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    WD Caviar Black 1 TB failing (with S.M.A.R.T. data)

    How likely is it that I lost data?
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    WD Caviar Black 1 TB failing (with S.M.A.R.T. data)

    Well, yes. I am testing it in my PC right now. The Mac had a different SATA cable.
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    WD Caviar Black 1 TB failing (with S.M.A.R.T. data)

    It is strange that I have to post this. I have always had good experiences with WD drives, but now I think I might be encountering my first failure. The drive is primarily used in a 2006 Intel iMac (so maybe this is heat related?) and formatted HFS+ until it could barely run fast enough to boot...
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    Confused about external DACs and LFE

    Would downmixing a 5.1 soundtrack to 2.1 be worse than just going with the game's 2.0 soundtrack? I feel like downmixing might alter the way that the audio was meant to be heard.
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    Confused about external DACs and LFE

    Okay, but how do I handle audio that is 2.1? It would just be mixed into the stereo output of the 2.0, right?
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    Confused about external DACs and LFE

    Hm. Maybe since I am a novice what sounds bad to you might sound good to me. I was planning on getting an active subwoofer, by the way.
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    Confused about external DACs and LFE

    Oh... A few points: I did not realize most stereo tracks do not include an LFE channel Most games that output stereo probably do not support 2.1, correct? So, if I want LFE in a 2.1 speaker configuration I would have to have the game output 5.1 and have the Realtek driver mux the rear...
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    Confused about external DACs and LFE

    I have not bought a sub, yet.
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    Confused about external DACs and LFE

    I am going to build a desktop audio setup. I have decided on a pair of Micca MB42X bookshelf speakers and a passive subwoofer. My rig has an Asus P8Z77V LK motherboard, which has on-board Realtek ALC892. My confusion lies within the decision of whether or not to purchase an external DAC...
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    Dell S-Line Screens - S2740L, S2440L, S2340M, S2340L, S2240M

    Is there a way to test for PWM without using a camera?
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    Conflicting temp readings, which temp is CPU?

    Thanks for all the replies! I am pretty sure none of the cores are disable. 'Number of processors' is not checked in boot options. BIOS is updated.
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    Conflicting temp readings, which temp is CPU?

    Hmmm... I never disabled any cores. Here is the CoreTemp reading... shows all cores enabled, correct?
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    Conflicting temp readings, which temp is CPU?

    I'm having trouble deciphering which temp reading is the CPU's? I did some torture testing recently and I'm quite confused. Asus's CPU temps seem to be reported as a lot lower than other programs' reporting... Low load:
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    Dell S-Line Screens - S2740L, S2440L, S2340M, S2340L, S2240M

    Great to know I helped someone. I don't know how HDMI flags work, but its probably Dell's fault. I actually appreciate my S2440L and would recommend it to anyone who works in a dark environment and doesn't mind overdrive.
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    Dell S-Line Screens - S2740L, S2440L, S2340M, S2340L, S2240M

    Got my S2440L from Amazon today. A few criticisms in short: Reflections don't bother me, yet. But the actual display is set pretty far back from the cover glass. I do not know who to blame, but it is absolutely idiotic. Apparently my Intel drivers classify this thing as a "TV" over HDMI so I'm...
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