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    Does RAID 1 have a speed penalty?

    I got a "server" sitting next to me with RAID1 on it. Its a decent computer and gets low usage as it just sits in the corner being a server. There isnt a huge speed penalty on writes, nothing serious, reads are similar, possibly a bit of a hit. The thing that i first noticed when i got the...
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    Windows restarts instead of shutdown.

    not sure if this will help in the slightest but in the past i had a similar problem with one of our computers (its sort of an everyone uses computer, its in a real mess, i avoid it like the plague). You would shut it down and within about 10 seconds it would start up again. Basically, you had to...
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    Windows Advanced File Sharing issues

    my 'server' is just a winxp pro comp, no domains, no sevrer 2003, just file sharing. And may I ask why file sharing permissions are bad and NTFS permissions is best? When i was trying I had pretty much everything allowed so that I could see that it works, and then once I got it working I would...
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    Windows Advanced File Sharing issues

    So I've been fiddling around with Advanced File Sharing on one of the computers round here. I've gotten it to work pretty easily in that it lets me control who accesses what and who has what control. Now I'm looking to use it throughout my whole network soonish but before i do go ahead I want...
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    Home Server for simple tasks

    You mat or may not need that much memory, not sure. If i was you i would probably go down to 2gb of ram. Using that money buy a Gigabyte GA-965P-S3 mobo for $107 and a intel E6300 for $180 You could also buy a less powerfull PSU, say 400-450w. Maybe spend the same amount but get a really...
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    External Enclosure for old 120gb IDE Hard drive.

    No I'm prettys ure you don't And even when i have bought new drives and stuck in external enclosures i have formatted them after they have been installed
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    System won't post

    Just bought a new DVD burner and an external HDD enclosure whihc has USB and eSATA. Installed the included eSATA card, plugged in the dvd burner, set the jumpers so that the original burner is the master and the new one is the slave. Booted up, everything was fine, started a burn, everything...
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    MySQL and Webserver programs

    also try xampp it uses apache 2.0.23 i think it is. whereas wamp uses apache 1.3.3 or a version along those lines. i se xampp.........but whatever floats your boat
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    New PC Build since the millennium

    are u planning on buying a new monitor/mouse/keyboard as well with that? and im not sure what your planning on doing with the computer and whether or not you want to overclock....but i would suggest the Gigabyte 965P-DS3 or the 965P-S3 for slightly cheaper......only difference is the DS3 uses...
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    Need software for DVD-RW drive.

    imgburn for burning perhaps? http://www.imgburn.com/ playing dvds....media player classic...vlc player (my first preference for playing EVERYTHING) ummm...............dunno.....its all good and theres plenty of stuff out there but i would recomend VLC player as it plays literally...
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    closed due to thread size...

    just sent you an email mate...hope everything works big big thankyou.......
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    MySQL and Webserver programs

    XAMPP and similar packages are made for developers so they dont have to muck around with setting everything up and getting it to work (which can be a long process and an annoying one) security is pretty much non existant, its all set up so you get maximum compatibility and flexibility. if you...
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    help w/ simplifing home LAN setup (w/ subnets)

    what you are doing sounds like you are over complicating things and if you do end up getting it going.....just imagine the troubleshooting you would have to do when somethign went wrong later why dont you keep all of the computers on the same subnet and (i think this would work...alltho i...
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    banana in fridge

    they aint cheap down here in australia atm, i can tell u that.......
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    How to make a SATA disk logic board?

    ummmmm the link u provided doesnt work, it goes to https.com...and when u remove the https.com part it wants u to pay money to get the specs..... im just interested in this.....so its no biggie for me....but no real help for the original poster unless he wants to pay
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    Can't find my Raid 0 drive

    i say ditch the raid0, if ur gunna do raid do a raid1 or 5. i would just set them up normally tho......best way for me, maybe not for u dunno what to do with ur problem tho, lol
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    First post here at Anandtech, and first new system in a while... (HELP!)

    1000wat dude? ermmmmm.............your going to have what, like 2 GPUs 2 CPUs, 10gb DDR2 1066mhz ram......10hardrives? i would say the E6400, a gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 mobo or the GA-965P-S3 if u want to save a bit of money ram looks fine, but whatever cheapest really.......look at the memory...
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    which to buy for setting up raid??

    for not a whole not more money than a single 80gb hdd you can get a 25gb or a 320gb hdd....320gb is usually the sweet spot for price/size but 250gb also hits a fairly sweet spot.........buy one of those instead IMO
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    Get a New System/ Buy a New One?

    generic mobo? errrmmm........i dont like the sound of that i would wait till ur b'day and buy the C2D system, give it a nice mobo, some nice ddr2 ram etc etc. unless you really cannot live with a slower system for a few more months that is, my advice is be patient and go for the C2D system
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    Opinions on my new rig about to order

    if you go intel the 965P-DS3 may be something to look at as it uses solid capacitors and should last longer and be more resistant to heat etc etc http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Mot...x?ProductID=2314&ModelName=GA-965P-DS3 might be worth thinking about if your going to overclock or plan on...
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    What HDD should I get?

    if you can deal with a slightly lower windows startup time and a slight decrease in performance (shouldnt be noticable most of them time) then a 7200rpm hdd from seagate is a better option IMO. also one thing to keep in mind, from 80gb to 320gb the price increase scales at a steady rate with not...
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    Looking for very dark black DVD burner

    the pioneer 111D comes in black silver and beige and is cheap yet (apparently) is a very good quality drive check out this page and some of the links on this page for some info http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/index.cfm?a=wiki&tag=rmp_dvd
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    I just ordered an Ipod 30gb, should I cancel and get the creative vision M?

    there is a definate cool factor that you get with an ipod, especially the video ones, all my mates are jealous, i dont even use the video on my 30gb 5g ipod, fro one theres not enough space left, and two, it wastes the battery to fast. im not a fan of creative, i think itunes is the best for...
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    Should I be concerned about Vista?

    i dont think you should be too concerned about windows XP sales stopping straight away, they most definatly wont stop selling for a while yet. and also the DX9/10 issue shouldnt be too difficult to deal with. you can always upgrade to a DX10 graphics card in a few years and maybe upgrade you...
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    Sould I build my PC in the dark?

    im thinking for the speakers something from logitech is always good Logitech Stereo Speakers Page im looking at getting the Z-2300s. they seem really good and if u google and find some reviews i have yet to see a bad one. but i have not heard anything on the speakers that you mentioned so i...