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  1. Severian

    Dishonored 2 for $20 from Dell Home

    In my experience a key is delivered almost immediately via e-mail, whereas a delay like this usually means physical media delivery.
  2. Severian

    Dishonored 2 for $20 from Dell Home

    http://www.dell.com/en-us/member/shop/accessories/apd/a8766277?awc=7204_1481728551_529cfc0bf587c00cc5afb291a4f6b186&awc=7204_1481728551_529cfc0bf587c00cc5afb291a4f6b186&CID=289229&LID=5548088&DGC=BA&DGSeg=BSD&ACD=2397228016616840 A steal at this price.
  3. Severian

    'maybe the country needs trump to show some authoritarian power'

    you have no idea. it was only a third party candidate splitting the vote that allowed this imbecile to become governor with a plurality vote not once, but twice.
  4. Severian

    Spec Ops and The Darkness II bundle $4 (Steam)

    awesome deal, thanks for posting it OP, in for the pair.
  5. Severian

    Making a blu-ray digital copy for my tablet-

    I use HandBrake to create MP4s for my Nook Color, but no hidef for me unfortunately, on this screen.
  6. Severian

    HTPC + Storage PC (Multipurpose)

    I keep my HTPC lean and quiet, and connected via gigabit LAN to my WHS, which holds around 10 TB of media. I use MediaBrowser plugin for Windows Media Center as my library aggregator software of choice, and it does automatic metadata retrieval. I think it's always a mistake to build a HTPC...
  7. Severian

    WDTV Live...

    LAV is my splitter of choice; tsMuxer is what I use to demux m2ts files into elemental streams. The splitter is only relevant for playback on a HTPC, if you plan on using a streamer like WDTV Live it's a moot point. Having said that, I found Haali's and Gabest splitter to be difficult to...
  8. Severian

    WDTV Live...

    I just peel out the elemental video stream and the DTS-MA or Dolby TrueHD stream from the m2ts on the BluRay disc, and simply remux them using MKVMerge. I use LAV as my splitter of choice, it's the only one that will reliably handle bitstreaming the two hidef audio codecs to my Onkyo AVR. Just...
  9. Severian

    WDTV Live...

    nor do I. while the spec for MP4 specifies stereo only sound, it can be jerry-rigged to output multichannel sound if the splitter supports it. I also have many MKV files that include and play back DTS-MA and Dolby TrueHD via my HTPC.
  10. Severian

    Rosewill USB WiFi adapter $13 AC FS

    thanks Zap, in for 1
  11. Severian

    2 Samsung 2TB F4 HD204UI for $150

    I have two of these in my WHS, and they're the fastest and coolest running drives in the whole array. Firmware emulation works perfectly with the older OS. I plan on using these exclusively as my WHS expands.
  12. Severian

    Warm? 2TB Samsung F4 $79 from newegg

    it's worth mentioning that the drive is now on sale for $79 without the coupon code with free shipping. Picked up another for my WHS, the first has been flawless.
  13. Severian

    2TB Samsung F4 - $94.99 Free Shipping - Newegg

    thanks, I took the plunge, in for one and will hope for the best in my WHS. Also grabbed a Rosewill RC-218 PCIe SATA II card since it had a 20% off code as well. This should hold me for a while.
  14. Severian

    Left 4 Dead 1 or 2 PC -$6.79, $10.19 both

    oddly, I figured I would buy the four pack for $20.33 and gift them to friends who don't have the game, but Steam wouldn't let me buy it. Said records showed I already owned the game, would I like to buy them as gifts? But both buttons were greyed out, never did let me buy it at all. Nice...
  15. Severian

    2TB Samsung F4 - $94.99 Free Shipping - Newegg

    any problems using these new F4 drives in WHS? I know the WD drives have the jumper for a single partition drive in WHS, or you can use the WD Align utility. Any special requirements for these drives in WHS?
  16. Severian

    Win 7 Home Premium Family Pack is Back

    http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp I've done this myself numerous times, never had a problem.
  17. Severian

    WHS installation hangs after first reboot!

    it was an IBM/Hitachi 60gb IDE drive. still passes all diagnostics, but won't install WHS properly. The 160gb WD IDE drive I replaced it with had no problems.
  18. Severian

    WHS installation hangs after first reboot!

    Rebatemonger: Yep, it's the only hard drive in the system, I'm going to add the pool drives after the installation. No flash drives or memory readers. Stevem627: yep, tried that, and still no go. I ended up trying a third IDE drive, and the install went off without a hitch. I re-ran...
  19. Severian

    WHS installation hangs after first reboot!

    yep, the drive checks out fine. tried another drive that also checks out fine and get the same issue.
  20. Severian

    WHS installation hangs after first reboot!

