[H] Question?

2010-06-07 Thread DSinc
I am thinking of changing my Master Admin PW and my Main User PW. I will do this on my server (1) and each client (6). I do not know how this may affect my Router, NAS, Printer, switches, yet. I do expect that all my clients and server will groan, grumble, bitch, get-over-it; all, in due time.

[H] Question

2014-04-15 Thread DSinc
Do I truly have to erase/format my entire HD just to install W7 of W8.1? Thanks, Duncan

[H] Question?

2014-06-25 Thread DSinc
I am aware that many of the Collective do not care for Flashplayer.exe from Adobe. Fine. The problem is that the Collective's methods of 'not using' this ?helper? program are not understood/acceptable to a great many non-Collective folk. Many of the folk that I deal with are not members of thi

[H] Question?

2014-07-22 Thread DSinc
I know I asked this query this year. Sorry, I can not find the answer, but it worked. Can someone please share the 'HOW' to get my 'My Computer' Icon back on my old XP desktop Very much appreciated. Soon this PC will be W8.1, and I may have to ask again. I just do not understand WHY M$ seems

[H] Question?

2014-08-09 Thread DSinc
Does anyone know whose 'Backup sw' got baked into Windows 7 and/or Windows 8/1 I ask because I'd like to use the 'localsw' options. I seem to have Acronis 'True Image.' Is this sw a viable backup sw? I've used the backup sw in XP for years. NO. I have neverneeded to 'recover' any backu

Re: [H] Question?

2010-06-07 Thread Winterlight
Does changing Admin/User PW's affect future connections to WinUpdates? no Like, am I going to have to go through re-activation of XP? no

Re: [H] Question?

2010-06-07 Thread DSinc
Winterlight, I will not hold you to any of this. I plan to do the server 1st. Then the clients; like, wait and see. Plan to stay on XPPro. Could take months :) Can not yet afford W7 :( Thank you. Best, Duncan On 06/07/2010 18:04, Winterlight wrote: Does changing Admin/User PW'

[H] Question/Confusion

2013-07-23 Thread DSinc
Can anyone please explain just what the 'NVIDIA GEFORCE Experience' is??? I now run happily using the nVidia v320.49whql driver on my 3 PCs. I did not install the 'GEForce Experience.' I sorta thought it was something for uber-gamers or just nVidia marketing. And, it is a huge glut of code! Act

Re: [H] Question

2014-04-15 Thread Beave
You can update if you like. Although, I recommend a fresh install. On Apr 15, 2014 2:56 PM, "DSinc" wrote: > Do I truly have to erase/format my entire HD just to install W7 of W8.1? > Thanks, > Duncan > >

Re: [H] Question

2014-04-15 Thread FORC5
I do not believe so but I think you are trying to put it on a existing partition leaving the others intact. Not clear on that one. Move the other data off the drive and do a clean, then put the data back later. W7 will let you resize partitions in drive management. W7 and W8 create a system rese

Re: [H] Question

2014-04-15 Thread DSinc
Beave, I know you know more about this business than I ever will. But, can you please just read my question and just respond to it. I still like to believe I still know a bit about EMC drive technology. Yes, I see your 'fresh install' recommend. To me, this means a brand new virgin EMC drive, OR

Re: [H] Question

2014-04-15 Thread DSinc
FORC5, I accept your response. Yes, I am trying to install w7 on my c:\ partition AFTER I erase (format) it. I know and accept that everything on the c:\ partition goes away! Fine. It will be the old XPpro OS. I get to start all over again post OS rebuild. Most of my programs are installed on m

Re: [H] Question

2014-04-18 Thread FORC5
if you install to a existing partition I am told windows does not create this this. FP At 04:22 PM 4/15/2014, DSinc Poked the stick with: FORC5, I accept your response. Yes, I am trying to install w7 on my c:\ partition AFTER I erase (format) it. I know and accept that everything on the c:\

Re: [H] Question

2014-04-18 Thread DSinc
Well pshaw! OK. I'll start from some sort of 'virgin' HD. DARN! Duncan On 04/18/2014 17:42, FORC5 wrote: if you install to a existing partition I am told windows does not create this this. FP At 04:22 PM 4/15/2014, DSinc Poked the stick with: FORC5, I accept your response. Yes, I am trying t

Re: [H] Question?

