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It's been a long while since I've posted anything but I figured this would be an appropriate place for me to post since I always liked your brand of hurmour Minir:

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So, is the consensus that the newest generation SATA SSD's are up to par, however the PCIe SSD's need a bit more time?

Yeah, definitely wait on the PCI-E SSDs. They are very likely to be much faster given a bit of time, but give them a year or so to mature in terms of firmware / chipsets. I've ...

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Just a note about some of the Seagate drives:

Some of them were going bad, I think there was a recall a while back. Something to do with the drivers writting on to the negative part of the platter (where the firmware is stored).

I'd RMA the drive asap. Haven't personally had any experience with ...

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p.s. ken, what are you looking to use the PCI-E SSDs for? Server setup?

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The issues with the black screen things sounds like a cooling problem. My older 8800GT had cooling issues and would do funny things in Win 7. Any gaming would cause it to either blank the screen or crash to the desktop, but turning on the computer and doing regular desktop work would be ok.

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*Drools*......
just curious, whats the wear-level like on SSD drives now adays? anywhere near similar to plated hds? Do you think they'd last for about 3-4 years?

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I will let you guys know what it says in the system properties tomorrow.

The only reason I brought this up was because a tech said the 32-bit would see all 4 GB.

ur tech needs his certs updated. Or the very least some more experience with 32bit vs 64bit. I think YOS said it all, no 32bit os will ...

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Initially I thought that was the case too, but I looked at the motherboard and it didn't have any onboard video and I saw the connector was hooked up to the videocard.
This was such a weird case of hardware failure, but my take on things was that a capacitor or some pathway on the PCB board was bad ...

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True to all the above (thanks ken!)

The sweet and short of it:
The comp shop owner tested the card on tuesday and said it was working. It posted and I was left speechless. I ended up buying a 1000W PSU to be extra sure and did tests on not only my machine at home, but also at on two different ...

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Sorry guys... just needed to vent. Soo pissed off right now. I haven't bought new hardware in a while and my videocard fan started to go, I thought it would be a great time to get a new videocard (it gave me enough of a push to finally get rid of my 8800GT). So I went and did some research and found ...

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just adding my two cents:

Depends on what HD company you buy from buy they usually provide some ghosting software on their site. My personal favourite is acronis (usually comes with non-oem drives).

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OMG!!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEN!
Hope you have an amazing day!

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512 will be slow be useable. 2gb is actually what I would recommend for Win XP, things will run much smoother.

BTW I agree with YOS, its most likely the spare drive. Usually when thigns hang or slow down, it isn't the ram / processor that's bad. Could be some bad sectors on the drive causing it to ...

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This really depends on what kind of business your in, but mostly it depends on how things are going now. I'm currently a student at a business school and I'm going to be a part of a team of students that'll be doing some consulting for a couple of business in sept. We'll mostly be helping with ...

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Many thanks ! ^_^

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Miggs wrote:They originally came here for the freedom, now they come for the benefits and of course to commit crimes.

U are now officially ignored.

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More great news about the wonderful peaceful loving illegals.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/04/30/arizona-authorities-searching-deputy-shot-desert/

I hate to drag this up again but....

Seriously, your going to cite Fox "news" as a valid source of information?
How can you not see the biased ...

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These illegal aliens are not trying to escape from pursecution, and tryranny. They are not willing to forsake their native home to seek refuge in a new country where they will make a contribution as new citizens.

They are murderers, drug smugglers, gun runners, gang members. They have overrun our ...

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maxim instant coffe... doesn't taste amazing, but sure gets the job done.

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Goto the Device Manager and under "Mice and other pointing devices", select your mouse and then the "Driver" tab. Check out the Driver date and see if the roll back is available.

One of three things is likely:

1.) You had some crap in your mouse and it finally got dislodged after months of usage ...

