Re: [H] Crucial M500
The samsung ssds are really good. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 2, 2013, at 4:26 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: +2 for the Samsung 840 Pro. Duncan On 10/02/2013 00:19, Bryan Seitz wrote: +1 for Samsung and or Intel. On Tue, Oct 01, 2013 at 11:07:50PM -0500, Greg Sevart wrote: That's a tougher question to answer. The 840 Pro is positioned as Samsung's premium drive. It uses 19nm MLC NAND. The 840 EVO is the successor to the original 840 (non-pro). It uses 19nm TLC NAND. TLC NAND offers greater densities by storing 3 bits per cell instead of 2 as with traditional MLC. It makes for a less costly drive, but has fewer program/erase (P/E) cycles and lower write performance. The original 840 was a good enough drive (I have one of them), but the EVO was released later with some pretty innovative technology to mitigate the write penalty - specifically, it features a small amount of SLC NAND in the package that increase write performance. However, it retains the TLC advantage of offering higher capacities at lower price points.
Re: [H] 3TB
The deciding factor for me was the hybrid raid. I mix and match different sizes and it works just fine. Before that I had a drobo. Great features but super slow performance. Gave that to my brother in law as a gift and he uses that till today. I don't think I could deal with traditional raid. Having all same size drives would be a bear to upgrade. It's funny. Almost every bay in my synology has a different brand, size and rotation speed. Everything just works and works well. If the synology ever dies I'm never going to switch to another brand. Love the web os of synology and they keep on improving the interface and adding features. I barely use most of them. I just have an antivirus running and do torrents from the synology. I've set it up with ddns so I can add torrents from my phone wherever I am and once I come home it's sitting there for me ready to consume. What more could I want. I also haven't used port teaming to double the bandwidth to 2Gbps. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:48 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Hi Zool, Yes, several in the ReadyNAS community seem to be moving to Synology, QNAP, and, others. Fine. Different strokes for different folks! Nothing more.. I've studied, thought, played with numbers, and decided to stay with my 3 ReadyNAS boxes until something serious happens. For certain, Synology will be where I move to! All of my ReadyNAS run 24/7 and have never dropped a beat in 3 years. I still wait for my 1st HD failure! And, any data loss I have suffered has been totally 'pilot error' (mine!). I'm good. My NAS boxes are the PFM part of my home LAN. Best, Duncan On 09/19/2013 08:28, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: Ready nas are great. It was between that and the synology for me and I went with the latter. 3 years on and its still hasn't skipped a beat. On Sep 19, 2013 3:03 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Lopaka, Never knew you had a ReadyNAS! Silly me. How do you like your NV+ v2? I started with a DUO-v1 in 2009. I can blame John Steinbruner for that. I have added an Ultra 2 and an Ultra 2+. Just now I stay local. In the future I may off-site one of my NAS, or, may try a cloud backup location. For now, I am very happy with my NAS's. Everything I've ever learned about NAS has been viathe ReadyNAS forum via Netgear. Lots of really smart folk there. Duncan On 09/18/2013 20:48, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: I've got five 4TB Seagate drives in a Drobo5N. All working well about 5 mos now. I have 4 WD 3TB reds in a ReadyNAS NV+ v2. I had 1 die within days, but the replacement is fine. The reds have a better-longer warranty. lopaka __**__ From: Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net To: hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**comhardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**com hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:09 PM Subject: Re: [H] 3TB I have at least 10 of them running in my movie box. They work fine for this application. Sent from my mobile device. On Sep 18, 2013, at 5:16 PM, Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org wrote: I want to get one or more 3TB desktop drives to store videos oneither a Seagate or WD ... maybe a WD Red. I am really looking at reliability and price point rather then performance. Anybody have any issues with large 3TB drives?
Re: [H] 3TB
That's sexy. Must read more. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 12:01 AM, Robert Martin Jr. lopaka_...@yahoo.com wrote: What sold me most on the 5N was the ability to add a mSSD in the accelerator bay, to cache data and speed transfers. I have a Crucial m4 128GB mSATA Internal Solid State Drive CT128M4SSD3 in mine. Once I added that, the data transfers are crazy fast. Plus the drobo is 5 bays not 4 like the readynas NV+. lopaka From: DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [H] 3TB Oh! Holy cow! I guess I am still learning how to get my NAS to link up on my LAN. I've never tested, but do not think I see this performance. But then, since completing my 10base1000 LAN, I have never really tested. Actually, I know not how. I just move/copy stuff from my desktop to my NAS, and it goes pretty dang quick! The NAS-to-NAS backups at Zero-dark-30 take place at theNAS' own chosen/agreed upon speed. This I never quibble about. Clearly I might not be on top of this, but it all works so well for me I just don't worry about it at all. I own/run these appliances that are so much smarter than me, but still speak to me in their 'plain speak' that I treat them as 'family.' Except for Intel nic cards, my NAS appliances are the most reliable network devicesI have ever owned. I know that they use a Debian-based Linux OS so I do not dig into their guts. No need to. They just plain workand make digital life a bit better. NAS-ON everyone! Duncan On 09/19/2013 16:07, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: Drobo5N is a completely different beast compared to earlier units. I can transfer 20GB in under a couple minutes over network. ReadyNAS NV+ v1 is about 4-5x that and the v2 6-7x that lopaka From: Zulfiqar Naushad z00...@gmail.com To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 12:46 PM Subject: Re: [H] 3TB The deciding factor for me was the hybrid raid. I mix and match different sizes and it works just fine. Before that I had a drobo. Great features but super slow performance. Gave that to my brother in law as a gift and he uses that till today. I don't think I could deal with traditional raid. Having all same size drives would be a bear to upgrade. It's funny. Almost every bay in my synology has a different brand, size and rotation speed. Everything just works and works well. If the synology ever dies I'm never going to switch to another brand. Love the web os of synology and they keep on improving the interface and adding features. I barely use most of them. I just have an antivirus running and do torrents from the synology. I've set it up with ddns so I can add torrents from my phone wherever I am and once I come home it's sitting there for me ready to consume. What more could I want. I also haven't used port teaming to double the bandwidth to 2Gbps. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 19, 2013, at 6:48 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Hi Zool, Yes, several in the ReadyNAS community seem to be moving to Synology, QNAP, and, others. Fine. Different strokes for different folks! Nothing more.. I've studied, thought, played with numbers, and decided to stay with my 3 ReadyNAS boxes until something serious happens. For certain, Synology will be where I move to! All of my ReadyNAS run 24/7 and have never dropped a beat in 3 years. I still wait for my 1st HD failure! And, any data loss I have suffered has been totally 'pilot error' (mine!). I'm good. My NAS boxes are the PFM part of my home LAN. Best, Duncan On 09/19/2013 08:28, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: Ready nas are great. It was between that and the synology for me and I went with the latter. 3 years on and its still hasn't skipped a beat. On Sep 19, 2013 3:03 PM, DSinc dsinc...@epbfi.com wrote: Lopaka, Never knew you had a ReadyNAS! Silly me. How do you like your NV+ v2? I started with a DUO-v1 in 2009. I can blame John Steinbruner for that. I have added an Ultra 2 and an Ultra 2+. Just now I stay local. In the future I may off-site one of my NAS, or, may try a cloud backup location. For now, I am very happy with my NAS's. Everything I've ever learned about NAS has been viathe ReadyNAS forum via Netgear. Lots of really smart folk there. Duncan On 09/18/2013 20:48, Robert Martin Jr. wrote: I've got five 4TB Seagate drives in a Drobo5N. All working well about 5 mos now. I have 4 WD 3TB reds in a ReadyNAS NV+ v2. I had 1 die within days, but the replacement is fine. The reds have a better-longer warranty. lopaka __**__ From: Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net To: hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**comhardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com hardware@lists.hardwaregroup.**com hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Sent: Wednesday, September
Re: [H] iOS 7
What annoys me is when Apple fanboys see something and say apple invented it. Good example is iCloud. Sent from my iPhone On Sep 20, 2013, at 4:10 AM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote: Why is it a problem to give them credit for making it all work? Sent from my mobile device. On Sep 19, 2013, at 8:25 PM, Zulfiqar Naushad z00...@gmail.com wrote: So, I updated my phone to iOS 7 and it looks pretty decent so far. The new layout is a bit jarring but I'm sure I will get used to it. It's funny how Apple has taken the best bits from different operating systems but somehow have managed to improve them and give them a name. And that's what I don't like about Apple it makes people think that Apple has invented this feature while that is not necessarily the case. Either way it really doesn't matter in the end I think that what Apple is doing pushes the mobile industry forward regardless of how they may copy other people. Indian the real winner is the consumer and that's what matters the most. Sent from my iPhone
[H] Windows 8 Pro
So, I bought an OEM copy of Windows 8 Pro. Decided to do a fresh install (complete wipe) on my system. Call me impressed, it’s fast, stable and yes, the metro interface is different, but after 5 days of using it, I’m finding I end up doing things faster in Windows 8. Has anyone else jumped onto the Windows 8 bandwagon? Sent from Windows Mail
Re: [H] DOCSIS 3.0 - Charter Communications
Gratz. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Mar 12, 2010, at 2:38 AM, Anthony Q. Martin amar...@charter.net wrote: Got my new modem today...surfboard sb6120docsis 3.0 Using my old docsis 2.0 modem, my download speed was 14Mbps with upload speed of 1.8Mbps... Using the new dossis 3.0 modem, my download speed is 26.2 Mbps with upload speed of 3.1 Mbps. Wow...dang...woW. On 3/7/2010 8:52 PM, Jeff Lane wrote: I just kept what I had, which is the basic overpriced service. They claim they give 12MB with the basic one, but I've never seen it, and don't know anyone who has except one guy in California who is in one of my vets groups. He, also, has the basic service(first level, I guess). He has Comcast's rental modem, which is ver. 3.0. Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 5:26 PM Subject: Re: [H] DOCSIS 3.0 - Charter Communications Jeff, when you installed that DOCSIS 3.0 modem did you upgrade your Internet speed plan or are you saying you just got a speed boost with existing service. On 3/7/2010 3:12 PM, Jeff Lane wrote: To my knowledge there are only the ones, whatever that is, and the Motorola, available at this time. I have the Motorola and it has worked flawlessly, so far. I had the same modem as yours for years, as well, however, when I put the ver. 3.0 on line it gave a noticeable speed increase with Comcast. I've had it online for about 3 months now. Jeff Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 6:36 AM Subject: Re: [H] DOCSIS 3.0 - Charter Communications I just noticed that this is one of the two modems that charter supports. Given that they are willing to sell me this modem, I don't see there ever being an issue with tech support, though I can't see why I would ever need it. :) On 3/7/2010 8:55 AM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Other considerations? None that I can see. I don't need tech support. They want $5 per month for rental. I've had my current modem for years. They actually site buying a modem as an option. On 3/7/2010 7:39 AM, Al Anger wrote: Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable Modem for $85.00. Is this a good one? Are there other considerations for you? If you're having trouble, they won't offer tech support unless you are using something they supply. I know it's mostly an exercise in futility for most people on this list to call tech support. :) Just out of curiosity, how much is the rental charge? No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.733 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2729 - Release Date: 03/07/10 14:34:00
Re: [H] Replacement Card - was Re: ATI CATALYST 10.2 10.3 Driver Preview - Final Thoughts and conclusions
I don't know what you guys are ranting about but I have had no problems with catalyst drivers under windows 7. I do have a 4890 though. That may be the reason. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Mar 3, 2010, at 9:40 PM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: My brother had a high-end Sapphire 1900 series card several years back that failed. They didn't have any more, and offered a substantially inferior card as a replacement. They wouldn't even let him pay the difference to upgrade to the next-best offering. I have a Sapphire 5770. The hardware is great, but I'm sorry, the drivers are absolute shit. I've ranted before on the issues I've had with the drivers for this card, so I won't go in to it again. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 9:05 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Replacement Card - was Re: ATI CATALYST 10.2 10.3 Driver Preview - Final Thoughts and conclusions My experience with Sapphire RMA process was very fast. Guess it just depends.. On 3/3/2010 5:08 AM, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 05:20 AM 3/3/2010, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: What card should I get to replace this HIS Radeon HD5770? Another brand of the same card? I can't deal with the crashing. I've had very good luck with Sapphire reliability wise, but the one card I did have a bad fan on, it took forever to get replaced. T
Re: [H] New Phenom II X2 555 C3 revision
I had one of those bp6 motherboards. The first and last dual socket motherboard I owned. Those were the good old days. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Feb 20, 2010, at 9:05 AM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: Oh, absolutely, but it doesn't always work out that way. Similar deal to the old 300MHz Pentium II's with the SL2W8 s-spec. Most did 450MHz just fine, but mine was always a little buggy. Then the Celeron 300A was the big thing, and I got two, both did 464MHz all day long for a full 10 years before they were finally knocked out of service by a PSU that went bad. Luck of the draw on either side, I suppose. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:04 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] New Phenom II X2 555 C3 revision Yeah, I have to agree but if you read as many hardware reviews as I do they practically say most will unlock and tout the bang for buck. I have a 0904 X3 720 BE that will unlock the 4th core stably and I bought it the same day NewEgg began to sell them. That was before anybody knew about ACC and unlocking cores/cache. I don't feel comfortable RMA'ing it as you say it works as advertised. Still, would have been nice to have a $104 quad core... On 2/19/2010 3:04 PM, Greg Sevart wrote: Unethical. If it runs at its designed and advertised specifications, returning it for not exceeding them is just wrong. So is returning it for any reason or invoking the warranty now that you have overclocked and overvolted it, IMO. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 2:35 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] New Phenom II X2 555 C3 revision Well my new CPU came yesterday and it overclocks to 4 GHz stably with 1.4v which I don't consider excessive. However, it won't unlock the other 2 cores so I expect there is a defect in 1 or more of the unused cores. What is the collectives opinion on sending it back for a replacement? Ethical or not? What would you do if you wanted a cheap dually that you wanted to run as a quad? Thanks!
