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    External Areca Raid maxing out at 115mb/s - why?

    well, thanks, but I kind of knew that. the point is an eSATA has a very high bandwidth - much more the 130mb/s so it shouldn't be that. and I've had Raid 6 on similar controllers, and got more than 130mb/s. so its not the Raid 6 extra computations. and the drives are better/faster in the...
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    External Areca Raid maxing out at 115mb/s - why?

    Hi all: I have 2 Areca Raid systems on my workstation. The external one is a lot slower, and whilst to some extent I expect this - I'm trying to figure out if/where the bottleneck is. The internal one is an ARC-1222, which has 6x Samsung 2Tb drives in Raid 5, and gives me ~330Mb/s sequential...
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    Random websites wont load on x64 machine - why?

    ps my hosts file is normal: # Copyright (c) 1993-1999 Microsoft Corp. # # This is a sample HOSTS file used by Microsoft TCP/IP for Windows. # # This file contains the mappings of IP addresses to host names. Each # entry should be kept on an individual line. The IP address should # be...
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    Random websites wont load on x64 machine - why?

    I have a newish x64 workstation, and a few random webistes simply wont load on it - like Craigslist. its very frustrating. 98% of sites are fine - its just random ones that give me "problem loading page" and "the connection was reset" I have no child or website blocking software on there that...
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    New MS Security Patches crashing x64 machines

    it seems MS has a problem with the latest security patch for x64 users, and its causing BSOD for a lot of machines. see: http://www.planetamd64.com/index.php?showtopic=23588 hopefully they will realise their error and remedy it soon, but meanwhile do NOT install, and be sure to turn off...
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    Mystery files filling disk partition?

    I partitioned off a part of my second disk for 20Gb 'scratch' space (virtual memory for photoshop) but when I look at it in Disk managament or in Diskeeper, it is 95% full of... something however, when I go to windows explorer, nothing appears to be there. I have checked to 'Show Hidden...
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    failed pings of 2 XP machines through router

    thanks you werre right, I had to turn off both windows firewalls. duh. got to leave it to the NAT router firewall. whatever that is! all working ok now, though I feel a little nervous with a firewall I can see at all. thanks again, paul
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    failed pings of 2 XP machines through router

    I have two macnines that I'm trying to get networked together through the router, and tried to ping and got total "request time out" results, so I guess I have router issues? they are both plugged into the same (a Linksys RT31P2 Broadband router) and both can connect to the internet at...
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    Windows "Help" command does nothing !!?

    YEESSSSS!!! all fixed! thanks so much to all here. you're geniuses. I guess I'd used a registry cleaner at some point way back and it wiped that connection. damn that toniarts... Brilliant. today was not wasted. paul
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    Windows "Help" command does nothing !!?

    ok, now we're getting somewhere!! thanks - that seems right when I use run command to do "%Windir%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\HelpCtr.exe" I do indeed get to my "Help" centre. so its all present but the connection is broken. in your link it says: To resolve the problem, download and apply...
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    Windows "Help" command does nothing !!?

    just searched for *.hlp and there seems to be a whole bunch of files there, as C:\windows\help
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    Windows "Help" command does nothing !!?

    actually is there another way to launch "help and support" outside of the start menu? I should try that, I guess
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    Windows "Help" command does nothing !!?

    sorry, not clear what you mean - how do I show you what it "points to"?
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    Windows "Help" command does nothing !!?

    thanks scottws, very helpful of you to explain all that to me, but... it is there in the services list, Help and Support Service, Started, (automatic). I checked 'properties and it all looked ok too. anyone got further ideas?
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    Windows "Help" command does nothing !!?

    no nothing - nada. no explorer window opens, nothing at all. you click the link (Start > Help and Support) and NOTHING happens. its that simple!! everything else works fine though. weird.
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    Windows "Help" command does nothing !!?

    here's a weird one - in XP Pro, when I go to Help command (Start>Help and Support) it does nothing... n-a-d-a- whats up with that? works fine on my other two machines.
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    Dell 30" wide screen coming December 21st, 2005.

    interesting. Apple downgraded the 30" cinema price just a couple of months ago, from 3000 to 2500, so its not going to move that far soon, on the other end of the scale I see Radeon's x1300 - a $96 video card supports a 30" display with dual link DVI now. a year ago it was $1300 for Fire...
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    Dell 30" wide screen coming December 21st, 2005.

    well I guess the 3 year vs 1 year is a wrinkle to be fixed. I suspect 3 year is right as it clearly states that on the item description page, and they are legally bound by it. it's far cheaper either way. 20% less in Canada, and then you get a 10 or 15% discount off that - nice price!
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    Dell 30" wide screen coming December 21st, 2005.

    errr. nope: to quote Dell.Ca "This Flat Panel LCD Monitor comes with a 3-Year Advance Exchange Service."
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    Dell 30" wide screen coming December 21st, 2005.

    yeah they seem to be offering 15% off right away, so its about $1870 plus tax, that's 15% off an inflated price, remember... that Canadian price seems like what it will/should be in a month or so. and remember people in Canada get discounts too... we're just being GOUGED in the first week...
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    Dell 30" wide screen coming December 21st, 2005.