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Just adding to YoS:

Fast = Insane speed compared to regular HDs. Only the WD raptors come close to performance. But buyer beware, not all SSD are made the same, always check the specs first. The sustained read/write is very different from one drive / company to another

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This is an oldie and I'm sure more than one person has gotten this before:

User:"Why isn't my coffee cup holder strong enough?"
Me:"Um... Sir, what do you mean by "coffee cup holder"?"
User:"You know the thing that comes out of your computer with the place for your coffee cup?"

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lol...

you should really have created a new thread in the future if you want people to answer. In anycase here is what you should do:

1.) Unplug your computer and then open up your case.
2.) Remove the CMOS battery from your computer (it look like a round nickel) and unplug the power supply from ...

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do yourself a favour and get the 7200rpm drive, especially if you plan on running Windows 7. 5400 is that much slower and the noise issues of the past aren't even really a factor anymore.

As for whether or not you'll see a difference, load times will be slightly faster and will things will ...

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Hey man :) Hope you're doing well, haven't seen you here in a long time.

Again, I don't think the board is the issue as it posts and boots fine with an older card in that slot.

It has been a long time, life & work have kept me busy! I'm glad you remember me haha~

Hmm I would still suggest ...

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Do some basic mobo checks:

-Look for bad caps on the board (Usually boards that sudddenly stop working can be attributed to blown caps, which lead to inconsistent posting).

If this above isn't the case and he can't get the system to post (but just power on), try pulling the CMOS battery from the ...

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Raiding two different kinds of drives isn't recommended. I've tried it in the past and I've found that software RAID works ok in terms of buillding larger partitions (if that's what ur going for) but ur probably trying to go for speed, in which case I'd have to say that you'd be better off doing ...

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Couple pointers:

1.) Check the layout in the case to see if there are any metal support pegs that are making contact with the motherboard. You may have some unecessary pegs that could be causing your problem.

2.) (*Most likely culprit*) If you are able to boot the computer and install windows but ...

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If its a driver upgrade; basically it means that you need to update the software that controls / runs your videocard. You should find out the specifications for your computer and identify what company / make & model videcard you have. Most companies (HP, Compaq, Nvidia, ATI) have straight forward ...

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Core i7 all the way. Nice new stuff.
Just imo that's a lot of fans, it'll be loud even with 120mm. I think 1-2 should be enough.
Plus the dust build will be hell to clean up (I have 3 total in my computer and man its like a vacuum cleaner.

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Hey everyone,

I had a question regarding Windows Server 2008 Firewall. I've noticed it is a bit more complex and allows for some customization in terms of allowing and blocking incoming data. Is it possible to setup the Windows firewall to allow only a certain range of IP address to access the ...

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My first guess would have been to tell you to change your ethernet cable, but since you've tested it with your laptop and it is stable there, my guess would probably be your computer's ethernet connection. It may be a driver issue or some sort of negotiation issue. You should try this:

1.) Identify ...

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I haven't seen a hardware locked dell system in a long long time.
The only thing I can think of is that you have other hardware issues with the machine (i.e Ram,Video card or Power supply issues) that might be causing it to fail or freeze up on you like that.

Have you tried replacing any of the ...

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Seasonic or OCZ seems be good right now. I've used a ton of Enermax and Antec and they seem to be ok for regular builds, but I would personally only use the first two I recommended.

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the ram will run at whatever speed you tell it to. Even if you buy ddr2-800 and put it into your system, it'll still run at ddr2-667 for the front side bus. The only reason you would want to remove the other piece of ram is because you are having stability issues with it.
I recommend you just leave ...

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just a note about high density ram, I've personally had some stability issues on 3 various machines with different makes for all the ram, but same boards. My recommendation is to go for 1 gb sticks if you want better stability. imho.

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RoundEye wrote:Nope, but it’s a good thing you live alone. Things could get a little toxic around you tonight.

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Its most likely not the transistors. The best way to test if they are making noise it to unplug the fan for a short period (like 10 seconds) and power on the system to see if you hear the noise. And yes they are quite dangerous if they explode. As for the RMA, like I said earlier, it is just a fan ...

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WD isn't a bad brand and they have excellent support in terms of warranty. I would go with them or Seagate (whatever you can get your hands on).

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