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    Wiring a 12V DC fan in an AC enclosure

    Sort of off topic, but I need help! :) I will be building a wooden enclosure for a single 13watt power compact flourescent bulb that will be placed flush against the back of my aquarium. I purchased a kit with a ballast and reflector. Since it will be flush against the aquarium glass I will...
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    Can't boot from 2nd Sata controller

    um...NO! Like I said in my previous posts both on-board chips are hardware based RAID controllers EXCEPT for RAID-5, which is obvious as you can't find a hardware based RAID-5 controller for under $300. And you don't have to explain slipstreaming to me! But thanks for the (((offer)))...
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    Can't boot from 2nd Sata controller

    Perhaps, but I visit other forums, and you ask a question and you'll get virtually instant, numerous responses, similar to a chatroom. Yet whenever I visit computer forums they are pretty much DEAD. Anand is by far the best computer forum, but still no comparison to the other non-computer...
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    Can't boot from 2nd Sata controller

    No, I couldn't get XP to boot the first time. But perhaps I didn't set the bios correct the first time. But what you said makes sense, so I'll just put the cables back. Hopefully I didn't screw the array up, but since nothing was written or even attempted to be written I shoudl be okay. No...
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    Can't boot from 2nd Sata controller

    3 forums 0 responses :(
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    Can't boot from 2nd Sata controller

    anyone? anyone?
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    Can't boot from 2nd Sata controller

    I have the MSI K8N Diamond Plus, which has 2 SATA controllers, the Nvidia (4 ports) and the Silicon Image 3132 (2 ports) I have 2 Raptors in Raid 0 and 2 WD Caviar RE2 WD4000YR in Raid 0. When I first built the system I couldn't get the Raptors to boot from the SI controller, but they...
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    RAID won't show up in XP

    doof Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Disk Management > Create Partition > Format Problem solved!
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    Ocz memory problems

    According to your motherboard manual 2 sticks of dual channel DDR-400 should be in DIMM 1 and DIMM 3. But even if you had them installed in DIMM 1 and 2, they should still be recognized, they will only run at DDR 333, but they should still be recognized right? Perhaps the other isn't seated...
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    RAID won't show up in XP

    I know the problem! The drives aren't formatted. How do you format drives in XP? Can I do it from command prompt? FDISK? :lol
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    RAID won't show up in XP

    Just got a MSI K8N Plus, 2 Raptors and 2 400GB hardrives. I have the Raptors at RAID 0 running on the NVIDIA RAID controller, and the 2 400GB drives at RAID 0 on the SIlicon 3132 RAID controller. I created both arrays before I installed XP. I loaded a driver up for the silicon controller...
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    Gonna start building my new setup tonight! WOOHOO!

    I want to be able to burn 2 DVDs at once Or at the very least load both DVDs and get them ready, then all I have to do is hit "burn" from my couch via my laptop via PCanywhere (or some similar software) I actually plan on getting a CD burner in the hopes I can burn 3 CDs at once. (I burn a...
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    Gonna start building my new setup tonight! WOOHOO!

    No no no, that's my DESKTOP. But in a few months I'll move that motherboard/cpu/memory and put it in a HTPC
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    Gonna start building my new setup tonight! WOOHOO!

    I've had the case, power supply, and the Plextor's for about a month, but I couldn't decide on a MOTHERBOARD. I wanted SLI X16 (even though I probably want use it, but SLI X16 motherboards only cost abut $50 bucks more, so you might as well get it for the upgradebility. The Asus A8N32-SLI...
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    Good place to buy SATA cables?

    thanks for the help I went to best buy, surprisingly they had sata cables, but not surprisingly they were $20 bucks a piece! :lol I needed four, so I would have shelled out $80 bucks for cables that cost a TOTAL of less than $4 bucks to MAKE Luckily I found this badazz computer store...
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    Good place to buy SATA cables?

    well my new setup is coming tommorow, so I need to get it overnighted nothing crazy, just 10 inch, 12 inch, 15 inch the places I've checked out only offer one of the above, not all three and I need a cd audio cable, and for some ungodly reason that seems to be impossible to find!
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    Good place to buy SATA cables?

    need some SATA cables, and can't really find a place that has the various lengths that I'm looking for Also, I see that some are SATA and some are SATA2 cables, is there really a difference? And I would assume that SATA2 are backward compatible with SATA1, so shouldn't I go ahead and get...
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    Reliable place for a laptop battery?

    My priest needs a new laptop battery for his IBM Thinkpad T-21. Where is a reliable, cheap place to pick one up? thanks! :)
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    How do I configure a Linksys WRT54G wireless router to work as an access point?

    I bought a Linksys WRT54G to work as an access point (at least for now). Basically I bought it to use as an access point in a hotel room that has highspeed interent but not wireless. Right now its connected to my network at home via a hub. I am able to access the Linksys web based...
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    Does 802.11a use up more battery than g on a laptop?

    awesome! Thanks for the info! :)
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    Does 802.11a use up more battery than g on a laptop?