2014-06-25 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 03:17 PM 25/06/2014, DSinc wrote: Yes, I do accept that adobe/flashplayer is maybe a source-vector for viruses and malware. But, still many folk still use it. I still use it. It allows me to see YouTube videos, allows me to view webpages that require flash. That is my personal rationale. Opi

Re: [H] Question?

2014-06-25 Thread DSinc
Thane, Thank you for your perspective. I will forward this to me OB. Trying to upgrade his PC is turining into a test of wills. I'm told that Friday 6/27/2014 is the day to try and upgrade his PC. I am so amazed at how much this upgrade is for my OB. We will survive and smile, or, perhaps I wi

Re: [H] Question?

2014-07-22 Thread DSinc
E DI T---S O RR Y! The damn icon was lost on my desktop post many reboots! Trust me,I am getting there.. :) Duncan On 07/22/2014 15:26, DSinc wrote: I know I asked this query this year. Sorry, I can not find the answer, but it worked. Can someone please share the 'HOW' to get

Re: [H] Question?

2014-07-22 Thread Tim Lider
Lider -Original Message- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 12:27 PM To: HWG Subject: [H] Question? I know I asked this query this year. Sorry, I can not find the answer, but it worked. Can someone please share the

Re: [H] Question?

2014-07-24 Thread DSinc
puter selection on 5. Select Apply Select OK The Computer or This PC icon should be on the Desktop now. Regards, Tim Lider -Original Message- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 12:27 PM To: HWG Subject: [H] Questio

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-10 Thread A L
> Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2014 21:46:05 -0400 > From: dsinc...@epbfi.com > I backup my clients to one of my NAS every month. I usually cull old > monthly backups. The only backups I do is cloning the entire drive with > PartedMagic. If a data drive fails, no restore to do, just swap out the bad > d

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-10 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 10:46 PM 09/08/2014, DSinc wrote: Does anyone know whose 'Backup sw' got baked into Windows 7 and/or Windows 8/1 I ask because I'd like to use the 'localsw' options. I seem to have Acronis 'True Image.' Is this sw a viable backup sw? There are a few glitches with the Windows 7 back

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-11 Thread DSinc
Thane, Thanks for the share. I admit that the backup tool in Win7 is quirky. It records its' 'stuff' very differently than XP's simple dot-bkf file structure. OK tech moves on. I was gifted Aconis True Image. I will load it and see how/what it does. I accept that ATI has been well regarded in th

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-11 Thread A L
Doesn't this method of backing up require a reinstall of the OS and then the backup image to restore, say to a new drive, or do I have that wrong? Thx Al > Thane, > Thanks for the share. I admit that the backup tool in Win7 is quirky. It > records its' 'stuff' very differently than XP's simp

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-11 Thread Winterlight
At 08:33 AM 8/11/2014, you wrote: Thane, Thanks for the share. I admit that the backup tool in Win7 is quirky. It records its' 'stuff' very differently than XP's simple dot-bkf file structure. OK tech moves on. I was gifted Aconis True Image. Acronis Version 2010 and above for Windows 7 Acron

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-11 Thread DSinc
Al, No I don't see why an OS reinstall or new HD is necessary. I'll simply install the ATI sw, read the docs and give it a spin. I used the Win7 tool/ap to backup the PC yesterday to my chosen NAS. Am I missing something? Duncan On 08/11/2014 12:19, A L wrote: Doesn't this method of backing u

