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    What is the performance penalty for full disk encryption on an SSD?

    What are the effects of full disk encryption using TrueCrypt on an SSD? Obviously a SandForce drive won't be able to compress the data, and will perform much less than optimal, but what about wear leveling? With FDE, the entire usable portion of the disk is filled with random data. Also, the...
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    How can I hash an encrypted partition?

    Edit---> I figured out how to insert paragraph brakes through the proxy I have to sign in with. Since it was so hard to read my original post without paragraph brakes, I decided I would fix it for anyone who stumbles across this thread looking for a similar answer. So, I'm getting ready to...
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    Microsoft is stupid, or I'm an idiot! (How to run elevated SW from limited account?)

    First, let me apologize for my inability to use the editing tools here, which will make this post hard to read. IPs are banned from the country I'm in, so I must log in through a proxy- which doesn't allow things like paragraph brakes. (Such as now...) OK, so I'm running W7 as a limited user...
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    How can I protect myself from my girlfriend?

    First, let me apologize for my inability to use the editing tools here, which will make this post hard to read. IPs are banned from the country I'm in, so I must log in through a proxy- which doesn't allow things like paragraph brakes. (like would be useful right about now) I have two W7x64...
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    How can I run the Macrium Reflect recovery program in Debian?

    The Macrium Reflect Recovery CD is a LiveCd based on Debian, and it works great. The trouble is that I need to run TrueCrypt while also running the MR program to have access to encrypted images for recovery. Are there any brilliant minds in here who can help me configure the MR recovery program...
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    Caviar Blacks in RAID without TLER OK

    Around September 2009, Western Digital started shipping drives that wouldn't allow the user to switch TLER on. Time Limited Error Recovery limits the time the disk will attempt to repair or replace a bad sector. Without TLER, a RAID controller will drop a disk from an array when it takes too...
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    Banned!

    I'm in Eastern Europe, and my IP address is banned. Until a couple days ago, I could reset my modem a couple times and then get through. Now, however, I'm unable to get an address that works. I was only able to get here by finding a proxy server that would let me in. However, my editing tools...
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    Soliciting advice for a non gamer total system.

    I want to put a total system together for my daughter. Actually, I'll just be buying the parts, and she will have to assemble. I want her to get her hands dirty. She doesn't game, and is currently satisfied with her all-in-one TouchSmart IQ507, with 4Gb and a C2D T5850 running Vista. So I...
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    Are AM3 boards not up to DDR2 board standards?

    I'm upgrading an OEM Pentium D 915 to an Athlon X4. I have 3 X1Gb sticks of DDR2 533, so, ya... not the fastest stuff on the block. I'm considering DDR3, but I need a AM3 board for that. For the DDR2, I can buy an Asus M4A785-M, which looks like a pretty good board. I see few problems...
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    Upgrade path from Pentium D 915?

    My GF has an OEM HP with a locked Asus P5LP-LE board, and a Pentium D 915 stuck to it. From what I have read, I can stick an E6700 on there, but I can't find any review sets to compare the CPUs. I can get an E6700 for about $100 over here, but I'm not sure it's worth it. She doesn't do any...
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    Have modem/router>switch>2 W7 boxes: How to share?

    I have a D-Link 2540U modem/router>Crossover Cable>TP-Link TL SF1005DSwitch (5 port)>2xStreight cables>2x Windows 7 computers. Both computers connect just fine to the internet, but when I try to connect either of the computers as the second connection, I get the ISP password page, and the...
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    How do I swap from RAID to single drive with image?

    I thought I would test my system performance under a couple different storage configurations. Originally, I built my OS/programs partition image while using RAID (ICH10R), so I can switch to the various supported RAID configurations, but I can't switch my storage config. to AHCI. When I...