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    320GB Seagate 7200.10 Decreased LBA Sectors Problem

    So, I recently reverted my RAID array back to nonRAID (this is on the JMB36X controller), and it seems that one of my 320GB Barracuda's went down from 625,000,000 sectors to 586,000,000 sectors. It's runnin the AAD firmware, and the other RAID0 disk is running the AAC firmware, and has no...
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    MergeSort in place on Linked Lists

    So, I was looking over the Java API regarding Collections.sort() on linked lists, and it says it dumps linked lists into an array so that it can call merge sort. Because, otherwise, sorting a linked list in place would lead to a complexity of O(n^2 log n) ... can someone explain how this happens...
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    HELP! DS3 with new memories, random freezing at POST and setup

    So, two weeks ago, I found out that it was my Patriot memory ... so I bought some G.Skill 6400 memory 5-5-5-15 ... I plugged it in, and so far, my DS3 v. 1.0 wih E6400 hasn't been able to go to bios every time ... in other words, it freezes at the DS3 Picture 9/10 times ... any suggestions? I...
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    DS3 Constant Reboot

    Big problem .... sorta Well, I got home today, and I turned on the computer ... No go, it constantly reboots ... I try removing the battery, and replacing it ... But it constantly reboots again ... Any clue what the problem is? It's a P965 DS3 and I've never had it do this
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    Vista Boot Screen Loading Issues

    I reinstalled Windows Vista ... now here's my problem ... there's a huge period of one minute black screen before the windows vista green loading bar even shows up ... anyone know whats wrong?
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    JMicron Controller Write Cache

    When you use JMB363's RAID Controller with the newest beta drivers, can you enable the write cache in any way?
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    JMB363 Slicing Question

    So, I have a DS3 ... I was wondering if the manager is able to "slice" like matrix raid .. and is write caching enabled?
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    [Tiger Direct]Seagate 7200.10 320 GB ... FOR 60 dollars?

    Normally, they'd offer it at 80 dollars AR + 7 dollars for shipping . But: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...chTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2851740 So how do I cancel CA internet security if I buy it? Is it plausible?
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    Raid 0, DS3, Seagate 7200.10 Questions

    Okay, I have tons of questions ... well sort of ... Here's the story: I've been thinking about another 320 GB 7200.10 and doing a clean reinstall of Windows. I have a Gigabyte DS3 rev 1. I've also looked around for stuff relating to RAID, but don't get it entirely. I also plan on splitting...
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    ICH8 (Regular ICH8) vs JMicron Controller

    Several people have kept saying that the ICH8 controller is better. But, there's actually no benchmarks or proof. It doesn't seem to have ACHI either ... So what are the tips and tricks to the ICH8 for the DS3 or should I just stick my hard drive on to the JMicron?
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    PCI Express x16 running at x1 on DS3

    I've known I've read this problem somewhere in the forum on one of the sites I visited. I just can't find it anymore ... can anyone help me fix the "running PCI-Express x16 @ x1" problem? I'm using the F8a BIOS.
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    Possible Gigabyte D9 Memory Fix?

    Well, setting the Memory Performance Enhance option to TURBO (Edit: Wrong site ... I confused it ... Sorrry Anandtech ... but some other site's review stated that TURBO didn't boot stably), I believe my memory, which before was limited to a measly 438 FSB at the Memory Performance Enhance option...
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    ICH8 vs JMicron on DS3

    As you all know, the ICH8 doesn't support NCQ. On the other hand, it has dedicated bandwidth. I have two IDE devices. Before I was tinkering with the stuff, my computer still saw the two IDE drives. However, I installed the GBB36X controller, and now everytimg i uninstall it, windows xp installs...
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    [Help] Overclocking DS3 E6400 and Patriot Memory

    [Note: Search button doesn't really have my scenario ... it may have variations though] Anyway, here's my build: Ultra X-2 550W Gigabyte DS3 (C1 .. the worst stepping) E6400 (L625 B2) 2 GB Patriot 667 Ram Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 (At the highest speed, it cools better than the...