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-11 Thread DSinc
Winterlight, Thanks for this share. I will save it and check my 'gifted' version carefully for its' version. Duncan On 08/11/2014 12:52, Winterlight wrote: At 08:33 AM 8/11/2014, you wrote: Thane, Thanks for the share. I admit that the backup tool in Win7 is quirky. It records its' 'stuff' v

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-11 Thread Tim Lider
free way :) Tim Lider -Original Message- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 10:16 AM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Question? Winterlight, Thanks for this share. I will save it and

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-11 Thread FORC5
my $.02 I use BounceBack fp At 10:46 AM 8/11/2014, Tim Lider Poked the stick with: Hello all, On a side note, I use VHD Tools from Sys Internals (now Microsoft Technet). To image the Boot HD I use disk2vhd and to extract the VHD to HD I use Vhd2Disk. For backup on Windows 8.1, the backup

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-12 Thread A L
> From: dsinc...@epbfi.com > Al, > No I don't see why an OS reinstall or new HD is necessary. Am > I missing something? > Duncan No, I think I'm missing something. The only backups I've ever done is to clone the entire drive with something like PartedMagic. When you use Win 7 backup, and, sa

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-12 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 10:26 AM 12/08/2014, A L wrote: No, I think I'm missing something. The only backups I've ever done is to clone the entire drive with something like PartedMagic. When you use Win 7 backup, and, say have a drive failure, will it restore in one step? Or does one need to re-install the OS and t

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-12 Thread Tim Lider
Subject: Re: [H] Question? At 10:26 AM 12/08/2014, A L wrote: >No, I think I'm missing something. The only backups I've ever done is >to clone the entire drive with something like PartedMagic. When you use >Win 7 backup, and, say have a drive failure, will it restore in one >

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-12 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 10:34 AM 12/08/2014, Tim Lider wrote: If you make a restore dis (USB or CD/DVD) you can restore the backup from there. Thanks Tim, I knew I did it in the past, but I wasn't sure of the steps. T

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-12 Thread DSinc
Al, OK under your set of circumstanes, I agree with your rational. I treat disk failure as just that, regardless of what I was doing when a disk fails. I have had several disk failures, but, never during a backup. Yes, I do agree that this is possible. In this situation, I would confirm the dis

Re: [H] Question?

2014-08-12 Thread A L
Thanks all, for the info. > > At 10:34 AM 12/08/2014, Tim Lider wrote: > >If you make a restore dis (USB or CD/DVD) you can restore the backup > >from there. > > Thanks Tim, > I knew I did it in the past, but I wasn't sure of the steps. > > T

Re: [H] Question/Confusion

2013-07-26 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 04:34 PM 23/07/2013, DSinc wrote: Can anyone please explain just what the 'NVIDIA GEFORCE Experience' is??? Looks like it's some sort of auto tuner. http://www.geforce.com/geforce-experience So not like the Jimmy Hendrix Experience at all. :) T

Re: [H] Question/Confusion

2013-07-26 Thread Jeff
After watching the video, it seems to be an optimizer that looks for certain settings and compares them with the selected game to optimize the video. Looks like a very interesting application for gamers. "Auto-tuner" might be a very good description, T. You're six is clear, just put your nose o

Re: [H] Question/Confusion

2013-07-26 Thread Bryan Seitz
On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:24:11 -0400, Jeff wrote: After watching the video, it seems to be an optimizer that looks for certain settings and compares them with the selected game to optimize the video. Looks like a very interesting application for gamers. "Auto-tuner" might be a very good desc

Re: [H] Question/Confusion

2013-07-27 Thread DSinc
Bryan/Jeff/Thane, I watched the video link, I'm now OK with GE. I have loaded it on all my PCs and will learn to use it. The install was rough, but I figured it out, eventually. Thank you gentlemen, Duncan On 07/27/2013 00:11, Bryan Seitz wrote: On Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:24:11 -0400, Jeff wrote

Re: [H] Question/Confusion

2013-08-03 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Apparently, this GEForce Experience is useful with the new nVidia Shield device: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3Mlbop8tTs Lisa walks through using the device to play PC games. On 7/23/2013 3:34 PM, DSinc wrote: Can anyone please explain just what the 'NVIDIA GEFORCE Experience' is??? I now

