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    $200 Target Gift Card for Trade in of ANY iPad

    I do not understand this statement. If I was about to go trade in my old iPad 1, then I would WANT to do a restore before taking it to the store, just to wipe all of my personal things off of it first. Why would they not want you to restore, please explain. EDIT: Nevermind, I saw this on...
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    Passthrough fixed with vSphere 5.5 on X9SCM-F?

    Has anyone tried vSphere 5.5 with a Supermicro X9SCM-F, and tried to passthrough one of the host USB hubs? This was broken in 5.1, and I want to know if it works again in 5.5, or should I roll back to 5.0 to get the functionality back.
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    4GB Xbox 360 E Console + $50 Amazon Credit $179

    The promotional deal is also valid for the slightly older S model, if you want more ports, or want it to match other S models you have around the house (or have a stack of them for streamer purposes). It's only 20 dollars more.
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    Areca/LSI new raid cards

    What's the latest regarding roadmaps for these guys? For example, if LSI is soon to release 3rd generation hardware, then I would guess Areca might be shortly behind them, since they use LSI ROCs. My 1680 is getting long in the tooth here...
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    Go to store in Dallas area for modern computer desks?

    Hmm, somehow I missed that series while searching through the menus at the Ikea web site. I will have a look (even though I don't like veneer), as it appears that I can customize those. I am still interested in other stores in the area though.
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    Go to store in Dallas area for modern computer desks?

    So here is what I need help with... I have a triple monitor arm, with two more more screens above that. The problem I see with most home office desks is that they do not really accommodate this kind of large workstation setup. I gave away my old desk and have actually been using a generic...
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    SuperMicro X9SAE/-V - Xeon IvyBridge C216 ATX

    I have a few specific questions, and I would really appreciate if someone who owns this board would TRY the following. Add a discrete video card to one of these boards that is also populated with a XEON E3-12x5V2 CPU. Set the integrated GPU to be the main one is BIOS. Then, in Windows, can you...
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    New VMware Certification Roadmap

    It reminds me of long ago when the Microsoft exams blossomed to more certifications than one could ever hope to maintain. Realize that the certification landscape is its own money making landscape, so the certifications only continue to grow for everything.
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    VMWare Workstation 9 and Fusion 5 Released

    Hey, that's great to know, thanks. I've been in the management side of the house for years, but like to keep my knowledge up. At that rate, I might be willing to just foot the bill myself just to have it.
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    FS: Supermicro 4U SuperChassis 846

    I might be able to take pics later if it doesn't sell. I am extremely busy with work at the moment. It is definitely noisier than a Norco with 120mm fans, but then again it is a lot more robust (case and drive cages/backplane), and fault tolerant (power supply). It is this one...
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    HD Homerun Prime CableCard tuner $119.99 @ Frys

    Is this ad still valid, and does anyone know if there are still some in stock in DFW?
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    8GB DDR3 Unbuffered ECC UDIMMs

    Following up... These sticks work just fine in my X9SCM-F.
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    ASUS P8C WS? Ivy Xeon ECC workstation mobo

    Well, now you are certainly trolling. Yes...I am afraid of overclocking. :rolleyes: I've had water cooled (and sometimes with a peltier unit with custom insulating surround) setups since well before you could buy a kit at a time when having a water block meant that you had to literally mill...
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    HDHomeRun Prime $145 AC

    It's also that price right now at Newegg and Amazon!
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