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    Windows 7 PC, want to share files with network

    Thanks for the feedback! Looks like it's slightly more complicated than I was hoping, but I'll definitely poke at it to see where I get. I really should have started by asking some more basic questions, which I have here: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=37034039#post37034039 in...
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    h340 with WHS v1 and 3TB WD Red

    Hi, I've been poking around different forums, and I think I'm out of luck, but I thought I'd just check here before giving up. I own an Acer h340 with the original WHS v1 running. I purchased--without doing any research (dur)--a new WD Red 3TB drive (WD30EFRX). I knew that the server would only...
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    New Macbook Air...

    I'm in the same boat--I just got a MBP for work. One thing I missed was being able to drag a window to the top or side and have it "snap" to max or half screen respectively. My buddy recommended 'Cinch', and I've been really liking it! GL!
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    Windows 7 PC, want to share files with network

    Hi, I have an existing win 7 PC with an SSD main drive that I'd like to add 2 (or 4, eventually) large HDDs to stream movies to my PS3 (media streaming) and serve as a file repository for my laptops (OSX and win 7/8). I plan to set up windows media player to share the movies folder for the...
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    [Rant] Hold Music and Interruptions

    Sorry to bring up an incredibly old thread, but I just have to register my amazement: NINE years later, and they still do this incredibly stupid thing. The worst part is not that is gets my hopes up, the worst part is that I'm TRYING TO WORK while on hold, and the interruptions make that...
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    Who here games on Plasma?

    Trust this. I went through a period of trying to get a large-format display for PC gaming. Tried lcd tvs (horrible), tried panasonic plasma (pixel glitter is what it looks like, I think there's a name for it, but basically if you sit too close, the pixels are never "still", so for moving...
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    New Graphics Standard approved - 7680 x 4320 @120Hz

    I'd settle for just 1080p@120hz at anything larger than 27". Jeeezus what is taking so long.
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    Please recommend a 13" ultra notebook

    I owned the ux31 and returned it because the keyboard was mechanically flawed--short throw+stiff action caused multiple missed letters *per sentence*. I then tried the macbook air and installed win7. Worked great, was everything I needed. Was just slightly too expensive. I haven't tried any of...
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    H340 New Hdd No Light And Doesn't Appear In Server Storage

    Yeah, thanks for checking it out though, binky. Real mystery, other drives work fine, and this particular drive is currently working great in my win7 desktop, but I stick it in the whs, no light and it simply doesn't appear in the drive pool. Frustrating!
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    H340 New Hdd No Light And Doesn't Appear In Server Storage

    Hey I never got any response from anyone on this. Is there anyone that could shed some light or point me in the right direction? Thanks!
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    Basic NAS questions

    Interesting. So there's no longer a 'JBOD' option?I can't say that would matter to me, since I basically want to use the server in RAID 1 mode... simply 1 disk mirroring another. I guess I should read up on it, although the 2003 version is basically all I need it turns out... good to know if I...
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    H340 New Hdd No Light And Doesn't Appear In Server Storage

    Hi all. I have an h340 which I just did a fresh restore on with no other drives but the 1TB WD Green OS drive. Works great and I'm copying files to it now. However, I inserted a different 1TB WD Green drive and nothing happens... no light, and it doesn't appear in the Server Storage tab in...
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    Basic NAS questions

    Yeah the DNS-320 was gone as soon as I realized it wouldn't be any better than what I already had. I guess what I have actually fulfills all my requirements after all, since I know know I can remove the drives and stick em in my win7 desktop...
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    Basic NAS questions

    Seriously?! That is just strange. So does 2011 use some proprietary format?
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    Best wireless router out there?

    Now *that* is a useful critique worth posting. Thank you for not wasting everyones time. For some reason I assumed I was just "doing it wrong" when I couldnt get to the interface via ip. For my use, the device and installed program access is sufficient, but I admit the complete omission of a web...
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    Best wireless router out there?

    Feels like rooting for pro ball teams: worthless and and a waste of everyone's time. I use what works and makes my life easiest. In most cases that is windows/linux. In some cases, it's apple. In *my opinion*, the UI for the airport extreme is a major selling point, and worth the extra money. If...
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    Best wireless router out there?

    I second (third?) the Airport Extreme. I can't say that it's more reliable/faster, I've only had it for 2 weeks. What I can say is that the UI for it is eons ahead of the garbage that linksys and all the rest have been getting away with. I'm an almost exclusively PC user, but I have to admit...
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    Basic NAS questions

    Ive cofirmed my own question--whs allows you to insert the drives in a desktop for data retrieval. Even if you don't mirror, the files themselves are not broken up into chunks, so you can get back any complete file from one of the disks. Hope this helps someone else. The files are in a hidden...
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    Basic NAS questions

    Interesting. Yeah, I know how to setup and run linux (or did a long time ago). I guess I could set up a VM to get the data back. *However* I actually already *have* the EasyStore. I was in the process of dumping it for the DNS-320 because the easystore suddenly crashed and I was...
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    Basic NAS questions

    I started another thread with a ton of questions, but I didn't get a huge amount of response. I'm going to simplify here. I have a DNS-320 NAS. It's got 2 1TB WD drives in it set to RAID 1. If the NAS device itself craps out, can I remove the drives and put one in my win7 system and access...
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    simple NAS solution needed

    Yeah, I suspected that was the case. Glad the server restore worked, but I'm now nervous that, say, if the MB blew somehow, I'd be completely SOL - how on earth do you recover your data from the discs--which are fine--from a server that is blown? That's why I thought: I'll just get an...
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    simple NAS solution needed