Re: [H] Question/Confusion

2013-08-05 Thread DSinc
Anthony, Yes, it does seem that GE is connected to the 'Shield' device. I did look into the Shield device and it appears to me to be a hand controller for gamers that is 'on steroids' when used within the Geforce Experience. I did not research far enough to determine whether the Shield is for co

[H] Question about 'Domain'

2014-03-03 Thread DSinc
When I build/change my kit, I always insert 'workgroup' in its' GROUP ID field within 'Networking.' Is the id/value 'workgroup' considered/treated by MS as a 'domain in its' Network logic?' I ask, because now, when setting up a new nas for my Brother, I am only asked to enter a 'Domain valu

[H] Question on laptop adapters

2009-02-13 Thread Thane Sherrington
If I have an adapter that outputs 19V, 4.54 amps, and a laptop who's old (and now dead) adapter outputted 18V 3.5A, can I safely use it? T

[H] Question on managed switches

2010-07-14 Thread Thane Sherrington
I'm looking for a durable, 24 port switch, and I'm thinking I should go managed so that I can set some of the ports to have guaranteed amount of bandwidth because occasionally a machine of lower importance will go nuts and grab all the bandwidth on my current unmanaged switch (at least, that's

[H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-30 Thread Thane Sherrington
I've heard that systems using XP Pro can only take 10 concurrent connections. I'm assuming these are network connections, not web connections. If I run IIS on an XP Pro machine, my connections are limited by bandwidth and speed of machine, not the OS, right? T

[H] Question: Virus Test Lab

2006-02-04 Thread Chris Reeves
Ok, thanks to the recent PC Mag and other articles, I’ve actually had a client ask me a question today regarding testing AV software.  Their Norton Corporate Contract expires soon, and they have been somewhat unhappy with portions of it.   He wants to setup a box, and pull a “PC Mag” and

[H] Question on surge protectors

2013-10-30 Thread Thane Sherrington
I just noticed in the manual for a surge protector. "Do not install this device if there is not at least 10 meters (30 feet) or more of wire between the electrical outlet and the electrical service panel." Ignoring the fact that this makes more plugs in people's houses unusable with surge pr

Re: [H] Question about 'Domain'

2014-03-03 Thread Jamie Furtner
I'd have to see more context to be sure, but I don't think they are the same thing. What I believe it's asking for is a default domain name to use for internal devices. The purpose is to make name resolution easier by not having to type as much. For example, give the NAS device a name like 'host1'

Re: [H] Question about 'Domain'

2014-03-03 Thread DSinc
Jaimie, Thanks for the reply. Sorry to be so dense about this, but it is driving me just a bit crazy. OK, I accept that 'they' are not the same thing. NO, I do not use 'Active Directory.' I believe that a domain is like: www.hardwaregroup.com. At my home, I do not have this. I just park/assign

[H] /question about M$ SilverLight

2014-08-22 Thread DSinc
Is it sorta true that M$ 'Silver Light' does/offers about the same features as Adobe Flash (player)? I have never used/loaded M$ Silver Light. Thank you, Duncan

Re: [H] Question on laptop adapters

2009-02-13 Thread Joe User
Hello Thane, Friday, February 13, 2009, 1:09:28 PM, you wrote: > If I have an adapter that outputs 19V, 4.54 amps, and a laptop who's > old (and now dead) adapter outputted 18V 3.5A, can I safely use it? > T Define 'safely' -- Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... "...now

Re: [H] Question on laptop adapters

2009-02-13 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 03:33 PM 13/02/2009, Joe User wrote: Hello Thane, Friday, February 13, 2009, 1:09:28 PM, you wrote: > If I have an adapter that outputs 19V, 4.54 amps, and a laptop who's > old (and now dead) adapter outputted 18V 3.5A, can I safely use it? > T Define 'safely' :) Will the life expectanc