Re: [H] something is going on at PCPC
Zalman makes some very beefy power supplies. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Jan 28, 2010, at 5:20 PM, maccrawj maccr...@gmail.com wrote: No more Antec for me! After a caps fiasco killed 2 supposedly premium PSU's that were used 12mo/ea. They refused to give consideration that despite warranty being expired, the units clearly had manufacturing flaw vs. dying from old age and and the replacement had sat for almost a year before being put to work only to die 6mo later. Of course when I opened the barely 6mo dead replacement unit, all the popped caps were a known crap hu-flung-dung brand. Dunno who OEM'd them for antec but I stay away on principal for getting burned! On 1/26/2010 5:38 PM, James Boswell wrote: I had some terrible reliability problems with various models of antec PSU a couple of years ago, had several models all develop dead +12v power for the cpu connector in a fairly short timeframe, and that kinda put me off. pretty much everything I've got or maintain has an Enermax or Corsair unit in it, and I've had no trouble with them. Also had good results from Tagan units. On 26 Jan 2010, at 20:10, Neil Davidson wrote: Antec, Corsair and Enermax PSUs get a lot of rep from forums I'm on.
Re: [H] something is going on at PCPC
Seasonic is good but relatively expensive. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Jan 28, 2010, at 9:15 PM, Greg Sevart ad...@xfury.net wrote: I've had numerous Antec supplies die as well. Some of them erupted into a shower of smoke and sparks, and others just dropped the +5v rail. CWT (Channel Well Technology) was the OEM of Antec units during their worst phase. Supposedly CWT units are good now (Corsair switched to them after their initial SeaSonic-based units did so well), but I'm still staying the hell away. I think Antec mostly uses Delta now. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of maccrawj Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:21 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] something is going on at PCPC No more Antec for me! After a caps fiasco killed 2 supposedly premium PSU's that were used 12mo/ea. They refused to give consideration that despite warranty being expired, the units clearly had manufacturing flaw vs. dying from old age and and the replacement had sat for almost a year before being put to work only to die 6mo later. Of course when I opened the barely 6mo dead replacement unit, all the popped caps were a known crap hu-flung-dung brand. Dunno who OEM'd them for antec but I stay away on principal for getting burned! On 1/26/2010 5:38 PM, James Boswell wrote: I had some terrible reliability problems with various models of antec PSU a couple of years ago, had several models all develop dead +12v power for the cpu connector in a fairly short timeframe, and that kinda put me off. pretty much everything I've got or maintain has an Enermax or Corsair unit in it, and I've had no trouble with them. Also had good results from Tagan units. On 26 Jan 2010, at 20:10, Neil Davidson wrote: Antec, Corsair and Enermax PSUs get a lot of rep from forums I'm on.
Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!
Set the realtime defrag to off. And set a schedule for every other day when you are sleeping. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Jan 13, 2010, at 6:59 AM, Stan Zaske swza...@yahoo.com wrote: I use Diskeeper for a manual defrag every now and then. I don't like it running in the background however as it sometimes causes a noticeable drag on performance. On 1/12/2010 10:54 AM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: You guys still run defraggers? On 1/12/2010 11:46 AM, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: I really find diskkeeper pretty blah. But their windows home server add on is nice Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Tim Lidertimli...@adv-data.com Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:40:16 To:hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! Hello all, Did you guys forget Diskeeper. Diskeeper is the mother of all Defraggers. http://www.diskeeper.com/ It even prevents a majority of fragmentation. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Bino Gopal Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 8:20 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! So just got an email for half-price on OO Defrag 12 Pro; so $14.95 instead of $30...has anyone who tried out OO think that it's worth that price for v12 vs the free v10? 48 hr deal only for anyone who registered to dl the v10 through the link Zul sent (thanks again for that btw!). BINO -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Naushad, Zulfiqar Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 4:00 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! The larger companies have more budget for development and hence you can expect better algorithims for defragging. That may not always be the case but is pretty much the norm. Right now I am using Raxco Perfectdisk, but will try OO tonight. Regards, -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of maccrawj Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 1:33 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! Thanks Z, I'll give it a spin. Recently I've been using MyDefrag AKA jkDefrag. Don't know how good a job it's been doing but I do like that it's real lightweight on the resources. Happy New Year all... On 1/1/2010 12:14 PM, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: Read, download and enjoy! http://www.oo-software.com/home/en/special/komputerswiat/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.725 / Virus Database: 270.14.136/2616 - Release Date: 01/12/10 02:35:00
Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!
Windows native deragger is pretty bad. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Jan 13, 2010, at 12:48 AM, Joe User joeu...@chronic.org wrote: Hello Thane, Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 12:23:28 PM, you wrote: At 12:54 PM 1/12/2010, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: You guys still run defraggers? That's what I was thinking. I've never been able to show an improvement in speed with a defragger in years. I did some tests about five years ago and after repeatedly failing to get any better than a 5% improvement, I stopped bothering. I defrag with windows native once - maybe twice a year. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!/Aspire Revo
Are you using windows or Linux? Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Jan 3, 2010, at 9:40 PM, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: I picked one up at newegg. Used it for a side room. Connects straight to whs, and does 720p with no issues at all. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Joe User joeu...@chronic.org Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:39:02 To: Steve Tomporowskihardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!/Aspire Revo Hello Steve, Saturday, January 2, 2010, 6:30:14 PM, you wrote: You must have missed this link: http://lifehacker.com/5391308/build-a-silent-standalone-xbmc-media-center-on-the-cheap In short, you have a tiny noiseless PC that has HDMI out and can run at least 720p and most of the time 1080p because of the ION chip. Ok , I want to make one of these... thats really, pretty kewl. Anyone bought one? Where at? Any other info not found on the site to share? -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!/Aspire Revo
I think Linux would work better. Lifehacker has an article about that. With vdapau you can get full accelleration via the nvidia chipset. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Jan 3, 2010, at 11:07 PM, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: Windows7. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Zulfiqar Naushad z00...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 23:00:02 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.comhardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!/Aspire Revo Are you using windows or Linux? Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Jan 3, 2010, at 9:40 PM, tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: I picked one up at newegg. Used it for a side room. Connects straight to whs, and does 720p with no issues at all. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Joe User joeu...@chronic.org Date: Sun, 3 Jan 2010 12:39:02 To: Steve Tomporowskihardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!/Aspire Revo Hello Steve, Saturday, January 2, 2010, 6:30:14 PM, you wrote: You must have missed this link: http://lifehacker.com/5391308/build-a-silent-standalone-xbmc-media-center-on-the-cheap In short, you have a tiny noiseless PC that has HDMI out and can run at least 720p and most of the time 1080p because of the ION chip. Ok , I want to make one of these... thats really, pretty kewl. Anyone bought one? Where at? Any other info not found on the site to share? -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!
You could try. But I think the key would not work. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Jan 2, 2010, at 9:12 AM, Rick Glazier rickglaz...@gmail.com wrote: That link works here. (Thanks.) I had previously found it by looking in their archive section. I'm pretty sure it is a bad idea to install the ver 12 and try the old ver 10 key... Rick Glazier From: Naushad Zulfiqar More specifically here... http://www.oo-software.com/home/en/download/archive/index.php?product=oodefrag10pro
Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!
Go to the archive section to dowload version 10. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Jan 2, 2010, at 12:33 AM, Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com wrote: Have you been to that link? It only has version 12, not 10 Jeff Lane wrote: They give you the link in the email they sent, or go to the website and download the trial, which can be activated. Jeff Sent: Friday, January 01, 2010 1:10 PM Subject: Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG! Maybe I'm a little slow on the uptake, but I've got a key now, how the heck do I download it? Bryan Seitz wrote: Nice, thanks! On Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 11:14:46PM +0300, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: Read, download and enjoy! http://www.oo-software.com/home/en/special/komputerswiat/ -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4736 (20100101) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4736 (20100101) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4736 (20100101) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] Free new years gift for HWG!
Glad to be of help. Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad On Jan 1, 2010, at 11:27 PM, Bryan Seitz se...@bsd-unix.net wrote: Nice, thanks! On Fri, Jan 01, 2010 at 11:14:46PM +0300, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: Read, download and enjoy! http://www.oo-software.com/home/en/special/komputerswiat/ -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad -- Bryan G. Seitz
Re: [H] Potentially dumb networking question
No. Not the uplink port but rather any one of those 3 ports. So you will have 2 devices directly on the apple router. 1 port from the router to the switch and 1 device to the switch giving you 6 more open ports on the router. I say put everything on the switch and just a cable from the switch to the apple router. Performance should be a bit better since they are all on the single switch fabric. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 20, 2009, at 8:56 PM, Brian Weeden brian.wee...@gmail.com wrote: I'm a bit sleep deprived this morning and wanted to make sure I'm clear on something which is probably a duh question. I have more than 3 ethernet devices in my home theater rack and right now my router is an Airport Extreme which only has 3 ethernet ports. I can just add something like an 8-port Gigabit ethernet swtich, put the router on the uplink port, and presto, I'm all good, right? Or am I missing something stupid? --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US
Re: [H] Potentially dumb networking question
True but I haven't come across such a switch in years. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 21, 2009, at 3:24 AM, Joe User joeu...@chronic.org wrote: Just a side mote: note all networking devices use an uplink port or the last or first port with an activation button for that port anymore, most of the new stuff just auto senses and automagically configures for crossover. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... ...now these points of data make a beautiful line...
Re: [H] Catalyst 9.12 released..
Thanks for the heads up. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 18, 2009, at 4:46 AM, Stan Zaske swza...@yahoo.com wrote: Get em while they're hot for your ATI video cards you Zombie killing mofo's. Happy Holidays!
Re: [H] I5 I7 ??
