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Are you after a full NAS solution? Or something to connect directly to an existing computer? There are quite a few cases that support that many drives, if you want local access.

I'll second Mark. My array started with 4 750GB drives (2.25TB) and is now 6 750GB drives (3.75TB). The rebuild that does the online storage expansion took 3+ days to add the 6th drive.

"At lest 10-12 times a day" is probably what I would say as well, though I suspect the number is much, much higher. It's the first thing I do when I get up and the last before I go to bed. I check as soon as I get back from somewhere (like, the fridge) and before I leave for somewhere (like, the...

Excellent. Good to see you around, Merc. Red Bull, nasty stuff...especially if you have lost some of your caffeine resistance. I have actually raised my rates on clients who are a particular PITA. Not the ones that have difficult problems, but the ones that make things more difficult than they...

Just curious how many people (besides me) checked the site many times throughout the day, hoping someone else would post something that they could read/contribute to? There was that one thread in the computer forum, but Merc said the only thing I could think of saying.

Less than a minute is tricky, as many will require at least one reboot.

Seagate 7200.10 Firmware "AAK" significantly worse than other versions. Of course, 4 of mine are AAK with one AAE and one AAD. Doesn't really matter as I'm saturating the bus with the number of drives I have now.

A responsible parent wouldn't be trying to block the content at all. Inform the kid, let them know what is safe and what is right, then let them make decisions. Going on the internet is like going out into the world. It's all there; good and bad, safe and dangerous. Inform the kid before they...

...oh, well. There's always Samsung...

In the world of 1080p programming, I can see where something like this is needed. But it kicking in during MP3 playback is useless, and it doesn't kick in enough when I'm watching HD video...WTF?

On the page you linked. It's not a full "official" review, just some customer's comments, but for objective things that is usually good enough. Of course, that doesn't mean the one you receive will have Samsung drives, I'm sure they use whatever they can get cheap.

I haven't heard of that company before, so I can't say. But one reviewer says it uses Samsung drives, and that is a good thing.

I'm familiar with the sound issues getting a Vista machine to run XP. I haven't run across one I couldn't make work eventually. Usually involving MS' UAA driver and a driver from some other laptop.

Who here has used an Acer in the last few years? I have no experience with them.

Option #1: Change what depresses you. Option #2: Cover up what depresses you. I'm having a hard time coming up with an option #3...

500GB of redundancy connected to a Mac laptop? Sounds like you want a 2-drive external enlcosure that supports firewire. I'd recommend the Buffalo DriveStation Duo 1TB. It ships with 2 500GB drives and has USB and Firewire connections. Keep in mind that since the two drives are storing...

Backups vary based on how important your data is and how much of it you have. The size of a disk image has more to do with the amount of data on the drive than the size of the drive itself. If all you are trying to do is backup data, just copy the files. If you want to be able to restore the...

It doesn't actually bother me, as all my resources are local ;)

From what I understand B&H online is still a reputable place; and B&M has always made stores more honest.

4-bay enclosure. Internal? External? SATA? USB? Firewire? Network-attached? The best place to get a quick introduction to RAID is here. RAID-1 (mirroring) is pretty much copy and paste; except that it does it for every file transaction. You don't need to schedule it, or remember to do it...

Yep, and I even quoted you. But the one I just linked includes removal instructions ;)

Just to be sure I understand: 1. You don't use the embedded SCSI adapter 2. The errors only occur when the embedded SCSI adapter is enabled Why is it enabled at all?

Speak of the devil...rootkit in Bioshock.

I suspect Sony. Microsoft, while evil, is just greedy evil. Sony is greedy, horny, and without lube.

Good and random, Fushigi! ;)

:rolleyes: Fixed. Shows you how often I use the website. I typically just go to mail.ddrueding.com.

Wow, that is a very scary game. I haven't played anything that scary since the original Half Life.

I was just about to install the demo. I'm hesitating, but WTF?

I've been using this for the ddrueding.com domain for about 5 months now. Really happy with it.

Downloading the 1.8GB Bioshock demo now, thanks for the tip Merc.

That tilt/shift stuff is amazing. I had no idea that was even possible. http://www.wirtoft.com/foto/TSE90test/img_0477.html

Either that or she was encouraging you to flood your office.

This machine used to run Server 2003. I don't see a difference.

This is an open invitation for anyone here to come by and see if my machine runs like shit. I would disagree.

Nice Tea! If you want to keep one of Tannin's toes, you could always sell me one of the 20Ds cheap ;)

Ever? Wow, I didn't even hear about it.

The Seasonic M12 700W (what I have) has the following connections on the back: Hardwired: ATX (20/24 pin) 4-Pin ATX 12V 8-Pin EPS 12V Modular: 2x PCI-E 5x Everything else The PCI-E cables that it ships with split, so each one can support 2 video cards (4 total) The 5 "Everything Else" plugs...

I like the modular cables, because I can order additional SATA ones and not include all the Molex.

Some BB guns are certainly more powerful than others. As a kid, I actually shot another kid with a BB gun intentionally. He knew it was coming, too. It was for a school film, documenting the assassination of someone. I wanted a shot through the scope, including the rifle jumping, and the...

"Well there's your problem..." :rotfl:

What could it reveal? A whirlpool? ;)

I've been thinking of starting a poll titled "What will destroy civilization first?" With options such as: Global warming Running out of fossil fuels Nuclear Winter All the bees dying Space invaders Political corruption I can now add: Disintegration of moral framework due to bad parenting...

I think the better question is; what parent let their kids not understand the consequences of shooting cars with a BB gun? Sucks about your car, Merc. I once had some kids unload on my car (while I was driving) with paintball guns. I got out of the car and caught one of the fuckers, and had...

My incredibly limited experience always had me further from a subject to increase DOF.

I really like my Seasonic S12 700W, but that is out of your price range, so I'll second the 650W model

What was the cause?

Seconded. A very good movie. (Thanks for the recommendation, Merc ;) )

Your PDF crashed Acrobat for me, but I found most of the specs here. Very impressive. 21MP is going to keep 1TB HDDs in demand ;)

$8k for a body, and assuming you spend more on glass, and that that couldn't possibly be your only body... That is an expensive hobby you have there.

Then we have something in common, I was born in 1980, and that was the last time a doctor had a good look at me ;) Ditto. My last doctor wasn't officially my doctor; he was my best friend's dad. He was a doctor, and got me samples of stuff when I was really sick, but he saw me at his house...