Re: [H] Question on laptop adapters

2009-02-13 Thread Al Anger
Thane Sherrington wrote: > :) Will the life expectancy of the laptop or the adapter be > shortened, or will the computer crash more? The clock will run faster. :-) al

Re: [H] Question on laptop adapters

2009-02-13 Thread Neil Davidson
>:) Will the life expectancy of the laptop or the adapter be >shortened, or will the computer crash more? With the higher voltage there is a risk of it frying the laptop. It's unlikely due to internal regulators and there only being a 1v difference, but it is possible. Current is fine, the more

Re: [H] Question on laptop adapters

2009-02-13 Thread JRS
dware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 1:15:51 PM Subject: Re: [H] Question on laptop adapters >:) Will the life expectancy of the laptop or the adapter be >shortened, or will the computer crash more? With the higher voltage there is a risk of it frying the laptop. It's

Re: [H] Question on laptop adapters

2009-02-13 Thread Joe User
Hello Thane, Friday, February 13, 2009, 2:22:14 PM, you wrote: >>Define 'safely' > :) Will the life expectancy of the laptop or the adapter be > shortened, or will the computer crash more? The laptop would be subject to those problems, yes. More would be worse the difference isn't huge but it'

[H] Question of solid state drives

2009-07-23 Thread Thane Sherrington
I was reading a review of the new Intel MLC drive, and he says "The real strength of the Intel drives is in its random, small file, read/write performance. Here we see a 10% improvement in random read performance over the 1st gen drives, putting the new X25-M ahead of even the X25-E. Now there

[H] Question on reading event log

2010-03-31 Thread Thane Sherrington
I'm looking at a computer for a court case (ah the excitement of computer tech work) :) - and I need to see when the computer was used. So I saved a log of Event Log starting (6005) and stopping (6006) but here's the odd part - there are more starts than stops (which could mean the computer wa

Re: [H] Question on managed switches

2010-07-14 Thread DSinc
http://support.dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/dsn/en/document?c=us&dl=false&l=en&s=gen&docid=0B23F8938F10E5BFE0401E0A5517775F&doclang=en&cs= I probably know from nothing, but I have had completely superior service from my Dell PowerConnect 2716 switches. I recall that they do offer

Re: [H] Question on managed switches

2010-07-14 Thread DSinc
OK. Even though my switches MAY be a f/w revision behind, I still will suggest the PowerConnect 2724 to you. With Switches, if they ain't broke, I don't fix them :) Mine work completely invisibly at 10base1000. No problems logged. JMHO. Best, Duncan On 07/14/2010 12:30, Thane Sherr

Re: [H] Question on managed switches

2010-07-14 Thread Greg Sevart
me time without performance degradation. > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington > Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 11:30 AM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: [H] Ques

Re: [H] Question on managed switches

2010-07-15 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 05:58 PM 14/07/2010, Greg Sevart wrote: It seems unlikely that one machine could consume all backplane bandwidth, even on cheap unmanaged switches. Most all modern switches I've seen have "non-blocking backplane bandwidth", which means that every port can be transmitting and receiving at full

[H] Question regarding mismatched DDR2 memory

2008-09-06 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
I've got a stick of Hynix, DDR2 667 and also Nanya DDR2 667. Both are 1 gig, and the timings are exactly the same. Is it safe to put it into a laptop and expect proper functioning dual channels and normal operation? Is it a must to have matched pairs? -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad

RE: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-30 Thread Chris Reeves
om: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 11:57 AM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Question on XP Pro I've heard that systems using XP Pro can only take 10 concurrent connections. I'm assuming these are network

RE: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-30 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 02:19 PM 30/05/2005, Chris Reeves wrote: No, it's not limited on IIS 5.1. (it's version of PWS, basically) BUT.. of course, resources for IIS 5.1 are limited in terms of what you can do as well as the fact that it seems as though more then 64 connections results in significantly slowdowns. I