I just got my i7 860 up and running with 8 gb corsair ram. Very smooth. In fact it is so fast that I can feel my velociraptor holding it back. Maybe a ssd is in the future but not now. Still hurting from the cash outflow. --Original Message-- From: Garind P Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Oct 2, 2009 9:42 PM Hi guys, Has been too long just lurking Duncan, For me, watching 8 threads is cool indeed man ... nothing more I just rebuild my things, with : 1. I7 920 + Red Scorpion Xigmatek HFS + DFI LP-DK-X58 + 6GB Corsair, Sapphire H4850 2. i5 750 + Noctua NH-U12P SE2 + ASUS P7P55D + 4GB GSkill, HEC H4850 The i5 750 is easier to OC maybe is because it doesn't have hyperthreading. With my room ambient temperature around 30-35degC (40-45 degC inside case), the i5-750 can be run at 3.6GHz daily base only increasing the BCLK to 180MHz. The i7 can only get stable at 3.33GHz (only increasing BCLK to166MHz) for daily use because it can hit higher than than maximum recommended core temp (100 degC). Maybe I need to replace or modified the HSF. Performnace wise in their OC condition, of course the i5-750 felt snappier (higher cpu clock) then the i7-920. At 06:04 AM 9/29/2009, you wrote: Zul, I know you are a heavy user, but please explain the 8 threads in the task mangler. I am confused. Why is this important or even germain to Winterlight's question? How is this work-in-my-home related? Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task manager. Regards, GP --- oc ur mobo not urself or anybody else
Re: [H] I5 I7 ??
Oh yeah. I got a msi p55 gd 65 motherboard. Very nice and so far it is stable. Ran a 24 hour loop with occt and it came out with nary a crash. Next step is some mild overclocking and another 24 hour run with occt. --Original Message-- From: Garind P Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Oct 2, 2009 9:42 PM Hi guys, Has been too long just lurking Duncan, For me, watching 8 threads is cool indeed man ... nothing more I just rebuild my things, with : 1. I7 920 + Red Scorpion Xigmatek HFS + DFI LP-DK-X58 + 6GB Corsair, Sapphire H4850 2. i5 750 + Noctua NH-U12P SE2 + ASUS P7P55D + 4GB GSkill, HEC H4850 The i5 750 is easier to OC maybe is because it doesn't have hyperthreading. With my room ambient temperature around 30-35degC (40-45 degC inside case), the i5-750 can be run at 3.6GHz daily base only increasing the BCLK to 180MHz. The i7 can only get stable at 3.33GHz (only increasing BCLK to166MHz) for daily use because it can hit higher than than maximum recommended core temp (100 degC). Maybe I need to replace or modified the HSF. Performnace wise in their OC condition, of course the i5-750 felt snappier (higher cpu clock) then the i7-920. At 06:04 AM 9/29/2009, you wrote: Zul, I know you are a heavy user, but please explain the 8 threads in the task mangler. I am confused. Why is this important or even germain to Winterlight's question? How is this work-in-my-home related? Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task manager. Regards, GP --- oc ur mobo not urself or anybody else
Re: [H] I5 I7 ??
It overclocks just as well if not better. --Original Message-- From: Jason Carson Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 30, 2009 3:00 AM Does the i5 and new i7 overclock as well as the original i7? My 2nd PCs motherboard has apparently died so I am looking at a upgrade, motherboard, ram and CPU. The I5 is the cheapest at 200 but there is a 800 series I7 for 80 bucks more... why wouldn't I want to go with the I7 It is getting so you need to take a class to figure out Intel /AMD CPU lines.
Re: [H] I5 I7 ??
No need to apologize. I sometimes find it sad that I get excited by such things but that's me. -Original Message- From: DSinc dx7...@bellsouth.net Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:15:13 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Stan/Zulfiqar, LOL! Somehow along the time line I forgot one of the true principles of our collective. I apologize for my questions. I should have known better even before I pressed the 'send' key! I am now in rehabilitation hoping to recalibrate my perspectives. LOL! Best, Duncan swzaske wrote: That happens once in a while. LOL Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: You hit the nail right on the head. --Original Message-- From: swzaske Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 29, 2009 7:01 AM Bragging rights and if you have the cash why not? DSinc wrote: Zul, I know you are a heavy user, but please explain the 8 threads in the task mangler. I am confused. Why is this important or even germain to Winterlight's question? How is this work-in-my-home related? Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task manager. --Original Message-- From: Winterlight Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 28, 2009 11:35 PM My 2nd PCs motherboard has apparently died so I am looking at a upgrade, motherboard, ram and CPU. The I5 is the cheapest at 200 but there is a 800 series I7 for 80 bucks more... why wouldn't I want to go with the I7 It is getting so you need to take a class to figure out Intel /AMD CPU lines.
Re: [H] Eve Online anyone?
Surprisingly. I did not like eve that much. Too slow paced for me. I'm thoroughly addicted to age of conan though. --Original Message-- From: Christopher Fisk Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Eve Online anyone? Sent: Sep 30, 2009 6:31 PM I just started a 21 day trial (I had tried it a few years back and wasn't ready for it -- it was too much of a game for me at the time and I was still too much into WoW.) Now that I'm out of WoW since before WotLK I've had a good break from MMO's and I've got the itch to try Eve. So far I like it. I'm only 3 days in, but I've worked myself into a destroyer running L1 Missions and storyline missions. I've got EveMon going, my public information for my player is: User ID: 5655948 API Key: BCCB8753AD734AD1B567DAF4099B842D37196511124942109542E2E7CE2B474E Anyone a long(er) time Eve Player willing to help me out with some advice? Thanks! Christopher Fisk -- Kaylee: Look at the pretties! Wash: What am I looking at, the girls or the clothes? --Episode #4, Shindig -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
Re: [H] I5 I7 ??
You hit the nail right on the head. --Original Message-- From: swzaske Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 29, 2009 7:01 AM Bragging rights and if you have the cash why not? DSinc wrote: Zul, I know you are a heavy user, but please explain the 8 threads in the task mangler. I am confused. Why is this important or even germain to Winterlight's question? How is this work-in-my-home related? Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task manager. --Original Message-- From: Winterlight Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 28, 2009 11:35 PM My 2nd PCs motherboard has apparently died so I am looking at a upgrade, motherboard, ram and CPU. The I5 is the cheapest at 200 but there is a 800 series I7 for 80 bucks more... why wouldn't I want to go with the I7 It is getting so you need to take a class to figure out Intel /AMD CPU lines.
Re: [H] stop sending mail to me with request
Hopefully it didn't cost you too much. --Original Message-- From: Jim Edwards Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] stop sending mail to me with request Sent: Sep 28, 2009 3:21 PM He has been removed. Sorry for the delay folks, was on the left cost for a bit At 9/24/2009 07:43 AM, Rick Glazier wrote: List-Unsubscribe: http://lists.hardwaregroup.com/options.cgi/hardware-hardwaregroup.com, mailto:hardware-requ...@hardwaregroup.com?subject=unsubscribe That is in all message headers that this list sends. Click the second line and all your problems will be solved. (Make that our problems instead, grin) - Original Message - From: Boby Megharaj bobyquest...@yahoo.in To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 4:01 PM Subject: [H] stop sending mail to me with request i do not want mail by you, so plez do not send me. Yahoo! India has a new look. Take a sneak peek http://in.yahoo.com/trynew No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.112/2392 - Release Date: 09/24/09 05:52:00
Re: [H] I5 I7 ??
Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task manager. --Original Message-- From: Winterlight Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 28, 2009 11:35 PM My 2nd PCs motherboard has apparently died so I am looking at a upgrade, motherboard, ram and CPU. The I5 is the cheapest at 200 but there is a 800 series I7 for 80 bucks more... why wouldn't I want to go with the I7 It is getting so you need to take a class to figure out Intel /AMD CPU lines.
Re: [H] I5 I7 ??
Oh yeah one more thing. The biggest single performance gain will be realized by purchasing a SSD drive. So go core i5 and if possible get a SSD drive and prepare for your jaws to hit the floor. --Original Message-- From: DSinc Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 29, 2009 2:04 AM Zul, I know you are a heavy user, but please explain the 8 threads in the task mangler. I am confused. Why is this important or even germain to Winterlight's question? How is this work-in-my-home related? Best, Duncan Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Actually if you look at performance per watt ratings the i5 does better. I just bought an i7 so I could see 8 threads in task manager. --Original Message-- From: Winterlight Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] I5 I7 ?? Sent: Sep 28, 2009 11:35 PM My 2nd PCs motherboard has apparently died so I am looking at a upgrade, motherboard, ram and CPU. The I5 is the cheapest at 200 but there is a 800 series I7 for 80 bucks more... why wouldn't I want to go with the I7 It is getting so you need to take a class to figure out Intel /AMD CPU lines.
Re: [H] advise
The pixel density at such size screens are so dense that you may not really notice any difference between 720 and 1080. For bigger flat screens 1080 is noticeable (ie bluray) -Original Message- From: Steve Tomporowski didym...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:00:06 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] advise Okay, only from a quick survey at Walmart and Best Buy. All of their sets under 37 are 720p. Which I thought was very weird as computer flat panels have been higher than that in those sizes for years Thanks for the link. Steve Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: Where did you hear that all TV's below 37 inches are only 720? Check this out. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENEN=2102640411+1 38902005+138982080QksAutoSuggestion=ShowDeactivatedMark=FalseConfigur ator=Subcategory=411description=Ntk=CFG=SpeTabStoreType=srchInDesc = 32 inches and 1080p. -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 4:19 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] advise Since we're on this subjectAll TV's below 37 are 720. What does one of those TV's do when fed with a 1080 signal? Or does it just not display? I've wondered about that since I would think that with the mixtures of 1080/720 stations, they'd want everything to display everythingor am I mistake because that makes sense? Steve Greg Sevart wrote: Scientifically, it's hard to understand why this happened because CRT, LCoS and DLP offered the highest picture quality at the lowest price, while direct-view large-screen LCDs have historically offered the lowest picture quality at the highest price. This seems to be the I disagree completely with this statement from the analysis. Projection-based technologies have had two advantages: they're cheap and available in very large sizes. They haven't ever really been competitive in terms of image quality with anything other than bottom-feeder LCD and plasma sets. Personally, I'm a big fan of Samsung's current lineup of LCD sets. I don't really like their marketing though...for example, the new sets are NOT LED TVs. They're LED-backlit LCDs. It's a major step forward in technology to be sure, but it is still an LCD panel with the only change being from a CCFL to LED backlight. AFAIK, the only places you'll find real LED TVs are the huge jumbotrons at sporting venues. I should also mention that several people that have seen my 52 Samsung Series 7 (LN52A750-now 1 year old) have went out and bought one themselves based on nothing other than the spectacular image quality. Sony's best sets are very comparable as well--you can't really go wrong with either of them at this point. Plasma has always felt more like an interim technology to me, and the sales volume supports that. There are still a few things they do better than LCDs, but the current generation of LCDs have gotten so good that plasma really only becomes compelling when looking for a set bigger than the 52-55 that mainstream LCDs seem to top out at. Just my two cents. Opinions on this topic tend to be quitestrong. Greg __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4461 (20090927) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4461 (20090927) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4461 (20090927) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4462 (20090927) __ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com
Re: [H] advise
Kuro tv's have/had the best contrast ratio and blacks were really black. And yes. I think that they are no longer producing plasmas any more. -Original Message- From: maccrawj maccr...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:48:23 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] advise I thought Pioneer was out of the plasma business last year thus not making Kuro sets anymore? Yes, they WERE the best, pricey, and worth it but no longer made AFAIK. Winterlight wrote: At 07:00 PM 9/26/2009, you wrote: Everything over 39 or so is 1080p, plasma is dead, you want 120hz or better refresh I wouldn't say that. The best HD display available is still the Pioneer Elites, all be it they are very expensive. Plasma still has the best color, and black levels and I think you would be hard pressed to find an expert who doesn't think so. For high end 60 inch and above I still think they have a place. They just need to get the power requirement down. and the price. this is a interesting article from last June http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2349236,00.asp June 24, 2009 -By Dr. Raymond Soneira, President DisplayMate Technologies Corp. LCD-Plasma Display Technology Shoot-Out If you were shopping for a large-screen HDTV just a few years ago you would have seen mostly Rear Projection HDTVs, based primarily on DLP, LCD and LCoS technologies, plus a fair number of pricey direct-view Plasmas, and maybe a few very expensive direct-view LCDs. It's amazing how the TV industry has abruptly toggled into an entirely different lineup. Now you'll see mostly direct-view LCDs together with a small number of Plasmas. If you look in some back corner you may find a few attractively priced Rear Projection DLP HDTVs. CRT and LCoS technologies are now dead for HDTVs, and Rear Projection is a dead man walking. Scientifically, it's hard to understand why this happened because CRT, LCoS and DLP offered the highest picture quality at the lowest price, while direct-view large-screen LCDs have historically offered the lowest picture quality at the highest price. This seems to be the result of a series of consumer misconceptions together with some high powered industry marketing. Of course, all of the display technologies have improved dramatically over the last few years, so we decided to revisit this topic and do a new in-depth Shoot-Out comparison and analysis of LCD and Plasma technologies to find out how they are currently performing. snip
Re: [H] Hitachi hard drives.
