Recent content by LatexRat

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    Intel P35 Core 2 build decisions

    I'm about to build my first core 2 system, and i'm a bit confused about which motherboard chipset to go with. Seems like the P35 is the lastest and greatest, so i was considering the ASUS P5K. Since these newer boards run at 1066, I assume I need much better ram as well, so i was going to go...
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    MAC address lookup help

    I was going through dhcp logs, and i found a wierd mac address. The first 3 number sets are: E9:EB:B3 usually i can lookup the maker of the card, but there is no listing for this?? Also.. I have a huge list of clients and this is the only mac address that doesnt start with Zero... I have a...
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    Flickering and dead LCD backlight

    hey. i have the same problem with my Toshiba 1800. However it works for a while (30 minutes), then craps out. I figured it might be my inverter, but i havnt bought a replacement yet. I too have hooked up a vga monitor, and it comes up fine. I believe it something to do with the voltages going...
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    2 10/100 for ICN and 2 10/100/1g for file sharing

    http://www.lavasoft.nu/support/download/ Ad-Aware .. Get this .. update it . and run it.. Alohas, KK
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    Using two LAN cards to double speed?

    hah .. its totally possible. just get NIC Express .. http://www.ipmetrics.com/ipms/download.html Just a note .. i messed up my windows networking playin with this thing, so you should really set a restore point before installing this.. It installs something over socks4, and messed stuff up...
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    12 camera DVR / Security system

    I am building a DVR system for my company, and i'd like some advice.. We are planning on: Abit IS7 2.4ghz Intel 800fsb 512MB Corsair DDR400 120gb Seagate Rage 128 Pro Graphics card My first question has to do with the graphics card.. I am pretty sure this is all we will...
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    JBOD drive array questions (3 drives)

    Anyone know if theres an advantage to 3rd party adapters that support JBOD over winXP's dynamic disk spanning solution?
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    Need good sound card advice.

    I still Run an old first generation SB Live! They work great, and are cheap these days..
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    I now have 1GB of ram, do I let windows manage my page file or....

    I have a server with 600mb ram .. If left on for a few days the page file gets upwards to 900mb while ram usage stays the same . Why oh why?
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    Is 1024MB ram better than 512MB for gaming?

    I am wondering about the swap file in XP .. I have a gig in my desktop, but on my server I have 600mb ram.. and when the server is left on for weeks .. the page file gets well over 900mb .. while ram isn't even being used. Why the hell is that?
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    JBOD drive array questions (3 drives)

    Well .. All this space is being used for archiving video and still footage I shoot over time. Every shoot brings back over 4gigs of still and many times that in video. If this were a perfect world I would have simply buy 4 drives at a time and add them to the raid, though my budget forces me to...
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    JBOD drive array questions (3 drives)

    I've thought about doing this, but just having a big folder doesnt make sense.. Say that folder was for mp3s.. When you run outa space .. your screwed :) With jbod you could just add another drive, and you'd have more space for all folders.
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    JBOD drive array questions (3 drives)

    Howdy .. I recently bought another drive for my file server (WinXP Pro). The server consists of: 80gig boot NTFS 200gig storage NTFS 160gig storage NTFS As for now .. They are 3 different volumes. The drives are full, and i'd like to add another 200gb drive. The ideal setup would be to...
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    Watercooling question

    I'd recommend ya read this http://www.overclockers.com/articles609/ Should help ya figure out which solution to go with ;)