    Hey all, I have some questions about a file-sharing/backup solution I'd like to create. Background is that I have an acer h340 home server with 2 drives in it set up as JBOD with some folders duplicated. I've felt fine about this until the server itself failed. All HD lights out, had to re-setup...
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    P8Z68-V Pro slow to POST

    Sorry for the delayed update. I actually forgot I had created this post and was googling for a solution to this. Found my own dang post. Anyways, I've mostly solved the problem by turning off almost everything I didn't completely need on the Onboard Devices tab. I'm afraid I didn't think to...
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    EZ-Flash 2 via DVD RW

    So... yeah. I just went ahead and bought a usb stick. Still wonder why EZ-flash won't see my cd drive. But problem solved... I guess
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    EZ-Flash 2 via DVD RW

    Dang it, nobody?! Has anyone used ex flash 2 and nOt had a cd or DVD drive appear in the list of drives in the left window? Please lmk if you have any suggestions, I'm really stumpted--thanks!
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    EZ-Flash 2 via DVD RW

    Hi, I have a P8z68-v pro I'm trying to flash to version 0902. I got the rom file, I formatted a new DVD RW disc in win7 and stuck the rom at the root. When I reboot and run ez-flash 2 the DVD doesn't appear. I get 3 volumes on the left, my SSD, my HDD and what I'm guessing is the reserved...
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    P8Z68-V Pro slow to POST

    Hey all, I have recently built a system with the following: Asus P8Z68-V Pro 2500k 8 GB ram (corsair xms 3) 580gtx Corsair Froce 3 120GB SSD seasonic x-650 PS I notice that the system seems to hang when I hit the power button, it takes a good 10-15 seconds for the Asus logo and POST...
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    Final judgement on MBA 2011 SSDs

    Thanks guys. I think I might just upgrade my old msi x340 with a cheap ssd and 4gb of ram and see if I can wait till more ultrabooks come out. Or Ivy bridge MBA. Maybe by then the MBA will have settled on SSDs that deliver a more consistent performance. I figure spending $200 to double/triple...
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    Final judgement on MBA 2011 SSDs

    Huh, that's really not a bad idea. Do you know if there is a way to stick one of those MBA ssds in an *internal* case. In other words, I have an old laptop I'd like to put an ssd into, if I could put the mba stock drive in it that would make paying for an upgrade worth it. I'll investigate -...
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    Problems setting SSD Cache size in IRST

    lol, yeah that does make sense. I guess I'm too cheap to go for a SSD large enough. Sorry I can't help you with your probem - good luck
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    Final judgement on MBA 2011 SSDs

    Yeup, as I said, I'm one of those people. If I could not sweat it, I wouldn't sweat it, but I can't not sweat it :) *Exactly* what I'm wondering. I just feel like there's something wrong with the numbers. The random write is literally an order of magnitude worse. I mean, 10% worse...
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    Problems setting SSD Cache size in IRST

    Hey, I have the same MB which I'm using an old intel g2 80gb as a cache. I'm sorry to say I have no input for you, but I do have an idle question. Why wouldn't you want to allocate the entire 64gig to cache? I kind of wish I could dedicate my whole drive to cache since I'm assuming it'll speed...
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    Final judgement on MBA 2011 SSDs

    Hi, I've scoured anandtech and some other forums, and I don't feel like I've gotten a final consistent call on which SSD is "better"--if any. The reason I'm interested is that I have the 13" 2011 with the 128gb Toshiba drive. My questions: 1. Anand benchmarked the two drives, and said that...
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    Am I seriously being forced to buy a Macbook air?!

    I didn't mention it because it doesn't matter (to me). I rarely actually reboot my computer, just sleep it. It's true that it takes forever to boot into windows. Otoh id say resume from sleep is *faster* in win. I open the lid and it's almost always on before it's all the way open. It occurs...
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    Am I seriously being forced to buy a Macbook air?!

    Thanks for the info, this started as a thread-ending "here's what I ended up with" and morphed into more :) I definitely am going to post in the mac-forums 1. I think it became unexpected when Windows allowed you to choose what to happen in the sleep options :) But of course the idea that it...
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    Am I seriously being forced to buy a Macbook air?!

    Update: I bought a MBA 13". I messed around with Lion for the weekend, then got serious and installed win 7: ahhhh, much better! Based on my use of the UX31 and the MBA (I used the i5 version of both, the apple was the 128gb, the asus was 256): - keyboard was unusable with the asus, usable...
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    Am I seriously being forced to buy a Macbook air?!

    Update: got the UX31 (the i5 version with 256gig SSD - amazon fr 1350 shipped) Returning i monday :( The keyboard is just rotten, the key travel is so small, and the pressure needed so great, I'm constantly missing keys while tyeing Note that I'm writing this entire post *without* going back...
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    Am I seriously being forced to buy a Macbook air?!

    Yeah, I really appreciate the feedback you gave - I looked again and again at the x220, but in the end 1360x768 is just a show-stopper for me. I've worked at that rez for 2 years now and and every day it's frusterating. I really wish it was enough, as my choices would be far less limited...
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    Am I seriously being forced to buy a Macbook air?!

    Agreed. I ordered one from Bestbuy, should show up in a couple of days. I'll may update the tread will my reactions if there's any interest.
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    Am I seriously being forced to buy a Macbook air?!

    I'm sorry, I forgot that this thread is about what you want in a laptop, not what I want. Why did I even spell out exactly what my needs are in my OP? How rude of me.