I've had 2 hitachi drives fail on me this year. One was a desktop drive and another was my laptop drive. I really like the drives in terms of price and performance. But their failure rate is just too high for me to like them. I still will try hitachi again. But not for a long time. -Original Message- From: Robert Martin Jr. lopa...@pacbell.net Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:21:13 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Hitachi hard drives. Brand new from newegg. It ran great for 3 weeks after copying backup files to it (about 1TB of stuff), then the server went down. When I tried to reboot the drive was completely dead. No spin up, nuthin. Tried it in a couple other boxes with now luck. I put the 1TB WD it replaced back in the box and am back up and running. No problems I can tell except for the dead HDD. lopaka --- On Sun, 9/13/09, Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org wrote: From: Winterlight winterli...@winterlight.org Subject: Re: [H] Hitachi hard drives. To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Sunday, September 13, 2009, 7:10 PM At 04:44 PM 9/13/2009, you wrote: I had a seagate 1.5 TB die after 3 weeks recently and am still waiting for the replacement. I really... I just ordered that drive on Friday. I can't loose for 108 dollars, but I don't want to risk that much data to a flaky drive...is yours a new one? They get great reviews other then the firmware problem that existed a year ago. what was it plugged into it? Can you account for the problem?
Re: [H] Hitachi hard drives.
I have 2 seagate 1.5 tb drives and they are running fine after the firmware fiasco. --Original Message-- From: Winterlight Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Hitachi hard drives. Sent: Sep 14, 2009 5:10 AM At 04:44 PM 9/13/2009, you wrote: I had a seagate 1.5 TB die after 3 weeks recently and am still waiting for the replacement. I really... I just ordered that drive on Friday. I can't loose for 108 dollars, but I don't want to risk that much data to a flaky drive...is yours a new one? They get great reviews other then the firmware problem that existed a year ago. what was it plugged into it? Can you account for the problem?
Re: [H] -OT- Can anyone explain Norton's new ad campaign?
Just a question. I was curious about the virus def files. Which company releases them the fastest? I was reading about panda cloud based antivirus. Interesting concept. --Original Message-- From: Rick Glazier Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] -OT- Can anyone explain Norton's new ad campaign? Sent: Sep 14, 2009 6:42 PM The products (NIS + AV) have improved, except the brain dead *smart update* in Norton Utilities 14. (Newest.) The ads are very odd... Rick Glazier From: Don Couture Their products suck why shouldn't their advertising...
[H] i5
Anyone taking the plunge? I will most probably be taking the plunge at the end of this month and will be going with the MSI P55-GD65.
[H] Hitachi hard drives.
What is wrong with Hitachi? Can't they make a decent hard drive? I am completely open to manufacturers and have toshiba, seagate, wd, hitachi and samsung hard drives. It seems that the hitachis are the ones with the greatest failure rate. Lately I noticed my laptop slowing down tremendously. I thought it was because it was due to it not being formatted for a long time. But I just found out that the 7200 rpm hdd in it (which is 6 months old) started vibrating a lot and making gentle click sounds. Right now I am imaging it to a wd drive. :-(
Re: [H] i5
Just waiting for a bit more reviews of different boards but already know that I will get the i5 and 8Gb RAM. --Original Message-- From: swzaske Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] i5 Sent: Sep 13, 2009 10:10 PM Never going the Intel route myself but the reviews on that board are very good. Zulfiqar Naushad wrote: Anyone taking the plunge? I will most probably be taking the plunge at the end of this month and will be going with the MSI P55-GD65.
Re: [H] firefox 3.5
At my office we still use ie 6. Its just too lame. -Original Message- From: Bryan Seitz se...@bsd-unix.net Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:47:37 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] firefox 3.5 lol what businesses don't use it? On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 09:40:12PM -0400, Brian Weeden wrote: Kind of ironic, isn't it :) --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org Montreal Office +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 9:34 PM, swzaske swza...@yahoo.com wrote: The extensions are what makes Firefox and probably the reason so many businesses don't use it. I have a half dozen that I use that definitely improve the functionality and security. Brian Weeden wrote: For me, the extensions are the reason I can't leave FF. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org Montreal Office +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Bryan Seitz se...@bsd-unix.net wrote: No native adblock or other plugins no opera for me. It is quite fast though. On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 11:39:37PM +0100, Neil Davidson wrote: I'm a big Opera fan and have been recommending it to people whenever I can. Opera 10 is really slick, much more polished than 9.64. 100% on Acid3 as well (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid3) -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: 08 September 2009 17:14 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] firefox 3.5 If there are any other Opera fans out there they just came out with Opera 10 which is really nice. A lot of subtle changes and a few new features that solve all my issues with the 9.7 version. And it is really quick. At 04:54 AM 9/8/2009, you wrote: Any of you using this yet? What's the word? Good, bad? -- Bryan G. Seitz -- Bryan G. Seitz
Re: [H] firefox 3.5
Does xmarks and adblock plus or something similar exist for opera? If yes then I am willing to switch. I personally prefer chrome but can't live without xmarks and abp. --Original Message-- From: Neil Davidson Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] firefox 3.5 Sent: Sep 9, 2009 1:39 AM I'm a big Opera fan and have been recommending it to people whenever I can. Opera 10 is really slick, much more polished than 9.64. 100% on Acid3 as well (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid3) -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: 08 September 2009 17:14 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] firefox 3.5 If there are any other Opera fans out there they just came out with Opera 10 which is really nice. A lot of subtle changes and a few new features that solve all my issues with the 9.7 version. And it is really quick. At 04:54 AM 9/8/2009, you wrote: Any of you using this yet? What's the word? Good, bad?
Re: [H] Router Security
Depending on your budget why not look at a firewall appliance? --Original Message-- From: Tim Lider Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Router Security Sent: Aug 31, 2009 6:25 PM Hello all, Although, I am an expert on Hard Drive's I am a nub when it comes to routers, well at least a novice. Right now my work has a Netopia 22447 NWG router installed for a DSL access. My boss keeps telling me to strengthen the security on the router. Well, the password was changed and wireless is turned off. There is not much more I can do, that I know of. 1. Would an additional Router added to the line between the Netopia and Network switches increase security without slowing down internet traffic? If it is a viable solution, which router should I get? 3. Make a Linux Box using Unbuntu and a Router between the Netopia and Network switches? Let me know what you all think, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com
Re: [H] Wireless part of Linksys router dying?
Is your router a wrt54gl? Can you check what version it is? You can find that underneath the router. --Original Message-- From: Anthony Q. Martin Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Wireless part of Linksys router dying? Sent: Aug 20, 2009 4:38 PM I had not thought of rebooting the Tivo or updating the firmware. In fact, I doubt the firmware as ever been updated since I got it. The Tivo is relatively new and it's firmware gets updated by the Tivo people...I kinda wonder if they caused this. Still, I'll looking into your ideas. Thanks. Christopher Fisk wrote: On Thu, 20 Aug 2009, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Should I get a new router? Does rebooting the Tivo fix it? If not, it is router, if so, more troubleshooting is in order. Firmware on router? Christopher Fisk
Re: [H] What a difference a switch makes!
Speaking of enterprise grade switches. Do enterprise grade access points also exhibit such dramatic improvements? -Original Message- From: DSinc dx7...@bellsouth.net Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:57:01 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] What a difference a switch makes! Ryan, You just shared a magic thingy! VOiP!!! I do not do this. Did not do it when I made my 'switch upgrade' decision. This may be a very good reason for our different choices. Certainly I am more LAN feature-less that most on our List. Fine. Best, Duncan Ryan Vorachek wrote: As far as I know there is nothing wrong with the Dell switches. I've never used one, but they do look feature rich. Possibly more feature rich than any home network needs, but that's not a bad thing. :) We ended up with Procurves as they were tested to work with out new VoIP phone system and the Dells were... Cisco was, but the sticker shock was too great on those for the owners (and me). I really do like PoE, don't use it for too much yet except the phones and a wireless access point, but it is really neat. Yeah my old SMCs do jumb-frames still have yet to test that too. I used to run a pair of netgear 316 or something like that (3xx series 10/100 switches anyway) and liked them. The SMCs are basically a faster version of those... i.e. a typical unmanaged switch. I would at times very much like a managed switch at home, but never have pulled the trigger on one. :) -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:49 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] What a difference a switch makes! Ryan, Can not say that Procurve switches were not mentioned when I converted from 10/100 switches to 10/100/1000 switches some time back. I chose to go with a pair of Dell PowerConnect 2716's. The home LAN has never been as nice as it is now. And, I still have not started to play with jumbo-frames. Next time, maybe the Procurve's.. :) Best, Duncan Ryan Vorachek wrote: I'll second that. We switched to Procurve switches a couple years ago from 3com stuff. The HP switches are fast and built like tanks. That said we did loose one during a firmware update. Flashed the ROM and waited for it to come back up and waited... and waited... called HP support. I remember the guy stating that this is very unusual and the first time he's seen this. The good news is HP shipped out one next day air so all was happy quickly. (apart from the creative wire rerouting that I had to do while the switch was down.) I would love Procurves at home, but my rather old SMC gigabit switches are working well enough to not justify the upgrade cost. :) Ryan -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Julian Zottl Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 8:28 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] What a difference a switch makes! Procurve's are great switches. For any Enterprise customers out there, I highly recommend them. They have served me well at a couple of companies! Julian On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:54 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar zulfiqar.naus...@siemens.com wrote: Just wanted to share my experiences regarding my foray into switches. Initially I used the switch that came with the router. However, since getting my Windows Home Server, I now regularly transfer several hundred gigabytes at a time. As you would imagine 10/100 just did not cut it for me. I looked around and settled on a nice 3Com gigabit switch (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I1ZA0G/ref=ox_ya_oh_product) and it served me quite well for almost 1 year. As my devices grew and my server balooned to 8 TB of storage, I was abusing the little switch to oblivion. After doing a bit of searching around, I settled on (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I7SWLO/ref=ox_ya_oh_product) and all I can say is that I am one happy camper! I know this seems odd, but the performance change was quite noticeable. Before, I would feel the 3Com switch struggling during multi computer transfers (i.e copying 100GB from computer A - B and simultaneously from C - D). But now, I feel that doing the same exercise on the ProCurve is much faster. Also, having a metal case and a web UI also helps. All-in-all, I am one happy camper! Highly recommended for anyone out there!
Re: [H] D-Link DGL-4300 power adapter died (?)
I would suggest just getting a new router. --Original Message-- From: James Maki Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] D-Link DGL-4300 power adapter died (?) Sent: Aug 1, 2009 7:59 AM Hi all, Tonight I lost my internet connection and notice all the lights on my router were out. It has been really hot and the power adapter was hot. Can I safely assume (yes, I know the what happens when ...) it is the power supply, or must I worry that the unit itself is gone belly up? It is four years old. The replacement adapters are NOT readily available and I wonder if spending ~$30+ for an adapter that may or may not solve the problem is a wise investment. Any insight and/or suggestions? Thanks, Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net
Re: [H] D-Link DGL-4300 power adapter died (?)
