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    Intel Matrix Storage on ICH9R, creating raid volumes

    Hello, from what I understand, using Intel Matrix Storage, you can create mixed raid arrays on a set of physical disks. For example, on two 1TB disks, you could create a 400Gb RAID0 array, 200GB RAID1 array, and 1200Gb JBOD disk. But the problem is, what if one of those disks already has...
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    yet another "which one to buy" thread

    hello, i need 600-700w PSU. of what is available i have: Antec TruePower Trio 650W ZALMAN 600W PSU WITH HEAT PIPES BLACK NEXUS PSU REAL SILENT REAL 600W 80PLUS (NX-8060) CHIEFTEC PSU ATX 650W PFC,80+,CABL.MANAG (CFT-650-14C) CHIEFTEC PSU ATX 620W PFC 12CM BLACK (CFT-620A-12S)...
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    checking SMART...

    Hello, this has been bugging me for lots of time already.. basicly my sistem is running 0 level RAID - two 80gb WD's behind it.. they both support SMART, but since they are one logical volume, i wasnt able to find any software which could "see" them.. does anyone have any idea if such...
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    flash card read/write speed

    Greetings, i wonder, if anyone who has usb2.0 card reader/writer and some reasonably fast (60x+) flash card, could try benchmarking it's read/write speeds? The reason I'm asking for is, is that I have Trust 725 usb2.0 reader, and Transcend 80x SD 1gb card, which is supposed to give up to...
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    buffered write slower than sequential?

    Greetings, I have this USB flash disk. When I write to it, it only does so at 800kb/s, while specs say 2.8mb/s. So I ran a benchmark, and it showed that Buffered Write : 752 kB/s Sequential Write : 2647 kB/s Random Write : 1914 kB/s how come buffered write is slower, and how do I go...
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    sound card noise with hdd activity?

    Greetings, I'm having this problem - whenever there is any disk activity, my sound card starts making bad noises, like cracking and popping and such. This mobo is kinda old, it's ASRock P4AL-800. Any ideas what could be causing it? thank you.
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    Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter

    Hey, I got two of Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapters in device manager - one of them is giving Code 10. Anyone knows what are they and how can I get rid of them?
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    HDD noise reduction?

    Hey, Where could I find some HDD vibration/noise reduction system to buy? While i'd love to do it myself, i don't quite have time for it atm, and that 3x7200rpm hdd noise is killing me! Main issue is vibration, high pitch doesnt matter so much. Thank you.
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    Canon i560 or i865

    Greetings, I'm having trouble deciding which inkjet to buy: i560: + cheap ink cartridge alternatives available + cheaper + faster - lower quality - does not have cd printing - 4 cartridges i865: + cd printing + better quality + 5 cartridges - slower - more expensive - no cheap cartridge...
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    I know you people are dead tired of it, but..

    Hey, I'm getting a new meanie soon. And I just can't make up my mind. I like NVidia more - dunno, just that kind of feeling. But it seems to be losing in all the benchmarks. All, except one in Anandtech and one i've seen at some other place. There all 5950u's are beating 9800xt's. So please...
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    ForceWare 52.x - allways sharpening?

    Hey, I noticed one problem lately.. When I quit a game (FX5600 here), the screen becomes a bit different.. First I thought it wasn't restoring gamma properly, but it wasn't that.. It appears that after quitting a game, ForceWare enables Image Sharpening! There is control, Image Sharpening in...
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    Intake, or exhaust?

    Greetings gang, wanna ask small question: My case has two places for mounting fans (+1 in PSU, of course). One at the back (just below PSU fan), and one at the top. So i was wondering, how should I direct the fans - both intake, both exhaust, or one intake one exhaust (PSU is exhaust). Thanks...