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  1. LunarMist

    If you need old Intel Parts

    Hmmm. I know that street location exactly.
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    When to Build New System

    OK, OK. I've been accidentally electroshocked quite a few times, mostly in the 70s and 80s. The buzzing is painful and the strong ones through both arms taste bad and produce a very unpleasant emotional feeling for a minute of two. :shaking: Those white burn marks are strange too. It is best...
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    Red Hill

    Why? Is it that serious? :monky:
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I drove all the way there for several purchases, but there were none. Their stock tracking system is bogus to the extreme. (18 minutes, my ass.)
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    RAM prices finally falling...

    Sure. I need to keep all six cores of the 4.4GHz i7 busy. ;) My old system has had 8GB for over 1 1/2 years. 4x2GB was more expensive then and 4x4GB was not really an option. Each of my two subnotebooks only have 4GB, but they are running a 32-bit OS.
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    RAM prices finally falling...

    Sure. I need to keep all six cores of the 4.4GHz i7 busy. ;) My old system has had 8GB for over 1 1/2 years. 4x2GB was more expensive then and 4x4GB was not really an option. Each of my two subnotebooks only have 4GB, but they are running a 32-bit OS.
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    My OCX Vertex is awful now. It's slower than a decent 7200 RPM drive. The SandStorm drives or X25-M are the minimum you should consider now. A 40GB SandStorm is ~$100 and similar 60GB drives will probably be about that price on sale during this shopping season. :reindeer:
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    Extra Computer

    I have parts, but should I put a third computer together? What do you do with piles of extra stuff?
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    RAM prices finally falling...

    My main machine only takes 24GB so there is no upgrade path. I'm not sure if it worth upgrading from 8->16GB in the old one that takes DDR-2.
  10. LunarMist

    Hitachi Data Systems to spin of storage division

    Even with the typo, how is that dirty? Maybe mildy derogatory, but not more.
  11. LunarMist

    Best hardware solution for RAIDless storage (20+ drives)

    No, they are not.
  12. LunarMist

    Best hardware solution for RAIDless storage (20+ drives)

    Advancing format (4KB clusters) is a major issue with RAID controllers, apparently. 3TB+ is another issue. WD suffers from both.
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    Red Hill

    WHERE ARE YOU, TONY?
  14. LunarMist

    Why is the site always slow?

    Right now it is a sluggo. :( Right now it is a sluggo. (
  15. LunarMist

    Why is the site always slow?

    Right now it is a sluggo. :(
  16. LunarMist

    Best hardware solution for RAIDless storage (20+ drives)

    Do any controllers handle 3TB+ and advancing format drives yet or can be updated with firmware? a a
  17. LunarMist

    Best hardware solution for RAIDless storage (20+ drives)

    Do any controllers handle 3TB+ and advancing format drives yet or can be updated with firmware?
  18. LunarMist

    LSI WarpDrive

    That is just four StoneForce drives on a RAID 0 controller, or does it have something else special?
  19. LunarMist

    LSI WarpDrive

    Well, I'm not getting one either. The 800/5.6 IS is about the same price. :@:
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    LSI WarpDrive

    http://www.lsi.com/channel/news/review/2010_11_17a.html Damn. Maybe DD will buy one. :mrgrn:
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    Why is the site always slow?

    SF has been fine lately. I'm never certain of the problem. I know that some sites are plenty fast when SR is slow. What was that deal with the internet being composed of a series of tubes? Perhaps something is clogged. :rofl:
  22. LunarMist

    Windows Update

    WU works for all of the fixes, but when it upgrades to IE 8 the computer craps out. :x
  23. LunarMist

    Hitachi Data Systems to spin of storage division

    Maybe I'm not being clear or not understanding. Is there something that can be done in the PHY instead or with a specific combination?
  24. LunarMist

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Was it on a slow boat from China?
  25. LunarMist

    Solved: Repair install on XP that had IE7/8

    I don't know why more people don't use it and simply turn off the MS restore stuff.
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    Police Pursuit

    This one? :scratch: Don't you remember Life's Been Good?
  27. LunarMist

    When to Build New System

    I thought electrocution was survivable. Apparently not. :DOH:
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    Police Pursuit

    I think Joe was making a joke or maybe it was based to a degree on a real event.
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    Solved: Repair install on XP that had IE7/8

    Does True Image work correctly on 7 or not?
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    Hitachi Data Systems to spin of storage division

    I was thinking perhaps some type of bridge broad (e.g., USB 3.0) that circumvents the evil 2TB drive limit would be nice.
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    Police Pursuit

    I would vote for three speedings and no DL for life. :)
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Bleh. The update only works with ACHI and not XP. :tdown:
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    Police Pursuit

    My Maserati does 185 I lost my license now I don't drive I have a limo ride in the back I lock the doors in case I'm attacked
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    Police Pursuit

    Oh, never mind. :oops:
  35. LunarMist

    When to Build New System

    Oh no, I surely hope not! I think it was just melting resins and contacts, but perhaps a few traces on the boards. The other 5 SATA ports are fine as far as I can tell.
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    Police Pursuit

    They should dismantle more of the smaller ones. I wonder about the platters. :scratch:
  37. LunarMist

    Hitachi Data Systems to spin of storage division

    I don't know how I could attach them to my computer, but a few would be nice. :compress:
  38. LunarMist

    Hitachi Data Systems to spin of storage division

    I posted about that in the SSD thread. :)
  39. LunarMist

    When to Build New System

    Yikes! That could be a painful electrocution. I've had enough of those already. :blue: I'm quite sure the cables are connected to NMT 12VDC.
  40. LunarMist

    Hitachi Data Systems to spin of storage division

    The normal price is $250 from conducting a few searches.
  41. LunarMist

    When to Build New System

    No. I grabbed the wrong power supply cable. It was so stupid like something I would have done in the 70s. :cry:
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    Solved: Repair install on XP that had IE7/8

    Even I know rundll32.exe syssetup,SetupOobeBnk.
  43. LunarMist

    >500GB Drives

    Yeah, and it is a Seagate so the reliability is really questionable nowadays. :beye:
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I don't trust OCZ worth a damn and two of them on a RAID 0 controller does not help that much. I hope the SandStorm II is better than the original. My 2 year old X25-E is still the fastest single drive I have and that is becoming ridiculous. The basic SandStorm is cheap and fast enough for...
  45. LunarMist

    Folding@Home

    How many computers are running and what is the power consumption of each? Are the CPUs a-flaming?
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    SSDs - State of the Product?

    Do you think it will be much more expensive than Intel X-25E series SSDs per GB? I didn't find any prics.
  47. LunarMist

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    I have the same old LSI 6Gbps SAS controller with three free ports. That should work, no?
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    >500GB Drives

    Does the SmartAlign really work properly for dealing with the advancing format or is it a gimmick like overlay?
  49. LunarMist

    Something Random

    Much of that is due to an empty gut and fluid loss - not really permanent weight loss. Three days is a long time. Did you visit a physician?
  50. LunarMist

    SSDs - State of the Product?

    What do you think of the Ultrastar SSD400S? :flower:
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