If you can find a right amp and volt multi power adapter at radio shack then you can splice the connector from the original adapter. Otherwise you would have to shell out a lot for the original dlink adapter. --Original Message-- From: James Maki Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] D-Link DGL-4300 power adapter died (?) Sent: Aug 1, 2009 7:51 PM Duncan, Steve and Zulfiqar, Thanks for the replies. I cobbled together a cord running from the +5 volt of a power supply to the jack and the router came back to life! So the power brick had just given up the ghost. Will now have to find a replacement. Thanks for the input. P.S. I did do the sniff test and the router passed :0) Jim jwm_maill...@comcast.net James Maki wrote: Hi all, Tonight I lost my internet connection and notice all the lights on my router were out. It has been really hot and the power adapter was hot. Can I safely assume (yes, I know the what happens when ...) it is the power supply, or must I worry that the unit itself is gone belly up? It is four years old. The replacement adapters are NOT readily available and I wonder if spending ~$30+ for an adapter that may or may not solve the problem is a wise investment. Any insight and/or suggestions? Thanks, Jim Maki jwm_maill...@comcast.net
Re: [H] D-Link DGL-4300 power adapter died (?)
Didn't know the shack was expensive for this kind of stuff. After all I am in KSA. ;-) --Original Message-- From: Winterlight Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] D-Link DGL-4300 power adapter died (?) Sent: Aug 1, 2009 8:40 PM At 10:26 AM 8/1/2009, you wrote: If you can find a right amp and volt multi power adapter at radio shack then you can splice the connector from the original adapter. Otherwise you would have to shell out a lot for the original dlink adapter. Radio Shack is pretty expensive for this kind of thing. Look at the device DC requirements and Google it. You will be able to find something under 10 bucks although you may have to go get the right plug from radio shack and solder it on but it is no big deal. This is one reason I never throw away my old adaptors.
[H] AMD platform
Am looking to upgrade my aging Q6600 cpu. Looking to go to AMD. But I have been a bit out of touch with the AMD top end stuff. Should I do the upgrade now or wait for lynnfield? Thanks for the advice.
Re: [H] PDF converter ?
I have had good luck with primo pdf. --Original Message-- From: Brian Weeden Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] PDF converter ? Sent: Jul 21, 2009 2:38 AM I think either CutePDF or Foxit will install a PDF printer for your system, which means you can then print from any program to a PDF file instead of a hardware printer. --- Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation http://www.secureworldfoundation.org +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Mon, Jul 20, 2009 at 7:36 PM, FORC5 fuf...@cox.net wrote: Suggestions on a pdf converter and editor. Adobe AFAIK would be too expensive. Need convert MS Publisher Doc's to PDF for a neighborhood newsletter to send to printer. Pub docs gave them grief. thanks fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Best diet: Eat as much as you want, but don't swallow it.
Re: [H] Free tools to remove viruses...
Look for the stinger stuff from mcafee and if you look for a conficker remover you may find a remover for it. --Original Message-- From: Bobby Heid Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Free tools to remove viruses... Sent: Jul 18, 2009 12:05 AM Hey, In about an hour or so, I have to go to a friend's house to remove what I think is Conficker. What are some of the online tools that can remove that and other things if that is not what it is? She cannot get to the internet, so I have to carry whatever I'll use. Thanks, Bobby
Re: [H] Sandboxie
Just what I wanted to hear. Will install it now. --Original Message-- From: tmse...@rlrnews.com Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Sandboxie Sent: Jul 4, 2009 8:16 PM I use it often. Comes in very handy in testing software I'm unsure of. --Original Message-- From: Naushad Zulfiqar Sender: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com ReplyTo: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Sandboxie Sent: Jul 4, 2009 11:58 AM Has anyone tried this software? The concept looks good. http://www.sandboxie.com/ -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad Sent via BlackBerry
Re: [H] Sandboxie
I like the analogy of a condom for windows. Classic. -Original Message- From: Brian Weeden brian.wee...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 14:25:17 To: hwghardware@hardwaregroup.com Cc: hwghardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Sandboxie I think you're misunderstanding what Sandboxie does. Think if it as a condom for Windows. When you run an app in Sandboxie, it sits between the app and Windows. Any changes the app makes to the system are not saved unless you explicitly say so. You can also specify for each app any system resources it can access explictly. And you can specify that certain apps always run sandboxed, even when launched by other apps. Sandboxie is almost like a virtualization except you can apply it on an app by app basis. - Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation On 4-Jul-09, at 2:09 PM, FORC5 fuf...@cox.net wrote: Sandboxie sounds a lot like *DOS* full circle. I loved things not being dependent on windows to run. easier to get rid of too. fp At 10:51 AM 7/4/2009, Brian Weeden Poked the stick with: I use it as well and love it. One great way to keep nasties from your web browser from getting into the rest of your system. There's a great episode of the Security Now! podcast dedicated to it. Be aware that it is not compatible with Vista/Win 7 64-bit due to the way they changed the security architecture. - Brian Weeden Technical Advisor Secure World Foundation On 4-Jul-09, at 1:25 PM, DSinc dx7...@bellsouth.net wrote: Zool, I have it; have kept it up to date, but have never tried it yet! Sandboxie.com comes highly suggested on the ESET/Wilders security forums. However, I suspect that many/most of the shares on this forum might have bigger tin-hats than I. I just do not know. Much of this virtual area stuff still leaves me scratching my head. Although, since moving to ESET, I've been infection-free (2006). Thanks again, Thane Best, Duncan Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: Has anyone tried this software? The concept looks good. http://www.sandboxie.com/ -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Good taste is the flower of good sense.
Re: [H] HTPC Build
I hear you. Right now I am confident that heat will not be an issue but time will tell right now. Thanks for the info. -Original Message- From: Robert Martin Jr. lopa...@pacbell.net Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 06:10:42 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] HTPC Build I've got a quad phenom 95W and it does get pretty hot if run at full load for a while. I have a similar clocked 65W Quad core Intel chip that runs a lot cooler. If heats not an issue right now don't sweat it, but when you find a good deal maybe move to the smaller die. lopaka From: Zulfiqar Naushad z00...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [H] HTPC Build To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Sunday, June 28, 2009, 9:16 PM I completed the build and hooked it up to the plasma. Very impressed so far. The only problem I have so far is that there is a bit of video tearing. I enabled both triple buffering as well as vertical sync and it helped loads but still I can see a wee bit of tearing. Any idea of how to get rid of it completely? Also do you think it is worth moving down to a 65w CPU rather than a 95W cpu? -Original Message- From: tmse...@rlrnews.com Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:13:55 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] HTPC Build The 780g is one of the best bang for buck durable htpc platforms going. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Naushad Zulfiqar z00...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:36:54 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] HTPC Build Almost finished building a HTPC. Just installing some drivers now and some codecs so XBMC can run. Got myself a Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-UD2H Motherboard AMD 780G Chipset SB700 (yeah but who cares) South Bridge Athlon X2 64 7750 Black Edition 4 GB Crucial Ballistix RAM (yeah overkill, but I had them laying around) So far I am quite impressed with this AMD build. It's the first Phenom processor I have used (the 7750 is essentially a Phenom sans 2 cores). Performance is very smooth. HD videos play perfectly on my computer LCD. Tomorrow is the test on my Plasma to see if it works fine. Processor is a wee tiny bit on the toasty side for my likings. If things don't go too well, I will go for a 65W TDP processor. This is a 90W TDP proc AFAIK. But my HTPC case is well ventilated and I don't expect anything to burn up. The mobo is completely fanless so that's a good thing. I am using AMD's stock cooler for the time being but may upgrade to something with a bit more oomph. Right now I wanted to remain as stock as possible and not break the bank. The CPU was a steal at $50!!! All of this is running a pared down version of XP Professional and if things go the way they do, then I will be a happy camper. Just one quick question. I can't seem to get CnQ to work unless I run the Gigabyte Easy Saver utility. If I don't run the utility, the Processor is pegged at 2.7Ghz, but witht the utility it goes as low as 1.6 or thereabouts. Can I get the CnQ functionality without the Gigabyte software? Perhaps there is a CPU driver for XP? -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
Re: [H] HTPC Build
I completed the build and hooked it up to the plasma. Very impressed so far. The only problem I have so far is that there is a bit of video tearing. I enabled both triple buffering as well as vertical sync and it helped loads but still I can see a wee bit of tearing. Any idea of how to get rid of it completely? Also do you think it is worth moving down to a 65w CPU rather than a 95W cpu? -Original Message- From: tmse...@rlrnews.com Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:13:55 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] HTPC Build The 780g is one of the best bang for buck durable htpc platforms going. Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: Naushad Zulfiqar z00...@gmail.com Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:36:54 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] HTPC Build Almost finished building a HTPC. Just installing some drivers now and some codecs so XBMC can run. Got myself a Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-UD2H Motherboard AMD 780G Chipset SB700 (yeah but who cares) South Bridge Athlon X2 64 7750 Black Edition 4 GB Crucial Ballistix RAM (yeah overkill, but I had them laying around) So far I am quite impressed with this AMD build. It's the first Phenom processor I have used (the 7750 is essentially a Phenom sans 2 cores). Performance is very smooth. HD videos play perfectly on my computer LCD. Tomorrow is the test on my Plasma to see if it works fine. Processor is a wee tiny bit on the toasty side for my likings. If things don't go too well, I will go for a 65W TDP processor. This is a 90W TDP proc AFAIK. But my HTPC case is well ventilated and I don't expect anything to burn up. The mobo is completely fanless so that's a good thing. I am using AMD's stock cooler for the time being but may upgrade to something with a bit more oomph. Right now I wanted to remain as stock as possible and not break the bank. The CPU was a steal at $50!!! All of this is running a pared down version of XP Professional and if things go the way they do, then I will be a happy camper. Just one quick question. I can't seem to get CnQ to work unless I run the Gigabyte Easy Saver utility. If I don't run the utility, the Processor is pegged at 2.7Ghz, but witht the utility it goes as low as 1.6 or thereabouts. Can I get the CnQ functionality without the Gigabyte software? Perhaps there is a CPU driver for XP? -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
[H] Kite Flying
Hey guys any of you here into stunt kite flying? Regards,
RE: [H] Hosting Torrent files
What you need to do is set up a Bit Torrent Tracker. Check out the following software(s) http://xbnbt.sourceforge.net/ http://bnbteasytracker.sourceforge.net/ XBNBT is good, I use it for sharing my family videos with family and friends. Regards, Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of CW Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 5:57 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Hosting Torrent files Ok, I have an interesting issue, I'm sure someone here may know how to resolve. I have a client who keeps video files which they post out for about 200/300 clients. Right now, when they release updates, everyone hits there server and beats it to hell grabbing the files. I was thinking it might be simpler if we could setup a system that would just have a .torrent they could download, and then clients can get from them, of course, but instead of 300 seperate connections, some would be getting some of the data from their peers, etc. Their server is a VPS Win2k3 box. Is there any software out there that allows them to host a torrent tracker? Or, can they just use some client and leave it running on the VPS and publish their own tracker? I'd love something that was database linked, but that's hard to find. If this could work, though, wow could we lower their monthly bandwidth cost.
[H] Oracle Financials
I need to ask a question regarding SQL financials. Does anyone here on the list have any experience with Oracle Financials?