RE: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-30 Thread Chris Reeves
Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Monday, May 30, 2005 3:16 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Question on XP Pro At 02:19 PM 30/05/2005, Chris Reeves wrote: >No, it's not limited on IIS 5.1. (it's ve

RE: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-30 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 05:36 PM 30/05/2005, Chris Reeves wrote: Well, you haven't given out any details on the situation (what you are trying to do) so I have no way of knowing ;) If it's just serving HTML, then that's one thing.. if you need to do script security or any of that kind of stuff, that's something else

RE: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-30 Thread CW
don't need a domain server, etc. most likely, you can get 2003 Web Edition. CW -Original message- From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 20:39:07 -0500 To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] Question on XP Pro > At 05:36 PM 30

Re: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-31 Thread Eli Allen
IIS 5.1 which is the IIS version in Win XP pro has a limit of 10 HTTP connections. And since a web browser following HTTP standards can use up 4 connections it kind of limits how many users can browse the site. So either use the server version of the OS or a different web server. Eli -

RE: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-31 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 12:10 AM 31/05/2005, CW wrote: One hitch: I will bet dollars to donuts they are using TeeTimes software (or something very similar) which will not run on XP Pro, as it's activeX background works like mud on it.. Hmmm. I can't say - they recommend Win 2000 or XP Pro for the OS in their sp

RE: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-31 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 08:28 AM 5/31/2005, Thane Sherrington typed: Hmmm. I can't say - they recommend Win 2000 or XP Pro for the OS in their specs. After I did up the quote, they decided that one machine need 2003 Server Basic Small Business Edition. But they don't want to pay the extra for the OS, but they do

RE: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-31 Thread Chris Reeves
You are correct on the default 10, my mind was wandering.. however, just so it can be noted, you can make an easy change to the metabase key MaxConnections to anything less then 40, and it works, and the connections are concurrent, not universal, which allows for roughly 64 connections per via IIS

RE: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-31 Thread Chris Reeves
lto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:29 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Question on XP Pro At 12:10 AM 31/05/2005, CW wrote: >One hitch: I will bet dollars to donuts they are using TeeTimes software >(or something very similar) which will n

Re: [H] Question on XP Pro

2005-05-31 Thread Eli Allen
IIS 5.0 came with all the variations of Windows 2000, IIS 5.1 came with Windows XP, and IIS 6.0 came with Windows 2003. IIS is tied to the OS so no way to change IIS versions without changing the OS. As to connection limits, the non-server versions always had a connection limit for IIS, nothi

Re: [H] Question: Virus Test Lab

2006-02-04 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 09:46 PM 2/4/2006, Chris Reeves typed: Ok, thanks to the recent PC Mag and other articles, I've actually had a client ask me a question today regarding testing AV software. Their Norton Corporate Contract expires soon, and they have been somewhat unhappy with portions of it. He wants to

Re: [H] Question: Virus Test Lab

2006-02-08 Thread Thane Sherrington (S)
At 10:46 PM 04/02/2006, Chris Reeves wrote: Ok, thanks to the recent PC Mag and other articles, I've actually had a client ask me a question today regarding testing AV software. Their Norton Corporate Contract expires soon, and they have been somewhat unhappy with portions of it. He wants to

[H] Question re changing out PS

2006-05-03 Thread Veech
I'm looking to upgrade my ATI AIW 9800Pro 128MB video card to a Geforce 7800GS CO 256MB card. I currently have a 431W PS, and will probably buy a 600W PS as well, due to the increased power demands of the new card. I *assume* swapping out the PS will be a matter of simply unplugging connectio

[H] Question on dual 12V rails

2006-05-10 Thread Thane Sherrington (S)
If a power supply has two 12V rails, how does it split up which goes where? Do the SATA power cables use the same 12V as the PATA power cables? T

