Recent content by XR250rdr

That Intel board will have zero OC options. My mom's system is running on an Intel DG35EC and its a great little board if you don't need to OC. Plus it will use cheaper DDR2 vs DDR3 on the DG45ID.

SAS controllers can run SATA drives, but not vice versa. Dell backplanes use the drive connector. I've yet to see a backplane that has an intermediate connector on the drive caddy.

I second this route. Even Windows Backup would do the job just fine.

The LSI LSI00151 is an 8 port PCIe RAID 0, 1 card, but runs close to $300. Most cards with 8 ports are going to support RAID5. The only card I've found so far that is purely RAID 1 is a PCI-X SCSI card from LSI.

I'm running a Dell PERC 5/i (OEM LSI 8408e) in my file server and it works quite well. I have a 4x500GB RAID5 array running on it and my OS drive is running off the ICH9R.

My mom's Tacoma has a MT w/ CC. Climbing hills it will easily drop 5+ MPH below the set point because the truck is already at WOT and can't go any faster in 5th. An automatic would downshift and remain closer to the set point at a smaller throttle opening. In those cases I will override CC...

My mom has decided to take an Auto CAD class and I dont think her comp is up to it. She has a K6-2 333, 192MB RAM, 4.3gig 5400RPM HDD and a ATi Rage IIc video card. I am looking to build a system in the next week. Here's what I'm thinking so far: Abit N7V-S AXP 2000-2400 512MB DDR333 or 400 WD...