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    My Intel RST RAID array is "rebuilding", do I have a failed disk?

    I've tried googling this but haven't found a straightforward answer, or maybe I don't understand the straightforward answer. I have a Samsung 830 SSD as my OS disk and two 2TB Samsung F4 5400 RPM in RAID 1 (Intel RST RAID and ASUS P8P67 mobo) for storage. Two days ago when I booted I got a...
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    RAID array in a new motherboard

    I have two disks set up as a RAID 1 array (mirroring) via the on-board RAID controller of an Asus P8P67 board. And recently my less than week old motherboard broke down and had to go to RMA. Will I be able to restore the raid array without having to wipe the disks when connecting them to a new...
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    Computer is completely dead, won't boot at all, help please!

    Yesterday I assembled my new rig. i5 2500K with an Asus P8P67 motherboard. I've done a slight processor overclock (4.0GHz) but no other tampering. There were no initial problems and everything was stable, including massive file transfers and gaming (The Witcher 2). Two times today I got a POST...
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    Questions about my first RAID array setup

    Hello there, In a new system I'll use hardware RAID for the fist time. The plan is to have a single SSD for OS and apps (Samsung 830 256GB) and two RAID1 HDDs for the bulk of the data (Samsung F4 EG 2TB). The motherboard I'll be using for this is an Asus P8P67 rev 3.1 board. To enable RAID, the...
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    Old (but more) memory. Will I see an improvement?

    Hi, I have a relatively old computer which was very good when I bought it maybe 2.5 years ago. Core 2 Duo, 8800 GTS, 2 GB ram. I honestly cannot remember more specific stats, I'm writing this from work unfortunately. Anyway, two weeks ago my gpu gave up on me, which was a sad day. I never...
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    Partitioning a USB-stick?

    This question could go in a number of categories. It's got a little Linux, a litte software, a little hardware in it. I'm one of the guys who very soon needs to install a new OS because I'm using Win7 RC1. I have bought Win7 Home Premium but before installing it I'm planning to completely...