    I'm doing a clean install of WHS on a machine that was also a WHS, so I know the hardware is good for WHS. However, after I boot off the DVD drive, and enter my key, WHS spends probably a half hour doing the first part of the GUI setup, then after it does the first reboot, the system just sits...
  21. Severian

    Recommend a PCI SATA controller card for WHS?

    it's a bit of a Frankenstein, admittedly, but I expect I will retire the older drives as their spots become redundant. I really just slapped this machine together from what I had laying around. I was thinking of upgrading the platform, but the general consensus was that it was pointless for...
  22. Severian

    Recommend a PCI SATA controller card for WHS?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-020-_-Product there's a review on that page that states it works with Server 2003, so I can't imagine it wouldn't work with WHS. why flash to IDE mode? is this required to use all four ports independently?
  23. Severian

    Recommend a PCI SATA controller card for WHS?

    My WHS box is old school: P4 2.8Ghz 2GB PC3200 DDR Gigabyte 8IK 1100 S478 mobo I have added as many drives to this machine as it is natively capable of (4 IDE and 2 SATA) and use it mostly for streaming 1080p to my HTPC's, and backing up the family computers. I need some...
  24. Severian

    WHS requires password logon for client computers?

    I was simply doing something wrong. I got it set up last night without any difficulty at all. Now I just need to add some more storage, but we all know that song, I know.
  25. Severian

    WHS requires password logon for client computers?

    Thanks for everyone's input. Just to be clear, I am NOT interested in remote access or remote desktop, I'm only interested in connecting client pc's to my WHS for backup purposes. I'll give this a spin again. thanks again!
  26. Severian

    WHS requires password logon for client computers?

    well I eagerly await RebateMonger's input! I'm not concerned with just "strong client passwords", I don't have passwords at all on the rest of the family's pc's. Hate to add one just to use the client. I'm using mostly Win7 with a couple XP machines in the mix as well. Probably six to...
  27. Severian

    WHS requires password logon for client computers?

    I'm playing around with WHS for the last few weeks. I use it mainly for media streaming to my HTPC, but I'm interested in utilizing its automatic backup feature my family's machines on the network. It seems like if I want to utilize this feature, each computer will need a password...
  28. Severian

    Should I upgrade my WHS machine?

    Anyone think it's worth it just for the power saving benefits, i.e., C1E, EIST, etc? Still looking for input...
  29. Severian

    Should I upgrade my WHS machine?

    well I'm just running the trial now, so all the more reason to sort out which way I'm going to go.
  30. Severian

    Should I upgrade my WHS machine?

    Yeah, I'm doing that now, I want to try to keep everything inside the case for as long as possible. I have close to 5TB in BluRay rips that are scattered across the network, and want to move everything into the server. Anyone think it's worth it just for the power saving benefits, i.e., C1E...
  31. Severian

    Should I upgrade my WHS machine?

    this is exactly what I'm wondering. anyone want to advocate for a more powerful server machine?
  32. Severian

    Should I upgrade my WHS machine?

    LOL.... I have too many projects in the works to part with them now...
  33. Severian

    Should I upgrade my WHS machine?

    I really just began playing around with WHS a few weeks ago. I put together a machine with the following specs and installed WHS onto it: P4 2.8ghz 2gb DDR400 Gigabyte 8IK1100 Multiple hard drives of various sizes totalling about a terabyte of storage. I use this mostly to stream media...
  34. Severian

    Steam special on Quake games, $2.49

    anyone know if the steam version of this works with the classic addons, like painkeep? I used to love that mod...
  35. Severian

    Windows 7 HP/Pro for $30 for students!!!

    http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp This is a know issue, with an easy work round. I've done it a few times myself, and it has worked everytime.
  36. Severian

    Lukewarm: SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ $79.99 shipped

    they don't make it easy to find, but here's the link to their RMA service: Samsung HDD RMA I had one of these drives die on me a couple months ago, and once I found this link, Samsung had the drive replaced and in my hands in about a week, which is faster service than I've had from...
  37. Severian

    DEAD!!!!! Real Nice E5200 RETAIL MB/CPU/4GB Ram combo $118.99 shipped.

    ah what the hell, in for one. time to upgrade one of the kids' machines anyway.
  38. Severian

    DEAD!!!!! Real Nice E5200 RETAIL MB/CPU/4GB Ram combo $118.99 shipped.

    These same parts at Newegg total $168.97 shipped, so I'd say this is a great deal. Reviews of the board at NE are decent too.