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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

    oh, and add OCZ GameXtreme 600/700 to the list..
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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...

    hm, you'd think this question would be more actual these days with raids all around :/
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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

    i can't believe noone would give me any numbers :(
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    flash card read/write speed

    yes, that's why i'm interested what speeds others are getting. i by no means am expecting 12mb/s, but something like 10 or at least 8 would be nice.
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    flash card read/write speed

    perhaps, but what has that got to do with this? 480Mb/s, usb2.0 theoretical max speed is still 60megabytes/s. 80x * 150kilobytes/s = 12megabytes/second. i am only getting 5.5/6.5 megabytes/second.
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    Are BenQ DVD-RW drives unreliable?

    LG is a slow reader, so it can't be best. If anything, i'd get BenQ 1640 atm - technically probably the most advanced drive there is today. BenQ might have had problems with QC in their lines, but I haven't heard a lot of problems with 1640 (well, at least not more than with NECs).
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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?

    well isn't the whole point behind buffering to make operations work faster, by first using memory, and only then slow storage devices? anyway, it's USB2.0 device, and mobo supports USB2.0 aswell. As I said, rated write speed is 2.8mb/s.
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    buffered write slower than sequential?

    well i tried looking around the internet but didn't find anything valuable.. im out of ideas, isn't buffering supposed to make it faster? :(
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    sound card noise with hdd activity?

    you people were right - it was the springs not making enough contact.. i pushed them around and the noise is gone! thanks! now to solve my usb disk problems :)
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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?

    that cable was my first idea.. but it wasnt that. and i've also muted all playback/recording devices i dont use..
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    sound card noise with hdd activity?

    yeah, my home pc also makes noise when i use my wireless mouse - but it's very quiet.. the sound my work pc is making, is like really loud, as loud as the music im listening to, so it's totally unusable.. :(
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    sound card noise with hdd activity?

    any other ideas?;p
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    sound card noise with hdd activity?

    no, im at home already :) will check on monday.. i remember having similar problem with old p2 mobo.. i could hear cd-rom spinning up/down on speakers :)
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    sound card noise with hdd activity?

    well current runs through the hdd all the time, not only when it's "active", doesnt it? ;)
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    sound card noise with hdd activity?

    i'll try to check the springs. but do you really think it's emi? why would hdd activity create emi? it's spinning all the time anyway! to me, it looks like, i dunno, ide pci traffic interfering with audio traffic.. i tried changing pci latencies for both audio device and ide controller but that...
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    sound card noise with hdd activity?

    i'll check irq conflicts. how do i check emi shields?
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    sound card noise with hdd activity?

    no.. this has been happening ever since i got this new pc (this is my work pc, at job). the soundcard is integrated in mobo.
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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..

    Well do any of them do international shippings? Even if they do they prolly won't accept international credit cards. But if they do, shipping cost to lith. will kill. If it doesnt, then VAT and cust. fees will. And if they don't.. i just don't have money to buy it as is - i'm hopinh to pay for...
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    I know you people are dead tired of it, but..

    Not according to this: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1955 And the reason I can't wait is that due to the situation at my current job, I won't be able to buy it on hire-purchase agreement even a month later (i can wait few weeks, though new generation really wont be here in...
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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?

    anyone else..?
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    ForceWare 52.x - allways sharpening?

    Strange.. because it flickers when I click apply here.. not only flickers, but it also looks like the picture bumps up and down a bit. I wonder if anyone else is having the same effect..
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    ForceWare 52.x - allways sharpening?

    did you try fiddling around with sharpening slide bar? does it allways return to "good" state when you move it all the way left? does screen flicker then you click ok/apply?
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    ForceWare 52.x - allways sharpening?

    Are you sure you did it exactly like that? Looking very carefully? The difference is minor, but still visible. WinXP + FX5600 + 52.70 here..
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    ForceWare 52.x - allways sharpening?

    actually, sharpening seems to enable itself as soon as you open nvidia's tab on display properties window..
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    ForceWare 52.x - allways sharpening?

    Damn, I installed 52.70, and I have it even without playing any game! Maybe you have it aswell just don't notice? Take these steps: Go to display properties, panel where you can adjust sharpness. Move sharpness from 0 position to 1 position, and then back to 0, so that apply button becomes...
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    ForceWare 52.x - allways sharpening?

    i've seen it happen with other games aswell..
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    ForceWare 52.x - allways sharpening?

    Hm, it doesn't happen allways. In fact, it happens quite rarely, but I thought I'd post it since I got it today - after quitting Lock On. I'll try newest 52.x driver then.
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    ForceWare 52.x - allways sharpening?

    I got 52.16 now, and I had same problem with whatever was it from 52.x series earlier.. I'll try 53.03 now.
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    ForceWare 52.x - allways sharpening?

    Yes, I tried it, of course. Appears that current (eg, broken) level of sharpening is somewhere between position 0 (left most) and 1 of the sharpening slider. When I set it to 1, sharpening increases by tiny bit. I click apply Then I decrease it to 0 and its back to the normal (good) state. Then...