    damn - you can get a 30" apple for less: Apple 30" delivered w tax: 2274.79 Dell 30" delivered w tax: 2383.19 seems they're gouging early adopters... http://www1.us.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/brand/3007wfp?c=u
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    Dell 30" wide screen coming December 21st, 2005.

    well its Jan 5th, morning, East Coast, and there's nothing on their site except a page saying "Check Back on Jan 5th" so what time are they going to roll out of bed do you think?
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    x64 dual opteron monitor utility?

    can anyone suggest a good "motherboard monitor" type program to work with my new dual opteron/ tyan S2895/ x64 setup? MM seems out of date now, though I liked its easy readouts of CPU temps etc, and would appreciate something similar on this new machine, thanks, paul
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    Dell 30" wide screen coming December 21st, 2005.

    thanks, but that page is dead. Jan 5th - shoot I miss my Dec 31st Tax Deadline. was hoping to get one in and cut my taxes a little! ---------------------- Tyan S2895 Dual Opteron 280's 12Gb Ram on x64 5.5Tb Raid 5 array on Areca PCI-e card, running 11x Seagate 500Gb SATA2's 2...
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    Dell 30" wide screen coming December 21st, 2005.

    Well its Dec 21st, and its not on Dell's site, so WTF? (unless you can tell me how to find it?)
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    floppy doesn't recognise disk and light stays on

    duh. you got it. the weird thing is I have no recollection of ever unplugging it. thanks though.
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    floppy doesn't recognise disk and light stays on

    my floppy drive is recognised and shows up ok in My Computer, but it always tells me there's no disk in there when I put one in. what's up with that? the green light stays on contantly. hmmm. I don't remember unplugging it or touching it at all and it used to work fine, so what's up?
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    cleaning CPU before applying Thermal Paste?

    thanks all for speedy answer. will go get rubbing alcohol and clean the (pre-owned) CPU's. the cooler itself is brand new and untouched by human hand. or animal paw.
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    cleaning CPU before applying Thermal Paste?

    hi - I'm installing an Opteron 280 CPU with a Zalman Heatsink, and am ready to roll, but seem to recall something about cleaning the CPU surface before putting the paste on - but with what? nail polish remover? lighter fuel? or is it all just nonsense? thanks all, paul
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    how do I install my Tyan MB - screws/bolts?

    Thanks, very helpful.
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    how do I install my Tyan MB - screws/bolts?

    my Lian Li 2100 came without instructions for some reason, (dropped out of the open box I guess) but with the screws etc. so... being a total newbie to building own system, I'm not sure how to install my Tyam S2895 dual opteron MB - do I use the heaxagonal bolts with screw heads to 'stand...
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    how do I install my Tyan MB - screws/bolts?

    my Lian Li 2100 came without instructions for some reason, (dropped out of the open box I guess) but with the screws etc. so... being a total newbie to building own system, I'm not sure how to install my Tyam S2895 dual opteron MB - do I use the heaxagonal bolts with screw heads to 'stand...
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    Lian Li 2100B case - what's the plastic flip flop arms for?

    not sure what you mean. I understand the metal strut supports the case, but what's with the flip flop plastic - they connect with my PCI cards somehow?
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    Lian Li 2100B case - what's the plastic flip flop arms for?

    another view of it http://www.frozencpu.com/images/products/detail_secondary_hires/cst-108_2.jpg
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    Lian Li 2100B case - what's the plastic flip flop arms for?

    hi - looking at my Lian Li 2100B case and wondering what the upright bar with plastic flip flop toggles on it is for? (the plastic arms, not the upright) http://www.lian-li.com/Product/Chassis/S_V_S_PC-V2100.htm its near the top, just right of centre, with 6 or so black plastic arms...
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    first time system builder - what tools/extras/adapters useful?

    hi all, about to put together my first system. dual opteron on Tyan K8WRE, in a Lian Li v2100 case. I've got all the main parts, but I'm sure I'm going to find I need a bunch of tools/ connectors/ adapters/ leads/ what have you. all the easily overlooked stuff. any recommendations? molex...
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    dual opteron 12 drive good PSU wanted?

    I'm probably going for the Areca 1230 PCI-e card. its 12 port sata2, gets great figures in Game PC's review: http://www.gamepc.com/labs/print_content.asp?id=arecapcie might have gone for the 3 ware 9550, but it isn't out in 12port or PCI-e. too bad. I'll be using 11 Seagate 7200.9 500Gb...
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    dual opteron 12 drive good PSU wanted?

    ok, after reading through Toms stress test, I realised there's very few PSU's that can handle this amount of drives, (and allow spare capacity for future) either in power rails or connectors, so I'm going to try and stick with that 850PSU in the end. - I talked to the FrozenCPU guys (helpful)...
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    dual opteron 12 drive good PSU wanted?

    hmm, thanks for the tips, was aware and going to order a supermicro 5 into 3 hot swap bay anyways, but feel I should point out that the Lian-Li has built in sound deadening, so it is (apparently) reasonably quiet, though you obviously disagree. which PSU were you using with that combo then...
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    dual opteron 12 drive good PSU wanted?

    ok thanks for your help, it looks like I will cancel my PC P& C order for an 850 and go for another PSU. what's the word on Silverstone Zeus 650W ST65ZF? or, ? - I need a dual opteron ready PSU (EPS in other words) with LOTS of 12v rails/leads... and two PCI-express connetors the raid...