Re: [H] Question on surge protectors

2013-10-30 Thread Winterlight
Voltage drops as it leaves the power source. So the closer you are to the panel the bigger, and quicker the surge is going to be. When lightening hits a breaker panel, I have seen the result of this, it can blow it right out of the wall, and destroy circuits and boxes near by, or even start

Re: [H] /question about M$ SilverLight

2014-08-22 Thread vincentwinterling
If you want to run Netflix you'll need it. Vincent Wintering Vineland, NJ Original message From: DSinc Date:08/22/2014 6:02 PM (GMT-05:00) To: HWG Cc: Subject: [H] /question about M$ SilverLight Is it sorta true that M$ 'Silver Light' does/offers about th

Re: [H] /question about M$ SilverLight

2014-09-02 Thread DSinc
x27;ll need it. Vincent Wintering Vineland, NJ Original message From: DSinc Date:08/22/2014 6:02 PM (GMT-05:00) To: HWG Cc: Subject: [H] /question about M$ SilverLight Is it sorta true that M$ 'Silver Light' does/offers about the same features as Adobe Flash (play

Re: [H] /question about M$ SilverLight

2014-09-02 Thread Christopher Fisk
want to run Netflix you'll need it. >> >> >> Vincent Wintering >> Vineland, NJ >> >> >> ---- Original message >> From: DSinc >> Date:08/22/2014 6:02 PM (GMT-05:00) >> To: HWG >> Cc: >> Subject: [H] /questio

Re: [H] /question about M$ SilverLight

2014-09-02 Thread DSinc
placement to Adobe Flash Y/N? That was my real ask. Thanks, Duncan On 08/22/2014 18:15, vincentwinterling wrote: If you want to run Netflix you'll need it. Vincent Wintering Vineland, NJ Original message From: DSinc Date:08/22/2014 6:02 PM (GMT-05:00) To: HWG Cc: Subjec

[H] Question on DPI and toner

2014-09-15 Thread Thane Sherrington
I've heard recently that decreasing the DPI on a laser printer will save toner. Thinking about it, I can't see how the savings would be that great, if any. Does anyone know if this is true? T

Re: [H] Question of solid state drives

2009-07-23 Thread Jason.Tozer
July 2009 11:20 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Question of solid state drives I was reading a review of the new Intel MLC drive, and he says "The real strength of the Intel drives is in its random, small file, read/write performance. Here we see a 10% improvement in random read p

Re: [H] Question of solid state drives

2009-07-23 Thread Robert Martin Jr.
y fast and inexpensive. I also have 2 MLC drives (trancend & a generic) that are very slooow and have frequent pauses that commonly plagued the 1st gen SSDs. lopaka --- On Thu, 7/23/09, Thane Sherrington wrote: From: Thane Sherrington Subject: [H] Question of solid state drive

Re: [H] Question of solid state drives

2009-07-23 Thread James Boswell
he 1st gen SSDs. lopaka --- On Thu, 7/23/09, Thane Sherrington wrote: From: Thane Sherrington Subject: [H] Question of solid state drives To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Date: Thursday, July 23, 2009, 3:20 AM I was reading a review of the new Intel MLC drive, and he says "The real strength of the Intel driv...

Re: [H] Question of solid state drives

2009-07-23 Thread Robert Martin Jr.
Agreed, but the problem is there are no available fixes or flash updates to fix many of the older drives which are still being sold regularly. Best to know before buying. lopaka --- On Thu, 7/23/09, James Boswell wrote: From: James Boswell Subject: Re: [H] Question of solid state drives To

Re: [H] Question of solid state drives

2009-07-23 Thread Greg Sevart
On Behalf Of Robert Martin Jr. > Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 11:34 AM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Question of solid state drives > > MLC drives are usually cheaper and easier to make, but with generally > less performance than SLC and quite a bit less ex

Re: [H] Question of solid state drives

2009-07-28 Thread timlider
lf OfThane Sherrington Sent: 23 July 2009 11:20 To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: [H] Question of solid state drives I was reading a review of the new Intel MLC drive, and hesays "The real strength of the Intel drives is in its random, small file,read/write performance. Here we see a