    I didn't say it said anything about battery life, that's why I'm asking. If it transmits at a higher power AND the frequency is higher, I would expect that it uses a bit more power. The question is HOW much? If you have a short battery life, and your considering whether or not to use...
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    Does 802.11a use up more battery than g on a laptop?

    From a Tom's Hardware article The "G" vs. "A" WLAN Conundrum http://www.tomsnetworking.com/Sections-article101.php There also is an ongoing debate about the transmission ranges of 802.11a and 802.11g. Because of physics, higher frequency RF signals (5GHz) don't transmit as far as lower...
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    Does 802.11a use up more battery than g on a laptop?

    Since 802.11a transmits at a higher power does it use up significant more battery than g?
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    Using 2 DSL line in a single LAN

    From EZlan: Let assume that you have two 3Mb/sec. connections each capable to download at 300KB/sec. With Combined Bandwidth you should be able to download one file at 600KB/sec. With Load Balancing one single file will not exceed download speed of 300KB/sec. However you can download 2...
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    Why is a Linksys A/G AP more expensive than a Linksys A/G router?

    skyking, both of them do 802.11g AND 802.11a JackMDS: than why don't you just buy the router? can't you disable the router function and use it just as an access point?
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    Connecting a wireless router/access point to a hotel room's highspeed interent?

    Say a hotel doesn't have wireless internet, but it has high speed internet via an ethernet port. Since wireless routers are SO cheap, it would almost be worth just picking up a cheaper one JUST to use for this purpose. And since you'd be in the same room with it, any cheap one would do...
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    Why is a Linksys A/G AP more expensive than a Linksys A/G router?

    Linksys Dual-Band Wireless A+G Broadband Router Model #WRT55AG $114.99 Linksys Dual-Band Wireless A + G Access Point WAP55AG $134.99 Those prices are from CDW. At ecost.com the prices differ even more, with the access point being almost $100 more expensive. Why is the AP more...
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    On these theoretical 108Mb/s wireless routers.....

    do I need a special wireless card to get the theoretical 108Mb/s or will any "regular" card work? Specifically, say I get the D-Link DI-784 Tri-Mode Dualband 802.11a/b/g wireless 108Mb/s router, can I achieve the theorectical 108Mb/s speed with the internal Intel® PRO/Wireless 2915ABG that...
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    Upgrading a Sony Vaio FS500 (the SCREEN is SO NICE)

    From Tom's Hardware, an article on the Sonoma chipset: Upgrade Problems: Coexistence Of DDR And DDR2 The user should take a closer look when purchasing and especially when upgrading a notebook in the future. In conjunction with the two chipsets (Mobile 915GM and 915PM) and in addition to...
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    Notebook Harddrive Upgrade

    I think you need to ask yourself what's your major concern? If its speed then the 60GB 7200RPM drive is probably the way to go, AND your doubling your capacity. If its capacity then the 100 GB 5400 RPM is the way to go, your getting a bit faster speeds AND your tripling capacity. You...
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    Upgrading a Sony Vaio FS500 (the SCREEN is SO NICE)

    mdahc: Well, I wouldn't probably upgrade to a gig of 533 DDR-2 until later this year, or since you pointed out, until the latencies come down to 2.5 or less. Oh, that's what I needed to know! Yes, I'm basically just looking for a thin and light laptop with a nice sized bright screen to...
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    Upgrading a Sony Vaio FS500 (the SCREEN is SO NICE)

    1) I'm getting conflicting advice on whether or not the laptop will support DDR2-400 & 533. I though the same as mdahc....since the 915PM chipset supports 400 and 533 RAM, then it shouldn't be a problem? does the bios have to support it for it to work properly? 2) so the Geforce Go 6200 TC...
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    Upgrading a Sony Vaio FS500 (the SCREEN is SO NICE)

    I think I've finally found my laptop! I basically just am going to use it for surfing, emailing, and playing around with pics I take on my camera, but I want something thin and light, and with a NICE screen. Though I am gonna get the NVIDIA® GeForce? Go 6200 128MB TurboCache! Is this a good...
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    Dimensions: 15.4" Widescreen vs. 14.1" Regular

    I'm not going to be watching much movies more surfing than anything, so I really need more top to bottom to have to keep from scrolling so much. I'm debating between a 15.4" Widescreen and a 14.1" Regular. I was wondering if the 15.4" had just as much (depth is it?) from top to botton as a...
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    So are no Sonoma laptops available yet?

    I haven't found any...or at least I don't think I have!
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    Sonoma: how soon? what affect on current Centrino model prices?

    So when will Dell and Fujitsu start selling Sonoma laptops? Am I correct in assuming that they will be much more expenseive than current Centrino notebooks? Will current Centrino notebook prices fall considerably? (i.e. Dells 600m is selling for ~$900, will it go any lower?)
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    Wireless Printing?

    thanks for the help! Bidding on a few on Ebay!
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    Wireless Printing?

    There are SO many different kinds of HP JetDirects on ebay! Does it matter which one?
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    Wireless Printing?

    He just as an older parallel HP Deskjet, so I just need to find a HP JetDirect! Awesome! THANKS! How do I set it up? His laptop runs Windows 2000. Can the printer just connect using Windows Networking? Will windows be able to find the printer easily?