RE: [H] Swaping processors
I can’t confirm this 100% but I think that you should be okay with the swap. Just pop it in, reboot and everything should be……….faster…. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rls Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 5:11 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] Swaping processors In the process of building a new pc. - To start with, I will use my old Pentium 2.53 ghz processor. I will replace that in April when Intel drops their prices. The old processor is single core, I will replace that with either the dual or quad core. It used to be that if you were going from a single processor to dual that you had to re-install the OS as it would not properly recognize the second cpu. This new machine will run both XP and Vista – will I have to do fresh installs with the new processor, or can I just pop the new processor in and be off to the races? Thanks Bob
RE: [H] Swaping processors
The 975 Chipset motherboards (with the new revisions) support single core, hyperthreading, dual core and quad core processors. All those processors are based on the LGA 775 socket, so only BIOS/Chipset support is required. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2007 5:56 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Swaping processors Which mobo lets you use a P4 and both dual and quad core CPUs in the same socket? Is this common? rls wrote: :: In the process of building a new pc. - To start with, I will use my :: old Pentium 2.53 ghz processor. I will replace that in April when :: Intel drops their prices. The old processor is single core, I will :: replace that with either the dual or quad core. :: :: :: :: It used to be that if you were going from a single processor to dual :: that you had to re-install the OS as it would not properly recognize :: the second cpu. :: :: :: :: This new machine will run both XP and Vista - will I have to do fresh :: installs with the new processor, or can I just pop the new processor :: in and be off to the races? :: :: :: :: Thanks :: :: Bob
RE: [H] Need CPU + Motherboard + RAM + ?? What's the BEST?
Actually my CPU is not that bad because I have a Zalman CNPS 9500 on it. But yes, it is a toaster I am kinda giving up on computers. Things are going too damn fast. I've spent a heck of a lot of money on my computer and honestly, it was kind of a waste. I'm waiting till the end of the month for VISTA to be released. Once it's released, I'll start looking for a medium-high end laptop. I'm constantly amazed at my wifes MACBOOK. It does everything so smoothly. We just came back from a trip and my wife has been goofing around with iMovie HD. And damn, the clip she rendered looks really nice!! Although I would not want a MACBOOK for myself, I am also considering that. Perhaps a MACBOOK PRO :) hehehe But I want to have a look at VISTA Laptops first. And even if I do go with a MAC I would want to wait for LEOPARD first. Oh well.. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jin-Wei Tioh Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 6:47 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Need CPU + Motherboard + RAM + ?? What's the BEST? At 07:27 AM 1/24/2007, you wrote: The Core 2 CPU’s are great (and this is coming from a die hard AMD supporter). Without going into too much technical detail, the Core 2’s offer more performance than the AMD’s and also they are more power efficient. If I was to buy a new mobo/cpu right now, I would 99.9% go for a core 2. I have a P4 D 805 @ 3.66Ghz now ☹ Another vote for the Core 2. Once OCed, it can't be beat. BTW : How's that toaster? :P *runs* -- JW
RE: [H] Need CPU + Motherboard + RAM + ?? What's the BEST?
The Core 2 CPU’s are great (and this is coming from a die hard AMD supporter). Without going into too much technical detail, the Core 2’s offer more performance than the AMD’s and also they are more power efficient. If I was to buy a new mobo/cpu right now, I would 99.9% go for a core 2. I have a P4 D 805 @ 3.66Ghz now ☹ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of KHumrich Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 12:57 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Need CPU + Motherboard + RAM + ?? What's the BEST? I just finished reading a LOT about that motherboard, it is a nice one, thank you! Should I get Intel Core 2 instead of an AMD X2 CPU? And if yes, how come? Thank you very much Jin-Wei Tioh, I really appreciate your replying and helping me like you have. I am however, surprised that this list has so little activity lately. Maybe we should ADVERTISE and get a few more techies in here? ) Ken ---Original Message--- From: Jin-Wei Tioh Date: 1/23/2007 8:02:56 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Need CPU + Motherboard + RAM + ?? What's the BEST? So, then ignoring prices, whats the best motherboard for AMD X2's and for Intel Core 2's? I would love to have 3 or 4 people mention what they think,a d then maybe even a WHY.. and have people then talk about them all, saying why their choice was better, perhaps or why another was not. That way I know at least people are HERE, hehe.. and have ideas, and experience in choosing the best. Ken Hello Ken, Ignoring price? eVGA 680i - one damned sweet mobo.
RE: Re[2]: [H] Apple workgroup name
Congrats!! I bought a Macbook last febuary (I think), and my wife loves it too!. Initially, she had some difficulty migrating from XP, but now she thinks XP is old. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 11:44 PM To: Joe User; The Hardware List Subject: Re: Re[2]: [H] Apple workgroup name We just bought our first Mac today (a MacBook for my wife) and I'm trying to figure out why it can't see shares from a WinXP machine on the LAN. Could it be that they are ntfs? On 1/13/07, Joe User [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello dex, Saturday, January 13, 2007, 11:44:19 AM, you wrote: Applications, Utilities, Directory Access, SMB/CIFS Configure. Excellent, I guess I didn't dig deep enough. Thanks a lot for the help. -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... -- Brian
RE: [H] Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from Saudi Arabia!! :) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 9:36 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Merry Christmas! I got the green one of these: http://www.motherboardgifts.net/product_info.php?products_id=5osCsid=4dc0c6d6ee96162dbed4442bb7eb0109 And a Creme Brulee set with blowtorch :) -- Brian
RE: [H] Free or Cheap AV Software
NOD 32 really is the bes! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2006 1:38 PM To: The Hardware List; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [H] Free or Cheap AV Software Boot-time scans only happen upon request...but yes indeed, it slows boot time as it scans everything. But it doesn't need to happen upon every boot. [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: = Does this slow down boot time? [Original Message] From: Anthony Q. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: 12/23/2006 8:26:37 AM Subject: Re: [H] Free or Cheap AV Software This looks good. Thanks. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: = Avast Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless -Original Message- From: Anthony Q. Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 7:52:29 To:The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Free or Cheap AV Software I'm trying to build up a new Xmas PC for my mom. (I have to drive 600 miles tomorrow, so I'm in a hurry!) What is the best AV to put on here? Is there any thing cheap or free that's good? She's not very savvy, so updating needs to be easy (ie, automatic). Thanks. Oh, Merry Christmas, y'all! :)
Re: [H] New yahoo webmail
Yes, you are right. However, this is for the masses. Not for people who work for corporations that have purchased Exchange.Also, you get all the pizzazz of OWA without using IE. Have you tried using OWA without IE? Utter junk!- Original Message From: "Mesdaq, Ali" [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.comSent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:25:43 PMSubject: RE: [H] New yahoo webmail It looks like my outlook web access has looked like for the past 5 years. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zulfiqar Naushad Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 5:59 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] New yahoo webmail All I have to say is WOWZA!!! If web 2.0 is this good, then I would say that by 4.0 or 5.0 we will be kissing the OS and standalone apps good bye!!!
Re: [H] New yahoo webmail
Actually on Camino on my macbook, it also uses a "fair" bit of cpu power.I think it's all that AJAX magic. _javascript_s and what not.- Original Message From: Hayes Elkins [EMAIL PROTECTED]To: hardware@hardwaregroup.comSent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 5:46:08 PMSubject: Re: [H] New yahoo webmailMakes my CPU fan spin up like crazy when simply navigating on my Vista RC2 x64 box at work. Wonder what's the fussFrom: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.comTo: "The Hardware List" hardware@hardwaregroup.comSubject: Re: [H] New yahoo webmailDate: Sat, 21 Oct 2006 01:01:58 +It is very slick and their mobile version is uber slickSent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless-Original Message-From: Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED]Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:59:15To:hardware@hardwaregroup.comSubject: [H] New yahoo webmailAll I have to say is WOWZA!!!If web 2.0 is this good, then I would say that by 4.0 or 5.0 we will be kissing the OS and standalone apps good bye!!!_Try the next generation of search with Windows Live Search today!http://imagine-windowslive.com/minisites/searchlaunch/?locale=en-ussource=hmtagline
Re: [H] Torrent Client
utorrent is the best client. Azureus is good beccause of the plugins, but other than that utorrent is much more lighter on the resources. The trick to any torrent based download is the configuration of the router/firewall, torrent client and the computer itself. It's all very confusing at first, but if you need help drop me a line and I can help you configure everything. By the way, the router/firewall config is the one people don't do properly and that really screws up the download by giving you slow speeds. I am right now on vacation in ireland and the place where I am staying at has 8 Mb DSL. Maxing out that connection is a piece of cake if properly configured. Cheerz!!! BTW, Ireland is very very very beautiful --- joeuser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am using abc but looks like I'll have to give utorrent a try. Thane Sherrington wrote: At 05:16 PM 30/08/2006, Winterlight wrote: UTorrent is auto update, it asks you, of course, but it is almost instant after you give approval. Plus there is nothing to install with Utorrent. It is all in it's own directory which allows you to move it around at will. I run it from a VM. I didn't know about the updates, but that is very cool. I do love the zero install system. Too bad more programs wouldn't adopt that system. T -- Cheers, joeuser (still looking for the 'any' key) __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [H] Re: Best Home Wireless router?
I got a really good deal on a 3Com officeconnect gateway (i.e. DSL Modem with Router) and I really like it so far. It does not have all the 3rd party firmwares like the linksys, but it does the job really well. --- j m g [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've had my wrt54gs with first the linksys firmware then sveasoft and will give dd-wrt a try when I get a chance, but I bought it when it first came out - what's that - at least 3 years, apart from updating the firmware it has never been down or off and it pretty cover my whole house front porch, back deck, i would recomend it, i think their current comparable model is the L designation On 9/12/06, JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been using a Linksys WRT-54G, was wondering what the collective thought was best these days for a home router, Linksys? D-Link? Netgear? others? Do any of them have real SPI built-in these days? BTW, by best I mean fast and reliable. I went thru a couple Linksys and a D-Link in a couple years, so reliable is probably number one. But don't know if it's reasonable to expect a 49 dollar consumer-grade router to be super-reliable. :) -- JRS[EMAIL PROTECTED] Please remove **X** to reply... ...Cleverly Disguised As A Responsible Adult... -- -jmg -sapere aude __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[H] Upgrade Dilemma
Hi guys, I need some help here. I am posting this under Graphics Technology, because I am mainly concerned about graphics, but this question bridges to CPU performance a bit too. Okay, I have a Winchester A64 3000+ Which I can overclock and have overclocked to 2.45Ghz. At that speed it is stable and runs [EMAIL PROTECTED] all day long. That CPU is connected to the MSI K8N Neo2 motherboard. nForce3 Pro. The video card I am running is a Sapphire Radeon X800XT PE AGP. Now, here is my question... Overall in terms of general system performance (i.e. multi-tasking, dvd encoding, gaming, occasional photo editing) is my current system better or this one.. Gigabyte 945G PentiumD 805 @ 3.4Ghz nVidia 7900GT I actually have all the above parts (except the VGA card) on a linux server of mine. The server is using the onboard GMA 950 card. But lately it has been gnawing at my brain to know what kind of setup would be faster. My A64 or the Pentium D setup. I can easily sell my GFX card and buy a 7900GT. Also just out of curiosity, would a 7600 class card be equal in performance to my X800XT PE card? Honestly, I am perfectly happy with my A64 system, but.if I get better performance from the P4 system then I will go for it. Also heat and noise are of no importance to me because I am using a CNPS9500 LED right now in my A64 machine, and that will go to the Pentium D if I swap. My case is also extremely well ventilated, so no worries there too. Anyways, I am looking forward to a response. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [H] AMD + ATI: does it add up?
