figure out how to make her FEEL differently about you. gs

Tonight I've been watching JLO videos, on my computer, with crystal clear picture, and, at half volume, the 5 speaker klipsch setup really rocks. I could easily tune the same speakers to do Mozart. gs

You can, and I do, tune my klipsch speakers to play well whatever the music is. Mozart 427 is simply fantastic. However, keep in mind the Yamaha amp has different sound settings that allow you to go from a rock concert, to a concert hall, to a 70mm spectacular, without having to tune much of...

By the way, I agree with the guys that the Klipsch horns are not all that. My pick was the Hereseys over the horns, and, if I had had a LOT bigger house, the La Scalas. NOW THOSE ARE SPEAKERS TO DIE FOR... S