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    How to open/access Windows Information Protection

    first time after finish installing anniversary update i am greeted with Windows Information Protection or windows security center dashboard or WDATP? now i looking around for it, but cant find anywhere also is there a way i can create shortcut for it? thanks in advance
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    Such difference between core temps normal?

    like everyone said, its normal and yes core0 will be the hottest all the time think it as primary/start core cmiiw, even if os/software support multicore (multi threads), core0 will remain as prime core before using other core i think it related to how programing work i dont know very...
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    Intel Rapid Storage Technology Reports SATA only showing 3Gbps on SATA3 drive

    its not error, it might performance reduction well we know hdd nowhere from using 100% of sata2 speed so even it on sata3 the performance increase seems just minor so like what i am asking about above:
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    Intel Rapid Storage Technology Reports SATA only showing 3Gbps on SATA3 drive

    hot-plugging on bios ? i don't think my mobo BIOS got such setting, but i will check again more carefully what i remember for ICH10R on bios setting are ICH control mode (IDE/AHCI/RAID) and SATA native mode setting anyway, i am curious do ICH10R report SATA3 (6Gbps) when SATA3 drive plugged...
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    Intel Rapid Storage Technology Reports SATA only showing 3Gbps on SATA3 drive

    i did connect to marvel controller, but seems there some issue Marvell Storage Utility (4.1.0.1915) not showing the drive connected to the ports and i haven't tried to reinstall the driver + MSU so i just connect to Intel ICH10R port do ICH10R only report SATA2 (3Gbps) even SATA3 drive...
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    Intel Rapid Storage Technology Reports SATA only showing 3Gbps on SATA3 drive

    hello everyone i got WD1002FAEX SATA3 drive but intel rapid storage technology only showing 3Gbps or SATA2 is this normal behavior? here the IntelRST report : Disk on port 4 Port location: Internal Status: Normal Type: Hard disk Size: 932 GB Serial number: ***************...
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    good gaming hard drive

    @supremor & greenhawk yes, quality of recent WD green not really good despite what i am saying slower = better reliability, indeed WD black quality better than WD green i read this article months ago from : http://www.behardware.com/articles/810-6/components-returns-rates.html Green 2TB have...
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    "WD caviar blue sata 3 HDD's", which will be fast ?

    i think its just between premium and standard product black maybe using better parts (similar to their enterprise drives) while blue using parts like green but with 7200rpm also black give 5 year warranty, blue-green drives 3 year warranty
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    Network Attached Storage Help.

    if you just thinking for home-storage server then Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ might sufficient for your needs as you won't need your NAS to be ready for many user (20+) for future ready, well i don't think NAS technology will change fast the reason is because harddrive limitation and network...
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    good gaming hard drive

    worth to mention that 5400rpm drive have better reliability compared to 7200rpm although there no real report but logically slower and less-hot = better reliability
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    Planning to get a 1Tb

    from my knowledge, we should always look for bigger capacity per-platter as it improve the speed i think 500GB and 1TB is same, reliability wise although not the case for 2TB/3TB, which seems high enough nowdays 500GB drive usually use 1platter - 2 head 640-1TB use 2platter - 3-4head but back...
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    How to know whether Harddrive is refurbished or new

    reading from all comment, so the conclusions 1. refurbs equally to new drive, with the downside on warranty (if you buy new-refurb otherwise warranty continue the original warranty) 'till now i always think refurb HDD = NG (No Good) lol ^^; 2. After looking and reading from google search...
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    How to know whether Harddrive is refurbished or new

    thanks for the info everyone! indeed nowdays harddrive don't have long lifetime like old drives do maybe we should just replace after 2 years of usage (around 16K hours?) wondering if refurb harddrive have even lower reliability rate i read somewhere on net that hdd manufacture staff saying...
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    How to know whether Harddrive is refurbished or new

    Hello everyone is there anyway we could know whether the Harddrive is refurbished or not ? especially for WD harddrive if i RMA WesternDigital drive, is replacement unit from WD is refurbished ? then how the warranty will work ? when we register new drive on the wd site it will give...
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    Mybook Studio 1.5TB - regarding drive health

    hello everyone i got little problem here, hope can get help / answer from here i have a WD Mybook Studio 1.5TB, it working just nice but few weeks ago, my area got power outage, and because i didn't use UPS for mybook (my UPS plug didn't compatible with standard power plug), when the...
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    [help] UPS recommendation

    thanks for the reply anyone yes i am living in country that uses 220-240v, there should be a similar tools that have some function like kill-o-watt... but i can't find it anywhere in my city and also thanks RebateMonger for noticing me high-effieciency power supplies, i will keep it on my...
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    [help] UPS recommendation

    modelworks thanks for the guide i might try it, hope i won't making any mistake (´?`)
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    [help] UPS recommendation

    thanks for the reply harvey ('?') i was looking for that kind tools, but somehow i can't find it anywhere in my city the best things i can find is to calculate Amp not Watt and i even don't know how to use that tools (´;?;`)
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    [help] UPS recommendation

    hello everyone i need help here, since i can't find wattmeter tools anywhere near my city, so i don't know how much my PC taking power from outlet, i tried the watt simulator i find on a site, but i believe professional/expert in here could give me more detailed info/recommendation i need...