Recent content by Oak

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    **Research hounds** What do you know about dual Xeon mobos?

    Hey guys, a what would you do situation... Lets say you had access to a new server box for a very cheap price, and it was equipt with (2) 866Mhz or 1 gighz Xeons, and all the trimmings, but did NOT have an AGP slot? What I am looking for then, is a mobo that has an AGP slot that will support...
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    Here is a original ? for ya... Windows 2K drivers for the original Voodoo board... Any ideas?

    Yeah, I checked Diamonds page, but nothing for 2000. What other manufacturers made a voodoo board back in the day?
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    Here is a original ? for ya... Windows 2K drivers for the original Voodoo board... Any ideas?

    As the topic says, I have one of the original Diamond Monster Voodoo boards, and would like to get it running under Win2K (dont ask, just go with it...) Any ideas? 3dfx only supports 9x/NT. Ill try the NT drivers as a last resort, but wondered if anyone had any better ideas...?
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    Is there a Wireless Network that will reach 10 Miles

    Check out hyperlink, they have some omnidirectional kits that may help, entry cost is around 650 bucks. We just got a kit to use at an upcoming trade show, with a quoted range up to 25 miles, but havent used it yet... they do have more powerful kits... Check thier site, its pretty simple...
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    A little OT: How do I 'unace' a file?...

    Wing- Thanks! Even with a link, whataguy!:cool:
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    How do I 'unace' a file?...

    Eagle- Thanks! As soon as I saw the name it all came back to me... Im getting to old for this... Ill I remember is the challenge of chopping up programs into 1.4 meg files for floppies... ;) Those were the days!!! Oak
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    A little OT: How do I 'unace' a file?...

    Sorry for the OT, but I have a program here that I need to 'unace'. I have an install exe that is supposed to do this, but it seems to lock up whenever I go to use it. I says in the nfo file that it can be unaced manually, but how do you do this? Any help is greatly appreciated!!! I used to be...
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    How do I 'unace' a file?...

    I have a program here that I need to 'unace'. I have an install exe that is supposed to do this, but it seems to lock up whenever I go to use it. I says in the nfo file that it can be unaced manually, but how do you do this? Any help is greatly appreciated!!! Oak
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    Your Favorite vid card of ALL time List it!

    VOODOO 1 - this is without question. If you think its one of the more recent cards, you either havent been around long enough to appreciate it, or you arent looking at the question correctly. Cards like the Geforce/V3 etc are indeed great cards, but its a matter of comparing it to what was...
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    building a file server

    Here is what I would say... Whoever responded about the fileserver/database server is correct, database needs horsepower, fileserver needs less... I/O is a bigger concern... If it is a fileserver, I would say 850 Athlon is more than enough, I would concentrate on more memory, and with mem...
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    Good (FREE) Hard Drive Benchmark software?

    Im about to head home w/ a new 2940 U2W scsi card to replace the UW card I have running my main hard drives... I was wondering what software I could use to test its performance? I run win2000 in a software raid, so itll need to be 2000 compatible... Any ideas? Im pretty pumped to see what...
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    Need a laugh check this out.

    Behemoth- Thats pretty funny! My 2cents, some people here need to F*!@ing relax a little. Read the damn topic it says 'Need a laugh...' Obviously you didnt need one, so dont click on it next time! Dont spout to him when you yourself didnt read a simple statement... Ferchristsake I always...
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    Where to get a Notebook HD --> Standard IDE converter?

    I have a truely fusked HD from a laptop, and I need to set it up on a workstation to pull some data off. I know that adaptors exist for this, but where? Any ideas? Thanks...
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    What is your favorite computer game EVER?

    Tribes. Nuff said. Ever since it came out in 97, all I ever play, almost literally. Lost my cable modem when I moved, havent played in months... hanndss aare shhakkeyy. .. . ... Need another fix soon...