The idea of having a CPU style GPU is something that I dreamed up the first time I owned a BP6. I was having delusions of being able to plug in a GPU on the second socket. I guess now that fantasy of mine is closer to reality! I am honestly all in for this idea. Just think of the possibilites!! Slapping on a nice cooler for your VGA GPU and overclocking it sky high. No more messy power cables to the VGA Card! Everything goes to the mobo now. The down side would be the memory (speed). But with Hypertransport they could add a bank of memory just dedicated to the GPU. I see it as a giant leap forward and a small step back. But overall I call it progress and I am all for the idea! --- Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://arstechnica.com/articles/culture/amd-ati.ars/1 AMD + ATI: does it add up? By Jon Hannibal Stokes , Anders Bylund Monday, June 12, 2006 At the very end of May, Forbes ran a short piece reporting analyst projections that AMD is looking to acquire graphics chip maker ATI. The article was essentially informed speculation, based ostensibly on some analysis of the graphics and processor markets and on the recent news that AMD is expanding their fab capacity. Nothing in the article suggested that the speculation had its basis in anonymous sources, leaks, or rumors, so the piece didn't make much of a splash at the time. Last week at Computex, however, Intel allegedly began telling folks behind closed doors that AMD is planning to acquire ATI. This news came courtesy of Tweaktown, who cited a trusted and reliable anonymous source for the claim. It wasn't clear from Tweaktown's report if Intel itself had heard a rumor to this effect, or if the company was reading the same tea leaves as the RBC Capital Markets analysts in the Forbes article and coming to the same conclusion. Finally, last Friday brought the following short note from our old friend Kyle Bennett at HardOCP: Over dinner tonight in downtown Taipei it was explained to me that Intel was making the rounds with their customers explaining exactly how the AMD/ATI merger/acquisition was going to impact their business. Closure of the deal is expected to pass in 2 weeks. This looks fairly definitive, but only time will tell if the rumor turns out to be true. As of this writing, the AMD-ATI merger/acquisition is still in the realm of informed speculation and anonymous sources. Nonetheless, that didn't squelch our excitement over the possible deal here at the Ars Orbiting Headquarters. We think that an AMD-ATI fusion is a match made in enthusiast heaven, and in this article we're going to tell you why it would work from both a technical and financial perspective. Caught in the Crossfire So what will it mean if the rumors are true? For one thing, it would mean that AMD would finally have an in-house source of core logic chipsets with the kind of features and quality that would better enable them to compete with Intel in the consumer market. Before Intel started its platformization approach with the Centrino portable line, the company wasn't really thought of as a chipset maker, even by many technical people. When people thought Intel they thought CPU, despite the fact that Intel has long had the lion's share of the PC chipset market. Intel is a chipset powerhouse, and their ability to offer a complete CPU + chipset solution with integrated graphics and networking gives them an edge in the consumer market that AMD currently cannot match. AMD's lack of a complete, homegrown chipset solution has long been a major weak spot, as those of us who've been burned by VIA chipsets can amply attest. Back before NVIDIA and ATI got into the AMD core logic chipset market, AMD users were stuck with whatever VIA produced. Even those who later opted for an AMD-made northbridge still turned to VIA for the southbridge (I/O hub) chip. Both NVIDIA and ATI eventually entered the market and produced solid AMD chipsets, with the former company occupying the higher end of the market and the latter left to the lower end... at least until recently. When ATI launched their multi-GPU Crossfire Xpress 3200 chipset earlier this year, the graphics maker finally had a chipset that could compete with NVIDIA's Athlon offerings. AMD's acquisition of ATI would bring that new chipset line under AMD's roof, giving AMD a complete chipset solution that could set the company on its way to competing with Intel in quality, price, and features. It's also important to note that Crossfire just isn't selling well on Intel platforms. In fact, Intel won't even be supporting Crossfire on their forthcoming series of enthusiast-oriented desktop chipsets, the 965 series. Right now, if you really want to do Crossfire, then you'll be doing it with an Athlon FX rig. So if AMD and ATI join forces, ATI won't really be losing anything in
Re: [H] -N- AMD Prices Slashed
I constantly get amazed at the amount of compute power per dollar ratio. It also excites me to think about the future and what will come to pass. Imagine... 16 core cpu's for 100 dollars :) --- CW [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: CHIP FIRM AMD has kicked into price cuts today by slashing prices on 939 and AM2 sockets. Distributor prices seen by the INQ show that the Athlon 64 3000 will cost $89, the 3200 $99, the 3500 $109, and the 3800 $139. In the last case, that's a 50 per cent drop. (From The Inquirer). Confirmed. CW __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [H] Heat - Value
First of all, isn't a D 805 a bit too much overkill for your father? If you want something that will give the least amount of problems, then I would suggest going for a Celeron D and pair it with an intel original motherboard. They make a bulletproof combo. No fuss, no headaches. Plus the Celeron will be plenty fast for your dad. Don't go for the higher speed ones, because they generate more heat. I also would assume that your dad, being old and all, probably doesn't keep the temperature down too much at home. So if it is warm and if the computer is in a poorly ventilated area then you are in trouble, but if you have a Celeron D 330 for example, then it barely generates any heat. --- GM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to replace my father's motherboard/cpu. He's 85 and does not play games. Since I want to keep the costs down and use his DDR memory and APG video I kind of like the ASUS P5P800SE. But I'm torn between the Intel D-805 or the D930. About $65 more for the 930. This is not a deal breaker but the 805 is probably good enough but I'm concerned about the heat. I've been reading mixed reviews about 805 running hot (too hot?). No overcloclking need be considered. Retail CPU. Thoughts? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[H] Major Decision........
Okay, I am in a dillema here. I had a server that I use as a webserver/sql/samba server at home. For some totally bizzare reason my celeron 2.66 decided to give up the ghost and it utterly refuses to boot. The mobo is an intel 865PERL original board and that seemed to work fine, just seems the CPU is dead. Anyways, the gist of the matter is that I went to the market to find a replacement processor. No luck, everything is LGA 775 now here in Saudi Arabia. Okay, so I decide that what the hell, just upgrade anyways. So here I am looking around and I manage to find a Pentium D 805 for only like 100 Dollars. I said, what the hey, lets pick that up and a 945G motherboard and 2 gigs of DDR2 533. Well Guess what... That 2.66 Dual core now is running at 180 X 20 = 3.6Ghz!! Stock heatsink, stock voltage. Running [EMAIL PROTECTED] on both cores gives me like 68C. So my question is Should I dump my current Athlon 64 3000+ which is overclocked to 2.4Ghz and replace it with the Pentium system? That would also mean that I would have to get myself a PCIe VGA card also :( Would it be worth it? Would it be faster than my current A64? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [H] I'm convinced, Vista is garbage.
One very important thing to consider is that when running Aero Glass, the VGA card is being utilized. That makes the power consumption go up. For desktops that's fine, but for laptops --- Greg Sevart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Areoglass's requirements are also a joke. I'm sorry, but I shouldn't need to have a dedicated graphics controller with 128mb of RAM just to get transparencies, the weird ALT-TAB replacement, etc. I'm running on a 6 month old Dell Inspiron 700m laptop with an Intel 850 graphics chipset. Granted, it's not the best, but I'm sorry, it should be enough to run Vista with at least some of the 3D effects. But the big claim to fame of Aero is a completely 3D rendered desktop. Gone is the 2D mode--your desktop is rendered just as any modern game is. This, naturally, consumes a lot more memory and GPU resources. I'm very curious to see what else can be done now that the interface is truly 3D... Honestly, I think one of the biggest advantages of Vista will be moving the audio driver out of kernel mode and into user mode. I can't tell you how many times I've had to reboot computers just because the sound driver hiccupped. Printing is also supposedly new, finally getting away from the old buggy spooler used for years. The new network stack is supposedly more responsive, too... I guess I'm just cautiously optimistic. Make no mistake, though: Vista probably won't be going on my machine until SP1. Greg __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: [H] Macbook
Damn, I just bit the bullet and got myself 2 sticks of 1 GB PQI ddr 667 memory. Install was a breeze, and all I have to say is WOW!!! The improvement over stock is mind blowing. I did notice that be to the increase in RAM the Activity monitor shows less usage. I also noticed a marked improvement in heat output. My macbook used to burn my nuts off, now it just lightly roasts them. But still, it's one damn hot machine. Can't use it on the lap for too long, it's more of a tabletop style machine. But all I have to reiterate is DAMN!! WOW!!! 2 GIG ram really shines in OSX! --- dex [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just got mine too. Runs great. Agreed on the heat issue. Installed these from newegg: 20-221-043NBM 1G|GIGA 200 GR2DS8BD-1GB667GI R You need exact pairs or it won't run dual channel. Otherwise, you can mix and match. Just make sure if you are using same sizes, they are identical modules (same fab, production date, etc.). Otherwise you will get system lockups - especially since the video uses system ram. On 6/3/06, Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just got myself a macbook. The 2 Ghz model with 512 MB of RAM. OSX is slow with just 512 MB of RAM, and I was curious if you need dual channel (2 sticks of RAM) to upgrade the system. I want to upgrade to a minimum of 1Gb, but I wanted to make sure if I can stick in one stick of 1 GB RAM. Also in the event that I have to use 2 sticks of RAM, can I just mix and match manufacturers? I have 1 stick of Corsair DDR2 667, and I can't find those anymore in Saudi. Can I just add another stick of 667 from PQI or Kingston with the Corsair? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[H] Macbook
I just got myself a macbook. The 2 Ghz model with 512 MB of RAM. OSX is slow with just 512 MB of RAM, and I was curious if you need dual channel (2 sticks of RAM) to upgrade the system. I want to upgrade to a minimum of 1Gb, but I wanted to make sure if I can stick in one stick of 1 GB RAM. Also in the event that I have to use 2 sticks of RAM, can I just mix and match manufacturers? I have 1 stick of Corsair DDR2 667, and I can't find those anymore in Saudi. Can I just add another stick of 667 from PQI or Kingston with the Corsair? __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
RE: [H] C programming question
Thanks everyone for the help, but this was the correct
answer.
I needed to do it like this..
(btw, I am using bloodshed :))
void main(void)
{
float gallons, miles, mpg, gallonaccumulator,
milesaccumulator, overall;
int counter;
gallonaccumulator = 0;
milesaccumulator = 0;
printf(Welcome to my totally awesome milage
calculator!.);
printf(\n\nThis program will calculate the miles per
gallon for you for three tanks of gas after you have
entered the gallons used and miles driven.\n\n);
for (counter=1; counter =3; counter++)
{
if (counter == 1)
printf(Enter the number
of gallons used for tank#%i: , counter);
else
printf(\nEnter the number
of gallons used for tank#%i: , counter);
scanf(%f, gallons);
gallonaccumulator =
gallonaccumulator + gallons;
fflush (stdin);
printf(Enter the number of miles
driven: );
scanf(%f, miles);
milesaccumulator =
milesaccumulator + miles;
fflush (stdin);
mpg = miles / gallons;
printf(*** The miles per gallon
for this tank is %.1f\n, mpg);
}
overall = milesaccumulator / gallonaccumulator;
printf(\nYour overall average miles per gallon
for three tanks is %.1f, overall);
printf(\n\nThank you for using my awesome
program!);
--- nobozoz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Z,
I think this works ...
//-
#include stdio.h
/*Main program body*/
void main(void)
{
float gallons, miles, mpg;
int counter;
for (counter=1; counter =3; counter++)
{
printf(\nEnter the number of gallons used
for tank#%i: ,
counter);
scanf(%f, gallons);
printf(Enter the number of miles driven:
);
scanf(%f, miles);
mpg = miles / gallons;
printf(*** The miles per gallon for this
tank is %f \n, mpg);
}
printf(\n\r);
printf(Enter any number to exit ...);
scanf(%f, miles);
}
//-
The big problem in the version you submitted is that
mpg cannot be
calculated correctly
until BOTH gallons AND miles have been initialized.
After gallons and miles
have been
entered, you want to calculate mpg and print the
result and then repeat the
same process
two more times with different values for gallons or
miles.
You don't need the if/then to accomplish this
pattern.
Good luck with c. It can be a very useful thing to
know if you have a
decent IDE and
compiler. I used this:
http://www.bloodshed.net/devcpp.html
_jim
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
Of Zulfiqar Naushad
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 1:33 AM
To: The Hardware List
Subject: [H] C programming question
I have some basic question regarding some C program
that I have made just for fun (I am trying to teach
myself C)
Please have a look at the program below:
If you compile it then the error will be self
apparent, the first time it calculates the MPG it
returns zero, the second mpg calculation is actually
for the first one and so on :).
