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    MS SQL DB Resource Management

    Here's the problem. Someone's code is crippling a Microsoft SQL 2008 Standard server. The memory is maxed out, pagefile maxed, and to be honest I'm new to RDBMS administration. How can you figure out what queries & user are causing this? I looked at the resource reports through the Microsoft...
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    Side Effects of Encrypting an SSD?

    Hmm interesting, does this only apply to Sandforce SSDs and not the Crucial C300?
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    Side Effects of Encrypting an SSD?

    Thanks for the info. Would hardware SSD controllers help with reducing the speed impact of encrypting?
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    Side Effects of Encrypting an SSD?

    Does anyone know of any data/benchmarks of what happens to an SSD if you encrypt it? Do you basically destroy the SSD, reduce its performance significantly, etc....
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    Misconfigured Router: Slow Internet Data Transfer

    I can't quite figure this one out... Testing my Comcast ISP download speed via speedtest.net it's 13MB (when the computer is connected directly to the router). When I put my new router (fully updated firmware) between my cable modem and computer my download speed is now 6MB!? I understand...
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    Carbonite vs. JungleDisk Security

    Good to hear, thanks!
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    Carbonite vs. JungleDisk Security

    What's important to me is that where ever I upload my data, I don't want that company to be able to decrypt my data. From what I understand JungleDisk lets you set a key, so only you can access the data. If someone can verify this, it appears if you pick to manage your own key with Carbonite...
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    Carbonite vs. JungleDisk Security

    Hi, I'm trying to decide between using Carbonite, or JungleDisk for online backup. Carbonite: Uses a combination of Blowfish and DES III (Triple DES) encryption. Jungle Disk: Uses a AES-256 encryption. Both seem to be pretty secure. My question is, which company offers the most secure...
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    Need Help Configuring BIOS for SSD

    Yes... how odd. Things have speed up! When I installed Windows I setup my SATA in the BIOS to be AHCI. While trying to fix the problem I changed the SATA back to IDE and of course that didn't fix anything. When I changed it to IDE I noticed Windows saying it needed to reboot because of new...
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    Need Help Configuring BIOS for SSD

    Problem: The amount of time it takes to display the desktop after entering password at the login screen is unacceptable. It takes on average 30.1 seconds!? How the system was installed:Selected AHCI for SATA mode; instead of using IDE. Installed Windows 7 x64 Things Tried to Fix The...
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    Software For Testing 6Gbps SSD

    True, for now looks like it's SATA 3Gbps for me... unless the PCIe problem gets fixed. ./shrug
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    Software For Testing 6Gbps SSD

    All the motherboards Anand is testing are newer and fancier than my old: ASUS P6T Deluxe v2. Still odd to see that the addon card makes things worst!.
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    Software For Testing 6Gbps SSD

    Already have the SSD SOL for me then.
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    Win Server Baseline Software

    We all know the importance of having a good baseline of a server, what baseline software would you all recommend for a Windows Server?
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    Software For Testing 6Gbps SSD

    Long story short I ordered a 6Gbps addon card, so my system could benefit more from the Crucial C300 6Gbps SSD. Does anyone know of some software that I can run to see whether the addon card is working above 3Gbps?
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    PCI-Express 2.0 x1 Fit in a x16 Slot?

    Great, glad to know I can do that with PCI-e 2.0 cards like you can with PCI-e 1.x cards on 2.0 slots.
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    PCI-Express 2.0 x1 Fit in a x16 Slot?

    Does anyone know if a PCI-Express 2.0 x1 controller card will work in a PCI-Express 2.0 x16 slot? I think PCI-E 2.0 slots in general are backwards compatible... think that is, still it doesn't hurt to ask the pro's. If it helps any the motherboard I have is an ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 with the...
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    IIS Username & Pass. Authentication Type?

    Thanks for the link, I forgot to mention that the IIS server is currently using SSL. There will only be at max 5 users accounts, so Basic auth with SSL might be the best way to go.. yes? Originally I was thinking Windows auth, but since I don't have a kerberos server for it to talk to.
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    IIS Username & Pass. Authentication Type?

    Long story short I'm needing to add somekind of a username & password prompt to a Windows 2008 IIS7 server. To be honest IIS isn't my cup of tea, especially when it comes to picking the authentication type. There are so many choices: basic authentication, digest authentication, windows...
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    Need Advise on Picking OCZ vs. Crucial SSD

    Noob question I apologize, what would be the cases where write performance is really a major factor?
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    Need Advise on Picking OCZ vs. Crucial SSD

    Thanks much for the input guys. Looking over the benchmarks for both drives, the results are pretty close. The ocassions where the OCZ drive comes ahead seems to be: *2MB Sequential Write (kicked butt) *4KB Random Write (kicked butt) *4K Aligned - 4KB Random Write *PCMark Vantage - Overall...
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    Need Advise on Picking OCZ vs. Crucial SSD

    I'm looking around for an SSD, and I'll be the first to say it I need some advise. I'm currently debating on getting either the OCZ Vertex LE, or the Crucial RealSSD C300. I plan on loading just applications, games, and the OS on the SSD. Then use a larger rotational based hard drive for all...
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    Help Picking a SSD with TRIM

    I don't believe OCZ suffers from the TRIM problems that Intel is having right now. I read the agility is nice, but oh momma is it expensive.
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    Help Picking a SSD with TRIM

    I was just about to purchase an Intel X25-M G2 (MLC),when I read about the TRIM problems and the latest review done by AnandTech (click here). Looking around I think I found a comparable SSD from OCZ (OCZ Vertex Turbo Series). Would you all agree or disagree with my initial choice? Thoughts...