Recent content by citsacras

QFT! Besides Spore, I refused to purchase Bioshock and Mass Effect due to Draconian DRM measures. Actually, I did purchase Bioshock, but fortunately I read about the DRM before opening it and was able to get a refund. Why do these companies want to punish legitimate customers?

I'm planning to stay with an Intel platform because of the ICH10R southbridge is the only one that I am sure supports AHCI and SATA hot-swap. So even though the AMD 45w CPU is inexpensive and efficient, I'm not sure there is a motherboard chipset that offers that. I'm not planning to use the...

The reason I post this topic in the *nix forum is because I am looking for recommendations specifically with regard to Linux software raid. I was interested in getting a NAS solution, something like an Infrant ReadyNAS, but for the cost I can build my own low-power server with much greater...

i can't speak much for software raid on windows, since i only raid at the server. but software raid in linux at least is as fast or faster than hardware raid in most cases, and i would expect similar performance from windows. it will take some CPU cycles but it's not really a heavy load. with OS...

I thought I had heard some users had problems with Accelero coolers and the 4850... Is an Accelero enough to passively cool a 4870? Currently my 9600GT stays relatively cool in an old Lian-Li PC60 with poor airflow, but I am upgrading to a newer Lancool case with three 120mm fans. Does...

I'm upgrading my whole system and I was wondering if there are any better video card choices for me right now. After years of jet-turbine 3D cards in my systems, I finally crossed over into the passively cooled camp. I'm sure some cards have quieter fans than others, but with a passive heatsink...

I'm getting ready to replace a socket 939 system with an Opteron 170. The old system is in an ancient (in computer years) Lian-Li case and has only a single rear 80 or 92mm fan. Obviously, this is not ideal. When I build my new system with a 45nm Intel chip, I want to also replace my aging...

for a linux print server i personally would recommend centOS as a first choice. you can download it free and is binary compatible with RHEL, which means you can get RPM packages for just about any product you need a driver for. Most of HPs linux packages are for redhat or suse. Other distros can...

Do you have unpartitioned space on a hard disk? you can do all this without a reboot: fdisk /dev/sda - or whatever the device path is for your hard disk - create a new partition of 8 GB, or however much you want to use mkswap -L "newswap" /dev/sda1 - or whichever partition you use...

Has anyone used this Thermaltake Soprano aluminum keyboard? http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16823162010 I'm looking for some keyboards to set up at my home workstations. I do play games but most of the gaming keyboards don't appeal to me. I prefer mechanical switch keyboards...

Well on this side of the pond where the Herman Miller chairs are made they are not quite so expensive. I think the basic Aeron starts around $700, pricing seems fixed across retailers. One benefit of the HM's though is that they come with a 12 year warranty. Personally, I'd rather pay more for...

Hello, I am running Oracle RAC 10g on RHEL4 with EMC storage managed by PowerPath. The problem I am having is trying to mount an ocfs2 file system by label, important since device paths could change. When I use the mount command I get an error: # mount -t ocfs2 -o datavolume,nointr...

Both will carry a digital signal to your display. DVI supports custom resolutions and refresh rates, while HDMI supports only standard HDTV resolutions ~ esentially the 480p - 1080p HDTV standards. The HDMI cable is thinner and more flexible than a DVI cable, and carries sound as well as...

i need a modem... but i don't get it. the title to your post seems misleading, wouldn't one have to commit fraud to get this modem for $39.99? if i am misunderstanding could someone please explain in more detail how this deal works? thanks ~citsacras