[H] Question on video card for HTPC

2010-05-13 Thread Thane Sherrington
I have an HTPC with an X1650 video card that I'm playing back 720p using VLC player. It works wonderfully, but when I try 1080p, I'm getting intermittent chop. What would be a good, inexpensive, lower power PCIe video card for an HTPC, and should I switch from VLC player to something else? I

[H] Question regarding VNC and Win/Linux

2005-08-15 Thread Zulfiqar Naushad
Assuming I am going to build a linux box that has gnome or KDE running on it What do I need on the linux box to view the desktop and interact with it on my Windows box via VNC? In other words, can I VNC into a linux GUI from my windows box? Please provide as detailed an explanaition. I

Re: [H] Question re changing out PS

2006-05-03 Thread joeuser
Yes no Veech wrote: I'm looking to upgrade my ATI AIW 9800Pro 128MB video card to a Geforce 7800GS CO 256MB card. I currently have a 431W PS, and will probably buy a 600W PS as well, due to the increased power demands of the new card. I *assume* swapping out the PS will be a matter of s

Re: [H] Question re changing out PS

2006-05-03 Thread Veech
cool. - Original Message - From: "joeuser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [H] Question re changing out PS Yes no Veech wrote: I'm looking to upgrade my ATI AIW 9800Pro 128MB vid

Re: [H] Question re changing out PS

2006-05-03 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 11:46 AM 5/3/2006, you wrote: I'm looking to upgrade my ATI AIW 9800Pro 128MB video card to a Geforce 7800GS CO 256MB card. I currently have a 431W PS, and will probably buy a 600W PS as well, due to the increased power demands of the new card. I *assume* swapping out the PS will be a matt

Re: [H] Question re changing out PS

2006-05-03 Thread Greg Sevart
Wednesday, May 03, 2006 12:01 PM Subject: Re: [H] Question re changing out PS At 11:46 AM 5/3/2006, you wrote: I'm looking to upgrade my ATI AIW 9800Pro 128MB video card to a Geforce 7800GS CO 256MB card. I currently have a 431W PS, and will probably buy a 600W PS as well, due to the inc

Re: [H] Question re changing out PS

2006-05-03 Thread Veech
hen get a bigger PS. It's one of those take a chance deals... - Original Message - From: "Jin-Wei Tioh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 10:01 AM Subject: Re: [H] Question re changing out PS At 11:46 AM 5/3/2006,

Re: [H] Question re changing out PS

2006-05-03 Thread Stan Zaske
The important thing to remember is, it's not the total wattage that matters with modern PC's but the amount of amperage on the 12v rail and IMHO whether the PFC is active. Veech wrote: I'm looking to upgrade my ATI AIW 9800Pro 128MB video card to a Geforce 7800GS CO 256MB card. I currently h

Re: [H] Question re changing out PS

2006-05-03 Thread Thane Sherrington (S)
At 02:58 PM 03/05/2006, Stan Zaske wrote: The important thing to remember is, it's not the total wattage that matters with modern PC's but the amount of amperage on the 12v rail and IMHO whether the PFC is active. PFC just affects power consumption, right? It doesn't matter to the PC, but it

Re: [H] Question re changing out PS

2006-05-03 Thread Greg Sevart
in a residence. Read here: http://www.dansdata.com/gz028.htm Greg - Original Message - From: "Stan Zaske" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Hardware List" Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 12:58 PM Subject: Re: [H] Question re changing out PS The important thing t

Re: [H] Question re changing out PS

2006-05-03 Thread Jin-Wei Tioh
At 12:35 PM 5/3/2006, you wrote: Enermax 431W PS, P4C800E board, P4 3.0, 2 x 1G RAM, the video card, Audigy ZX, two HDs, CDRW & DVDRW. I was reading the reviews at NewEgg, and a couple of them complained that the card draws a lot of power. I guess I could get the card by itself first and if

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