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    Vista USB issue

    Nobody?
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    Vista USB issue

    My wife has a relatively new Vaio laptop with Vista. A few months ago, the whole thing fell apart on her and she sent it back to get it fixed (the factory memory was bad, so they replaced it). Since then, any time she tries to use a USB device that she had not used prior to the warranty work...
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    Frustrating laptop network problem

    Got it downloaded. Took five tries, but I was able to do it and get it installed. So far, so good. Thank you!
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    Frustrating laptop network problem

    Kinda hard to download anything when you can't stay connected for more than a minute at a time.
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    Frustrating laptop network problem

    Presario 2500 HP WLAN 54g W450 The SSID is not default.
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    Frustrating laptop network problem

    The router channel isn't the problem. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the router. It's an extremely strong signal because it just goes through a floor and the router is ten feet from my laptop in a straight line. The router is not the issue. There was no client utility. This is a...
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    Frustrating laptop network problem

    Anyone? It has happened 16 times in the last hour.
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    Frustrating laptop network problem

    It was already enabled. This isn't a router configuration issue, the router works just fine, and none of my other wireless devices or laptops has a problem. It's only this computer.
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    Frustrating laptop network problem

    This is really strange...I have a wireless network in my house, and whenever I am using this laptop and one of my neighbors' networks comes online. my laptop kicks me off my network to let me know that there are other networks available. Drives me nuts, because during peak hours, it can happen...
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    SCSI Hard Drive installation help needed!

    Thanks for your help. I will get the good cable.
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    SCSI Hard Drive installation help needed!

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi...4&item=6776456248&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW That's the one I got.
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    SCSI Hard Drive installation help needed!

    "5 male connector (4 Device) SCSI 3 Ultra Wide 68 Pin High Density (HD68) ribbon cable" That's what I have. SCSI3 and U160 are the same, right? So this is LVD by nature? The cable has 4 connectors in addition to the one that connects to the mobo.
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    SCSI Hard Drive installation help needed!

    Thank you for your help! How would I know if the cable was LVD or flat ribbon?
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    SCSI Hard Drive installation help needed!

    OK, I bought a couple 15k 18.2gb Compaq SCSI drives (bf01863644) off eBay. I got an Adaptec 39160 card (card and drives are U160), a 68-pin ribbon cable and two adapters for the drives (drives are 80, everything else is 68 pin, so I got the adapters and installed them). Now I need to hook...
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    SCSI HDD questions

    Nice! Thanks for your help! So I don't need a terminator?
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    SCSI HDD questions

    Good to know. I will have to sell this card then. No big deal. What would I need?
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    SCSI HDD questions

    Hello folks. I feel that I have a reasonably good understanding of this technology, but I want to make sure. I bought two 18gb 15k Compaq SCSI Ultra3 hard drives recently. They should arrive shortly. I also boughtthis controller card. I have a few questions though. If I want to set these...
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    Ultra 3 SCSI controller card and a RAID5 question

    Quick and stupid question... I just bought a pair of SCSI hard drives. They are 15k rpm Ultra3 drives. I would like to set them up in a RAID1 (with the possibility of perhaps going to a RAID5 if I can get a few more for a good price). Can I get an Ultra320 controller card, or do I have to...
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    PSP price drops to $149!!!

    I hate April Fools Day. People don't pull off funny pranks anymore. It's just stupid crap like this guy.
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    Need advice...file server/mail server/media center possibly

    Jeez, I didn't even think of that. It's a pull from my Mom's old system. I don't mess with Intel, I only use AMD, so I guess I didn't even consider that a >1gHz Celeron would be anything but a 478. I might end up having to buy a processor afterall. Great.
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    Need advice...file server/mail server/media center possibly

    Hello everyone, My fiance has a Sony desktop that had to be reformatted. Unfortunately, she didn't have the software install disks, so she lost all her drivers. I bought a new MoBo for her in December and planned to install it, along with my old sound card and video card so that she would...
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    Hot Deals on new items only?

    Microcenter has 2.8gHz Celerons and 2500+ Semprons with motherboards, on sale for $89 and $79 respectively when purchased together. I could say that a little clearer... $89 for a Celeron 2.8 and Matrix MoBo after $40 rebate. $79 for a Sempron 2500+ and a Matrix MoBo after $40 rebate.
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    If a nuke were to be intercepted...

    But TMI and Chernobyl are two COMPLETELY DIFFERENT things. Nothing significant happened at TMI, it was just a bunch of media people who were scared and stupid.
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    What is the highest end rig there is?

    If anyone searches in the future, here is a good place to get an explanation of what fiber channel is and how to set it up.
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    What is the highest end rig there is?

    $210 for a 15000rpm Raptor.. Yeah, I guess you are right. That cheered me up!
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    What is the highest end rig there is?

    Ouch. So this was a bad idea. I need a $30 card, and then another $30 adapter for each of the 4 drives. Nasty. Oh well. You live, you learn.
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    Fiber Channel 40-pin SCA HDs in a desktop?

    What do you need as far as an adapter or card or whatever to use a set of fiber channel HDs in an ATX desktop? I cannot seem to find an answer anywhere.
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    What is the highest end rig there is?

    I can't seem to find the adapter or card that I would need to use these drives. *sigh* Anyone have any idea? I have been searching for the better part of two hours here...
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    What is the highest end rig there is?

    OK, so good guess. Now, was this a good purchase (assuming they work)?
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    2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.

    It doesn't seem like you get it.
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    THE ULTIMATE GAMING COMPUTER

    I thought *MY* job left too much time to post on messageboards...jeez. I envy her.
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    2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.

    I can't go toe to toe with you in a math discussion. That should be obvious. You're talking in math theory and I am talking in common sense.
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    Case or Cpu?

    Save your money for awhile. Go buy some Krylon and paint your case. Save your money until you have more to add to it and make a significant upgrade. The a64 would be better than what you have, but I don't think the difference would be big enough to justify the cash outlay.
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    What is the highest end rig there is?

    BTW, they are used (not refurb) but guaranteed to work. I have had good luck with this in the past.
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    What is the highest end rig there is?

    Well, I took a gamble then. If it works out, great. If not, I am only out $60. I just got 4 18gb Seagate 15k fiber channel drives for $60 total. This will be fun to learn about. I didn't know what fiber channel was an hour ago. Now it will be fun to see if I can get it to work. If not, I will...
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    What is the highest end rig there is?

    Badass. OK, so forgive the newbie question, but could you RAID some fiber channel drives together? And the performance increase would be sizeable?
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    What is the highest end rig there is?

    What about Fiber Channel?
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    2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.

    I love arguments with science people. I understand the theory. I understand the concept. But it doesn't work.