Recent content by jgdiablo

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    Is my eSATA port dead?

    I installed the latest JMicron driver (5/16/07) and the problem appears to have gone away. I strongly recommend you give this a shot.
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    Is my eSATA port dead?

    I have the exact same setup...p5b deluxe and FreeAgent Pro 750GB HD...I bought an I to I eSATA cable on eBay and the hard drive consistently locks up. On USB it's totally fine. I have a feeling that there's some incompatability with the FreeAgent and the p5b Deluxe. I'm going to try to...
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    Antec 900 - Case Fan Speed Monitoring

    What fan controller is that?
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    Antec 900 - Case Fan Speed Monitoring

    Folks, As I'm building my rig, I noticed that the case 120mm TriCool fans don't appear to come with the fan-speed monitoring cable for the motherboard. I wonder why they did that. Any options?
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    Antec 900 - Power LED? Speaker?

    Thanks everyone for your assistance. I just wanted to be sure that I wasn't missing anything.
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    Antec 900 - Power LED? Speaker?

    Folks, I'm building my first rig. Although everything is working well so far, I did notice that the Antec 900 manual mentions a Power LED wire, but I don't see such an LED on the front panel, nor the wire. Am I missing something? Secondly, the case doesn't have a speaker to connect to...
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    Help Choose a Motherboard

    I've been eyeing those two boards as well. The only other option I was thinking of is the eVGA 680i LT.
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    Help Choose a Motherboard

    Folks, perhaps you can help me choose a motherboard: 1. I want to be able to run RAID 0 for the OS and RAID 5 for DATA, thus 6 SATA ports is desireable. 2. I don't plan on OC'ing, but may in the future. Stability is key. 3. I plan to go with an E6420. 4. I don't plan to SLI day one, but may...
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    Help Me Choose Components for a Gaming/MultiMedia Rig

    Yes, I'm pretty set on Intel.
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    Help Me Choose Components for a Gaming/MultiMedia Rig

    It sounds like 680i LT is overkill. What other good options for a motherboard would you suggest that has enough SATA ports for my RAID desires.
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    Help Me Choose Components for a Gaming/MultiMedia Rig

    Any comments from the day crew?
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    Help Me Choose Components for a Gaming/MultiMedia Rig

    Hi folks. I've been scouring around to research the appropriate components for a gaming/multimedia rig that I don't particularly plan on doing any OC'ing. I plan on getting: Intel E6420 CPU when it comes out I want to setup a RAID 0 OS Array and RAID 5 Data Array, so 6 SATA ports is most...
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    BIG LIST - Xbox Deals v.4

    I just looked at the BestBuy circular for 11/2. They have the new XSN XBOX titles for $34.99 each (Top Spin, Amped 2, and NFL Fever 2004). Furthermore, if you pickup the XBOX Live Version 3 Starter Kit or the 1 year renewal card, you save $20 instantly on the games. Great deal for those looking...
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    BIG LIST - Xbox Deals (last update: 2/4 AM)

    Is the Toys R Us XBox deal for $179 for the bundle nationwide? Does it start today, tomorrow? More details please!
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    WHITE HOT - Microsoft Wireless Bundle - Two for $110 AR

    Can someone name a store that has it in stock so we can tell Staples to call them to PM?