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    Things that can done in a RAID server ( from a Graduate level Project perspective )

    Yes , you are correct . But i would like to have a hands on experience as to how things behave in a RAID server.
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    Things that can done in a RAID server ( from a Graduate level Project perspective )

    Hi all. I intend to do an Academic project based on RAID technology. The basic idea is to implement RAID 0 ,1 ,5 on my College Intranet server. I am thinking of doing this project from an Industry perspective so that it can be helpful in building my Resume . What generally are the...
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    Raid0 Double Transfer Rate - Worth for gaming?

    You will loose your data only if you have data . :) What i mean is , there is no point in making RAID 0 of 500GB disks. RAID 0 arrays should be as minimal as possible , and all the personal stuffs in a separate hard drives. How would i loose my data if it's present in a separate disk untouched...
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    Rendering- CPU intensive or GPU intesive?

    Thanks for the detailed reply Modelworks. So bottom line is that CPU provides a generic approach where one can incorporate larger rendering based applications , whereas GPU is highly specific. Something like coding in High language and Assembly Language.. is it ? I wanted to benchmark certain...
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    Rendering- CPU intensive or GPU intesive?

    Thanks for the response , Are there any freeware which lets me benchmark ray tracing images on two different CPUs
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    Rendering- CPU intensive or GPU intesive?

    Hi, so what do you think? Is rendering a CPU intensive or GPU intesive? Also Why? Cheers
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    Need opinions to select on RAID options .

    Is it necessary that for a RAID system the drives need to be from the same vendor? like either 2 WD hard drives(RAID 0) or 2 Seagate. Can we have hard drives of different vendors.?
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    Need opinions to select on RAID options .

    Thanks Emulex, could you please elaborate on it?. I am totally new to RAID concept (practically as well as theoretically). From googling so far i have narrowed down to these conclusions RAID 0 - Highest speedup, lowest secure RAID 1- Lowest speedup,Highest secure RAID 5 -A blend of both...
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    Need opinions to select on RAID options .

    Greetings I am having an Asus P7P55D mobo, which can support 4 Raid levels.. RAID 0,RAID 1,RAID 5,RAID 10 I plan to have a RAID server in my college Intranet which currently has around 50-75 computers connected through LAN and hosted by only one single server.(non RAID) My primary...
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    ubuntu not being detected

    Thanks for all the replies guys. So , what would be the best/safe way to Install Ubuntu in that 10gb . I am already having 2 primary partitions and a 4gb of RAM
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    ubuntu not being detected

    hmm here's a Screenshot from Partition magic. I would like to install linux in the Linux swap partition...how do i do it? This was the same partition which i used before. http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3204/66504562.jpg
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    ubuntu not being detected

    The windows is in /dev/sda1 hmm let me clarify.. I am having basically 2 hard drives 500gb and a 160gb. 160gb can be discarded as of now (as i intend to use it for storage only) In the 500gb hardrive there totally 3 partitons , C: ~42gb (OS drive )[/dev/sda1 in the pic] D...
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    ubuntu not being detected

    Hi everyone, please have a look at the screenshot. http://yfrog.com/4vscreenshotyyp (i am about to create the home partition) As you can see from the screenshot, i am having 2 Hard disk- 500GB + 160GB I am using the 500gb to install Ubuntu. It has totally 3 partions (including an...
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    ext4 file creation failed

    I found a workaround. After backing all the data , i thought why not change the sata ports and plug the hard drive to another port. It worked..My machine started normally as before. Earlier the process was daam slow..almost 6 -7 mins for the startup screen. No more delayed write error as well...!
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    ext4 file creation failed

    One more thing i forgot to mention. I am currenly on the Ubuntu live CD. I am not able to create even a single text file in the other partions.. have look at the screenshot http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/5538/screenshotsg.png Also when i am on Windows , even though i freshly installed it...
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    ext4 file creation failed

    Thanks Nothinman, will there be any loss of data in other partion?
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    ext4 file creation failed

    Are there any Windows/Linux software which could rectify partition table entry without causing loss of data?
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    ext4 file creation failed

    Hello guys.. I am having a 500GB hardrive out of which 10 gb have been unpartioned ( basically to install Linux) . I was able to install Ubuntu in that 10gb perfectly , however i am not able to do it now. Please have a look at the screenshots... After allocating root and swap partition...
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    Suggest a vfm Nehalem based mobo+RAM+proceesor+cooler

    Hi guys, sorry if i am posting in the wrong section. I intend to buy a Nehalem based 1)Motherboard 2)Processor ( a Quad core) 3)RAM 4)Cooler The main purpose of buying it is to try Overclocking with the current Nehalem processors it and to benchmark. I am not planning to use this as...
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    List some movies you've watched recently. Theatre, rental, TV...

    (500) Days of Summer - 9/10 A must watch ! especially by all the men/boys out there!
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    What exactly happens when we overclock a processor?

    Hi, was wondering what happens when a processor is overclocked? I am not asking in terms of the FSB/QPI stuff..but rather the basic concept. Are we actually increasing the frequency? How are power and frequency related?(if any) Regards, Abhay
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    Can't find a good book on mircroprocessor design

    Have a look at the tutorials section of the Hardware Secrets.They have covered on pretty much all the issues.. http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/type/1
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    Will chkdsk /f cause loss of data?

    But the Device manager shows the drive to be healthy.(in the first screenshot). Norton is not even allowing me to fix the errors(options are greyed out) Backup does seem to be the best colution, but the data is really huge ..around 420gb of data. I feel the disk is fine, but the partion...
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    Will chkdsk /f cause loss of data?

    Hi guys, below is the messages displayed when i ran chkdsk. When i look at My Computer >Manage >Storage.. the drives are healthy http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/9476/42452220.jpg But when i check it in Norton Partion magic, one my drive shows BAD. ALthough i can access the data very well...
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    More realistic games if customed made for specific PC hardware?

    IMO,it's really a challenging task to code for the PC platform ,not because of the difficulties involved in the coding alone but also the change in the PC architecture Intel and AMD , both keep changing their Processor for every 2 years.Typically a low to medium budget game ,spends a 1 - 2...
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    AGP Card

    Hello everybody, My aim is to play all the directx 9 games( including the latest) atleast in medium settings 1) Please suggest me an AGP card to fulfill my requirement. My Budget is around 5k 2) I have...