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    X25-M(V) erase block size?

    On the Internet I've found two different oppinions about erase block size of Intel's X25-M (and X25-V) SSDs: 128kB and 512kB 128kB: http://techreport.com/articles.x/15433 Intel gives an example in which a host system generates a 4KB write request that, thanks to a drive's 128KB erase...
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    GA-P35-DS4: v1.0 vs v1.1 vs v2.0

    gigabyte made serveral revisions of its' P35 boards. right now, GA-P35-DS4 exists as revision 1.0, 1.1 and 2.0. the only difference between 1.0 and 1.1 I've managed to find is a lot smaller heat-pipe. both north-bridge part and near-exhaust-fan part are smaller. :( difference between...
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    Acer AL2423WB

    any comments about ACER AL2423WB ? I can say it's very affordable, but I'm interested in some real-life expiriance with this monitor.
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    how to identify 12V rails ?

    I've got Corsair HX620W power supply: http://www.corsairmemory.com/products/hx.aspx it has 3 12V rails with max current 18A each and max combined wattage 600W. it has modular cables and connectors look like this: null null but, I can't find out how to connect 3 molex (or SATA...
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    overclock & speedstep

    I had tested AMD Athlon64 (Winchester core) and found out how PowerNow controls Vcore. I've been manualy overriding Frequency/Voltage pairs on it to undervolt it in both 1.8 and 1.0GHz states. Is it the same with Intel SpeedStep? If it's the same, this scenario would be right: CPU...
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    multiple internet links

    I have my internet connection balanced over two adsl links. tcp connection persistance is done by route caching, so the same destination IP will get the same gateway everytime. that's why tcp connections work at all. but, I have problem loading everything on anandtech.com. loading takes...
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    max memory @N680SLI ???

    I've found that Abit claims it's N680SLI board supports 32GB (!!!) of DDR2: http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en...AX+Wi-Fi&fMTYPE=LGA775 Other manufacturers claim some other figures. Gigabyte's specification is 8GB: http://www.giga-byte.com.tw/Pr...uctName=GA-N680SLI-DQ6 How come the...
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    Tualatin on Intel BX440?

    I have an old Abit BE6-II Intel BX440 based board. I've found this: http://www.burlakov.com/pl/ Is it possible to run Tualatin core on Intel BX440 chipset just by having FCPGA adapter that has 133MHz and 1.5V settings?
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    one component fell off from the mobo...

    hello. I had this stupid little accident with my mobo (MSI 694D Master, VIA 694X based dual Socket 370): during mounting in case, I've pushed DVD ROM in it's place and it hit one little component on my board. component fell off of the board. I don't know what kind of electrical...