Recent content by eldiablopotato

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    MS SQL DB Resource Management

    Here's the problem. Someone's code is crippling a Microsoft SQL 2008 Standard server. The memory is maxed out, pagefile maxed, and to be honest I'm new to RDBMS administration. How can you figure out what queries & user are causing this? I looked at the resource reports through the Microsoft...
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    Side Effects of Encrypting an SSD?

    Hmm interesting, does this only apply to Sandforce SSDs and not the Crucial C300?
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    Side Effects of Encrypting an SSD?

    Thanks for the info. Would hardware SSD controllers help with reducing the speed impact of encrypting?
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    Side Effects of Encrypting an SSD?

    Does anyone know of any data/benchmarks of what happens to an SSD if you encrypt it? Do you basically destroy the SSD, reduce its performance significantly, etc....
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    Misconfigured Router: Slow Internet Data Transfer

    I can't quite figure this one out... Testing my Comcast ISP download speed via speedtest.net it's 13MB (when the computer is connected directly to the router). When I put my new router (fully updated firmware) between my cable modem and computer my download speed is now 6MB!? I understand...
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    Carbonite vs. JungleDisk Security

    Good to hear, thanks!
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    Carbonite vs. JungleDisk Security

    What's important to me is that where ever I upload my data, I don't want that company to be able to decrypt my data. From what I understand JungleDisk lets you set a key, so only you can access the data. If someone can verify this, it appears if you pick to manage your own key with Carbonite...
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    Carbonite vs. JungleDisk Security

    Hi, I'm trying to decide between using Carbonite, or JungleDisk for online backup. Carbonite: Uses a combination of Blowfish and DES III (Triple DES) encryption. Jungle Disk: Uses a AES-256 encryption. Both seem to be pretty secure. My question is, which company offers the most secure...
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    Need Help Configuring BIOS for SSD

    Yes... how odd. Things have speed up! When I installed Windows I setup my SATA in the BIOS to be AHCI. While trying to fix the problem I changed the SATA back to IDE and of course that didn't fix anything. When I changed it to IDE I noticed Windows saying it needed to reboot because of new...
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    Need Help Configuring BIOS for SSD

    Problem: The amount of time it takes to display the desktop after entering password at the login screen is unacceptable. It takes on average 30.1 seconds!? How the system was installed:Selected AHCI for SATA mode; instead of using IDE. Installed Windows 7 x64 Things Tried to Fix The...
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    Software For Testing 6Gbps SSD

    True, for now looks like it's SATA 3Gbps for me... unless the PCIe problem gets fixed. ./shrug
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    Software For Testing 6Gbps SSD

    All the motherboards Anand is testing are newer and fancier than my old: ASUS P6T Deluxe v2. Still odd to see that the addon card makes things worst!.
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    Software For Testing 6Gbps SSD

    Already have the SSD SOL for me then.
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    Win Server Baseline Software

    We all know the importance of having a good baseline of a server, what baseline software would you all recommend for a Windows Server?
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    Software For Testing 6Gbps SSD

    Long story short I ordered a 6Gbps addon card, so my system could benefit more from the Crucial C300 6Gbps SSD. Does anyone know of some software that I can run to see whether the addon card is working above 3Gbps?