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    hell with Windows XP and Asus A8V Deluxe bios

    I had a corrupt config.sys file in Windows, and during XP's repair process, somehow the settings for the RAID controller in BIOS got changed (I may have done it myself, because I had to change the boot sequence manually to get the SATA drivers to read off the floppy). Anyway, I'm stuck with...
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    Minimum PC video card requirements for Apple 20"??

    Trying to decide between the Dell 2005fp and Apple 20" (I know some of the Dell's specs are slightly better but I prefer the Apple design). I suspect my Geforece 5700FX won't cut it with either, and I'd like to know if they'd require different video cards. What's the most affordable decent...
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    what are the advantages of a SATA raid 1 over an IDE raid 1?

    I planning a 250-400GB 2 disk mirrored array for my new machine. I have an open IDE port and 2 Promise SATA RAID ports on my ASUS AV8 Deluxe. The disk is used for critical storage and audio work. Would SATA perform better? It's more expensive and if I went IDE instead I could use a 250GB...
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    help me plan a small RAID with my Asus AV8 deluxe

    I'll be setting up an audio editing machine with an Asus AV8 Deluxe / AMD64 3500+. I need to be able to edit/record audio and store a large audio/video media library on a mirrored RAID while doing heavy broadband downloading / file transfer in the background to another drive. (I know won't...
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    what's a quiet, affordable PSU to fit in a v1000? how much power do i need?

    Just ordered this kit: ASUS A8V Deluxe Athlon 64 3500+ 2X 400-512MB DDR Memory 184 Pin PC3200 SEAGATE SATA 160GB 8MB (OS) Biostar Geforce FX5700 CD-DVDR 2x 300GB mirrored RAID for audio/video storage 1 200GB drive for junk and downloading I've decided to blow a lot of money on a...
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    Need advice on custom audio/office workstation

    Needs: - Audio recording / editing workstation with fast encoding - Heavy web editing / photoshop / office - Very light gaming and 3D usage - Possible media center - Power/space for 300GB mirrored RAID audio/video content storage (I don't ever want to worry about backups). (Prices are...