#include stdio.h
/*Main program body*/
void main(void)
{
float gallons, miles, mpg;
int counter;
for (counter=1; counter =3; counter++)
{
mpg = miles / gallons;
if (counter == 1)
printf(Enter the number of gallons used
for tank#%i: , counter);
else
printf(\nEnter the number of gallons used
for tank#%i: ,
counter);
scanf(%f, gallons);
printf(Enter the number of miles driven:
);
scanf(%f, miles);
printf(*** The miles per gallon for this
tank is %f, mpg);
}
}
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[H] C programming question
I have some basic question regarding some C program
that I have made just for fun (I am trying to teach
myself C)
Please have a look at the program below:
If you compile it then the error will be self
apparent, the first time it calculates the MPG it
returns zero, the second mpg calculation is actually
for the first one and so on :).
#include stdio.h
/*Main program body*/
void main(void)
{
float gallons, miles, mpg;
int counter;
for (counter=1; counter =3; counter++)
{
mpg = miles / gallons;
if (counter == 1)
printf(Enter the number
of gallons used for tank#%i: , counter);
else
printf(\nEnter the number
of gallons used for tank#%i: , counter);
scanf(%f, gallons);
printf(Enter the number of miles
driven: );
scanf(%f, miles);
printf(*** The miles per gallon
for this tank is %f, mpg);
}
}
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Re: [H] What's fastest ?
Why not one of them dual core dual opteron badboys? I am sure they would be good for SQL. --- Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Am building a database server for SQL Server 2005 Enterprise edition. OS will be Windows 2003 Server Enterprise edition. Server is probably going to be a Dell 6850 (http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/pedge_6850?c=ukl=ens=lca~tab=specstab#tabtop) Although I can get older IBM servers (hence the 4MB L3 cache option below) for a very good price. Basic spec is 4 CPU's, 24 GB of RAM and an external disk array. Just wondering how much performance difference there is between the followoing CPU's: 4 x Xeon MP 3.0 GHz 4MB L3 cache (400 MHz FSB ?) 4 x Xeon MP 3.0 GHz 8 MB L3 cache (667 MHz FSB) 4 x Xeon 3.6 GHz 1 MB L2 cache 4 x Xeon dual core 2.6 GHz 2 x 1 MB L2 cache My gut reaction says the 8 MB L3 cache chips will be faster than even the dual core chips in real world performance. Anybody else have a view ? Thanks, Steve __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
[H] Funny tagline
Just came across this somewhere and I couldn't stop laughing.. --- Nobody is a virgin, because life fucks everyone. --- Interesting to say the least...
Re: [H] Gas prices
Gas prices expensive??? Here in Saudi Arabia the state price (i.e. nothing less or more than the state price is available at any gas station) is .90 halalas (cent equivalent of a riyal(dollar)) per liter. i.e 1 Gallon = 90 US cents. BWAHAHAHAH!!! Almost every car here in Saudi is a V6 or a V8!!! They love suburbans and expeditions here!!! On Aug 17, 2005, at 7:14 PM, Thane Sherrington wrote: Our gas prices climbed $0.06 per litre yesterday, so we are at $4.27 US per gallon now. Just wondering what you're paying down in there. T
Re: [H] Grado SR-80 headphones
I just got some Etymotic ER6i's about 1 month ago. They are super amazing.. I use them at work with a laptop and they sounded real good. In fact so good, that all my MP3's had to be recoded at 320K. For shits and giggles I plugged them into my SB Audigy 2 at home and WOW!! The difference is astounding. WOW WOW!!! On Jun 22, 2005, at 6:53 PM, Ryan Vorachek wrote: Glad to hear you are liking them. :D I've had my SR-125's for over 6 months now, all nice and broken in. At first they really lacked bass, but after a couple months the bass started coming in stronger. They aren't boomy, thankfully, but there is a very nice and detailed bottom end now. At this point I wouldn't trade them for the world. Well, excluding a higher model of Grado's of course. :P The details they bring out are truly amazing. They are making me contemplate a home stereo speaker upgrade. As for the headphone amps, I've heard they are more than likely worth it. Probably more so if you have high impedance headphones that require a ton of juice to get moving. Even with lower impedance headphones a separate amp would be nice on paper at least. Some claim the built in headphone amps in receivers are more of an afterthought so the components aren't of the highest quality or the design isn't all that good or whatever. The separate amp would also have less chance of picking up noise from the other components in the receiver / preamp. This is all conjecture on my part as I don't have a headphone amp yet, probably never will, but how knows I might break down one day. :D Happy listening, Rv -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bobby Heid Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2005 9:57 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] Grado SR-80 headphones With ya'll's (can you do that with ya'll?) guidance, I bought the SR-80's a couple of months ago. Someone had mentioned that they needed breaking in. I had read that elsewhere too, but did not really believe it. Well, I'm here to tell you that they do need breaking in. They sound so much better now than when I got them. On another note, they have a bunch of headphone mods and information at http://headwize.com/index.htm. They have a bunch of head amp circuits here: http://headwize.com/projects/index.htm. Does anyone have any thoughts as to whether it would be worth it to try and build any of these? I do not want to spend much money, but if I could build one relatively cheap, I might be interested in building one. Thanks, Bobby
[H] Compression Utility
Okay, I have gone basically nuts trying to find a good multi-threaded compression program. At work we are working on a quad XEON (HT) server which we do some backups on using simple zip programs. Right now I have a batch file that zips using 7za (7zip) via command line and dumps it on a network shared drive. Problem is that the directory that is being backed up has about 3 gigs in it and about 150K files/folders. 7zip only uses a maximum of 12% cpu utilization. Because it is hooking onto a processor (either virtual or physical) and is utilizing it to the max. i.e. 100% / 8 = 12.5%. Since the directory is quite heavy in terms of files and file types the zip takes about 45 minutes if not longer depending on what the server is doing at the time. I am looking for a command line version of a zipper (or any other format) that is multi-threaded. I have a quad xeon here for christ's sake. It shouldn't take this long to zip. I want to see the cpu utilization 100% while zipping! Thanks in advance for any help.
Re: [H] Guild Wars
Whoa, I had a dream about guild wars today. The funny part. Never played or seen the game. Damn thread giving me hallucinations On May 31, 2005, at 4:58 PM, Raul Limos wrote: On 5/31/05, Raul Limos [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/29/05, joeuser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone else playing it? Some guys I know in another forum are playing it. They've got a clan and purchased an island where they built their guild. Check out some pics here in this thread: [url]http://www.pinoypc.net/modules/ipboard/index.php? s=showtopic=32583st=300[/url]
Re: [H] MS intros XBox360, Sony PS3
I know that its the games that make the machine, but lets say that the games were identical which is a big possibility because of large publishers such as EA and such What game console would everyone buy? Although I have been an avid MS hater, it seems that the XBOX is just as powerful as the PS3 in terms of hardware. Since the PS3 uses CELL and it is a revolutionary processor, a lot of review sites have stated that the CELL will be hard to program for at first. It was a similar case for the PS2. The first crop of games were horrible (graphically speaking), but just look at GT4 and it's hard to believe that the graphics are being rendered on a PS2. So which one is it for everyone? XBOX or PS3 Regards, On May 18, 2005, at 3:32 AM, Mesdaq, Ali wrote: Well I am sure they will lose money as they did with the last xbox on the hardware. But I definitely think they will make their money in software and subscriptions. I don't own a xbox now but looking at the new one I definitely want to own the next one. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JRS Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 4:59 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] MS intros XBox360, Sony PS3 Holy cow, three dual core 3.2 gig CPU's, Cell processors with 7 or 8 SPE's. running at 3.2gigs as well., Wireless controllers, gigabit ethernet, etc, etc, etc. Makes you wonder how they can sell these for what, 299 or so ? and a PC with half those specs costs hundreds more. http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2417 http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2417p=2 p=2 Whoa, some of these specs are pretty incredible. CW -- JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please remove **X** to reply... Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored.
Re: [H] MS intros XBox360, Sony PS3
With games costing what they are..maintaining 2 systems would be expensive. But if one can afford it then it's literally the best of both worlds!!! It would be very very interesting to see those cross platform games and the differences between them graphically speaking. Damn, the world of computing and gaming is becoming more and more exciting as time passes by. I can just imagine my grandchildren having a fiber optic sphincter plug to the Xbox 2020 gaming server and the PS7 online gaming service. They would be immersed in a virtual world. Also I can imagine the porn industry making a shit load of money... lol On May 18, 2005, at 12:24 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Both ;) -Original Message- From: Zulfiqar Naushad [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 May 2005 10:22 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] MS intros XBox360, Sony PS3 I know that its the games that make the machine, but lets say that the games were identical which is a big possibility because of large publishers such as EA and such What game console would everyone buy? Although I have been an avid MS hater, it seems that the XBOX is just as powerful as the PS3 in terms of hardware. Since the PS3 uses CELL and it is a revolutionary processor, a lot of review sites have stated that the CELL will be hard to program for at first. It was a similar case for the PS2. The first crop of games were horrible (graphically speaking), but just look at GT4 and it's hard to believe that the graphics are being rendered on a PS2. So which one is it for everyone? XBOX or PS3 Regards, On May 18, 2005, at 3:32 AM, Mesdaq, Ali wrote: Well I am sure they will lose money as they did with the last xbox on the hardware. But I definitely think they will make their money in software and subscriptions. I don't own a xbox now but looking at the new one I definitely want to own the next one. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of JRS Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 4:59 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] MS intros XBox360, Sony PS3 Holy cow, three dual core 3.2 gig CPU's, Cell processors with 7 or 8 SPE's. running at 3.2gigs as well., Wireless controllers, gigabit ethernet, etc, etc, etc. Makes you wonder how they can sell these for what, 299 or so ? and a PC with half those specs costs hundreds more. http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2417 http://www.anandtech.com/tradeshows/showdoc.aspx?i=2417p=2 p=2 Whoa, some of these specs are pretty incredible. CW -- JRS [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please remove **X** to reply... Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored. *** This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer to any Clifford Chance office.
[H] Offtopic : Tire considerations
I have a car (Maxima) that needs it's tires replaced. I am going to change all 4 tires. The current tires are bridgestones ER44's and are 215 55 R 17's. I am considering doing upsizing so I can get more wider tires. Since I am not a tire expert, can someone fill me in on exactly how to upsize? if I am not mistaken then 215 is the width of the tire in mm's the 55 means that the sidewall is 55% of 215, the R is the speed rating and the 17 is the rim size. So does this mean that if I want to get wider tires I go for something like 220 or 225 55 R 17's? Regards,
Re: [H] AVG/Avast ?
Yes!! and I would have to agree with him too. On May 4, 2005, at 8:44 PM, Mark Dodge wrote: Are you saying that AVG is no good? Mark Dodge MD Computers 602-421-0329 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 7:07 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] AVG/Avast ? At 10:50 AM 04/05/2005, FORC5 wrote: found a customer running both AVG free and Avast AV any problems with this ? seems to me ( in ancient history ) that running two AV programs was a problem. I've read about problems as well, but never seen them (never run in this configuration.) Of course, one could argue that since AVG isn't really doing anything, they are only running one AV program. :) T --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Anti-Virus]
Re: [H] AMD X2 Dual Cores..
AMD' Hammer architecture was created with dual core in mind from the very beginning. Having the memory controller on die, and hypertransport links are now beginning to flex their muscles. However... This is interesting too!! They claim that the performance is better than Opterons! http://www.realworldtech.com/page.cfm?ArticleID=RWT042405213553 Just goes to show you how much importance a chipset plays in a system. The Newisys Horus chipset should be stunning too. Sure, they are beyond mere mortals grasps now, but this will be common place technology in 10 or 15 years time. At least our children and grandchildren will be having a ball! :) What I am really waiting for is XP Prof 64 bit (supposed to be released tomorrow) and more programs that utilize the dual cores, i.e more parallelism in the threads. On Apr 25, 2005, at 4:42 AM, Chris Reeves wrote: x-tad-biggerhttp://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2397/x-tad-bigger x-tad-bigger /x-tad-bigger x-tad-biggerInteresting review. Scores architecture are very solid. Plus, functionality with current boards./x-tad-bigger
[H] Interesting Puzzle!!!
http://flash.qbol.net/pl;p/youxi/images/04042203.swf Enjoy!! If you figure it out, lemme know :)
